Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
A solid Saturday of racing on May 28th at Haydock racecourse in England featured three major stakes races, and the winner of the featured Timeform Jury Stakes (Eng-III) could potentially be seen at the Breeders’ Cup later this year. Home … Continued
Keeneland Photo According to a Churchill Downs press release, the 2015 Eclipse champion turf female Tepin, who has won her last six starts in spectacular fashion, might not venture to Royal Ascot for a run in the Queen Anne Stakes (Eng-I) after … Continued
Coady Photography The remarkable sprinter Acapulco, who was a dominant winner of the Queen Mary Stakes (Eng-II) at Royal Ascot last summer, is bound for Royal Ascot once again after winning the Unbridled Sidney Stakes on May 14th at Churchill Downs. … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © Bobby’s Kitten, a talented son of Kitten’s Joy that won the 2014 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (gr. I), may have finally found his true calling. After going 0-for-3 in 2015, with his best finish being a fourth … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © With the Breeders’ Cup now less than a week away, I’m starting to go over the form of the European shippers for the juvenile turf races. In particular, I have been taking a close look at the … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © With the Breeders’ Cup now less than a week away, I’m starting to go over the form of the European shippers for the juvenile turf races. In particular, I have been taking a close look at the … Continued
The talented two-year-old filly Lumiere, who broke her maiden in impressive fashion at Goodwood during the summer, became a grade I winner on September 26th when she scored a tenacious victory in the six-furlong Cheveley Park Stakes (Eng-I) at Newmarket. Coming … Continued
Unbeaten Investec Derby (Eng-I) winner Golden Horn will face nine older rivals in the prestigious King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Eng-I) on July 25th at Ascot, a race that could further stamp his budding reputation as one of the best horses … Continued
Ten days ago, the 2yo filly Lumiere stamped herself as a filly to watch in Europe during the coming months when she scored a terrific victory in a six-furlong maiden race at Newmarket. A daughter of Shamardal out of the Tobougg … Continued
The remarkable Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien, who has won the Darley Irish Oaks (Ire-I) four times, will send out a strong group of fillies to compete in the 2015 renewal of the race at the Curragh racecourse. The 1 1/2-mile Irish classic has attracted a … Continued