Hugo Palmer

This weekend marks four years since Galileo Gold (Ire) handed trainer Hugo Palmer a first British Classic win in the G1 Qipco 2000 Guineas, and while it will be some weeks yet before we see another name added to that historic contest's honour roll, with the race postponed to likely early June due to COVID-19, trainer Hugo Palmer is passing the time with memories of Al Shaqab's chestnut. Palmer recalled on Wednesday how Galileo Gold, winner of the G2 Vintage S. at two and third in the G1 Prix Jean-Luc...

Last year's G2 May Hill S. winner Powerful Breeze (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}) is recovering well from broken ribs, with trainer Hugo Palmer saying he expects to have the filly ready for an autumn campaign. The Ali Ridha colourbearer, who was second by a head to Quadrilateral (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in the G1 Fillies' Mile when last seen in October, fell when spooked by a car while out for exercise in Newmarket about seven weeks ago, suffering some broken ribs. Palmer explained on Racing TV, "She got a fright from a...

While COVID-19 has ensured that absolutely nothing is business as usual, the permission of racehorses to continue training has provided some sense of normalcy to a business that has otherwise ground to a near halt. While Britain's major training centres remain open, some conditioners have taken measures to ease the financial burdens on their businesses and those of their owners, as well as minimize the kind of human contact that permits the spread of the virus. Yorkshire-based trainer Ruth Carr revealed on Wednesday that she has turned out her entire...