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[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by brockguy

so nearly for the papal bull again.. 7 and a half lengths 3rd in Germany a few weeks back, the winner Oriental Tiger looks sure to be dqed for a prohibited substance. So in effect Papal Bull was a half length 2nd to Kamsin..

Have you heard anything about him (Oriental Tiger), Brock?

I'm sorry to post a rumor here but there's a story going around that he was found dead this morning. Hopefully it's not true.

[my miss storm cat]

Confirmed.

[my miss storm cat]

RP...

Sprinter Benbaun to join Ryan next year


David Carr

GROUP 1-winning sprinter Benbaun is to join Kevin Ryan when his current trainer Mark Wallace heads to Australia early next year.

The seven-year-old won the Prix de l'Abbaye at Longchamp last season but has been beset by bleeding problems this term and is without a win in seven races.

Wallace said on Wednesday: "He is going to have a break and then he is going to go to Kevin Ryan. He will have a couple of runs next year, they will give him another go."

[my miss storm cat]

Happy retirement to Maraahel.

RP...

Maraahel retired while Ask to target Arc

David Milnes


MARAAHEL, one of the most popular Flat horses in training , has been retired, but stablemate Ask is set to return to action next season with the Arc as his target.

Trained by Sir Michael Stoute,Maraahel won eight of his 34 starts and over £1 million in prize money.

The seven-year old recorded back to back victories in the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2006 and 2007, but could never quite break his duck in Group 1s, coming closest when finishing a short-head second to Notnowcato in the 2006 Juddmonte International.

Angus Gold, racing manager to owner Hamdan Al Maktoum, said: "Maraahel was a fantastic servant and is currently enjoying his retirement atShadwell. Hopefully we canfind a stud job for him somewhere in the near future."

[my miss storm cat]

I think this thread has about 20 or so Hattan (HATTAN! ) posts so just want to say hooray and thrilled and his brave 2nd at Nad Al was absolutely the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Okay well the best would have been if he had won but hey... he's still got it).

Congrats to this wonderful horse and his connections and cheers for keeping him in training.

~ Hattans number 1 fan (swoon)

[my miss storm cat]

Well I figured instead of bumping up the Kandidate thread (cause it's depressing!), I'd put this here. (Thanks for telling me, No Chance).

Cheers to this boy and to his biggest fan (happy late Birthday!).

This was his 50th start. He'd been last his last 3 starts, hadn't won since last March. I think he only had one win in 2007 too. Kinda like Hattan... one a year or so. Gotta love them!

Thought he was going to Dubai...

Maybe he will now.

Cheers to KANDIDATE!


Sunday February 15 2009
Southwell 16:00 - Result
Dine In The Pantry Handicap
£18000 added, 4yo plus, 1m 3f, Class 2, £11981 penalty,
4 ran

Going: Standard
Winning Time: 2m 26.03s 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 2 Kandidate 9-6 R Winston C E Brittain 7 4/1
soon led, quickened over 3f out, driven and headed over 2f out, hard ridden and led again over 1f out, stayed on gamely opened 11/2 £400-£400
2 5 1 Robby Bobby 8-11 Greg Fairley M Johnston 4 Evs f
tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon led and hung left, hard ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace opened 6/5 touched 10/11
3 1 6 Formation (USA) 8-9 P Cosgrave J R Boyle 4 5/2
held up in touch, under pressure over 3f out, soon beaten opened 2/1 touched 11/4 £1100-£400
4 3 s.h Best Prospect (IRE) 8-8 T Eaves M Dods 7 9/1
broke well, soon tracking leaders, under pressure over 3f out, soon beaten opened 7/1 touched 10/1

Non-Runners
NR Mohathab (IRE) 8-4 J R Boyle 4

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Racing Post...


Valentine foal for Ouija Board By Nancy Sexton11.23AM 15 FEB 2009
Ouija Board: foaled a colt by Monsun on Saturday

MULTIPLE Group 1-winning globetrotter Ouija Board gave birth to her second foal on Saturday morning, a colt by leading German sire Monsun.

The eight-year-old daughter of Cape Cross, who was a week overdue, will now travel to Kiltinan Stud in Ireland to visit last season's champion sire Galileo.

According to Peter Stanley of Stanley House Stud, where the mare boards, Ouija Board is doing well.

"She's a great mother, very sensible,"he said. "It was a straightforward foaling. The colt weighs 50kg and is a very nice, correct sort with a strong character."

Lord Derby's homebred mare retired at the end of the 2006 season following a brilliant career which yielded ten wins including seven at the highest level. Among her most memorable victories was a seven length annihilation of the 2004 Oaks field and two renewals of the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf.

