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 »
Wicked Strong has a built-in fan base for the Kentucky Derby. The entire city of Boston. The colt named in honor of the victims of last year’s Boston Marathon bombings will be among the favorites for Saturday’s race. He’s got the credentials, having impressively won the Wood Memorial at 9-1… Read More »
John Gosden admits 2000 Guineas favourite Kingman will have to be at his best to win the Classic which is stacked with quality contenders. Kingman assumed favouritism following his startling display in the Greenham Stakes at Newbury, the Khalid Abdullah-owned colt is aiming to give Gosden his first win in… Read More »
Veteran jockey David Walsh has ridden more winners than any New Zealander, breaking Lance O’Sullivan’s record when he guided Willy Duggan to victory in Sunday’s Marlborough Cup in Blenheim. It was his 2360th victory in New Zealand, bettering the mark set by O’Sullivan who retired in 2003. Walsh, 54, is… Read More »
Veteran Cirrus Des Aigles has inflicted the first defeat on Treve in the Group One Prix Ganay at Longchamp. Making her first appearance this year, Treve was getting 3lb (1.5kg) from Cirrus Des Aigles but could not take advantage as her race-fit rival edged her out in a thrilling battle… Read More »
The British jumps season has ended with Tony McCoy predictably the champion jockey and Paul Nicholls beating Nicky Henderson for the trainers’ title. It was the 19th consecutive championship for McCoy who said he had no plans to retire. “I feel as good as ever. I’d like to win a… Read More »
Treve makes her first appearance of the year amid huge anticipation in the Prix Ganay at Longchamp. It was last October, at the same Parisian course, that the unbeaten filly truly came of age with victory in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. She shared the top world ranking in… Read More »
Noble Mission has always lived in the shadow of his older brother Frankel but has come into his own to beat Telescope by nine lengths in the Group Three Gordon Richards Stakes at Sandown. The five-year-old is trained by Lady Cecil, the widow of Frankel’s trainer Henry Cecil, and led… Read More »
Veteran English trainer Clive Brittain has a third 1000 Guineas firmly in his sights after pre-post favourite Rizeena came through her latest work-out with flying colours. The 79-year-old is confident Rizeena can join Pebbles (1984) and Sayyedati (1993) on the fillies’ Classic honour roll. Her gallop on the Polytrack at… Read More »
A modern-day record crowd flocked to Lingfield for the first British race meeting on Good Friday as the inaugural All-Weather Championships Finals proved an unqualified success. The gates had to be closed after nearly 9000 people attended the usually sleepy Surrey course where STG1 million ($A1.8 million) was on offer… Read More »
No racing in Australia on Good Friday but the meeting in Singapore will coincide with this to give us something to have a bit of a punt on. We take a look at the form for today’s eleven race Singapore meeting. Form Guide Special Offer: $650 FREE BET –… Read More »
Mull Of Killough has travelled the world but there is no place for him like home and he secured his fifth Newmarket success by defending his Earl Of Sefton Stakes. The eight-year-old came to Australia in the spring where his best performance from three starts was a third to Salon… Read More »
Europe’s champion two-year-old Toormore has made a winning start to his three-year-old season with victory in the Craven Stakes at Newmarket. The 2000 Guineas dream is still alive for the Middleham Park Racing Syndicate, even if a two-length defeat of The Grey Gatsby was not quite the margin to worry… Read More »
Frankie Dettori can look towards Guineas weekend with a positive feeling after the performance of Sandiva to win the Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket. Starting his first full season as the retained jockey of Sheikh Joaan’s Al Shaqab Racing, Dettori has many horses to choose between on both sides of… Read More »
Italy will have no internationally recognised Group races after being removed from the European Pattern after failing to pay outstanding prize money. Italian racing has been plagued by funding issues in recent years and a final ultimatum from the European Pattern Committee had been presented to the authorities stipulating certain… Read More »
