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). […]
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Rebel’s Romance adds to Godolphin’s Kentucky Derby options with UAE Derby rebound
Rebounding from a lackluster fourth in the Saudi Derby, Godolphin homebred Rebel’s Romance romped back at Meydan in Saturday’s $750,000 UAE Derby (G2). His 100-point windfall ensures the Triple Crown nominee a spot in the […]
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 […]
Japan doubles up: Pink Kamehameha in Saudi Derby, Copano Kicking in Riyadh Dirt Sprint
Japan celebrated two upsets on Saudi Cup Day. Pink Kamehameha floored Cowan and the Godolphin fancies at odds of 30-1 in the $1.5 million Saudi Derby, and the 14-1 Copano Kicking denied compatriot Matera Sky […]
True Self topples Channel Maker in Neom Turf Cup
Foiled by a couple of Irish distaffers in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), champion Channel Maker must have had a sense of déjà vu when another Irish mare – True Self – upstaged him in […]
Godolphin hotshot Rebel’s Romance underscores Juddmonte legacy
Since the passing of Khalid Abdullah on Tuesday, tributes to the Juddmonte impresario have poured forth, and memories revived of his brightest stars. Yet the Thoroughbred racing and bloodstock world will remain in his debt […]
Addeybb turns tables on Magical in Champions Day of upsets
Saturday’s Champions Day card at Ascot was a tough slog for the favorites, with upsets in five of the six races contested on soft going. The overriding themes were landmark wins for connections and a […]
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 topples Enable in Eclipse
In the form of his life at present, Godolphin’s Ghaiyyath proved too strong for a returning Enable to catch in Sunday’s Eclipse Stakes (G1) at Sandown. The Charlie Appleby trainee dictated terms on the front […]
Analyzing the chances of Super Saturday winners on 2020 Dubai World Cup night
Given its proximity to the Feb. 29 Saudi Cup extravaganza, Meydan’s Super Saturday program understandably lacked the same degree of star power. But in a pleasant surprise, a few winners stepped up dramatically to emerge […]