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08-30-2006, 10:32 AM
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Welcome back. Araafa!
Kinane gets the mount for the Prix du Moulin on Sunday..... * * * Dettori lands the mount on Sixties icon (... the St. Leger). * * * Leo "doubtful" to run at all this year, from a friend at Godolphin..... 
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#42
08-31-2006, 10:52 AM
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Belenus injured and out for the season.....
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#43
09-02-2006, 11:06 AM
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Cecil on track for York, Soviet Song to the Sun Chariot, Youmzain ruled out of the St. Leger....
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09-03-2006, 10:27 PM
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#45
09-05-2006, 01:42 AM
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Peeress, Flashy Wings, Race For the Stars pointed to the Matron.....
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#46
09-08-2006, 09:07 AM
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Be still, my heart.....
It doesn't say much but always a thrill to be reminded of the greatest horse who ever lived. The one, the only, the quirky yet brilliant (and really, really naughty)..... http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/n...ING_Rakti.html (sigh)
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#47
09-11-2006, 11:06 PM
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Welcome back. Goodricke!
RACE 5 YARMOUTH 12/09/06 TRW – 122 103 127 127 (Av 120) 4.35 THE attheraces.com FREE VIDEO FORM CONDITIONS STAKES (3) (Turf) 6f3y £15,000 3yo+ TWFA 3 9-12 1 CORRIDOR CREEPER (FR) 9 ch.g 9-07 J. M. BRADLEY Darryll Holland Drawn 2 (s) 119 Mr G. & L. Johnson Dark blue, white sleeves, dark blue seams, red cap, dark blue spots 2 GOODRICKE  4 b.c 9-02 SAEED BIN SUROOR L. Dettori Drawn 4 (v+t) 135 Godolphin Royal blue 3 VORTEX 7 b.g 9-02 MISS GAY KELLEWAY Micky Fenton Drawn 6 (t) 126 ? Coriolis Partnership Yellow, emerald green cross belts, hooped sleeves and cap 4 BLUE TOMATO 5 b.g 8-09 J. M. BRADLEY Stephen Donohoe (3) Drawn 7 117 Dab Hand Racing White, royal blue cross belts, check sleeves, white cap, royal blue spots 5 DUTCH KEY CARD (IRE) 5 b.g 8-09 C. SMITH Mark Coumbe (7) Drawn 5 (v) 72 ? Mr Rob Lewin Light green, purple stars 6 TURN ON THE STYLE 4 ch.g 8-09 J. BALDING Jason Edmunds (3) Drawn 3 106 The Haydock Badgeholders White, red chevron, chevrons on sleeves, emerald green cap 7 TIPSY LILLIE 4 ch.f 8-04 P. S. MCENTEE Saleem Golam (3) Drawn 8 81 Mrs A. C. Guinle Red, purple stars on sleeves, yellow cap 8 RIOTOUS APPLAUSE 3 b.f 8-02 J. R. FANSHAWE Jimmy Quinn Drawn 1 119 Car Colston Hall Stud/Hamill Gold, blue cross belts, collar, cuffs and spots on cap
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#48
09-12-2006, 07:18 AM
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09-12-2006, 07:48 AM
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Quito misses the Ayr Gold Cup, from sportinglife
Quito will not be asked to carry top weight in the totesport Ayr Gold Cup on Saturday. Trainer David Chapman has ruled his popular performer out of the big Scottish sprint he won in 2003, as he feels his charge would be carrying too much weight to be competitive. As a result of two recent successes Quito had incurred an 8lb penalty taking his weight to a welter 10st 6lb in the six-furlong handicap. "We definitely don't go," Chapman said. "He has a trailer to pull. "When you see the entries and he's a stone above plenty of good horses it's asking a lot." The nine-year-old appeared slightly below par when seventh of nine behind Iffraaj in the Group Two Park Stakes at York on Saturday and will now enjoy a short break. "He had five quick races and it has just bottomed him so we shall just give him time to bounce back," Chapman said. "We just went too often with him. "To be quite honest I thought he was that well I even gave him a bit of work on Saturday morning. "I always give him a bit of work but I thought he's had enough racing he surely doesn't want any work. Anyway that's what we always do so we did the same again and you couldn't fault him. "I don't think he'll need a lot of rest it's just a case of waiting for a race for him - there's one or two at Newmarket and there's a Listed at Redcar that's been transferred from Doncaster." Quito had been a general 16-1 shot for the Ayr Gold Cup
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09-12-2006, 09:04 AM
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He deserves a little break.
