It’s possible that trainer Christophe Clement could have three starters in the June 7 $1 million Manhattan Stakes (G1T) at Saratoga Race Course: Deterministic , Carson’s Run , and Far Bridge . “Let’s train them and see where we go.” Clement said. “It’s a good problem to have.” Far Bridge, b, 5/h English Channel — Fitpitcher, by Kitten’s…
Newmarket has been and gone, and the Curragh is still to come, but it is the turn of Longchamp to provide the next chapter of the European classic season May 11, starting with the Poule d’Essai des Poulains (French Two Thousand Guineas, G1). Ruling Court and Desert Flower ensured last weekend ended in Godolphin dominance,…
Zarigana will start an overwhelming favorite for the first French fillies’ classic, the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (French One Thousand Guineas, G1) May 11, although some might argue her price is hard to justify based on her last two starts. Deep ground and a wide trip cost her a narrow defeat to stablemate Vertical Blue …
Two leading contenders for the May 17 Preakness Stakes (G1), River Thames and Gosger , recorded breezes May 10 for the upcoming $2 million race at Pimlico Race Course, and another leading 3-year-old, Sandman , joined the prospective lineup. The addition of Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Sandman to the Preakness, the second leg of the Triple Crown,…
Bill Mott once was asked by a nosy reporter to name the toughest thing about training Thoroughbred racehorses. Mott answered in a flash: “Saying no.” And there you have it. It wasn’t easy, but when Mott said no to the Preakness Stakes (G1) for Godolphin’s Sovereignty , Sheikh Mohammed’s glorious first winner of the Kentucky Derby…
In a ruling issued May 9, jockey Junior Alvarado was fined $62,000 and suspended two racing days for violating riding crop rules in riding Sovereignty to victory in the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs. Kentucky stewards determined Alvarado struck Sovereignty eight times during the Derby, above the six-strike limit to a horse’s hindquarters…
The foot issue that prevented Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) winner Rodriguez from running in the Kentucky Derby (G1) has also removed him from the May 17 Preakness Stakes (G1), but his connections have another colt in mind for the second leg of the Triple Crown—undefeated Goal Oriented . Trainer Bob Baffert told Daily Racing Form that…
Former trainer Kathy Walsh died in her sleep May 8 in Chico, Calif., where she had resided for the past 2 1/2 years. She was 85. In a training career that began in 1970, Walsh won 1,231 races and banked $19,372,724 in purse earnings, according to Equibase statistics. Her final starter came Oct. 3, 2021,…
A host of major players spent the afternoon of May 9 plotting their next move ahead of the May 10 Arqana Breeze Up Sale. Godolphin’s buying team were out in force, with Anthony Stroud and David Loder joined by Charlie Appleby, while a sizeable delegation from Coolmore included M.V. Magnier and Paul Shanahan. Amo Racing…
Sara Elbadwi & Paul Verderosa look ahead at the Peter Pan Stakes and the Man O’ War Stakes at the Belmont at the Big A. Source link
