Sealiway upsets Champion Stakes; Baaeed crowns epic Champions Day for Shadwell
French champion Sealiway upstaged the principals in Saturday’s Champion S. (G1) at Ascot, and Baaeed toppled Palace Pier on an epic Champions Day for Shadwell. […]
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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. […]
Benbatl mulls Breeders’ Cup after record-setting Joel; Hello You takes WAYI Rockfel
The Rockfel S. (G2) was the “Win and You’re In” at Newmarket Friday, but the Joel S. (G2) could also have Breeders’ Cup implications after Godolphin veteran Benbatl set a new course record. […]
Isabella Giles rolls in BC WAYI Rockfel; Mile candidate Kameko beats Benbatl in Joel
The Clive Cox-trained Isabella Giles easily put away Aidan O’Brien’s hot favorite Monday to prevail in Friday’s Rockfel Stakes (G2) at Newmarket, earning a free berth to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1). But […]
Maximum Security shows maximum grit in $20 million Saudi Cup
Champion Maximum Security has won a series of major races by using his potent early speed, but Saturday’s inaugural $20 million Saudi Cup showcased another dimension: his gritty will to win. Despite a checkered passage […]
Maximum Security draws post 7 in Saudi Cup showdown
Saturday’s inaugural $20 million Saudi Cup numerically shapes up as a clash of American stars and Dubai Carnival standouts, but Japan is not to be overlooked, and Ireland’s Ballydoyle is also taking a stab on […]
Benbatl blitzes them on dirt: Saudi Cup path to Dubai World Cup?
Godolphin’s turf celebrity Benbatl swiftly answered the dirt question in Thursday’s $450,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2 (G2) at Meydan, but the follow-up question will take a bit longer to decide. Will Sheikh Mohammed accept […]
Inaugural Saudi Cup coming up a blockbuster – and so could the undercard
A clash of Eclipse Award finalists Maximum Security, McKinzie, and Midnight Bisou ramps up anticipation for the inaugural $20 million Saudi Cup. Moreover, Riyadh’s Feb. 29 program as a whole could turn out to be […]
Dubai Carnival: Will Benbatl try dirt on World Cup trail?
After Godolphin’s Benbatl flaunted his class in Thursday’s $250,000 Singspiel (G2) at Meydan, trainer Saeed bin Suroor hinted that he might not stick to the Dubai Carnival turf series. “There could be options,” bin Suroor […]
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 […]