Author: keith
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French Selections Saturday 22nd
R1 COMPIEGNE [L-H] C1 – PRIX DES BELLES DEMOISELLES – 1400m (a7f) – TURF – Newcomers Race – Flat – EUR € 30,000 1. TIME GOES ON – A first timer that could make her presence felt first time up. Watch the betting trends closer to race time before finalising bets 2. APRIL FLOWER –…
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French Selections Thursday 20th
R1 Longchamp [R-H] C1 – PRIX DE LA PORTE MAILLOT – 1400m (a7f) – TURF – Gr3 Race – Flat – EUR € 80,000 1. BREIZH SKY – Excellent last run over 1400m at this course on the 26th of May in a Group 3. Should go close to winning. Respect 2. MOUNT ATHOS –…
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Rogue Millennium on course to defend Duke of Cambridge crown
Big-money purchase Rogue Millennium is set to defend her Duke of Cambridge Stakes title when she forms part of Joseph O’Brien’s team for Royal Ascot.A star performer when trained in the UK by Tom Clover, she edged out Random Harvest by a neck when successful in the one-mile Group Two event at the Royal meeting…
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AUGUSTE RODIN READY TO SHOW TRUE WORTH AGAIN
Fine FormAuguste Rodin ra – 4.25can capitalise on the absence of White Birch and return to winning ways in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes, the highlight on day two at Royal Ascot.Aidan O’Brien’s charge was a clear second best behind the John Murphy-trained grey in the Tattersalls Gold Cup but his handler felt the rain-softened…
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French Selections Wednesday 19th
R1 BORDEAUX-LE BOUSCAT [R-H] C1 – PRIX DU PARI TOURNY A BORDEAUX – 2550m (a1m1/2) – Class E Race – Harness – EUR € 21,000 1. KATOKI – Disappointing when disqualified in the last two, the latest in a class D at Beaumont de-Lomagne over 2550m on 9 June. Three runs back was a runner…
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Elson Boy makes it six straight winsfor Dubbo trainer Dar Lunn
Elson Boy took his remarkable winning streak into the city on Saturday and just kept on rolling, collecting his sixth victory in a row in the $160,000 Rosehill Bowling Club Handicap (1300m) in Sydney.The four-year-old son of El Roca kicked off his hot streak with a win on his home track of Dubbo in early…
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Tamerlane’s bid to break weight-carrying record in Civic Stakes at Royal Randwick on Saturday
Godolphin’s Tamerlane will need to set a modern-day weight-carrying record for the Listed $200,000 Civic Stakes (1400m) after being allocated topweight of 59.5kg for the feature sprint at Royal Randwick on Saturday.The Civic Stakes has attracted 26 entries with the James Cummings-trained Tamerlane conceding between 1.5kg and 5.5kg to his rivals.In recent years, Ninth Legion…
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NOTABLE SPEECH CAN STRIKE EARLY BLOW FOR GODOLPHIN
Fine FormNotable Speech RA – 4.25can follow up his 2000 Guineas win in the St James’s Palace Stakes on the opening day of Royal Ascot.The unbeaten son of Dubawi was unraced as a juvenile and announced himself on the scene when winning his maiden going away on the all-weather at Kempton at the beginning of…
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Notable Speech faces maximum of 10 rivals in St James’s Palace
Notable Speech will face a maximum of 7 rivals at Royal Ascot when he bids to follow up his 2000 Guineas victory in today’s St James’s Palace Stakes.The son of Dubawi was making his turf debut in last month’s Rowley Mile Classic following a hat-trick of all-weather wins at Kempton and maintained his unbeaten record…
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French Selections Sunday 16th
R1 CHANTILLY [R-H] C1 – PRIX DE LA REINE BLANCHE LONGINES PRESENTE PAR LES ECHOS WEEK-END – 1100m (a5f1/2) – TURF – Newcomers Race – Flat – EUR € 50,000 1. MOOREA – Golden Horde debutante to be ridden on debut by Marie Vélon for trainer Louis Baudron, who also owns this filly 2. ELISABET…