Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist will miss the Belmont Stakes because of a high white blood cell count. The colt’s bid for the Triple Crown ended when he finished third in the second leg, the Preakness States on Saturday, as the odds-on favourite. He succumbed to a fever on Monday and… Read More »
Japanese star A Shin Hikari has set the bar for his Royal Ascot rivals with a devastating win on his European debut in the Prix d’Ispahan at Chantilly. In the hands of Yutaka Take, the Masanori Sakaguchi-trained five-year-old toyed with the field, many of whom possessed Group One-winning form. But… Read More »
Kieren Fallon is set to team up with old ally Sir Michael Stoute to partner Across The Stars in the Derby at Epsom. Fallon was Stoute’s principal jockey between 1999 and 2004, riding two Derby winners for the trainer – Kris Kin (2003) and North Light (2004). Kris Kin was… Read More »
Bargain buy Jet Setting has upset the odds-on favourite Minding to win the Irish 1000 Guineas for fledgling trainer Adrian Keatley. Minding sustained a minor injury when she hit her head on the starting gate but trainer Aidan O’Brien did not use that as an excuse for the English 1000… Read More »
Exaggerator has beaten Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist in the Preakness Stakes to end any chance of back-to-back Triple Crowns. Seizing the lead at the top of the stretch, Exaggerator splashed past a tiring Nyquist and went on for a 3-1/2-length victory over Cherry Wine on a rain-drenched Pimlico track on… Read More »
Exaggerator has turned the tables on Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist to win the Preakness Stakes on a rain-soaked Pimlico track. The runner-up in the Derby, Exaggerator handled the conditions with ease and raced away in the straight. Exaggerator was ridden by Kent Desormeaux for his trainer-brother Keith.
Awtaad has upset favourite Galileo Gold in the Irish 2000 Guineas to give veteran trainer Kevin Prendergast his second win in the race, 40 years after his first. The 82-year-old, the longest-serving trainer at The Curragh, described Awtaad as good as any horse to come through his stable. Chris Hayes… Read More »
The team behind Preakness Stakes favourite Nyquist is not concerned about rain which could advantage his main rival Exaggerator. The National Weather Service has forecast an almost 100 per cent chance of rain beginning early Saturday (Sunday AEST) and continuing throughout the day. Nyquist is the 3-5 favourite to add… Read More »
Vancouver’s first northern hemisphere start has been delayed with last year’s Golden Slipper winner to miss the Greenlands Stakes. The colt had been scheduled to run in the Group Two sprint on Saturday (Sunday AEST) at the Curragh but trainer Aidan O’Brien said his blood count was unsatisfactory. O’Brien still… Read More »
Haydock will play host to a strong seven event program, where the feature race is the Group ll Temple Stakes (1000m). BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS at Ladbrokes.com.au BIG BONUS #3: Deposit $500 BET with $1000 at CrownBet.com.au Race… Read More »
Seven races have been set down for Goodwood on Saturday, with blacktype racing right across the meeting. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS at Ladbrokes.com.au BIG BONUS #3: Deposit $500 BET with $1000 at CrownBet.com.au Race One: 1 Battallion Race… Read More »
Ladbrokes and Coral may have to offload 350 to 400 high street stores as a condition of their proposed STG2.3 billion ($A4.65 billion) merger, the Competition and Markets Authority has said. The CMA found the merger could “result in a substantial loss of competition” in the gambling market. “We’ve provisionally… Read More »
In four attempts, Exaggerator has yet to get past Nyquist but his trainer Keith Desormeaux is prepared to try again in the Preakness Stakes. Exaggerator has narrowed his losing margin against Nyquist in each race, finishing 1-1/4 lengths behind in the Kentucky Derby. A determined Desormeaux keeps trying to convince… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist is nearing a return to racing for German trainer Andreas Wohler. The six-year-old stayed in Australia with trainer Kris Lees after winning the 2014 Melbourne Cup. He was sent back to Wohler after a disappointing campaign last year when he was diagnosed with bone bruising. “He… Read More »
Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist will start from gate three as the overwhelming favourite in the 11-horse field for the Preakness Stakes. Unbeaten in eight races, Nyquist was installed the 3-5 favourite after the draw on Wednesday (Thursday AEST). Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who will saddle rival Collected, says… Read More »
The distances at Britain’s newest racecourse will be remeasured following the fast times recorded at the first meeting on Newcastle’s all-weather Tapeta track. The BHA’s timing expert Simon Rowlands said the times for some races including the feature seven-furlong (abt 1400m) race seemed too quick. “All the races other than… Read More »
Former Epsom Derby favourite Midterm is in doubt for the Classic with a sore hamstring. The Sir Michael Stoute-trained colt disappointed connections when fifth in the Dante and has eased to 14-1 for next month’s Derby. “He’s got a sore hamstring. Obviously, we’re looking at that,” Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager… Read More »
Kentucky Derby third placegetter Gun Runner will miss the Preakness Stakes, leaving a likely field of 11 for the middle leg of the Triple Crown at Pimlico. Gun Runner would have been the third choice in the Preakness. His absence tightens the focus on Nyquist and Exaggerator, the top two… Read More »
Leading Epsom Oaks contender So Mi Dar has been ruled out of the Classic with mild lameness. Trainer John Gosden said the problem was not serious but was enough to put her out of the Oaks on June 3. She had been as short as 5-2 to challenge the Aidan… Read More »
The Gurkha has been slashed in markets for the Epsom Derby following his impressive win in the French 2000 Guineas, the Poule d’Essai des Poulains at Deauville. The winner of a Navan maiden just four weeks earlier, the Galileo colt continued his dramatic progression by dominating his opposition on Sunday…. Read More »
