'They Are Two Exciting Colts': Burke Keen On Hotshots Arabie And Shareholder In The Morny
August 17, 2024
Deauville's G1 Sumbe Prix Morny has proven a happy hunting ground for Royal Ascot winners in recent years and Wathnan Racing's G2 Norfolk Stakes winner Shareholder (Not This Time) is the latest to try a unique double on Sunday. The trouble for that unbeaten colt is that he faces a real threat not just from [...]
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Weather KO's Remainder of King's Plate Card at Woodbine; Rescheduled for Friday, Aug. 23
August 17, 2024
Following storms and torrential rain in the Toronto area Saturday afternoon, Woodbine decided to cancel the remainder of Saturday's 13-race King's Plate card. The track conducted the first five races on the undercard before forcing to cancel because of inclement weather. According to a statement by Woodbine on X this afternoon, “In the interest of [...]
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Sea The Stars Filly Leads The Way At 730k At Arqana – But Overall Trade Takes A Dip
August 17, 2024
By Brian Sheerin, Emma Berry and Adam Houghton DEAUVILLE, France — Just 24 hours after John Stewart's Resolute Racing lit up Arqana when snapping up a Wootton Bassett (GB) filly for €1.4 million, it was another American-based buyer who commanded top lot status at the August Yearling Sale when bloodstock agents Alex Solis and Jason [...]
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Jonathan's Way A Second 'TDN Rising Star' For Vekoma
August 17, 2024
With a strong mid-race move, JONATHAN'S WAY (Vekoma) took command at the top of the Saratoga stretch and came home impressively, becoming the second 'TDN Rising Star' and 15th overall winner for freshman sire Vekoma (by Candy Ride {Arg}). Facing a pair of well-backed stablemates in the coupled entry of Moment's Notice (More Than Ready) [...]
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Summer Breezes, Sponsored By OBS: August 18, 2024
August 17, 2024
Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced offspring from a variety of top national outfits. Summer Breezes highlights debuting and stakes-entered 2-year-olds at those meetings that [...]
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Big Evs And Asfoora Lock Horns In Nunthorpe, As 15 Declared
August 17, 2024
Crack sprinters Big Evs (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) and Asfoora (Aus) (Flying Artie {Aus}) will square off for the third time in York's G1 Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes on Friday, Aug. 23. The duo feature among 15 confirmations for the sprint contest, with the race an ideal setting to determine who holds supremacy between [...]
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Legendary Australian Sprinter Black Caviar Dies Following Laminitis Disease
August 17, 2024
Australia's darling racemare Black Caviar (Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus}), who carved out a reputation as being one of the world's best sprinters following an unbeaten 25-race career, has died one day shy of her 18th birthday following laminitis disease. The winner of 15 Group 1 races was humanely euthanised at the Scone Equine Hospital on [...]
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Wathnan's 470k Brother To Chindit Starts At Newbury
August 16, 2024
Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Saturday's Observations features a full-brother to multiple group winner Chindit (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}). [...]
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Alabama Leads Saturday's Graded Parade with Candied as Grand Marshall
August 16, 2024
The absence of the 'Grizzly Bear' has not put a damper on Saturday's GI Alabama Stakes, neither for the connections in it nor likely for the betting public, but despite Candied (Candy Ride {Arg}) being the class of the field, it's not as cut and dry of an affair. Currently sitting cosy at 7-5 on [...]
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Former Journalist Howard Wright Dies At 79
August 16, 2024
Respected racing journalist Howard Wright, one of the founding members of the Racing Post, died on Friday, that publication reported. He was 79, and was writing up until a few months ago. The Doncaster native joined Timeform as a clerk in 1964, before moving to the Sheffield Morning Telegraph as racing editor for 11 years, [...]
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Schosberg To Be Honored For New York Aftercare Efforts Sept. 10
August 16, 2024
Honoring retired trainer Rick Schosberg, the New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund will hold a 'Salute to Thoroughbred Aftercare' from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET. Sept. 10 at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, the fund said in a Friday release. Besides honoring Schosberg, who has exerted a positive [...]
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Stewart Makes A Major Splash At Arqana With €1.4 Million Wootton Bassett Colt
August 16, 2024
By Brian Sheerin and Adam Houghton DEAUVILLE, France–John Stewart has made more of a splash in a year trading in bloodstock than most people will in an entire lifetime and the effervescent character behind the ever-expanding Resolute Racing sent more ripples through the industry by snapping up the €1.4 million Wootton Bassett (GB) top lot [...]
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