Ouija Board's first foal is a colt by Kingmambo, who is likely to be retained by Lord Derby.

[my miss storm cat]

I know Vision d'Etat has some fans here and just incase Prospect Wells and The Bogberry do too...

3ème(P/ 182) PRIX D'HARCOURT , le 05.04.2009, LONGCHAMP
GROUPE II , PLAT, 2.000 mètres, corde à DROITE. ( 74.100, 28.600, 13.650, 9.100, 4.550) Après Partants: 20 Engagés. 6 Forfaits. 1 Supplémentaire. 4 Non-Déclarés-Partants. 1 Annulation-de-Partant. 9 Partants Définitifs. Offre de paris : Classic Tiercé,Trio, Quadrio


PMU * Horse Sire / Dam Draw Owner Silks Trainer Jockey Weight Weight Purse Music Claiming Rating Blink. Coupled Breeders
01 P2 vision d'etat m.ps. 4 ans Par: CHICHICASTENANGO et UBERABA (GARDE ROYALE) 04 JACQUES DETRE RAYEE GRIS ET GRENAT T GRENAT E. LIBAUD IORITZ MENDIZABAL 59 1116600 5p1p1p 1p1p(07)1p1p 555 G. GILLES
02 P2 trincot m.ps. 4 ans Par: PEINTRE CELEBRE et ROYAL LIGHTS (ROYAL ACADEMY) 06 SCEA ECURIE BADER BLEUE POIS BLANCS M ET T BLEUES P. DEMERCASTEL STEPHANE PASQUIER 57,5 178100 8p(08)0p1p3p6p 7p1p1p1 515 SCEA ECURIE BADER
03 P2 loup breton (ire) m.ps. 5 ans Par: ANABAA et LOUVE (IRISH RIVER) 01 ECURIE WILDENSTEIN BLEUE T BLEU-CLAIR E. LELLOUCHE ANTHONY CRASTUS 57,5 294365 4p(08)6p2p7p7p 3p1p(07 530 DAYTON INVESTMENTS LTD
04 P2 prospect wells m.ps. 4 ans Par: SADLER'S WELLS et BROOKLYN'S DANCE (SHIRLEY HEIGHTS) 07 WERTHEIMER & FRERE BLEUE COUTURES BLANCHES M ET T. BLANCHES A. FABRE OLIVIER PESLIER 57,5 229060 6p6p2p8p1p 2p(07)2p2p 520 O WERTHEIMER & FRERE
05 P2 the bogberry usa m.ps. 4 ans ... (supp) Par: HAWK WING et LAHINCH (DANEHILL DANCER) 05 SERGEY EFROS BLEUE UNE ETOILE ET M BLANCHEST BLEUE A.DE ROYER DUPRE GERALD MOSSE 56 172222 4p3p1p5p 3p(07)9p1p6p 515 MARCH THOROUGHBREDS
06 P2 court canibal (gb) m.ps. 4 ans Par: MONTJEU et PAS D'HEURE (ARAZI) 03 MISE DE MORATALLA ROUGE T VERT-CLAIR M. DELZANGLES MAXIME GUYON 56 115000 1p(08)5p5p5p3p 4p5p2p 505 CHILDWICK BURY STUD MANAGEMENT
07 P2 never on sunday m.ps. 4 ans Par: SUNDAY BREAK et HEXANE (KENDOR) 02 DANIEL-YVES TREVES JAUNE UN CHEVRON VERT T ROUGE JC. ROUGET (S) CHRISTOPHE-PATRICE LEMAIRE 56 126200 1p1p1p 2p4p1p(07)1p1p 515 SCEA PRAIRIES
08 P1 diyakalanie f.ps. 5 ans Par: ASHKALANI et DIYAWARA (DOYOUN) 08 RAYMOND LUCE RAYEE JAUNE ET BLEU T BLEUE UNE ETOILE JAUNE Y.DE NICOLAY CHRISTOPHE SOUMILLON 54,5 181440 2p(08)3p5p5p2p 6p(07)7 470 R. LUCE
09 P2 la boum ger f.ps. 6 ans Par: MONSUN et LA BOUCHE (IN THE WINGS) 09 EMMANUEL TRUSSARDI BLEU-CL CR DE LORRAINE ET BRASS JAUNES T RAY JAUNE & BLEU-CL R. COLLET (S) THIERRY JARNET 54,5 157200 1p 6p6p8p2p9p(07)1p1p4 505 GESTUT KARLSHOF