Walton Street delivers on expectations in Canadian International
Heavy favorite Walton Street had no difficulty becoming the 10th European raider since 2010 to claim victory in the Canadian International (G1). […]
Desert Encounter
Breeders’ Cup berth on line in Woodbine Mile; Desert Encounter seeks International hat trick
Woodbine Mile (G1) Set Piece and Raging Bull are the leading U.S. invaders entered for Saturday’s C$1 million Woodbine Mile (G1), which will confer on its winner an automatic bid to the Breeders’ Cup Mile […]
Royal Ascot: Love shrugs off long layoff to nab Prince of Wales’s Stakes
Love was in the air on Day 2 at Royal Ascot. Or—more specifically—the filly Love was in the air, flying to the finish line in the Prince of Wales’s S. (G1). […]
Lord North could meet Love in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Prince of Wales’s at Royal Ascot
Day two of Royal Ascot has just the one Group 1 contest, but it’s a dandy. Wednesday’s Prince of Wales’s S. (G1), offering a free berth in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), could pit champion filly Love against defending champion Lord North. […]
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, […]
Barney Roy headlines Super Saturday at Meydan
Dubai’s “Super Saturday” is a bit of a misnomer this year, not only in the wake of its being run behind closed doors due to the coronavirus. Several top performers just competed on this past […]
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 […]
Desert Encounter last to first again in Canadian International
For the second straight year, Abdulla al Mansoori’s Desert Encounter overcame a tardy start, and a dawdling pace, to top a European finish in the $606,261 Canadian International (G1) at Woodbine. And once again the […]
Europeans invade for Canadian International, E.P. Taylor
Saturday’s turf stakes at Woodbine have an international flair. Four of the six entrants in the $800,000 Canadian International (G1) are overseas raiders, including last year’s winner Desert Encounter and recent French Group 2 scorer […]
Godolphin’s Old Persian completes Appleby/Buick treble in Dubai Sheema Classic
When Old Persian justified favoritism in Saturday’s $6 million Dubai Sheema Classic (G1), the son of Dubawi was completing a Godolphin hat trick in more ways than one. Aside from becoming the third straight Sheema […]