William Buick on Rattle N Roll & Believing – Video –
Jockey William Buick got a feel for Rattle N Roll ahead of the Dubai World Cup (G1) and discusses his mount Believing in the Al Quoz Sprint (G1T). Video courtesy Dubai Racing Club.
Jockey William Buick got a feel for Rattle N Roll ahead of the Dubai World Cup (G1) and discusses his mount Believing in the Al Quoz Sprint (G1T). Video courtesy Dubai Racing Club.
Trainer Wesley Ward, acting as agent for an undisclosed client, contributed to a red-hot weanling market Nov. 4 at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale when he went to $1.25 million for Hip 82, a Curlin half sister to Derby City Distaff Stakes (G1) winner Kopion . Bred in Kentucky by Tall Oaks Farm and The Curlin Syndicate, Hip…
Journalism and Citizen Bull , the top two on many lists for this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1), are scheduled to meet in the 1 1/8-mile Santa Anita Derby (G1) April 5. The race has been a reliable indication of ability in the Run for the Roses, as 14 horses in the last half-century have come out of…
Suman Hedge splashed the cash at the rescheduled Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale March 24, spending a combined AU$467,000 on six yearlings including the sale’s only Capitalist colt, who topped the opening day when he fetched AU$150,000 (US$94,079, US$1=AU$0.63). Having procured the colt from boutique family-run operation KBL Thoroughbreds, Hedge following up with…
Trade has been bold and bright at the first British sales of the European breeze-up season. Spending at the Tattersalls Craven reached unprecedented heights, with turnover reaching 18,804,000gns (US$26,137,560 ,1 guinea=US$1.39) and the average 158,017gns (US$219,644), both personal bests for the Newmarket auction. The Craven market was headed by two seven-figure lots; the 1,750,000gns (US$2,432,500) Havana…
Join hosts Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins for the 22nd episode of BloodHorse Monday, your weekly dose of Thoroughbred racing analysis and insights! In this action-packed installment: We remember legendary Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas after his death June 28. We recap the June 28 Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) won by Mindframe and…
Fifteen horses put in their final serious moves Oct. 26 ahead of the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar, including Preakness (G1) and Haskell Stakes (G1) winner Journalism . Journalism, a 3-year-old son of Curlin , breezed 5 furlongs in 1:01 2/5 at Del Mar, working in company with stablemate Legitimate under his new jockey Jose…