Manduro, the world champion racehorse of 2007 hailed by Andre Fabre as the best he ever trained, has died at 18. Source
Month: June 2020
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale Generates Strong Interest
The barn area at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium was bustling with activity June 28 as buyers went about the process of inspecting horses that will be offered during the June 29-30 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale. Source
Collmus to Announce for Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale
Longtime race caller will try his hand at sales for the first time Source
Family Fortunes! Paul and Oliver Cole looking to recapture Epsom Derby glory with Highland Chief
Oliver Cole can claim a minor role in the story of the brilliant 1991 Derby winner Generous, but if Highland Chief wins at Epsom on Saturday, he will have played a major part.Source
Way To Paris Wins First Group 1 at Saint-Cloud
Of all the surprises that this strange flat season has produced so far, the idea that a 7-year-old “stayer” would be sent off favorite for the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (G1) might take pretty high rank. Source
O’Brien Star Magical Demolishes Pretty Polly Field
Her opposition might not have been of the caliber she is accustomed to, but the manner in which Magical obliterated her rivals in the Pretty Polly Stakes (G1) felt like a physical manifestation of the rationale behind her return to training. Source
Kirkwood Ready for Resumption of Juvenile Auctions
Kip Elser is very much looking forward to finally having the opportunity to offer horses to the public at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale that gets underway June 29 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium. Source
Precautionary Quarantine of Belmont Park Barn Lifted
A precautionary quarantine due to a suspected case of EHV-1 placed on a Belmont Park barn has been removed by officials at the New York Racing Association and New York State Gaming Commission after test results for a horse came back negative. Source
Tom’s d’Etat, Midnight Bisou to Head to Saratoga
Tom’s d’Etat and Midnight Bisou both exited their Churchill Downs tests in good shape and will now head to Saratoga Race Course in the coming days. Source