Champion, renowned sire Kitten’s Joy dies at 21
Champion turf horse and renowned sire Kitten’s Joy has died at the age of 21, Ramsey Farm reported on social media Friday afternoon. […]
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Reflections on 2020 Breeders’ Cup: One for the record books
While the 2020 Breeders’ Cup will be remembered for its trying circumstances – a global pandemic that prevented the attendance of the general public (and a couple of high-profile jockeys) – the racing action at […]
Order of Australia stuns Breeders’ Cup Mile for O’Brien at 73-1
Eighteen years after Aidan O’Brien suffered a brutal beat with 4-5 favorite Rock of Gibraltar, the master of Ballydoyle finally won his first Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) on Saturday, and sent out the trifecta to […]
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, […]
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 […]
Ghaiyyath bags third straight Group 1 in Juddmonte International
The summer of Ghaiyyath continued unabated Wednesday when the Godolphin standard bearer won his third Group 1 in succession, the Juddmonte International at York, by three lengths. Favored at 11-10 in the pari-mutuel pool and […]
Ghaiyyath versus Magical in BC WAYI Juddmonte International
After overturning supermare Enable in the July 5 Eclipse Stakes (G1), Godolphin’s Ghaiyyath takes on another distaff star, Magical, in Wednesday’s Juddmonte International Stakes (G1) at York. The about 1 5/16-mile prize is part of […]
Mohaather mows them down in Sussex, earns BC Mile spot
Sheikh Hamdan’s Mohaather confirmed himself as a miler of the highest order in Wednesday’s Sussex Stakes (G1) at Glorious Goodwood. Last at one point when strung up in traffic in the stretch, the Marcus Tregoning […]
Breeders’ Cup WAYI Sussex serves up Glorious clash of star milers
This week’s Glorious Goodwood meeting promises to live up to its traditional moniker, as the British festival offers terrific intergenerational clashes. Perhaps the most eagerly anticipated is Wednesday’s Sussex Stakes (G1), where Guineas heroes Siskin […]
Serpentine too crafty as O’Brien, Galileo make Epsom Derby history
Two legends – trainer Aidan O’Brien and supersire Galileo – fittingly made history together at Epsom Saturday as Serpentine upset the Derby (G1) in a front-running tour de force. O’Brien was celebrating a record eighth […]