#UK RACING: Watch Sonnyboyliston win the Irish St Leger
Ebor hero Sonnyboyliston claimed Classic glory in the Comer Group International Irish St Leger. Just over three weeks on from his lucrative handicap success at York, Johnny Murtagh’s charge stepped up to Group One level for the first time under Ben Coen. With Amhran Na Bhfiann and Colin Keane setting a searching gallop from flag-fall, very few threatened to […]
#UK RACING: Watch Teona defeat top rated Snowfall in France
Teona shocked Snowfall as she pulled off an unexpected victory in the Group One Prix Vermeille at ParisLongchamp. Roger Varian's Teona had finished 28 lengths behind runaway Oaks heroine Snowfall when only 10th to her at Epsom back in June. But she turned the Classic form round emphatically to gain her revenge - as 2-9 favourite Snowfall - who had […]
#US RACING: Bob Baffert out of ‘Road to Kentucky Derby’ series
The official “Road to the Kentucky Derby” will begin Sept. 18, as Churchill Downs stages the US$300,000 Iroquois (G3) for 2-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles on opening weekend of its 12-day September meet. The “Road to the Kentucky Derby,” a series of select races that award a sliding scale of points to the top four […]
EASY TO WATCH REPLAYS FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2021
FIRST RACE Winner Strikinglygorgeous JOCKEY Tevin Foster TRAINER Ray Phillips DISTANCE 5 ½ furlongs – 1100 metres MARGINS 5 ½ by 1 ¾ SPLITS 24.3 x 49.4 FINAL TIME 1:09.2 SECOND RACE Winner She’s A Mistake JOCKEY Oneil Mullings TRAINER Adin Williams DISTANCE 5 ½ furlongs – 1100 metres MARGINS 5 by 1 ¼ SPLITS […]
THE QUICK GALLOPER’S – race day notes (Sat, Sept 11, 2021)
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Another millionaire was made after successfully capturing the Ketch-9 exotic wager. The payout to this one punter was $2,191,125. THE QUICK GALLOPER congratulates this lone punter for spotting all nine winners. THE TWO-YEAR-OLDS Four two-year-old races are now complete with trainer Jason DaCosta leading the pack with two winners; Silent Mission and […]
WEEKEND GALLOPS/EXERCISE to note
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 HORSE EQUIP. WORK DIST. TIME ADORE BRILLIANCE - Cantered/Strode - Round 5.5F 1:09.3 AXLE ROD - Cantered/Galloped 6F 1:21.4 BALA GRIS - Cantered/ Paced 6F 1:27.3 BIG JULE - Trotted BILLY WHIZZ - Cantered (WP) BOLD SAMI BT Cantered/Galloped - Round 3F 0:36.3 BUGATTI - Cantered (WP) CALCULUS & Cantered (WP) […]