Posted by Cliff at Jun 30th, 2008 in Irish Racing
Aidan O’Brien has created history by becoming the first trainer to win the Irish Derby for three consecutive years with Frozen Fire making a surprise win at the Curragh on Sunday.
Aiden O’Brien is really shocked and happy with the win after winning the Dylan Thomas in 2006 and the Soldier of Fortune last year. He […]
Posted by Cliff at Jun 28th, 2008 in Betting Advice
The 125th running of the Northumberland Plate will be witnessed today at Newcastle. This is a 2 mile handicap where Bukut Tinggi is heading in is betting at 6/1 with both VC Bet and Betterbet.
The close second favorites to this race are Highland Legacy and Art Bleu which are both standing at 13/2 and 15/2 […]
Posted by Cliff at Jun 27th, 2008 in Racing News
The champion sprinter Takeover Target’s three time British campaign comes to an end with its trainer Joe Janiak stating that his stead would return to Australia to nurse a suspensory ligament tear.
However Janiak states that this injury does not mark the end of Takeover’s career, and that it would race again once treated. He states […]
Posted by Cliff at Jun 25th, 2008 in Royal Ascot
With the teaming up of trainer Aidan O’Brien and jockey Johnny Murtagh, the pair have managed to win two races today, to make their total number of wins at the Royal Ascot rise to six.
The first win by Murtagh was when he rode Macarthur to win the Hardwicke Stakes, and the second win was at […]
Posted by Cliff at Jun 23rd, 2008 in Royal Ascot
Kingsgate Native, with rider Seb Sanders won the six-furlong long Jubilee Stakes on the final day of Royal Ascot while Queen Elizabeth II made her first victory after nine years at the horse racing meet.
Kingsgate Native won over War Artist while Sir Gerry came in third. It was at the last leg of the race, […]
Posted by Cliff at Jun 21st, 2008 in Overseas Racing, Racing News
It was the impressive win Curlin had in Saturday’s Stephen Foster Handicap that was held in Churchill Downs that made its trainer Steve Asmussen and owner, Jess Jackson consider its future options.
This four year old colt has conceded between 10 and 15 pounds to rivals after getting powered to a four and a quarter length […]
Posted by Cliff at Jun 20th, 2008 in Racing News, Royal Ascot
As I suspected, Yeats inked his name into the record books with a more than impressive victory in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, making it an unprecidented third consecutive Gold Cup win. Only Sagaro can hold claims to that feat, so it really does emphasize what a truly remarkable feat it was for Yeats, […]
Posted by Cliff at Jun 19th, 2008 in Racing News, Royal Ascot
An injury during training at the Kevin Prendergast’s stable leads to Haatef getting ruled out of the Golden Jubilee Stakes. Moreover it will not be able to race for the rest of the season.
This colt was the winner of last year’s Diadem Stakes at Ascot and is owned by Hamdan Al-Maktoum. However I think that […]
Posted by Cliff at Jun 17th, 2008 in Royal Ascot
Though you and I may hate it, it looks like the first two races of this week’s Royal Ascot program will be won by Australian horses. The only competition I see that we may offer them is in the three year old, Henrythenavigator in the St. James’ Palace Stakes. I think this is the only […]
Posted by Cliff at Jun 14th, 2008 in Royal Ascot
Aiden O’Brien Takes the Stakes…
Once again Aiden O’Brien is shocking racing fans! His participation at Royal Ascot is again the talk of the racing world, with Yeats, Duke of Marmalade, and Henrythenavigator racing at the meeting at Ascot; next week will definitely be a hit. Aiden O’Brien is also the 4-6 favorite as the ‘Trainer […]
