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Western Australian trainers Sean and Jake Casey are already eyeing the Victorian Spring Carnival with a number of their horses. The partnership struck with good success in the autumn, claiming the Mornington Guineas with Dom To Shoot, while Laverrod won the Hareeba Stakes and the VOBIS Gold Sprint. Sean Casey told Racing.com Dom To Shoot is certain to return, while there are a number of other hor ...
Race favorite and 4YO Cafe Pharoah captured his first Gr.1 victory in this year’s February Stakes. The bay colt debuted claiming his first two career starts and went on to win the Unicorn Stakes (Gr.3, dirt, 1,600m) but failed to deliver in the following Japan Dirt Derby (dirt, 2,000m) where although sent off race favorite, he was beaten to seventh. Bouncing back and marking a win against older f ...
A significant chapter in British breeding's history has drawn to a close with Cheveley Park Stud announcing that the brilliant Pivotal has been retired from covering duty at the age of 28. He stood a remarkable 24 consecutive seasons at the Newmarket operation, during which he developed into one of the most important stallions of the era. He boasts a stud record containing a mammoth 241 stakes pe ...
Leading French sire Slickly, who chased home the brilliant Dubai Millennium in the Prix Jacques le Marois at three has died at the age of 25. The son of Linamix was initially trained by Andre Fabre and struck in the Gr.3 Prix la Rochette at two, before wins in the Grand Prix de Paris and Gr.2 Prix Noailles at three. He was purchased by Godolphin after the Prix Jacques le Maroisand sent to Saeed b ...
With its schedule already as hamstrung by a winter storm as the racetrack itself, Oaklawn Park will cancel Thursday through Sunday’s racing slates, totalling four more missed days due to inclement weather. The track had already cancelled racing for last Friday through Monday, which had moved four more stakes races to the days that are newly cancelled, including the Southwest Stakes and the Razorb ...
More renowned these days as the sire of champion mare Black Caviar, it was the 2002 Blue Diamond Stakes when Bel Esprit made his mark winning his maiden Gr.1. Nineteen years on, rider Wayne 'Smokey' Treloar joined Tuesdays with Terry to reflect on the performance of the John Symons-trained galloper who boasted an unbeaten record going into the race. Bel Esprit had won the Blue Diamond Preview and ...
Unbeaten filly Enthaar eased slightly with Sportsbet but remains the $2.30 favourite (out from $2.20) for Saturday's Gr.1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) after it was confirmed that Ciaron Maher and David Eustace's 2YO will jump from barrier 14. The barrier draw, which was televised live on Racing.com on Tuesday evening, provided mixed results for trainer James Cummings, whose three horses - Arcaded ...
Grandview Stud’s Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap hero Under The Louvre became the 21st first season stallion to get off the mark when his son Cadboll ground out a gutsy win in a maiden over 1100m at Sale on Friday. Beaten less than two lengths when sixth at Moonee Valley at his career debut on January 21, Cadboll found plenty under Michael Poy to defeat the heavily backed favourite Tramontana (Toronado) ...
One of the most recognisable sets of colours in Australian racing - Shadwell Stud's blue and white - are set to disappear south of the equator following an announcement in Europe overnight on Thursday. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum's racing manager, Angus Gold, revealed that Shadwell Stud Australasia Ltd would be disbanded, citing the inability of Sheikh Hamdan to be as closely involved as ...
The coronavirus pandemic impacted just about everything in 2020, including sports across the globe. Thoroughbred racing was certainly impacted, but by May racetracks started reopening with limited or no fans allowed and the horses and those who care for them got back to business. Not surprisingly, the pandemic also impacted the Eclipse Awards, honoring the champions of 2020. The awards ceremony t ...