Dessie Hughes, a giant of Irish jumps racing both as a jockey and a trainer, has died from cancer at the age of 71. Hughes rode Monksfield to win the 1979 Champion Hurdle and then sent out Hardy Eustace to claim the 2004 and 2005 editions of the hurdling crown… Read More »
Willie Mullins is confident Hurricane Fly still has what it takes to make his mark at the top level ahead of his return in the Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown. Having already racked up an astonishing 19 Grade One victories, the 10-year-old will undoubtedly go down as one of the greatest… Read More »
Rich Tapestry is set to make history as Hong Kong’s first Breeders’ Cup runner. Trainer Michael Chang Chun-wai took Rich Tapestry to the United States in September to acclimatise and he showed how well he had settled in with a Grade One win on October 4 at Santa Anita, the… Read More »
Connections of Telescope believe Cox Plate winning jockey Ryan Moore can make the most of the favourite’s inside draw in the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita. Moore, fresh from steering Adelaide to a history-making win in Australia on Saturday, has partnered the Sir Michael Stoute-trained colt in his past… Read More »
The unbeaten Shared Belief is the early favourite for the Breeders’ Cup Classic ahead of Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome. Shared Belief is at 9-5 after drawing gate six with California Chrome (4-1) to jump from 13. Mike Smith, who has won more Breeders’ Cup races than any other jockey,… Read More »
Tac De Boistron has claimed his second win in the Group One Prix Royal Oak at Longchamp. Owned by Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock, Tac De Boistron campaigned in Australia in 2012 but was sent back to Marc Botti in England after failing on firm tracks in the Geelong and Melbourne Cups…. Read More »
Side Glance could not manage to pull off the Cox Plate in Melbourne for Andrew Balding but the trainer had Group One success at home with Elm Park an all-the-way winner of the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster. With Balding in Australia to oversee Side Glance’s fourth behind Adelaide, it… Read More »
CARRICK-ON-SUIR, Ireland, Oct 23 AP – An Irish racehorse trainer has been fined E6,000 ($A9,000) for possessing steroids and other banned substances at his stables. Philip Fenton, who has trained winners at the Cheltenham Festival, faced eight charges after veterinary inspectors found a cardboard box packed with 25 bottles and… Read More »
Richard Hughes is poised to be crowned champion British jockey for a third time in the absence of Ryan Moore who is chasing prizes around the world including Australia. Moore, the winner of Sunday’s Canadian International on Hillstar, will not ride in Britain again this season. He will be aboard… Read More »
Hillstar has claimed his first Group One victory in the Canadian International at Woodbine run without the pre-post favourite Brown Panther. The Tom Dascombe-trained Brown Panther acted up in the parade ring then bolted past the starting gate and did a lap of the course, dropping Richard Kingscote on the… Read More »
Olivier Peslier has made the perfect start to his new association with Sheikh Abdulla bin Khalifa al Thani by winning the Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Charm Spirit. Peslier’s long-time contract with the Wertheimer brothers was recently terminated and he was snapped up by the sheikh. He managed to find a… Read More »
Globetrotting Irish sprinter Gordon Lord Byron has claimed another big win in the Group Two Champions Sprint at Ascot. The winner of the George Ryder Stakes in Sydney earlier this year, Gordon Lord Byron burst through a narrow gap to beat Tropics by 1-1/4 lengths. “He’s a super horse, it’s… Read More »
Noble Mission matched the achievement of his illustrious brother Frankel by winning the Champions Stakes, the feature race of the British Champions Day at Ascot that marked the end of the European flat-racing season on Saturday. The 7-1 shot, with James Doyle onboard, held off outsider Al Kazeem in a… Read More »
Godolphin has had to wait until the twilight of the season to register a first European Group One with Charming Thought coming to the rescue in the Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket. Big-name runners in the royal blue silks have been conspicuous by their absence, and it was hardly the… Read More »
Owner Michael Owen has an eye on the Breeders’ Cup with Brown Panther if his horse runs well in the Canadian International at Woodbine. The Tom Dascombe-trained six-year-old, eighth in the 2013 Melbourne Cup, gained a much deserved first Group One win in devastating style in Irish St Leger. After… Read More »
Investigators have found no wrongdoing by jockeys in this week’s death of a 17-year-old apprentice jockey riding at an Indiana horse track. Indiana Horse Racing Commission senior steward Stan Bowker told The Indianapolis Star the three-member board of stewards found the death of Juan Saez was “an unfortunate accident.” The… Read More »
Gordon Lord Byron looks set to take his chance in the Champions Sprint at Ascot with trainer Tom Hogan pleasantly surprised with the condition of the track. The globetrotting Gordon Lord Byron has won Group One races in several different countries including Australia where he took out the George Ryder… Read More »
Dual American champion Wise Dan has been ruled out of a tilt at a third Breeders’ Cup Mile victory at Santa Anita with an ankle injury. Owner Morton Fink said the injury to Wise Dan’s right front fetlock most likely happened during his win in the Shadwell Turf Mile at… Read More »
English Oaks winner Taghrooda has been retired to begin a new career in the broodmare barn. The daughter of Sea The Stars was a stunning winner of the Epsom Classic in early June, but it was her victory against her elders and the males in the King George at Ascot… Read More »
French Derby winner The Grey Gatsby has been ruled out of the Champion Stakes at Ascot due to the expected wet ground. The Kevin Ryan-trained three-year-old has enjoyed a tremendous campaign, winning the Dante Stakes at York, the French Derby and most recently lowering the colours of Australia in the… Read More »
