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Racing
Get set, Go at Down Royal
Noel Meade has long been a heavy hitter at Down Royal and he should be on the
mark in the big race today — the start of the two-day Festival — when Go
Native runs in the grade 3 WKD Core Hurdle which the Meath trainer has
monopolised in the past.
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Inside Racing
Time is right for Cecil raid
Thursday, 5 November 2009
Henry Cecil expressed contentment with his three Breeders' Cup contenders as
they settle into their surroundings before the big meeting on Saturday.
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It’s no longer lucky Baffert
Thursday, 5 November 2009
The Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert puts his success down to good fortune.
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Rip Van Winkle injury revealed
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Aidan O'Brien last night revealed the brilliant-but-fragile Rip Van Winkle has
not had a smooth build-up to the Breeders' Cup Classic.
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1,000 not out for Geraghty
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
What a difference three days makes. On Saturday at Wetherby, Barry Geraghty
plummeted to the lowest point of the rollercoaster that is the sportsman's
life when he took the wrong course when leading on well-fancied My Petra,
and had to pull up.
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Jan is latest O’Brien hero
Monday, 2 November 2009
Another day, another Ballydoyle colt gallops into a Classic market. Yesterday
was the turn of Jan Vermeer, who gave Aidan O'Brien his third juvenile Group
1 prize in as many weekends with a comprehensive four-length success in the
Criterium International at Saint-Cloud.
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Kauto Star to miss big race
Saturday, 31 October 2009
Trainer Paul Nicholls says he will decide tomorrow whether or not to run Kauto
Star in the James Nicholson Champion Chase at the Down Royal Festival next
week but the prospects are not looking good.
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Sizing Europe still on course
Friday, 30 October 2009
Sizing Europe remains on target for next month's Open meeting at Cheltenham
following his hugely impressive success at Punchestown two weeks ago.
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Dettori rolling back the years
Friday, 30 October 2009
With his usual perfect timing and showmanship, Frankie Dettori made
yesterday's anniversary afternoon at Lingfield something of an occasion.
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Cecil looking for treble joy
Thursday, 29 October 2009
The one omission in the glittering CV of Henry Cecil is a Breeders' Cup
victory.
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McCoy bows to the Major
Thursday, 29 October 2009
Major Finnegan claimed the scalp of Jered on his return to action after almost
two years off the track as the pair made their chasing debuts at Punchestown.
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Drama as ‘Rama’ just scrapes home
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Multiple scorer Pandorama hardly swelled his fan club at Punchestown
yesterday, although managing to get up again close home and deny Clan Tara
the spoils in a grief-stricken Christmas Parties Beginners Chase.
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Godolphin’s run to Flo on
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Florensky was certainly not disgraced when fourth on his introduction at
Pontefract and even more can be expected of him in the EBF Maiden Stakes at
Musselburgh today.
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A heaven-sent match for Sea the Stars
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
A match made in heaven is on the cards after it was confirmed that Sea the
Stars will stand at the Aga Khan's Gilltown Stud in Kildare.
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Pandorama to pass soft test
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
The ground will definitely be on the soft side for the opening session of the
two-day Punchestown fixture this afternoon when the inside track is being
utilised for the first lap of the four hurdles events.
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Silverstone is Britain’s last Formula One hope
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Britain, the home of Formula One racing and birthplace of the current and
numerous former world champions, faces the serious prospect of losing its
Grand Prix after Bernie Ecclestone, the sport's billionaire commercial
rights holder, embarked on a typical game of financial brinkmanship with the
owners of Silverstone, the only circuit now capable of staging the race.
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Rip to lead O’Brien raid
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Champion trainer Aidan O'Brien yesterday confirmed seven of his charges as
likely starters for the Breeders' Cup meeting next month which is being
staged for the second year in a row at Santa Anita.
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Not Cappa’s cup of tea on return
Monday, 26 October 2009
Trainer Evan Williams declared himself “disappointed but not downhearted”
after Cappa Bleu finished last of the three finishers on his first start of
the season at Aintree yesterday.
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Abbey has stamp of a Classic winner
Monday, 26 October 2009
St. Nicholas Abbey is poised to dominate the 2010 Classics after Aidan O'Brien
saddled the unbeaten colt to a near four-length blitz in the Racing Post
Trophy at Doncaster.
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Dunguib shows Supreme class
Monday, 26 October 2009
Star bumper performer Dunguib cemented his position as red-hot favourite for
the Supreme Novices' Hurdle with a winning debut over jumps at Galway
yesterday.
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Oscar proves bookies right
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Oscar Dan Dan emphatically justified skimpy odds in an intriguing renewal of
the Vendee Hurdle at Thurles.
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