Author: keith
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French Selections Friday 9th
R1 VINCENNES [L-H] C1 – PRIX GORDONIA – 2850m (a2m) – – Mounted – EUR € 90,000 C1 – PRIX OCTOBRE ROSE – 2650m (a1m1/2) – – Harness – EUR € 6,000 C1 – PRIX DE VENETTE – 2000m (a1m1/4) – TURF – – Flat – EUR € 27,400 C1 – PRIX PANACEE – FONDS…
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French Selections Friday 9th
R1 SAINT-CLOUD [L-H] C1 – PRIX DE VERSAILLES – 2000m (a1m1/4) – TURF – Divided Handicap – Flat – EUR € 52,800 C1 – PRIX OCTOBRE ROSE – 2700m (a1m1/2) – – Harness – EUR € 23,000 C1 – PRIX DE SAUTERNES – 3800m (a2m1/2) – TURF – Class 3 – Steeple Chase – EUR…
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Prince to rule atfirst time of asking
Fine FormPrince Of Petra NO – 2.29is an intriguing newcomer for Roger Varian in the feature British EBF Future Stayers Oath Novice Stakes at Nottingham.He is a half-brother to Derby runner-up and French Group One winner Maltese Cross, who was sixth in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on Sunday, and the Persian King colt…
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Zavateri on course for Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Champions Day
Zavateri remains firmly on course to try and sign off his career on the racetrack in style in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot.The son of Without Parole will bow out in the mile Group One prize, for which he is a 6/1 chance with Paddy Power and Sky Bet, before going to stand…
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Birdman ready for Sheza Alibi clash
Trainer Chris Waller is aware of the task awaiting Birdman when he confronts Sheza Alibi at Caulfield.Birdman and Sheza Alibi clash in the Group 1 Might And Power (2000m) on Saturday and on ratings Waller says Sheza Alibi has Birdman’s measure.In Birdman’s favour though is the gelding has been to 2000m previously while the Peter…
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Attrition primed to scale Hill Stakes again
Mitch Freedman’s focus at Flemington last Saturday was on the Group 2 Gilgai Stakes, which he won with Skybird, but he was an interested observer of the Turnbull Stakes.The Ballarat trainer was excited to see Cosmic Crusader score a dominant 1-3/4-length win in the 2000-metre Group 1.The Freedman-trained Attrition was a similar margin off Cosmic…
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French Selections Monday 5th
R1 ENGHIEN [L-H] C1 – PRIX DES BUTTES CHAUMONT – 2875m (a2m) – – Harness – EUR € 46,000 C1 – PRIX REINE BERENGERE – 1400m (a7f) – TURF – Class 2 – Flat – EUR € 24,700 C1 – PRIX CAPITAINE RIQUET – HANDICAP CHALLENGE – 2500m (a1m1/2) – ALL WEATHER – Class 4…
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French Selections Sunday 4th
R1 Longchamp [R-H] C1 – QATAR PRIX MARCEL BOUSSAC – CRITERIUM DES POULICHES – 1600m (a1m) – TURF – – Flat – EUR € 400,000 C1 – PRIX DU CONSEIL DE L’EUROPE – 3500m (a2m1/4) – TURF – Class 3 – Steeple Chase – EUR € 24,000
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Division to come out on top in Bengough Stakes
Fine FormDivision AS – 3.00can gain due reward for some excellent efforts at the highest level this season with victory in the John Guest Racing Bengough Stakes at Ascot.There is quality racing across the country on another busy Saturday, not to mention the top-class fare on offer in France, where Division’s trainer William Haggas has…
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Night In Vegas team chasinganother jackpot
Night In Vegas will go in search of another huge bounty at Newmarket when attempting a sales race hat-trick in the £200,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes.Eve Johnson Houghton’s money-spinner has carried all before him of late, plundering over £170,000 when successful on the July course last month before adding another £200,000 to the pot at…