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#51
09-12-2006, 11:01 AM
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Beautiful win by Collier Hill in Sweden..... he's pointed to the HK Vase.
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#52
09-13-2006, 03:38 PM
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two of them? http://www.sahorseracing.com/newsview.asp?id=773 nannina was cleared. http://www.skysports.com/skysports/a...233833,00.html Last edited by gallant bloom : 09-13-2006 at 03:41 PM.
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#53
09-15-2006, 01:02 AM
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Nice fields...
15:10 13 Run Dubai Duty Free Cup (listed) Class 1, £28000.00 added, 3yo plus, £15898.00 penalty 7f Back to Top Form Horse Trainer Age Wgt Jockey 1(12) 6-31612 Jedburgh J L Dunlop 5 9 5 T E Durcan 2(3) 221795 Royal Power (IRE) M R Channon 3 9 4 R L Moore 3(11) 13-0101 Cesare J R Fanshawe 5 9 2 E Ahern 4(4) 234/40-4 Iceman J H M Gosden 4 9 2 R Hills 5(6) 323745 Mac Love R Charlton 5 9 2 Martin Dwyer 6(2) 075-008 Party Boss C E Brittain 4 9 2 K McEvoy 7(5) 16-4134 Polar Ben J R Fanshawe 7 9 2 O Urbina 8(7) 114/9-12 Satchem (IRE) Saeed bin Suroor 4 9 2 L Dettori 9(13) 151252- Sleeping Indian J H M Gosden 5 9 2 J Fortune 10(8) 294392 Assertive R Hannon 3 8 12 R Hughes 11(10) 5-21919 Prince of Light (IRE) M Johnston 3 8 12 J Fanning 12(1) 2-72574 Sir Xaar (IRE) B Smart 3 8 12 K Darley 13(9) 263115 Spinning Queen B W Hills 3 8 10 M Hills * * * 15:45 9 Run Dubai Duty Free Arc Trial (group 3) Class 1, £50000.00 added, 3yo plus, £28390.00 penalty 1m 3f 5y Back to Top Form Horse Trainer Age Wgt Jockey 1(5) 614131 Admiral's Cruise (USA) B J Meehan 4 9 6 J Fortune 2(2) 211433 Blue Monday R Charlton 5 9 6 S Drowne 3(6) 2211/31 Crocodile Dundee (IRE) L M Cumani 5 9 3 L Dettori 4(7) 348236 Hattan (IRE) C E Brittain 4 9 3 K McEvoy 5(3) 800-807 Norse Dancer (IRE) D R C Elsworth 6 9 3 J F Egan 6(4) 1/1520-0 Phoenix Reach (IRE) A M Balding 6 9 3 Martin Dwyer 7(9) 4-3222D Mango Mischief (IRE) J L Dunlop 5 9 0 Dane O'Neill 8(8) 11511 Tam Lin Sir Michael Stoute 3 8 12 R L Moore 9(1) 86-4810 Kaylianni M R Channon 3 8 6 J Fanning
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#54
09-19-2006, 10:34 AM
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Nice when old favorites win..... Sleeping Indian over the weekend and Red Bloom today.....
http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/n...al_154938.html
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#55
09-19-2006, 10:55 AM
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Awwww, congrats to Xcellent!
