French jockey Stephane Pasquier plans to appeal a three-month suspension for testing positive for a banned substance. The stewards of racing authority France Galop issued the ban on Thursday morning after Pasquier was tested at Longchamp on April 11. A statement issued to Press Association Sport by Pasquier’s agent, Herve… Read More »
Richard Hannon feels the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville may come too soon for his crack miler Toronado after his thrilling victory in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood. The son of High Chaparral pulled one back in his head-to-head battle with Jim Bolger’s Dawn Approach after being beaten in… Read More »
Brown Panther has emerged as a genuine Melbourne Cup contender with victory in the Goodwood Cup for retired football superstar Michael Owen. The former England international bred Brown Panther from his cherished mare Treble Heights and his five-year-old has already provided a Royal Ascot victory as well as a placing… Read More »
Trainer Luca Cumani has indicated Mount Athos could have just one more run before he returns to Australia for another shot at the Melbourne Cup. Cumani has made no secret of the fact Mount Athos’ whole season is being built around the Melbourne Cup again, in which he finished fifth… Read More »
One-time Epsom Derby favourite Kingsbarns is one of 19 remaining entries for the Juddmonte International at York on August 21. The Aidan O’Brien-trained colt has not been seen since winning last year’s Racing Post Trophy, the nature of which saw him head into winter quarters as a strong fancy for… Read More »
Richard Hannon and Richard Hughes left Goodwood dejected the last time the Sussex Stakes had been dubbed ‘Duel on the Downs’ but the latest renewal offered glorious revenge for Toronado. Canford Cliffs had been mauled by Frankel two years earlier before being retired prematurely due to injury and Toronado was… Read More »
Group One-winning jockey Eddie Ahern has failed in his appeal against a 10-year disqualification. Following the conclusion of a British Horseracing Authority corruption hearing at the end of May, Ahern, 35, was found guilty of conspiring to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice in relation to the laying of five… Read More »
Diplomat got followers of Dermot Weld and Ruby Walsh off to the perfect start at Galway as the odds-on favourite recorded a comfortable success in the Novice Hurdle, the opening event of the 2013 festival. Sent off the 9-10 market leader, the four-year-old – who once beat current Champion Hurdle… Read More »
Kempton’s feature novice chase on Boxing Day is to be permanently run as the Kauto Star Novices’ Chase. Formerly the Feltham Novices’ Chase, the three-mile contest was staged for the first time with its new title last year in honour of the now-retired Kauto Star, who won the track’s King… Read More »
Dawn Approach and Toronado will lock horns for the third time this season after featuring among seven horses declared for the Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood on Wednesday. The Richard Hannon-trained Toronado was expected to give the unbeaten Dawn Approach most to think about in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket… Read More »
New trainer Charlie Appleby has saddled his first winner for Godolphin with Expressly making an impressive debut at Ascot. The Street Cry filly (7-2) made light work of her seven rivals to score by 4-1/2 lengths from Mu’ajiza (12-1) in a fillies maiden. “I am delighted to have my first… Read More »
Corine Barande-Barbe will gear the rest of Cirrus Des Aigles’ campaign around another crack at the Champion Stakes at Ascot in October. The Chantilly-based trainer believes the best has not yet been seen of the seven-year-old this season, who was having only his second run of the campaign when fourth… Read More »
St Nicholas Abbey is reported to have made positive progress following colic surgery on Friday. The six-year-old had to have emergency surgery at Fethard Equine Hospital, just two days after he underwent a major leg operation. The six-time Group One winner fractured a pastern during a gallop at Aidan O’Brien’s… Read More »
Novellist, trained in Germany by Andreas Wohler, won the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes in record time at Ascot on Saturday. The 13-2 shot scooped the STG630,000 ($A1.06 million) first prize from Irish Derby victor Trading Leather, who took second, five lengths behind, with Hillstar a further… Read More »
Godolphin’s forgotten man Ahmed Ajtebi secured his first winner of the season aboard the unbeaten Zibelina in the Listed Valiant Stakes at Ascot. The former camel rider has enjoyed particular success on Sheikh Mohammed’s horses in his native Dubai during the World Cup meeting but was still used regularly by… Read More »
Saddler’s Rock, Askar Tau and Colour Vision, the first three home in last year’s Goodwood Cup, are among 18 possibles for the two-mile Group Two on Thursday. The John Oxx-trained Saddler’s Rock has failed to get his head in front since then and was only eighth to Estimate in the… Read More »
St Nicholas Abbey has suffered a serious setback in his recovery from a major leg operation. The six-year-old had a bad bout of colic on Thursday for which he has had to have emergency surgery. “Unfortunately St Nicholas Abbey had a major setback in his recovery during the night, suffering… Read More »
Frankie Dettori cut an optimistic figure at Sandown after newcomer Shamshon provided the first of what he hopes will be many more winners in the colours of Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani. It was only at the start of this month that the ambitious Qatari owner offered the Italian… Read More »
French ace Cirrus Des Aigles heads a field of eight declared for the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot on Saturday. Corine Barande-Barbe’s seven-year-old bids to become the oldest horse to lift the midsummer highlight. The three-times Group One winner is likely to go off a… Read More »
Dawn Approach and Toronado are on course for another mouth-watering clash in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood on Wednesday. The star three-year-olds feature among 13 horses confirmed for the mile showpiece, won for the last two years by the mighty Frankel. The two last met in the St James’s Palace… Read More »
