#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 […]
#UK RACING: Watch Hurricane Lane win the St Leger
The Charlie Appleby-trained Hurricane Lane put aside any stamina fears with a clear-cut victory in the Cazoo St Leger at Doncaster. The odds-on favourite travelled sweetly for William Buick in mid-pack as Hollie Doyle took them along on Interpretation, before cruising to the front a couple of furlongs out. He quickened in great style in […]
#UK RACING: Watch St Mark’s Basilica win the Irish Champion Stakes
St Mark’s Basilica landed the odds in a pulsating renewal of the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown. Having his first race since winning the Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown 10 weeks ago, St Mark’s Basilica (5-6 favourite) showed his trademark brilliance to overcome two Group One winners in Tarnawa and Poetic Flare in an absorbing tactical affair for the mile-and-a-quarter showpiece. Aidan O’Brien’s […]
Gulfstream Park Replay Show | September 9, 2021
#US RACING: Jockey Jose Ortiz test positive for COVID-19
Jockey Jose Ortiz has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss his scheduled mounts at Kentucky Downs. His agent, Jimmy Riccio, told Horse Racing Nation Wednesday that Ortiz "tested positive for it yesterday. And he's feeling good, but he's off the rest of the week." Marty McGee of the Daily Racing Form first reported the news in a social […]
#UK RACING: Trainer Jessica Harrington fined for wrong horse mix-up
Jessica Harrington has been fined €2,000 for the mix-up which saw the wrong horse land a two-year-old maiden at the Galway Festival. Alizarine appeared to have run out an impressive winner of the Colm Quinn BMW Irish EBF Fillies Maiden on her racecourse bow on July 27, but it later transpired that the three-year-old Aurora Princess had mistakenly […]
Gulfstream Park Replay Show | September 5, 2021
#US RACING: Watch None Above The Law win the Del Mar Derby
None Above The Law and Joe Bravo found a seam along the rail in the final furlong and surged to victory in the US$250,000 Del Mar Derby (G2) on Saturday. Dispatched at 8-1, None Above The Law raced in mid-pack while saving ground as Hockey Dad and Crew Dragon led the 13 sophomores for their 1 […]