Intraday News Archive

Friday marks the return to the races of Treve (Fr) (Motivator {GB}) in the G2 Prix Corrida at Saint-Cloud, a campaign which is designed to peak in an attempt at a third consecutive victory in the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in early October... There was one addition and one subtraction for next Saturday's GI Belmont S., so the field remains at 10, as American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) was reported to have had another good morning at Churchill Downs...And there were more fireworks at the Magic Millions Gold...

When Brazilian Horse of the Year Bal a Bali knifed through a narrow gap and kicked clear to win the GIII American S. May 9, it was, for most North Americans, the first glimpse of the 5-year-old's ability to overcome adversity... You don't want to miss this fantastic piece by T.D. Thornton... Three racemares eclipsed the seven-figure mark at Magic Millions, a pair of contenders worked for the GI Belmont S. Wednesday and a new era for Barretts is set to begin at Del Mar Thursday... All that and plenty...

Dual Classic winner American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) worked a half-mile Tuesday around the Churchill Downs oval in preparation for a start in the GI Belmont S...The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission's Equine Drug Research Council (KEDRC) approved threshold levels for cobalt...Plus, Bill Oppenheim recaps a big weekend for Teofilo in Ireland, and previews the Epsom Derby and Oaks pictures as well as looking at the European second-crop sire standings. All that and much more in today's TDN.

Richard Mulhall, former racing manager for The Thoroughbred Corp. of the late Prince Ahmed Salman, died Monday after a lengthy illness. He was 76. During his time as racing manager for The Thoroughbred Corp., Mulhall oversaw the careers of 2001 Horse of the Year Point Given (Thunder Gulch), as well as 2002 GI Kentucky Derby and GI Preakness S. winner and 3-year-old champion War Emblem (Our Emblem). The operation also campaigned champions Anees (Unbridled) and Jewel Princess (Key to the Mint). Salman died in 2002 and his racing operation was...

Hard Not to Like (Hard Spun) capped an exciting holiday of racing across the country with a rail-skimming victory in Monday's GI Gamely S. ... Richard Mulhall, racing manager for the late Prince Ahmed Salman's The Thoroughbred Corp., passed away after a lengthy illness. ... Ordak Dan (Arg) (Hidden Truth) earns a berth in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf with a win in the G1 Grande Premio 25 de Mayo at San Isidro. All that and much more in today's TDN!

It was a packed day of racing across the globe Sunday, with graded stakes in Ireland, France, the US, Canada, Germany and Japan. In Ireland, Pleascach (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) took the G1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas, while Al Kazeem (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) returned to the races with a win in the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup. The Freddy Head-trained Solow (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}) annexed Longchamp's G1 Prix d'Ispahan and, stateside, Ashleyluvssugar (Game Plan) got up in Santa Anita's GIII Charles Whittingham S. Plus, the Magic Millions National Sale got underway on...

It was harder work than expected, but Gleneagles (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) still managed to justify favoritism and become the eighth to complete the Newmarket-Curragh double in Saturday's G1 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas... Get caught up with all of the day's major results, plus an in-depth preview of the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas... Rob Whiteley pens an op/ed in response to the new TDN Topics Feature on riding crops... Dual Classic winner American Pharoah galloped at Churchill for the second straight day and Monmouth Park's food truck festival proved quite popular...

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