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Mrs John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor, Derrick Smith and Westerberg owned Bolshoi Ballet is the lead contender for the US$1 million Gr.1 Saratoga Derby Invitational crown. The son of recently deceased Galileo is trained by Aidan O’Brien. The colt was a visual treat when he won the 10-furlong Gr.1 Belmont Derby Invitational in July under Ryan Moore. T.J. Comerford, the travelling assistant for O’Brie ...
Edward Cummings began a journey many of his family members have made joined a string of famous family members to train a Gr.1 winner when Duais ran clear for an easy victory in the Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm. The grandson of the late Cup Kings Bart, Cummings said he would savor the ground-breaking victory but indicated it might not be the last feature race for the filly, who dashed dow ...
After a career that's captured 4035 wins and 30 years of success, veteran New South Wales-based jockey Greg Ryan has called time on his career as a jockey and has moved on to greener pastures. It's a career that began later than for most jockeys, as Ryan made the decision in his 20s to switch from one kind of horsepower to another. After about eight years, I lost interest in the job a bit, it got ...
Ahorse no one wanted, a jockey who wonders why he is so often overlooked for the biggest races, and a trainer who has waited 30 years for a group 1 triumph stood proudly together in the winner's enclosure after the Coral Coronation Cup, with Pyledriver's success reminding everyone what joy sport can bring to those trying their hardest to succeed. Pyledriver has come a long way since he was led ou ...
The 2021 Triple Crown started with Essential Quality as the betting favorite and 3YO to beat in the May 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve as his trainer, Brad Cox, and owner, Godolphin, sought their first win in an American classic. As the June 5 Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets at Belmont Park brings down the curtain on the famed series, Essential Quality is the betting favorit ...
In a season marked by the emergence of brilliant young talent, Joao Moreira is confident Drops Of God can continue his advance through the grades with success in the Class 3 Lai On Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (6 June). An emphatic two and a quarter length winner on debut on 23 May, Drops Of God shapes as yet another prodigious sprinter from John Size’s stable, which has already produced ...
Galileo’s champion son Highland Reel (IRE) has been a popular shuttler to Swettenham Stud in Victoria for the past three season covering over 400 mares and he posted his first Northern Hemisphere winner overnight in the UK with Highland Premiere saluting. Fourth and third at his first two starts, the Mark Johnston trained colt was a short priced favourite for the six furlong juvenile novice and w ...
This Week’s Bloodstockauction Catalogue Offers A Great Opportunity To Secure A Successful Son Of Champion Sire Snitzel. Snitzel Is The Sire Of Gr.1 Winners Including Trapeze Artist, Russian Revolution, Shamus Award, And Invader, All Now Stallions At Stud. He Is Also The Sire Of Group Winning Stallions Including Menari, Odyssey Moon, Sooboog, Showtime, Jukebox Who All Stand At Some Of The Leading ...
There were six heats for juveniles run at the Rosehill trials this morning and plenty of interesting winners, but none more so than a baldy faced filly by the sire that has everyone talking in Extreme Choice. Trained by Chris Waller and ridden by Hugh Bowman, Espiona was a fast finishing close second at her first barrier trial last month and this time produced a similar effort although even bette ...
The forced exit of a number of Victorian jockeys to Queensland may have opened the door for Harry Coffey with the Lindsay Park stable. Coffey has slipped under the radar in recent years however he is tracking towards a careerhigh this season, already approaching 70 winners and in sight of the 80 he rode during the 2015-16 season. Recently he has had support from Lindsay Park and with the likes of ...