SILENT MISSION IS IMPROVING – TRAINER JASON DACOSTA
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Despite Silent Mission’s 19-1 upset win in the $1.09-million RonRon Trophy on Sunday, September 24, trainer Jason DaCosta said that he never ruled out the chances of his bay filly in the six-furlong (1,200m) contest. “She [Silent Mission] just won last week, and we ran her back fairly quickly as she is […]
THE ARC: 'RELIEF' AND 'ELATION' - WHAT WINNING THE ARC DE TRIOMPHE MEANS
PARIS, France - German raider Torquator Tasso will bid to become the eighth horse to retain their Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe crown at Longchamp on Sunday. Winning what is widely regarded as Europe's greatest race has become an obsession for the Japanese and they will have a record four entries this year. What is […]
THE ARC: JAPANESE QUARTET BID TO LAND RACING’S ‘HOLY GRAIL'
PARIS, France - A record four Japanese horses will line up for Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with one of the quartet's jockeys Christophe Lemaire saying Japan winning the race widely regarded as the greatest in Europe would be the "Holy Grail". The 43-year-old Frenchman, who has been crowned Japan's champion jockey on multiple […]