Royal Ascot: Palace Pier, Oxted, Poetic Flare kick off Group 1 action
The 2021 Royal Ascot meeting in England opened with a bang on Tuesday as Palace Pier, Oxted, and Poetic Flare posted Group 1 wins. […]
Frankie Dettori
Lord North holds sway in Dubai Turf
Lord North performed up to his status as the 8-5 favorite, and highest-rated runner, with a sparkling rally in Saturday’s $4 million Dubai Turf (G1) at Meydan. Cutting back to about 1 1/8 miles for […]
Lord Glitters gets up late in Jebel Hatta
Godolphin captured two of three turf stakes on “Super Saturday” at Meydan. It took a top effort from a bona fide Group 1 European in Lord Glitters to prevent an all-blue sweep of the course-and-distance […]
Enable’s highlight reel: Three King Georges, two Arcs, a Breeders’ Cup
With Monday’s official announcement that Juddmonte’s great mare Enable has been retired, we’ll pay tribute by compiling a highlight reel. But the John Gosden trainee won so many Group 1s – 11 in all – […]
Galileo Chrome gleams in St Leger; Chindit takes vintage Champagne
Young trainer Joseph O’Brien and jockey Tom Marquand added another line to their burgeoning resumes when Galileo Chrome thrust his neck in front in Saturday’s St Leger (G1) at Doncaster. The streaking son of Australia, […]
Enable stretches clear in September Stakes Arc prep
Supermare Enable enjoyed a stroll in the park – Kempton Park – Saturday in preparation for her fourth appearance in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1). The overwhelming odds-on favorite against five overmatched rivals […]
Ward’s Campanelle has Breeders’ Cup ambitions after capturing Prix Morny
Dubbed “la star Americaine” by French racing network Equidia going into Sunday’s Prix Morny (G1), the Wesley Ward-trained Campanelle lived up to that label at Deauville. The Stonestreet Stables runner readily extended her record to […]
Palace Pier stays perfect in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Prix Jacques le Marois
Sunday’s Prix Jacques le Marois (G1) at Deauville served up the stiffest test so far for unbeaten sophomore Palace Pier, but the John Gosden colt justified favoritism in this “Win and You’re In” for the […]
Enable much the best in unprecedented third King George triumph
As Enable cruised to the fore with jockey Frankie Dettori taking a theatrical glance behind, there was no doubt that the supermare was well on her way to an unprecedented third victory in Saturday’s King […]
Ghaiyyath topples Enable in Eclipse
In the form of his life at present, Godolphin’s Ghaiyyath proved too strong for a returning Enable to catch in Sunday’s Eclipse Stakes (G1) at Sandown. The Charlie Appleby trainee dictated terms on the front […]