Quick results: Abs Fabs wins Calcutta Derby

The Burden of Proof  filly Abs Fabs won the Indian Group 1 Eveready Calcutta Derby Saturday over 2400 meters at the Royal Calcutta Turf Club in Calcutta, India, and confirmed the form of the Poonawalla Bangalore Derby Feb. 8, where she was second to Icebreaker. Earlier in the season, on Oct. 26, Abs Fabs won [...]

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Godolphin horse wins US$500K Qatar race

On Thursday, the day that Godolphin won the UAE Oaks at Nad Al Sheba in Dubai with Devotee, the stable’s UAE-bred Age of Reason scored in the lucrative $500,000 Qatar International Cup, Qatar’s most important thoroughbred race, at New Rayyan track.  Age of Reason, Godolphin’s first starter and winner in nearby Qatar, was one of 15 entries in the [...]

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G1 winner Compasivo Cat (Arg) sold to Saudis

Turf Diario reported today that the multiple Group 1-winning sprinter Compasivo Cat (Arg) [If you click on the horse's name to get the pedigree, you can click on the symbol next to the name to see his complete race record, owner, breeder, etc.] has been sold to continue his racing career in Saudi Arabia. A winner [...]

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Eveready Calcutta Derby set for Saturday

Click here to read about the Calcutta Derby Saturday on indiarace.com.

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J J the Jet Plane, Devotee, Archipenko win today

South African sprinter J J the Jet Plane won the Group 3 Al Quoz at Nad Al Sheba today over 1200 meters on turf like a champion and confirmed his dirt loss here on Feb. 12 was surface related. Breaking sharply and a few lengths clear in an instant, the son of Jet Master was [...]

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Wild Event to stand in Argentina in 2009

Turf Diario reported today that Wild Event will stand the 2009 Southern Hemisphere season in Argentina instead of Brazil at Julio Bozano’s Argentine division of Haras Santa Maria de Araras. Click here for the story.

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So Shiny, J J the Jet Plane star in Dubai Thursday

Two Group 3 races and a Listed race highlight the card at Nad Al Sheba Thursday: The Group 3 Al Quoz Sprint at 1200 meters on turf (5th race);  the Listed UAE Oaks at 1800 meters on dirt (6th); and the Group 3 Zabeel Mile at 1600 meters on turf (7th). Click here for the [...]

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King’s Cup photos: Muller over Paris Perfect

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Deem (Ire) > Muller (Arg) = Dubai World Cup?

Two well-regarded Jerry Barton-trained horses made important starts Friday in two countries: the filly Deem(Ire) finished fifth in the Group 3 Balanchine on turf at Nad Al Sheba in Dubai, and Joe Louis(Arg) finished third in the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup (King’s Cup) on dirt at King Abdulaziz racetrack near Janadriyah in [...]

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Success Brocken wins in Japan

Success Brocken (Jpn), at 20-1, won the Group 1 February Stakes on dirt at Tokyo racecourse in Japan today. Click here for the chart of the race. Trained by Hideaki Fujiwara, the Japanese-bred son of Symboli Kris S held off Casino Drive by a neck, with dirt champion Kane Hekili a head back in third. Click [...]

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Viva Pataca, Dim Sum win in Hong Kong

Favored Viva Pataca (GB) won the Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup for the second year in a row at Sha Tin today, and 50-1 outsider Dim Sum (GB) landed the Chairman’s Sprint Prize and an upset of unlucky champion Sacred Kingdom  (Aus) in the second leg of the Hong Kong speed series. Leading trainer John Moore handles both [...]

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Jerry Barton still looking for his 1st stakes winner

Fairmount Park, in Illinois, is one of the toughest meets in the country for cheap $5,000 open claimers. It was here that Brad Bartram (click here to read blog article), brother of ex-jockey Brent Bartram, and Jerry Barton, brother of ex-jockey Donna Barton Brothers, worked for the same outfit  in the 1980s. Brad ponied and galloped horses in [...]

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Full results: King’s Cup from Saudi Arabia

Here’s the complete order of finish for the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, courtesy of my blogger friend Futeki, who also has  found the original Saudi program that lists the full field (including the one mystery horse). The final time of the race was 2:29.07. Favored Joe Louis (Arg) finished 3rd. Neil Bruss [...]

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Fipke chooses Kitalpha over Lemon Drop Kid

Canadian diamond man Chuck Fipke whistles to his own tune. He has decided to breed a Sadler’s Wells full sister to Grade 1 winner Perfect Soul to Kingmambo’s unraced full brother Kitalpha. Click here for the story and to see a photo of Chuck with Bo Derek. UPDATE: New Group 3 winner for Kitalpha in [...]

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Interview with breeders of Old Fashioned

Check out Frank Mitchell’s blog “bloodstock in the bluegrass” for an interview with the breeders of Old Fashioned. Click here to read it.

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