Top 5 international stories of 2018
How to sum up an action-packed year on the international scene with an abundance of memorable developments? A “Top 5” retrospective can try to hit the highlights, but not all. Among those left on the […]
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Roaring Lion leads Gosden dominance at Cartier Awards
John Gosden-trained horses dominated the 2018 Cartier Awards, the winners of which were announced Tuesday night in London. Leading the way was Roaring Lion, who won Horse of the Year honors as well as for […]
2018 Cartier Racing Awards nominations released
The nominations for the 28th annual Cartier Racing Awards were unveiled on Sunday. Horses trained by John Gosden in Newmarket have gained the Cartier Horse of the Year Award three times in the last four […]
Breeders’ Cup implications from Irish Champions Weekend go beyond WAYI races
While discussion of the fallout from Irish Champions Weekend centers upon the five Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” events, other races at Leopardstown and the Curragh turned up clues for the first weekend in […]
Five Breeders’ Cup tickets on line during Irish Champions Weekend
North American racing fans have plenty to look forward to this weekend, between the kickoff of the 2018-19 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) points races at Churchill Downs and the Woodbine Mile (G1) […]
Remembering Breeders’ Cup Mile diva Miesque
The rise of Alpha Centauri as Europe’s premier Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) contender evokes memories of Hall of Famer Miesque – not just because she’s another Niarchos homebred three-year-old filly. Alpha Centauri is a direct […]
Alpha Centauri stars in Prix Jacques le Marois, WAYI for Breeders’ Cup Mile
Thirty-one years after Miesque defeated older males in the Prix Jacques le Marois (G1) en route to her first Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) crown, her great-granddaughter Alpha Centauri emulated her success in the Deauville feature, […]
Alpha Centauri sets course record with Coronation romp
Niarchos Family’s homebred ALPHA CENTAURI gave trainer Jessica Harrington her first win at Royal Ascot when romping home an easy six-length winner of the Coronation Stakes (Eng-G1) on Friday, the penultimate day of the 2018 […]
Royal Ascot: Gidu goes for Commonwealth Cup; summit of Guineas winners in Coronation
Friday’s Group 1 features at Royal Ascot are coming up intensely competitive affairs worthy of the grade. Both shine the spotlight on three-year-old divisions, the Commonwealth Cup (G1) for sophomore sprinters preceding the Coronation (G1) […]
Caravaggio, Happily secure Breeders’ Cup tickets at the Curragh
After sustaining the first two losses of his career, Coolmore’s Caravaggio restored his luster in Sunday’s Flying Five (G2) and booked his spot in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Del Mar. One of […]