Yibir, Colonel Liam, Casa Creed compete in turf races on Dubai World Cup Day
Three Group 1 races and a Group 2, with prizemoney ranging from $1 million to $6 million, highlight a strong turf card on Dubai World Cup Day. […]
Lord Glitters
British Champions Day: Mishriff-Adayar, Palace Pier-Baaeed clashes highlight BC WAYIs
The latest additions to the Breeders’ Cup Challenge series, Saturday’s Champion S. (G1) and Queen Elizabeth II S. (G1) serve up terrific clashes that promise to be the highlights of British Champions Day at Ascot. […]
Palace Pier, Battaash headline Tuesday’s opening day at Royal Ascot
Royal Ascot’s glittering five-day stand begins Tuesday. Three Group 1s are on tap, beginning with the Queen Anne S. (G1) that serves as a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), and a couple of American sprinters are taking on defending champ Battaash in the King’s Stand S. (G1). […]
Lord North holds sway in Dubai Turf
Lord North performed up to his status as the 8-5 favorite, and highest-rated runner, with a sparkling rally in Saturday’s $4 million Dubai Turf (G1) at Meydan. Cutting back to about 1 1/8 miles for […]
Dubai Turf features duel of ‘Lords’
Meydan becomes a dueling ground for British lords on Saturday, as Lord North and Lord Glitters battle in the $4 million Dubai Turf (G1) on the World Cup undercard. Dubai Turf – Race 7 (11:30 […]
Lord Glitters gets up late in Jebel Hatta
Godolphin captured two of three turf stakes on “Super Saturday” at Meydan. It took a top effort from a bona fide Group 1 European in Lord Glitters to prevent an all-blue sweep of the course-and-distance […]
Magical among Breeders’ Cup candidates in action on Champions Day
For the third straight year, Magical looms large on Champions Day at Ascot, and trainer Aidan O’Brien is once again considering Saturday’s festival as a possible stepping stone to the Breeders’ Cup. The blockbuster card, […]
King of Change ascends throne in Queen Elizabeth II on Champions Day
Adamant that King of Change’s runner-up effort at 66-1 in the 2000 Guineas (G1) was no fluke, trainer Richard Hannon saw his judgment vindicated in Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth II (G1) at Ascot. The 12-1 chance […]
Magna Grecia returns versus elders in Queen Elizabeth II at Ascot
Perhaps the forgotten horse on the European mile scene, 2000 Guineas (G1) hero Magna Grecia resurfaces in Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth II (G1) on Champions Day at Ascot. Aidan O’Brien’s only runner in the straight mile […]
Enable highlights Yorkshire Oaks; Crystal Ocean cuts back in Juddmonte International
Following their epic duel in the July 27 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (G1) at Ascot, the streaking Enable and Crystal Ocean are going their separate ways at this week’s Ebor Festival at York. […]