His website..... http://www.xcellent.co.nz/ * * * From TT... Xcellent earns second straight New Zealand Horse of the Year title (no author listed) Xcellent was named New Zealand Horse Of The Year for the 2005-06 racing season, an honor he also earned the previous season. The four year old Pentire gelding also was named champion weight-for age performer, and champion stayer, 1700 meters (8.45 furlongs) and up. Xcellent won the Kelt Capital Stakes (NZ-G1), the Mudgway Fair Tax for Racing Stakes (NZ-G1) and the Darley Stakes (NZ-G1), and was a fast-finishing third to Makybe Diva in the 2005 Melbourne Cup (Aus-G1) despite suffering a serious injury in the last half-furlong. The awards were announced at a black tie dinner held at Ellerslie Racecourse, Auckland on September 8. Other major winners included: Zabeel, for the 11th consecutive year Dewar Stallion of the Year. This award is for the greatest progeny earnings accrued in New Zealand and overseas. Volksraad won the Grosvenor Stallion of the Year for the fifth year running, awarded for the greatest progeny earnings gained within New Zealand. Broodmare of the Year went to Flying Floozie, dam of international Group One winner Starcraft. Flying Floozie won the title for the third consecutive year. New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year went to Shikoba. Gee I Jane, winner of the Telegraph Handicap (NZ-G1), won champion sprinter/miler, 1,000-1,600 meters (4.97-7.97 furlongs). Jokers Wild, Ford Diamond Stakes (NZ-G1) and Ford Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes (NZ-G1) winner, champion two-year-old. Darci Brahma, New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas (NZ-G1) and Otaki-Maori Stakes (NZ-G1), Champion Three Year Old. Just The Man was named Champion Jumper, and Jonathan Riddell Jumps Jockey Of The year. Garry Chittick, Waikato, breeder of Group One winners Starcraft, Glamour Puss, Marju Snip, Legs and others, won Breeder of The Year and, for the second successive year, the Mercedes Award for Outstanding Contribution to Racing. Former Champion Jockey turned trainer Lance O'Sullivan was Newcomer To Training of the Year. Mark Walker won Trainer of The Year. Lisa Cropp was Jockey of the Year, and Kelly Myers Apprentice Jockey of the Year. Anne Browne and estate of the late Ken Browne were named Owner of the Year, and Dennis Ryan won the Media Award.—Delamere Usher
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#56
09-22-2006, 12:53 AM
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Does anyone know what ever happened to Poseidon Adventure?
Haven't heard his name in forever. He had that win in April or May and disappeared..... Thanks.
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#57
09-22-2006, 03:11 AM
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FLAT REVIEW - September 2006
The Ladbrokes St Leger was won in decisive style by the favourite SIXTIES ICON (rated 126), who emulated his sire and dam by winning a classic. Galileo (who was responsible for the first three home in the St Leger) and Love Divine won theirs at Epsom, whereas Sixties Icon's success was gained at York while Doncaster undergoes alterations. Sixties Icon has come on a fair amount since finishing seventh in the Derby on his third outing and he confirmed the impression he made when winning the BGC Stakes (Gordon) at Goodwood in August by beating THE LAST DROP (118) smoothly by two and a half lengths at York. A feature of his performance was the way he travelled through the race, enabling him to be confidently ridden. Looking behind him two furlongs out, Frankie Dettori clearly had those ahead of him covered, and once shaken up Sixties Icon duly sprinted clear in the final furlong, not needing to show his full superiority. It established the winner as among the best middle-distance three-year-olds of the season, and whether or not he goes for the Arc (he would have to be supplemented), or indeed his other stated option, the Woodbine International in Canada, in which European-trained horses have a good record, he's sure to be a force in top company next year. It was a first domestic classic for trainer Jeremy Noseda, who'd won the Irish 2000 Guineas earlier in the season with Araafa and is in charge of next year's 1000 Guineas favourite Sander Camillo.
