Bargain-buy Dane just a dream
German filly Danedream is now worth many times her humble sales price and will remain in training with Peter Schiergen next year after her brilliant five-length victory in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
German filly Danedream is now worth many times her humble sales price and will remain in training with Peter Schiergen next year after her brilliant five-length victory in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
Star Singapore speedster Rocket Man finished out of the placings for the first time when fourth in Sunday’s Sprinters Stakes in Japan,
The Japanese didn’t come away from the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe empty handed with well known owner-breeder Teruya Yoshida sharing German filly Danedream’s win.
Goldikova will bid to end her career on a high with a fourth Breeders’ Cup win after being beaten in her homeland farewell on Sunday.
Riding great Frankie Dettori celebrated another landmark at Longchamp on Sunday as Dabirsim’s win in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere gave him his 500th Group race winner.
Coolmore Stud insists So You Think still has much to offer on the racetrack and the breeding conglomerate has no plans to retire the Group One star despite his defeat in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
Danedream won Europe’s most prestigious horse race, the 2400m Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, at Longchamp on Sunday to give Germany only a second win in the race in a record time of 2min 24.49sec.
Jonathan Riddell says he was a relieved man when he got Cox Plate favourite Jimmy Choux home at short odds in the Spring Classic at Hastings on Saturday.
Goldikova will bid a fond farewell to the French racing public at Longchamp on Sunday as she bids for a remarkable 15th Group One victory in the Prix de la Foret.
Seamie Heffernan has been studying old renewals of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in an attempt to plot the best path to success on So You Think at Longchamp on Sunday (Monday morning AEDT).
o You Think’s breeders may not be on great terms with each other, but they’re all in Paris to watch their pride and joy try to accomplish what would arguably be New Zealand thoroughbred breeding’s greatest moment.
Maybe was a notable withdrawal at the latest acceptance stage for the Prix Marcel Boussac at Longchamp on Sunday.
Rebellious Guest is likely to have the Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday week as his Group One target.
So You Think’s breeders may not be on great terms with each other, but they’re all in Paris to watch their pride and joy try to accomplish what would arguably be New Zealand thoroughbred breeding’s greatest moment.
So You Think gets his chance to create history and lift the profile of Australasian racing to a new level in Europe’s most prestigious race.
Former Sydney jockey Tim Clark got off the mark on Wednesday night with his first winner since he joined the Hong Kong riding ranks this season.
Jimmy Choux may be a hot favourite but the Lynds stable of Palmerston North isn’t conceding the group one Spring Classic (2040m) in Hastings on Saturday to him yet.
The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe’s loss could be the Champion Stakes’ gain as John Gosden’s Nathaniel remains among 26 entries for the richest race ever to be run in Britain.
Frankel is likely to have the help of his stablemate and three-parts brother Bullet Train as a pacemaker in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot next month.
Goldikova will face a maximum of nine rivals in Sunday’s Prix de la Foret at Longchamp.