Last year’s Derby winner Ruler Of The World remains on course for a return to Epsom in the Coronation Cup. The four-year-old disappointed in the Irish Derby following his career-defining victory last June and rounded off his year with a narrow defeat in the Champion Stakes at Ascot. He was… Read More »
Derby favourite Australia’s position at the head of betting for the premier Classic has been strengthened over the weekend without him leaving his box. One of the best-bred horses to see a racetrack, the Aidan O’Brien-trained Australia only finished third in the 2000 Guineas but looks guaranteed to improve for… Read More »
Sir Michael Stoute has won the Derby on five occasions and looks to have another live contender for the Epsom showpiece in Snow Sky, winner of the Trial at Lingfield. Up in distance following his seasonal debut at Newbury, the Nayef colt stayed on powerfully under Jim Crowley to record… Read More »
Brown Panther has sparked dreams of Ascot Gold Cup glory and a return trip to Australia after downing favourite Hillstar to win the Ormonde Stakes at Chester. Former English striker Michael Owen bred Brown Panther who won a 2400m race at Royal Ascot three years ago and finished eighth in… Read More »
A Japanese gambler is taking on tax authorities, claiming his losing bets on horse races are a deductible business expense. The man, a civil servant in Hokkaido, won 7.84 billion yen ($A83.20 million)) over six years to 2010, but lost 7.27 billion yen in the process, according to the English… Read More »
The aptly-named Miss France has given master French trainer Andre Fabre his first English 1000 Guineas. Ridden by Maxime Guyon, the 7-1 chance held off Lightning Thunder (14-1) and Ihtimal, with heavily-supported 9-2 favourite Tapestry unplaced in Sunday’s Classic. Fabre, a 25-time champion trainer in France, added to his success… Read More »
Art Sherman lives in a nice little house next to a picturesque golf course in San Diego. From his porch, he can see men much younger than his 77 years chipping and putting happily along. That retirement life is not for him. “I wouldn’t know what to do with myself,”… Read More »
The fairytale story of California Chrome has continued on the biggest stage with the colt claiming a dominant win in the Kentucky Derby. Taking charge at the top of the straight, California Chrome (5-2 fav) sprinted clear under Victor Espinoza to give the jockey a second Derby win to go… Read More »
Night Of Thunder sprang a massive shock in the English 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday, the 40-1 outsider upsetting hot favourite Kingman and the much-vaunted Australia. Ridden by Kieren Fallon, Night Of Thunder was a first classic winner for trainer Richard Hannon junior in his first season since taking… Read More »
The owners of California Chrome are putting all their hopes into the chestnut colt to win the Kentucky Derby. After all, he is the only horse they own. California Chrome, based at Los Alamitos racetrack in suburban Los Angeles, is the early 5-2 favourite for the 140th Derby with good… Read More »
Pre-post favourite Rizeena features in a field of 19 declared for the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket with trainer Clive Brittain bullish about her chances. The winner of the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot over the five furlongs (1000m), the daughter of Iffraaj relished seven furlongs to claim the Moyglare Stud… Read More »
Craig Williams is aiming for a second win in the Tenno Sho in Kyoto, racing against the horse which gave him his first. Williams rides Gold Ship in Sunday’s 3200m Group One race which also features his 2010 winner Jaguar Mail and global traveller Red Cadeaux, the only international runner…. Read More »
Todd Pletcher is going after the Kentucky Derby with numbers again. The trainer who has won America’s greatest horse race will saddle four horses. Little-known Mike Maker has three starters. Art Sherman has just one. But it’s a really good one. California Chrome is the favourite for the 140th Derby… Read More »
Kingman, carrying the same colours as Frankel, seeks to emulate Khalid Abdullah’s racing phenomenon by winning Saturday’s 2,000 Guineas. Like Frankel, who claimed this in 2011 on the way to being lauded as the greatest racehorse of all time, Kingman warmed up for the opening Classic of the European season… Read More »
California Chrome, winner of his last four races, is primed to shine as the 140th Kentucky Derby kicks off US flat racing’s Triple Crown. The chestnut colt trained by Art Sherman was installed as the early 5-2 favourite for the $US2 million ($A2.16 million), 1-1/4-mile race at Churchill Downs, where… Read More »
Hopportunity, the second favourite for the Kentucky Derby, is out of the race. Trainer Bob Baffert says the colt has a sore left front foot. Hopportunity was the 6-1 choice for Saturday’s race and was to have been ridden by Mike Smith. The scratching on Thursday means Pablo Del Monte… Read More »
Trainers don’t often break into a smile when a rival runs a record but that was the case with the Gold Coast-based Noel Doyle this week. He trains smart filly Aimee who will be one of the favourites for the Ken Russell Memorial at the Gold Coast on Saturday. Aimee… Read More »
Gerald Ryan is one of several Hollindale Stakes trainers hoping the Gold Coast skies stay clear before Saturday. The Gold Coast track has had 32mm of rain in the past seven days but more is predicted for the weekend. Ryan has Angel Of Mercy in the weight-for-age Hollindale and the… Read More »
California Chrome is the early 5-2 favourite for the Kentucky Derby after drawing barrier five for the famous race. He is trained by 77-year-old Art Sherman who could become the oldest trainer to win the Derby, surpassing Charlie Whittingham who was 76 when Sunday Silence won in 1989. California Chrome… Read More »
Tac De Boistron has staked a major claim for the Gold Cup with a five length win in the Group Three Sagaro Stakes at Ascot. Owned by Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock, Tac De Boistron was sent back to Europe last year after failing on firm tracks in the 2012 Geelong and… Read More »
