Ryan Moore is back in action at Ascot on Saturday with the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes the big race of the day.Source
Month: July 2024
Apprentice Elliott Wins Regret Stakes on 34-1 Reclusive
It didn’t take 18-year-old apprentice Chris Elliott long to win a stakes race—the first of his career—since moving his tack from Lone Star Park to Monmouth Park last week. He guided Reclusive to upset the July 26 Regret Stakes at Monmouth Park. Source
Grade 1 Winner Timberlake to Target Jerkens
Elliott Walden, CEO, president, and racing manager of WinStar Farm, said grade 1 winner Timberlake will be pointed to the seven-furlong H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (G1) on the Aug. 24 Travers Stakes (G1) undercard at Saratoga Race Course. Source
TRF Announces Stallions for Second Chances Auction
This exclusive online auction features authentic halters from four legendary stallions: Uncle Mo, Tapit, Into Mischief, and Gun Runner. It runs from July 27-Aug. 3 at 8:30 p.m. ET. Source
World Record Blazes to Victory in Spa’s Amsterdam
The speedy World Record may not have matched his name, but he surely lived up to the expectations of his connections in notching his initial graded stakes win. Source
International Gold Cup Adds Grade 1 Race to NSA Circuit
The Virginia Gold Cup Association revealed plans for its second new grade 1 race of the year, to be run as part of the $410,000 card at the International Gold Cup races taking place at Great Meadow in The Plains, Va., Oct. 26. Source
Preakness Winner Rombauer to Shuttle to Chile
The stallion will stand at Haras Porta Pia in Chile. The 6-year-old son of Twirling Candy stood his first Northern Hemisphere season this year for an advertised fee of $6,000 at War Horse Place in Kentucky. Source
MLB’s Werth Experiences Haskell Stakes in ABR Video
Jayson Werth enjoyed a 15-year career in major league baseball. Such an experience would seem difficult to top, but Werth says he has found something to match those baseball highlights: being one of the owners of dual grade 1 winner Dornoch. Source
Mandatory Payout for Prairie Meadows Jackpot Pick 5
Prairie Meadows Racetrack in Altoona, Iowa, will hold a mandatory payout of the Pick 5 jackpot July 29. Source
Motion Mulls Options for Trikari, The Grey Wizard
Graham Motion has two potential targets in mind for grade 1 winner Trikari while his other trainee The Grey Wizard prepares for a fall campaign potentially ending in the Melbourne Cup (G1). Source