Posted by Cliff at Oct 31st, 2009 in Racing News
A fair bit of racing news today, and it looks like Oh Crick, who was the winner at both the Aintree and Cheltenham festivals last season, is scheduled to return to action at the William Hill Haldon Gold Cup on Tuesday.
It was on improving his form that he managed to land the Grand Annual Chase, […]
Posted by Cliff at Oct 28th, 2009 in Racing News
John Oxx is indeed happy that his brilliant stable star Sea The Stars will be staying in Ireland after ending his beautiful racing career, as he is headed to the Aga Khan’s Gilltown Stud in County Kildare.
Oxx feels that his former star (that had won each of his six starts in Group One company), is […]
Posted by Cliff at Oct 24th, 2009 in Overseas Racing, Racing News
The winning debut of Mr Warbucks at Thurles has given high hopes to Adrian Maguire of his making the grade. This lightly raced gelding could be heading for Punchestown next month if he defeats Whatuthink in a beginners’ two and a quarter miles chase on Thursday.
The Country Cork trainer states that he is a lovely […]
Posted by Cliff at Oct 20th, 2009 in Racing News
This time round, the Racing Post Trophy faces a two pronged assault from Godolphin’s Al Zir, the reliable mount of Frankie Dettori.
This is a horse that I saw win at Newmarket on good to soft ground, and in addition to this Al Zir also triumphed in a conditions race at Doncaster, on faster ground. In […]
Posted by Cliff at Oct 16th, 2009 in Racing News
The former champion jockey, Kieren Fallon is looking forward to his most prolific day in the saddle since his recent comeback, when he replaces suspended Jamie Spencer on Sariska during the Champion Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.
And to add to his excitement and profile, he was also called to be the mount for John Gosden’s […]
Posted by Cliff at Oct 13th, 2009 in Racing News
Rose Dobbin is looking forward to Wednesday, where she hopes to record her first Wetherby winner on Role On, against 15 other chasers eyeing the 15,000 pound Supporting Spinal Research Bobby Renton Handicap Chase.
This race spans two and a half miles, and is the highlight of Wetherby’s 2009/2010 curtain raiser. This sever race program constitutes […]
Posted by Cliff at Oct 11th, 2009 in Racing News
With her victory in the $300,000 Lady’s Secret Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday, Zenyatta is now tied with Personal Ensign’s spell of 13 consecutive wins, which were achieved from 1986 to 1988.
Mike Smith was the jockey for Zenyatta, while her trainer is John Sherriffs – and he states that Zenyatta was a one in […]
Posted by Cliff at Oct 6th, 2009 in Racing News
Gossip claiming that Sea the Stars won’t be running in the Breeders’ Cup Classic because of insurance costs has all been rubbished by its close connections.
The piece of gossip that was doing the rounds was that the rising popularity and value of the Arc winner lead to no one willing to underwrite the risk of […]
Posted by Cliff at Oct 4th, 2009 in Overseas Racing, Racing News
With his victory at Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp, the John Oxx trained Sea The Stars continues to put his name up their in racing history, with all the past greats now seemingly in his company.
As I suspected, See The Stars won (albeit not as comfortably as some predicted) and with this […]
Posted by Cliff at Oct 2nd, 2009 in Overseas Racing, Racing News
I hear that John Oxx is reported to be quite happy with the allotment of stall six to Sea The Stars at the draw for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday. It’s because this stall has proved to be a lucky stall in the past years with Hurricane Run (2005) and […]
