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The final UAE race meeting of 2020 was at Abu Dhabi on Sunday, highlighted by the Listed 1600m Abu Dhabi Championship, restricted to 3YO and won relatively comfortably by Mujeeb under Fabrice Veron. Having his third start for Eric Lemartinel and his main patron, HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the homebred grey colt had made a winning debut here in the capital in early November, but was th ...
Racing at Meydan on Thursday evening was officially highlighted by the Dubai Creek Mile presented by Longines, a 1600m Listed contest which provided a finish meriting its status with Thegreatcollection landing the spoils and probably the fourth horse to lead in the final 200m. As expected, Capezzano and Royston Ffrench led from the outset, stalked by Secret Ambition and Salute The Soldier, the th ...
The William Street Syndicate’s managing owners, Michael Ramsden and Michael Clemenger announced the retirement of the 8YO Lope de Vega gelding, trained by Anthony and Sam Freedman who was last seen when finishing ninth in the Darley Sprint Classic, beaten almost nine lengths by Bivouac. The decision sees the curtain drop on the gelding’s decorated career which saw him win 10 races, gather A$8.2m ...
Gr.1 Breeders' Cup Classic (1988) winner Awesome Again died Dec. 15 at Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Farm at the ripe old age of 26 from unknown causes. The Canadian-bred son of Deputy Minister sired four Breeders' Cup winners. Bred and campaigned by Frank Stronach, Awesome Again had an exemplary résumé as both a racehorse and a stallion. He broke his maiden at Hollywood Park in just his se ...
Tapizar, a 12YO son of Tapit who was set to be shipped to Japan to stand stud at Yushun Stallion Station for the 2021 season, was euthanized after an accident in his stall at the Gainesway quarantine barn earlier this month. The Group One winner was scheduled to travel in mid-January. Tapizar is the sire of Monomoy Girl, a seven-time Group One winner and 2018 champion 3YO filly whom Spendthrift F ...
The Stronach Group is endorsing a call from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to ban the sale of North American Thoroughbreds to South Korean racing interests, it was announced Dec. 16. he major track owner, of which Belinda Stronach is chair and president, issued the call after viewing a PETA video exposé about the slaughter of racehorses in South Korea and learning from PETA that Amer ...
Top bloodstock agent, Manny Gelagotis hopes his Irish import Long Arm can become a Cups contender. But whether that is the Melbourne Cup or a country cup will be learnt through the summer, with the 5YO set to make his debut at Flemington. The lightly-raced gelding won his first two starts in his homeland before finishing fourth over 2515m at Listed level in a race in which Group-competitive Pondu ...
Star sprinter Classique Legend will have to trial again and undergo an official veterinary inspection after his performance in the Hong Kong Sprint was deemed 'unacceptable' by stewards. The former Australian sprinter, having his first start for Caspar Fownes, drifted in the market and finished 11th behind winner Danon Smash. The Everest winner only had a short time to acclimatise to Hong Kong an ...
With just under six weeks to go until the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) and $1m Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m), we are currently in a period of calm before the storm. Over the last few weeks, little has changed on the order of entry lists for the eagerly-anticipated races at Ellerslie on January 23. Top spot on the DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO table still belo ...
Inglis Digital has concluded an astonishing year with the December Online Auction smashing the A$50 million barrier for overall turnover in 2020 and recording the sixth consecutive top lot to make A$200,000 or more. Exciting 3YO Belieber (Zoustar) an impressive Wyong winner last month was the headline act in the December catalogue and topped the sale at A$300,000, purchased by Tory Lavalle of ML ...