Other notable performances at the rearranged Doncaster meeting were put up by IFFRAAJ (128), who didn't need to be at his best to win the GNER Park Stakes from Somnus, while SERGEANT CECIL (118) gained a second successive pattern-race victory when beating Alcazar by a length in the GNER Doncaster Cup, looking in control a fair way out, despite having gone more freely as the race went on, and asserting a furlong out. He probably now heads for the Prix du Cadran at Longchamp, but that's run over the trip which appeared to stretch him in the Gold Cup. The final Irish classic of the year, the Irish Field St Leger run at the Curragh, saw the favourite, the Gold Cup and Goodwood Cup winner YEATS (129) fail to land the odds, going down by half a length to the five-year-old mare KASTORIA (124), the pair ten lengths clear of last year's runner-up The Whistling Teal. Yeats took over the running around six furlongs out, but was never able to shake off Kastoria when ridden along in the straight and was headed inside the last. He'd been strongly supported in Australia for the Melbourne Cup, but that trip is now in doubt as he was reportedly a bit stiff the following day. Kastoria has been in good form this year, winning the Curragh Cup (narrowly from Collier Hill) and two listed races, but this represented a career high for her. Out of the first two only once in eleven races (in the Yorkshire Cup on soft ground), she could go for the Canadian International next month. Staying in Ireland, the previous weekend had seen a memorable clash in the Baileys Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown, with the Irish Derby winner DYLAN THOMAS (129) striking a blow for the three-year-olds over the five-year-old mares OUIJA BOARD (125) and ALEXANDER GOLDRUN (124) in a race that strangely failed to attract any four-year-olds. In the Juddmonte International at York Dylan Thomas had disappointed behind NOTNOWCATO (126), taking a good hold, but supplied with a pacemaker in Ace at Leopardstown, he fully confirmed his impressive classic win with another high-class success, though this one was much harder earned, leading briefly before Ouija Board went on in the straight, and then battling back on her inner to lead again near the line. He looks set to go for the Breeders' Cup Classic, a race in which the same connections' Giant's Causeway finished second (also at this year's venue Churchill Downs) in 2000. Ouija Board is proving to be a tough mare this campaign, as well as a most reliable one, running up to her best in another thrilling finish, being sent on by Jamie Spencer (her fifth different jockey in seven races this season) over a furlong out, but she couldn't contain the winner's rally close home, though she finished clear of Alexander Goldrun this time, having had just a short head to spare over that mare in the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood. Ouija Board could make a final appearance in Europe before a third crack at the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf in November. The other Group 1 that day was the Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes over a mile, and it featured a rematch between three of the first four home in the Coronation Stakes, though it was RED EVIE (124), who'd won in handicap company at the Royal meeting, who progressed again to remain unbeaten in seven races during the year. Held up as usual, she led a furlong out, but only just held on as the runner-up PEERESS (124) flashed home. The principals could well clash again in the Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket. The French authorities, having succeeded in developing a Breeders' Cup-style weekend in early October with six Group 1 races including the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, seem to be on their way to developing a whole card of Arc trials at Longchamp in September. In addition to the traditional Prix Foy, Vermeille and Niel the meeting now contains the Prix Gladiateur and the Prix du Petit Couvert, the last-named race being added for the first time this year. That three of the first four home in the Couvert were trained in Britain augurs well for the Prix de l'Abbaye itself, a race in which overseas raiders tend to dominate anyway, Britain having won eleven of the last fifteen runnings, with France successful in just two of the others. This year's Petit Couvert was won by MAJESTIC MISSILE (117), who returned to form, nailing the runner-up Peace Offering inside the final furlong. More will be needed of Majestic Missile if he is to complete the double in the Abbaye itself, a race in which he finished only ninth last year. The main trail for the Arc itself, the Prix Foy, saw a clash between three of the best horses in training, HURRICANE RUN (134), SHIROCCO (133) and PRIDE (125), the first two trained by Andre Fabre. With matters developing into a sprint, none of the protagonists were subjected to maximum assistance, despite a driving finish, and all three shaped well. Two necks separated them at the line with Shirocco getting the better of Hurricane Run as Pride ran on well in third. All should be in prime condition for the Arc itself, Hurricane Run having had the other two back in fourth and seventh respectively when winning last year. However, within their midst lies a dark unknown, at least in European terms, in the shape of DEEP IMPACT (135), who has won ten of his eleven starts in Japan, including all three this year by at least three and a half lengths. His jockey, Yutaka Take, has had mixed reviews when riding at Longchamp. He has two Prix de l'Abbaye victories under his belt, on Agnes World in 1999 and Imperial Beauty two years later, but received much criticism for his ride aboard White Muzzle when the pair were sixth to Carnegie in