For the last several years, two of trainer Brad Cox’s three sons, Bryson and Blake, have been a pivotal role in his stable’s operation. Bryson will now become a jockey agent to veteran rider Chris Landeros. Source
Month: September 2022
O’Brien Seeks First Prix du Cadran Win With Kyprios
Kyprios bids to succeed where the mighty Yeats failed three times, and Moyglare and Coolmore’s beautifully bred 4-year-old arrives here on the crest of a wave, having gone unbeaten in five starts this season. Source
Soumillon Receives Two-Month Ban for Elbowing Ryan
Christophe Soumillon has been banned for two months after an extraordinary and controversial incident in which he elbowed fellow jockey Rossa Ryan out of the saddle during a race at Saint-Cloud. Source
Saffron Beach, Homeless Songs Vie in Sun Chariot
The second- and fourth-place finishers of the Coolmore America Justify Matron Stakes (G1) meet again in the mile Royal Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (G1) for fillies and mares. Source
Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe: Torquator Tasso seeks second win under Frankie Dettori
Last year’s shock Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Torquator Tasso will go for a repeat victory in Europe’s richest race at ParisLongchamp on Sunday. Source
Round 3 for Tizamagician, Heywoods Beach in Tokyo City
The two 5-year-olds face off for a third time after beating each other in 1 1/2-mile stakes on the West Coast. Source
Speed Boat Beach to Turf for Stakes Debut in Speakeasy
Speed Boat Beach, a lightning-quick son of 2014 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner Bayern, need only replicate his sensational first-out maiden win on dirt to dominate the Speakeasy Stakes at five furlongs on the turf Oct. 2 at Santa Anita Park. Source
Soumillon Banned for Two Months After Elbowing Ryan
Christophe Soumillon has been banned for two months after an extraordinary and controversial incident in which he elbowed fellow jockey Rossa Ryan out of the saddle during a race at Saint-Cloud. Source
Ce Ce Returns for More in Chillingworth
Bo Hirsch’s champion Ce Ce, who won the 2021 Chillingworth Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park before her victory last fall in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) at Del Mar, aims to repeat history Oct. 2. Source
Baffert, Owners Look for More ‘Memories’ in Zenyatta
Owners Mike Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman and trainer Bob Baffert look to continue their stakes success from the summer into the fall with Midnight Memories in the Oct. 2 Zenyatta Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park. Source