First-crop Sunday Silence horse Hat Trick has 4 winners

Japanese-bred first-crop sire Hat Trick, a Group 1-winning miler in Japan and Hong Kong by Sunday Silence, stands at Walmac (and in the Southern Hemisphere at Haras El Mallin in Argentina) and is a curiosity for many reasons. Never commercially popular, Hat Trick nevertheless is by the exported Kentucky Derby winner who created a dynasty in [...]

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Video: President of the Russian Federation Cup from Kazan

Below is the video of the President of the Russian Federation Cup from the Kazan International Equestrian Complex. Click here to read a previous post about the June 24 race, held under lights at night. The Afleet Alex 4-year-old winner, Korol, is in a white bridle under blue silks and makes a wide move on [...]

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Video: Treasure Beach leads 1-2 for Galileo in Irish Derby

Trainer Aidan O’Brien trained the 1-2-3 in the Group 1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby for Coolmore, but the farm’s flagship sire, Galileo, had the first two home in winner Treasure Beach and runner-up Seville.  Galileo is in the midst of a memorable classic season with four individual Guineas winners, headed by the undefeated Frankel. [...]

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Anatoly wins the Gazi Derby at Veliefendi in Istanbul today

Osman Hattat’s homebred Anatoly won the Gazi Derby (Turkish Derby) at Veliefendi in Istanbul today. By Red Bishop, Anatoly covered the 2400 meters on turf in 2:27.83. The colt, who entered the Derby (which qualifies for international black type) off a second in a Group 3 race at 2200 meters, has now won four of [...]

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Afleet Alex is the sire of President’s Cup winner Korol

Gainesway sire Afleet Alex is the sire of Korol, this year’s winner of the President of the Russian Federation Stakes, or the President’s Cup as it’s known in shorthand. The race is the most prestigious in Russia, and this year it was contested at the Kazan International Equestrian Complex on Friday night (June 24) instead [...]

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Giant’s Causeway sire Morning Raider’s G1 winner Amani

The Giant’s Causeway sire Morning Raider, based at Oussama Aboughazaleh’s Haras Sumaya in Chile, is the sire of the undefeated 2-year-old Chilean filly Amani—now six for six and the standout for her age and sex . On June 18 at Hipodromo Chile, Amani, a homebred for Haras Sumaya, won the Group 1 Tanteo de Potrancas on [...]

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Video: Frankel wins St. James’s Palace after going early

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Montjeu’s Epsom Derby winner Pour Moi and other fun facts

If you happened to miss it today, here’s the video of the Epsom Derby via Thoroughbred Times. The Queen’s Street Cry colt Carlton House went off the favorite but the winner was the Coolmore group’s French-trained Pour Moi, the second choice. Believe it or not, Pour Moi was the first Derby winner for maestro Andre [...]

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Racing and the social network at European Trainer magazine

I wrote about social media and racing at European Trainer magazine (June issue). See quote below: Social media and racing, however, are engaging each other, and it’s a plus for the game because this means more interaction and shared information between fans and professionals, and free publicity for racing from sources that weren’t household words [...]

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