Under the able guidance of Johnny Murtagh, Fame and Glory gave Aidan O’Brien his fourth victory in six years at the Epsom’s Investec Coronation Cup. This victory came after ending up second to superstar Sea the Stars at the Derby a year ago.
Though Sariska did pose some danger and ask some questions at the start […]

It was St. Nicholas Abbey’s disappointing workout that delayed Johnny Murtagh from choosing the horse he would be riding in the Investec Derby. Consequently, Murtagh had reported to trainer Aidan O’Brien that he was not happy with St. Nicholas Abbey’s performance in the Classic at Epsom on Saturday. Interesting.
He stated that St. Nicholas Abbey didn’t […]

According to Aidan O’Brien, St. Nicholas Abbey has the potential of winning the Investec Derby. This is in spite of the fact that he had failed in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket last year.
O’Brien states that he is in the best of form, and the failure was something to be taken in his stride […]

The Group Two contest, Totesport Dante Stakes which is scheduled for Thursday at York, is considered to be one of the most informative trials for horses for the Epsom Classic. This is proven with past winners like North Light of 2004, Motivator of 2005 and Authorized of 2007 all now moving on to Derby glory. […]

I have a feeling Saturday’s Totesport.com Swinton Hurdle at Haydock will be pretty interesting with David Pipe running all his four entries in it. One of the entries that the handler from Nicholashayne will be running is Dan Breen, who ended up fifth in Grade Two Company at Aintree last month.
Ayr winner Hunterview is the […]

It is Kieren Fallon who will be riding Aidan O’Brien’s Viscount Nelson in the StanJames.com2000 Guineas at Newmarket this Saturday. This move was indeed surprising as it was thought to be highly unlikely for Fallon, the former number one at Ballydoyle, to run in a race he had already won four times.
Aidan O’Brien himself stated […]

Paul Nicholls is really looking forward to the Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup, which is just around the corner, mainly because Cheltenham Gold Cup runner-up Denman is in great condition. Nicholls mentioned that Denman was doing great after Cheltenham, and that they were looking forward to running him.
Denman will be facing 11 rivals in the race, […]

The drying conditions at Saturday’s Coral Scottish Grand National seem to have derailed Denman’s chances of running in the race. This is why it appears that he will be heading over to Ireland to run at the Guinness Gold Cup on Wednesday.
Joint-owner Paul Barber was actually disappointed with this decision, as the race was a […]

Victory was evident for Jadanli after Zaarito’s fall at the Power Gold Cup at Fairyhouse. There was actually not much of a difference between the two till the third last fence of this competitive race. This was when Jadanli managed to clear the hurdle but Zaarito landed too steeply and thus came down in a […]

With his alleged bout of violent conduct against former champion jockey Kieren Fallon, it appears that owner David Reynolds has to pay a fine of 10,000 pounds and a disqualification from racing of three months.
Reynolds had allegedly assaulted Fallon after the Sportingbet Support Heros ‘Super 7’ Handicap at Lingfield on March 20th. The row took […]