the 1994 Arc. Since then Take has ridden only once in the race, finishing third on Sagacity in 2001. Deep Impact's running style - he comes from well off the pace - could cause problems around Longchamp, with its 'false straight', but his form suggests he is more than good enough to win an average Arc, and he has claims of going one better than his compatriot El Condor Pasa, who was just touched off by Montjeu seven years ago. MANDESHA (120p), who gained one Group 1 success in the Prix d'Astarte over a mile at Deauville at the end of July, stepped up half a mile to secure a second win at the highest level in the Prix Vermeille, in which she comfortably beat a bunch of four-year-olds headed by Montare. Held up in touch, she quickened smartly without needing firm pressure to sweep past her rivals, winning eased down. She needs to be supplemented if running in the Arc, the alternative being a clash with Ouija Board and the triple Oaks winner Alexandrova in the Prix de l'Opera that would make for a terrific supporting race to the Arc itself. The other major trial, the Prix Niel, has a good record of providing the winner of the Arc in recent years, six colts in the last ten years completing the double, with Peintre Celebre (an unlucky second) and Bago (third) improving on their placings in the Niel to win their Arcs. Any decisive winner of the Prix Niel clearly deserves respect, and this year's victor RAIL LINK (121p) will go to post with plenty of support, though he'll need to find a fair amount of improvement on his bare form so far to trouble his elders. Very laid-back in the preliminaries, Rail Link livened up once in action, travelling powerfully in touch and finding enough when the time came to beat the Great Voltigeur winner YOUMZAIN (119) by half a length, with Derby runner-up Dragon Dancer, now looking flattered by his Epsom performance, back in fourth. Rail Link, who just stayed on as opposed to quickening, has come a long way in a short space of time and, whatever his fate in the Arc, looks the type to make a better four-year-old.
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09-22-2006, 03:13 AM
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The much improved REVERENCE (125) joined Ouija Board, Les Arcs and Alexandrova as dual winners of British Group 1s when capturing the VC Bet Nunthorpe Stakes at York and the Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock within ten days, both races being run on soft ground. At York he beat AMADEUS WOLF (118) by two lengths, really putting his stamp on matters entering the final furlong; at Haydock, Amadeus Wolf wasn't beaten quite so far, but this time QUITO (122) separated the pair, going down by only a neck after Reverence had opened up a gap of two lengths a furlong out. In terms of pure form, this was a little shy of what he achieved in the Nunthorpe, appearing to underline that he's at least as effective at five furlongs as six, and with that in mind he's clearly going to be a leading contender for the Prix de l'Abbaye. Another notable Group 1 double was achieved by LIBRETTIST (124+), who became the first since Spinning World in 1997 to win both of France's major mid-season mile races, the Prix Jacques le Marois and the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp. More detail can be found in the preview of the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.
The two-year-old scene has really started to take shape of late, with performances from two colts that take them to the top of the rankings. TEOFILO (120p) was hailed as the best colt his trainer Jim Bolger has trained after he'd got the better of Eagle Mountain by a head in the Galileo EBF Futurity Stakes at the Curragh, and he went some way to justifying that claim when turning over the odds-on HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR (114) in the Laing O'Rourke National Stakes on the same course three weeks later, and now leads the ante-post markets for next year's 2000 Guineas and Derby. Given a good lead by his stable-companion who was in as a pacemaker, Teofilo readily gathered him in with a quick change of pace, running on far too strongly for the favourite inside the final 1f. Potentially a high-class prospect, certainly for 2007, he may still run again this year, with the Dewhurst Stakes or the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere as options. The Philippe Demercastel-trained SPIRIT ONE (117p) put up his second wide-margin success in a row when winning the Prix des Chenes at Longchamp, having taken a listed race at Deauville in August by eight lengths. While that Deauville win looked dubious at the time _ his rivals appeared guilty of giving him too much rope _ there was no doubting his ability this time, even though the official winning margin of six lengths over San Domenico flatters him somewhat (it looked nearer five). Bowling along in front again, he then lengthened in good style to pull away when shaken up in the straight. Proven on soft ground, he'll have good claims of following up in the Criterium International at Saint-Cloud, as the last four winners of the Chenes, Dalakhani, Bago, Helios Quercus and Carlotamix, all did. Along with the unbeaten VISIONARIO (currently 110p after his win in the Group 3 Prix La Rochette), the French have a couple of very smart prospects for next season.
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09-22-2006, 05:11 AM
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During the summer months Ballydoyle sell off a lot of their horses privately. Not sure if Poseidon Adventure was sold or not.
Septimus is another that has not run since the Derby and looks like will not run anytime soon. Anyone know what happened to him ?
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