Australian champion Winx has been named the most popular horse by online voters from more than 60 countries. The Secretariat Vox Populi Award recognises the horse whose popularity and racing excellence best resonates with the general public. The award was created by Penny Chenery, owner of the incomparable Secretariat, to… Read More »
With summer approaching Lindsay Park has decided it’s the time to strike with the impeccably bred mare Earth Angel. The stable has set the mare for the Hobart Cup as a stepping stone to richer autumn targets. A daughter of Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom from four-time Group One… Read More »
Enable will stay in training and be aimed at an unprecedented third win in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Owned by Prince Khalid Abdullah and trained by John Gosden, Enable has had three starts this year for three wins, adding the Breeders’ Cup Turf to her second Arc win…. Read More »
Yogi has won a 3200m handicap but not the one trainer Darren Weir and connections were hoping for. The addition of blinkers in Saturday’s Sandown Cup enabled the gelding to overcome a slow start and produce a strong finish to claim the Listed race. Weir was hoping to gain a… Read More »
Royal Line has capped John Gosden’s remarkable season with a record sixth victory for the trainer in Doncaster’s November Handicap. Gosden’s Group One exploits at home and abroad led by Enable and Cracksman have been a high-profile theme throughout the summer. It was therefore a highly appropriate culmination in the… Read More »
Cracksman has joined Winx at the top of the world rankings following his dominant win in the Champion Stakes at Ascot, his final racetrack appearance. Trained by John Gosden, Cracksman rose five points after his six-length victory over Crystal Ocean last month to 130. Winx remains on 130 after beating… Read More »
Champion mare Winx no longer sits at the top of the World’s Best Racehorse rankings alone with the UK galloper Cracksman now matching it with her on top after Longines released their latest rankings this morning. The latest release of Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings has Winx alongside Cracksman at 130 with the… Read More »
UK trainer John Gosden has enjoyed a cracker of a season which can be enhanced if Muntahaa wins the Melbourne Cup. Big race wins have been recorded by Stradivarius, Cracksman and more recently Enable at the weekend’s Breeders Cup Turf at Churchill Downs. Gosden won’t be at Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup… Read More »
Enable has shown her brilliance to continue her winning run with an epic success in the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Churchill Downs. Given a superb ride by Frankie Dettori, the dual Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner was challenged hard by Ryan Moore on Magical all the way down the… Read More »
Kelly Schweida strengthened his hand in the Magic Millions in dramatic circumstances at Doomben. Gala Miss gave Schweida the second leg of the two-year-old double, after scoring one race earlier with Pocket Pistol, but only after an incident involving runner-up Button Pusher. Ridden by apprentice Carly Frater-Hill, Button Pusher was… Read More »
Veteran stayer Estikhraaj broke a long run of outs and foiled a betting plunge on runner-up Stanley when he scored a runaway win at Doomben. Ridden by Larry Cassidy, Estikhraaj ($5) scored easily by 2-1/4 lengths from Stanley who was backed from $11 into $5 but had to settle for… Read More »
Twelve races have been assembled for Churchill owns on Sunday, highlighted by Enable and her quest for glory in the Breeders Cup Turf (2414m). Race One: 8 Big Gemmy Race Two: 3 Audible Race Three: 13 Marley’s Freedom Race Four: 5 Disco Partner Race Five: 10 Catalina Cruiser Race Six:… Read More »
European trainers John Gosden and Aidan O’Brien have watched their charges work in sodden conditions at Churchill Downs. Plenty of rain has hit the Louisville circuit where Gosden is set to saddle dual Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Enable in the Breeders’ Cup Turf and Roaring Lion in the… Read More »
Frankie Dettori believes Enable is primed to defy history and become the first Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner to follow up with victory at the Breeders’ Cup meeting. The four-year-old dual Arc winner runs in the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Churchill Downs in Kentucky on Saturday (Sunday AEDT). Enable… Read More »
Saeed bin Suroor is looking to Thunder Snow to continue his recent run of Group One wins in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs. The Godolphin trainer has been in fine form on a worldwide scale with Royal Meeting landing a French Group One victory on Sunday while both… Read More »
Trainer John Gosden believes Roaring Lion’s biggest concern in the Breeders’ Cup Classic could be kickback on the dirt surface at Churchill Downs rather than the opposition. Gosden admits the Breeders’ Cup meeting in Kentucky next week was not at the forefront of his mind earlier this season but the… Read More »
Trainer Chris Waller has returned serve at English racing commentator Matt Chapman, saying he has shown a lack of respect for Winx and Australian racing in general. Chapman made the comments at Tuesday’s Cox Plate barrier draw function, claiming Winx’s opposition during her unbeaten streak over the past 3-1/2 years… Read More »
John Gosden has broken the dominance of Aidan O’Brien to cement British racing’s Flat trainers’ title, aided by a treble on Champions Day at Ascot. With the coveted crown having headed to Ballydoyle for the past two seasons, the Newmarket handler foiled the hat-trick after taking Britain’s most valuable race… Read More »
Enable has been given the green light to head to Churchill Downs for the Breeders’ Cup Turf. The dual Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner has come out of her victory at ParisLongchamp in tip-top shape, and connections can find no reason not to travel to the United States for… Read More »
Enable has repelled the late charge of Sea Of Class to defend her crown in thrilling finish to the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at ParisLongchamp. The John Gosden-trained Enable was a brilliant winner of Europe’s premier middle-distance contest last season and and was the dominant favourite to become the… Read More »
