Star apprentice Oisin Murphy will have his first ride in the Epsom Derby with Ed Dunlop booking him for Red Galileo. Murphy spend the northern hemisphere winter in Australia with Flemington trainer Danny O’Brien and created a big impression with 13 winners from 89 rides. He has also secured the… Read More »
The Aidan O’Brien-trained Australia is one of 17 horses in contention for Saturday’s Derby at Epsom after the latest declaration stage. A son of 2001 Derby winner Galileo out of 2004 Oaks winner Ouija Board, Australia is the favourite to follow in the hoofprints of his parents following his excellent… Read More »
French star Cirrus Des Aigles has been confirmed an intended runner in the Coronation Cup at Epsom. The eight-year-old clinched his fifth Group One victory with a dominant front-running display in the Prix d’Ispahan at Longchamp just over a week ago. Trainer Corine Barande-Barbe has been delighted with how her… Read More »
California Chrome has revved up his bid to become the 12th Triple Crown champion with a fast work-out at Belmont Park. He was timed over six furlongs (1200m) in 1:12.8 seconds, the first four furlongs in 47.6s. “I couldn’t ask for anything more. It was a perfect work,” Alan Sherman,… Read More »
The highly-anticipated debut of Hydrogen has not brought the win his owner had hoped with the colt sixth at Newmarket. Had the son of Galileo not been the most expensive yearling sold at auction in 2012 at 2.5 million guineas ($A3.9 million) his effort would have registered as just about… Read More »
California Chrome has been given a good look at the saddling enclosure before a track gallop at Belmont ahead of his bid for the final leg of the Triple Crown. The chestnut colt walked around the paddock on Thursday (Friday AEST) before standing in a stall for five minutes so… Read More »
Brown Panther has taken another step towards a second tilt at the Melbourne Cup with a convincing victory in the Group Three Henry II Stakes at Sandown. The next mission for the six-year-old will be the Gold Cup at the Royal Ascot meeting. Owned by his breeder, former English striker… Read More »
Wheelie-bin cleaner Craig Brazier has been named as one of the eight winners of last weekend’s bumper Scoop6 payout. Brazier, a STG2 ($A3.65) Betfred betting shop punter, became one of Britain’s biggest individual winners when he pocketed a staggering STG1,342,599 ($A2.45 million) after the Alan King-trained Chatez scored in the… Read More »
Japanese star Just A Way has been given an entry in the Irish Champions Stakes. The race is the showpiece of the inaugural Irish Champions Weekend on September 13 and 14, and if either he or compatriot Denim And Ruby take part, they will be the first to represent Asia… Read More »
Anodin could try to emulate his famous older sister Goldikova in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot following his second to Cirrus des Aigles in the Prix d’Ispahan at Longchamp. The four-year-old is a full brother to the outstanding mare Goldikova, and like her, is trained by Freddy Head…. Read More »
Frankel’s younger brother Noble Mission has given Lady Cecil a poignant first Group One success in the Gold Cup at The Curragh. It is almost a year ago that Lady Cecil took over the running of Warren Place in Newmarket after the death of her celebrated husband Sir Henry, who… Read More »
Kingman has claimed a spectacular victory in the Irish 2000 Guineas after trainer John Gosden came close to scratching the colt because of heavy rain at The Curragh. Luckily for his army of followers, Kingman was allowed to seize the opportunity with a performance which bristled with authority and class…. Read More »
Corine Barande-Barbe is relishing the prospect of seeing Cirrus Des Aigles lock horns with Olympic Glory in what promises to be an enthralling Prix d’Ispahan at Longchamp on Sunday. Although his eighth birthday is only a fortnight away, Cirrus Des Aigles proved his powers remain as potent at ever when… Read More »
Alan Jarvis has had his application for an extension to his temporary licence turned down by the British Horseracing Authority. Jarvis lost his permission to train under the BHA’s ‘fit and proper person’ rule relating to a debt owed to Doncaster Bloodstock Sales, and is currently operating on a temporary… Read More »
Kingman will face 13 opponents when he gets a second shot at Classic glory in the Irish 2000 Guineas at The Curragh. John Gosden’s exciting colt was favourite to secure his fourth win from as many starts in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket at the start of the month, but… Read More »
Olympic Glory is on a collision course with Cirrus Des Aigles in the Prix d’Ispahan at Longchamp on Sunday. Trained by Richard Hannon and owned by Al Shaqab Racing, Olympic Glory is set for a quick return to the track in the nine-furlong (1800m) Group One contest after winning the… Read More »
High profile colt Zoustar has been retired and his northern hemisphere campaign abandoned due to injury. Trainer Chris Waller said Zoustar had suffered a small strain to a suspensory ligament which was detected after his first serious piece of work at Lambourn since his arrival in England. “A minor problem… Read More »
California Chrome is back on track for the Triple Crown after an idiosyncratic New York equipment ban threatened his bid for the Belmont Stakes. The winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes has been cleared to wear the nasal strip he has worn all through a six-race winning streak… Read More »
California Chrome’s trainer Art Sherman has raised the startling possibility the colt could miss the final leg of the Triple Crown because of New York rules barring nasal strips. If California Chrome were to win the Belmont Stakes on June 7, he would be the first Triple Crown winner in… Read More »
Leading Light has cemented his position as favourite for the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot with a perfect start to his four-year-old campaign in the Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan. At his first start since his unplaced effort in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in October, Leading Light took… Read More »
