Green Triangle was cruising to victory in the 5:20 at Killarney before disaster struck for the Joseph O’Brien-trained colt approaching the line. Source
Month: July 2024
Lucky Girl Tops Inaugural Inglis Digital USA Sale
Lucky Girl led the way for the July sale, going to Australia’s Kia Ora Stud, for $235,000. The returns July 17 saw a gross of $456,259, with an average sale price of $20,739. Source
Lucky Girl Tops Inglis Digital USA July Sale
Lucky Girl led the way for the July sale, going to Australia’s Kia Ora Stud, for $235,000. The returns July 17 saw a gross of $456,259, with an average sale price of $20,739. Source
Raging Sea Finds Easier Task in Small Shuvee Field
The field may be small in the $200,000 Shuvee Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course July 21, but the five fillies and mares entered have an opportunity to pick up a credential-boosting win. Source
Formful Highland Falls Takes On Tapit Trice in Monmouth
Godolphin’s late-blooming Highland Falls, a son of Curlin who didn’t find his best stride until age 4, takes his show on the road once more when he headlines the $400,000 Monmouth Cup Stakes (G3) on the July 20 Haskell Stakes (G1) undercard. Source
Voting Opens for Retired N.Y. Racehorse of the Year
Voted on by the fans, the first-ever Down Broadway Retired Racehorse of the Year Award will be presented on New York Thoroughbred Aftercare Day at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 15. Casting a ballot will be open to the public from July 17-Aug. 8. Source
PA Trainer Taylor’s Suspension Increased to Eight Years
Trainer Joe Taylor, who appealed the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit’s six-year suspension and $50,000 fine after two of his runners tested positive for banned substances, has received stiffer penalties from an arbitrator. Source
Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Thursday, July 18
Mail Sport’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Thursday’s meetings at Epsom, Hamilton, Leicester, Worcester, and Chepstow.Source
Horse racing’s answer to Drive to Survive hits the screens! ‘Champions: Full Gallop’ is a ‘fully open book’ about the sport, claims Paul Nicholls… so will YOU be watching?
Episode one of Champions: Full Gallop will be broadcast at 9pm on Friday night on ITV1 – it was premiered at BAFTA with Nicholls’s stable jockey Harry Cobden getting rave reviews.Source
Dornoch, Mindframe May Meet Again in Monmouth’s Haskell
When Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Mindframe finished second in the June 8 Belmont Stakes (G1), co-owner Mike Repole said he was happy that that his friend, Randy Hill, owned a share of the victorious Dornoch. Source