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Major Yearling Sales in Europe
Read moreThe yearling sales this year throughout the world have been breaking records in all sales and all levels at the market. It would appear that the bloodstock world have continually failed to read the papers. While the world faces hyperinflation and a major cost of living crisis, never mind a war in Ukraine and all […]
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Racing in Germany
Read moreRacing in Germany has never been a sport to take the sporting headlines and betting in Germany is not really the past time it in in other countries. However, some German stock has produced some amazing horses for several decades; for example Slip Anchor, German bred and winner of the You need to be logged […]
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Paris Longchamp – Arc Weekend
Read moreFrance Galop created some controversy, even before the weekend’s racing got underway. They decided that they would cut the number of runners allowed to run in the main Arc de Triomphe race to twenty and the runners would be selected by their handicap ratings. Francis Gaffard, the French trainer who had been given the task […]
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Deauville Summer Racing
Read moreIn France, Deauville’s summer season of racing got underway with the Haras d’Etreham Prix Jean Prat over 7 furlongs. As per normal, the Deauville track was on the soft side of good. This held no difficulties for the Aidan O’Brien trained Tenebrism who was held in mid division before going out in the last 100 […]
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Chantilly
Read moreIn the Prix du Jockey Club, (French Derby) there were fifteen runners headed by favourite from the UK and from the Appleby stable, Modern Games. Several of the fifteen runners were prominent throughout the early stages of the race including Modern Games, El Bodegon trained by James You need to be logged in to view […]
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ParisLongchamp
Read moreDuring the middle weekend of May, Longchamp stages the first two French Classics. They are both races in which the French trainers normally successfully repel any foreign raider as the races are run too close for runners in the English and Irish equivalents to take part. The Prix Poule d’Essau des Poulains – The French […]
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Curragh Racing
Read moreThe racing at The Curragh in Ireland is always of the highest standard. This section discusses the Irish Classis, all of which are run at The Curragh and the September festival where the top Irish Group 1 races are run for juveniles. Irish Guineas Meeting In the Tattersalls Irish Two Thousand Guineas, the first classic […]
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St.Ledger – Doncaster
Read moreThe final classic of the season in the UK was postponed for a day in respect for the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for one day. The Race was held at Doncaster over the usual distance of 1 mile 6 ½ furlongs. (3300 meters). There were nine runners taking the challenge on good […]
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York Ebor Meeting
Read moreThe Ebor Meeting enjoyed three Group 1 races as well as the long distance Ebor Handicap, the richest handicap in Europe with a prize fund of over £ ½ million to the winner. The first day saw the Juddmonte International Stakes over 1 mile 2 ½ furlongs with 6 runners, including Baaeed. He had only […]
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Glorious Goodwood
Read moreOne of the biggest race meetings in the British racing calendar is The Glorious Goodwood Meeting on the South Downs in Sussex sponsored by Qatar. