While his retirement last month will prevent Kyprios from pursuing a third Gold Cup (G1) victory, his trainer, Aidan O’Brien, is not empty-handed ahead of this year’s edition of one of the world’s most important races for stayers. O’Brien will send out the expected favorite in Illinois in the about 2 1/2-mile test that has attracted…
Catalina Delcarpio has looked every inch a burgeoning star for trainer Paddy Twomey, and she disputes favoritism with Andrew Balding’s Musidora Stakes (G3) runner-up Serenity Prayer in the 1 1/2-mile Ribblesdale Stakes (G2) at Royal Ascot. They seem the right pair to focus on with Aidan O’Brien and John and Thady Gosden’s six runners forming a weaker…
Patience is often in short supply in a high-pressure industry with big spending and even bigger expectations, but those behind the hugely progressive Ombudsman were handsomely rewarded for theirs when he produced a blistering turn of foot to power clear of Anmaat in the June 18 Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1) at Royal Ascot. William…
It seems counterintuitive that, with speed and precocity being so en vogue in the breeding industry, the juvenile races at Royal Ascot are harder than ever to call. The June 19 Norfolk Stakes (G2) embodies that. In its first nine years as a group 2, the winners returned 11-4, 2-1, 11-4, 10-1, 16-1, 6-1, 4-1,…
Patience is often in short supply in a high-pressure industry with big spending and even bigger expectations, but those behind the hugely progressive Ombudsman were handsomely rewarded for theirs when he produced a blistering turn of foot to power clear of Anmaat in the June 18 Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1) at Royal Ascot. William…
Triple Crown race alumni Clever Again and Chunk of Gold will bump heads in a chance at redemption in the $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown. Clever Again, a $500,000 yearling owned by Winchell Thoroughbreds in conjunction with the Coolmore partners, was exceptional in his two victories prior to the Preakness. The son of American…
The National Thoroughbred League continued its record-breaking 2025 campaign with the June 15 Philadelphia Cup at Parx Racing, drawing more than 6,000 fans, an NTL record, and generating a $1.55 million handle, which is a 65% increase over last year’s card at Parx. The event, hosted by the Philadelphia Stallions, co-owned by local icon Julius “Dr….
True Love gave Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore a second 2-year-old winner of the week at Royal Ascot with an authoritative performance in the June 18 Queen Mary Stakes (G2). Second to subsequent Coventry Stakes (G2) winner Gstaad on her previous outing, True Love asserted in the closing stages, having been taken off her feet…
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club has announced significant changes to its executive leadership team: the appointment of a new chief financial officer; the promotion of Ann Hall to executive vice president, chief operating officer, and the promotion of Lynn Wright to executive vice president, chief accounting officer. The track’s new CFO will be the seasoned financial…
The 2025 Godolphin Flying Start graduation ceremony took place in the Cape Cross Centre at Kildangan Stud in Ireland on the afternoon of Friday, June 13th. Invited guests included the parents of the graduating class, Godolphin management and University College Dublin Michael Smurfit Business School representatives who have supported the Flying Start trainees throughout their…
