-
The Luca Cumani-trained Start Right will miss the Totesport Mile at the forthcoming Glorious Goodwood fixture having been sold to join the Makhtoum family's massive string in the Arabian Gulf where he will be prepared for a winter campaign at the Dubai Festival. Start Right becomes the second horse in recent months to be sold by owner Leonidas Marinopoulos to the ruling family of Dubai, following their purchase of Alkimos, runner-up to Pisco Sour in the Group 3 Tercentary Stakes at Royal Ascot...
-
Racing can be a very transient game at times and it would not surprise if most readers have already forgotten one of last season's top juveniles Temple Meads who has disappeared for the radar this term and has yet to make a racecourse appearance as a three-year-old, writes Elliot Slater. The Ed McMahon-trained colt ended last term with a rating of 113 after enjoying a tremendous juvenile campaign that saw him land the valuable Weatherbys Super Sprint at Newbury last July. This result followed...
-
Sir Henry Cecil has all but confirmed that plans to run his outstanding colt Frankel in the Juddmonte International Stakes at York in mid-August have been shelved in favour of taking on the mighty Canford Cliffs at Glorious Goodwood in the Group 1 Qipco Sussex Stakes, the clash that so many racing fans have been eagerly clamouring to see. The 'battle of the generations' would pit the unbeaten Frankel, a winner of all seven career starts including the Dewhurst Stakes, 2000 Guineas, and most...
-
Richard Hannon looks to have another smart juvenile on his hands after Lilbourne Lad got the better of a tremendous tussle with Hard As Nails to land the Group 2 Dubai Duty Free Railway Stakes at the Curragh and in the process threw down a marker for next year’s 2000 Guineas. Never far from the pace under Richard Hughes, Lilbourne Lad (9/4) joined issue just inside the two furlong from home marker as locally trained Tough As Nails (the 15/8f) lived up to his name, refusing to give in...
-
Royal Ascot day 2 'So You Think' ran second yesterday at Royal Ascot in the group one Prince of Wales Stakes. A run that puts his Prix De L’Arc De Triomphe run in some doubt given that he failed to dispatch his rivals today.Sent out a prohibitive $1.35 favourite in a small field, So You Think had the run of the 2000 metre race, settling third, enabling one time English Derby favourite, but now pacemaker, Jan Vemeer, to set a high tempo.Entering the long, 600 metre straight, the ex-Australian...
-
Australian sprinter Star Witness lost the Group 1 King Stand Stakes in England overnight by half a length, but lost no admirers with a sensational finishing burst after missing the start by a length and a half. The prestigious race, won four times by other Australian horses, was taken out by journeyman English horse Prohibit, trained by Robert Cowell. With nine different countries represented it was fitting that the first four came from all parts of the globe with a South African third and Hong...
-
Kentucky 2011, here we go!!! How can you pick a winner from this mess? Well, Tony Gold can! After months of false favourites and potential superstars 20 horse's are lining up in the 2011 Kentucky Derby. Only one will win. Lets get back to basics... Uncle Mo has no chance of even being in the finish....save you money. He would be flat out running the distance fit and well. He is neither fit or well! Tony Gold gives you winners and is giving you one in...
-
Below are a few great tips to sink your teeth in for this wekeends Ascot meet. Race 1 #4 Give me wings #2 Manilla I Scream #1 Simply Adorable Race 2 #4 Leanonus #7Sacred Crown #8 Dane Commodore Race 3 #5 Need Luck^ #2Steel the empire #4 Lena's Fury Race 4 #8 Comparison or #9 Like Wildfire (slightly leaning towards #9) Race 5 #2 Lucky Gray #1 Playing God #8 Walk by my side Race 6 #9 Foo Foo The Snoo* #4 Pure Adrenalin #2 Riobresa Race 7 #7 Private Dance or #13 Fav Star #1 Motion Pictures Race 8...
31
313
-
Gday All, Good meeting at the crayfish coast tomorrow in which will no doubt be scorching heat! Race 7 is the main event, with two contenders for Horse of the Year locking horns for the first time in my horse Bali Cruiser and Bonding. My tips as followed are all good e/w bets Race 2 #12 Broccarino Race 3 #2 CatchPhrase Race 6 #6 Leica Doctor Race 7 #5 Bali Cruiser Race 8 #8 Power Striker Good luck and happy punting.
51
270
-
Hi Guys, Only two selections for me tomorrow as I'm still away at work and don't have a great ammount of time to study the whole card, but I found two standouts. Race 5 #3 Zeta Bay- Good E/W bet Race 7 #2 Army Miss- Should win If you clean up on them two, have a little each way on Alls Good in race8 of the day Cheers guys and good luck
