Author: keith
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Goulburn Cup Day Action Still Well & Truly Afloat
While east of the divide has been ‘deluge city’ all week, Goulburn Race Club has been radar riding the weather in recent days hoping that it won’t spoil their country showcase offering today.The eight-race card offers almost $500,000 in prizemoney with the $200,000 Goulburn Australia Goulburn Cup the prized feature.This year the club’s blue-ribbon race…
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Rosallion heads 11contenders for City of York title
Rosallion is set to face 10 rivals in the first renewal of the Sky Bet City of York Stakes since it achieved Group One status.Richard Hannon’s star miler was bound for the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville last weekend but a bruised foot scuppered that plan and he was redirected to York.He faces Ralph…
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ALMOSH’HER TO DELIGHT LOCAL FANS WITH EBOR WIN
Fine FormAlmosh’her YO – 3.35can provide Yorkshire with a winner of its most famous handicap, the Sky Bet Ebor at York.Trained in Leyburn by Karl Burke, the four-year-old runs in the colours of Qatar’s Wathnan Racing operation, a growing force in the game.They want to be winning the biggest races and while this fits into…
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French Selections Saturday 23rd
R1 DEAUVILLE [R-H] C1 – CRITERIUM DU FONDS EUROPEEN DE L’ELEVAGE – 1600m (a1m) – TURF – Restricted Listed Race – Flat – EUR € 130,000 C1 – PRIX DE SAINT-MANDE – 2100m (a1m1/4) – Class F Amateur Drivers Race – Harness – EUR € 12,000 C1 – PRIX DES COQUELICOTS – 2025m (a1m1/4) –…
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French Selections Friday 22nd
R1 CABOURG [R-H] C1 – PRIX DE LISIEUX – 2750m (a1m1/2) – Class D Race – Harness – EUR € 29,000 C1 – PX DE VILLARD – PX FULL MOON MINI GOLF – 2000m (a1m1/4) – Class G Amateur Drivers Race – Harness – EUR € 6,000 C1 – PRIX DEAUVILLE AVENTURE (PRIX VOIX DU…
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French Selections Thursday 21st
R1 DEAUVILLE [R-H] C1 – PRIX AU-DELA DES PISTES (PRIX DE CANAPVILLE) – 2500m (a1m1/2) – ALL WEATHER – Class 3 Race – Flat – EUR € 17,400 C1 – PRIX DJARVIS – 3550m (a2m1/4) – TURF – Class 3 Race – Hurdles – EUR € 24,000 C1 – PRIX DE HAUTEVILLE – PRIX CREDIT…
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DARYZ TO DELIVER ONINTERNATIONAL STAGE
Fine FormAn Aidan O’Brien superstar denied France victory in the Juddmonte International 12 months ago, butDaryz YO – 3.35can put the record straight this year on the Knavesmire.It was only City Of Troy that stopped Calandagan triumphing at York and in some ways his stablemate Daryz is on a revenge mission against this year’s Ballydoyle…
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BIG CLASH IS ON IN DAY-ONE FEATURE
Delacroix and Ombudsman – the one-two from last month’s Coral-Eclipse at Sandown – will lock horns again in today’s Juddmonte International at York.The rumour mill went into over-drive on Sunday as bookmakers reported market support for Delacroix’s stable companion Whirl, who was also entered in the Ebor Festival’s day-two feature, but it was the three-year-old…
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Via Sistina faces age-old question in Winx Stakes
Champion Via Sistina is attempting to become the oldest mare to win a Group 1 race in 80 years at Royal Randwick on Saturday.Via Sistina, the Horse of the Year-elect, makes her eight-year-old season debut in the $1 million Winx Stakes (1400m).If the Chris Waller-trained Via Sistina can go back-to-back in the Winx Stakes, she…
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Oak Hill targets Carlyon Stakes after unbeaten Lindsay Park start
Phase two of Lindsay’s Park’s plan to build on the late Mike Moroney’s work with the smart sprinter Oak Hill will occur in Saturday’s Carlyon Stakes at The Valley.Oak Hill was one of a number of horses that moved into the Lindsay Park operation after the Melbourne Cup-winning trainer’s sudden passing earlier this year along…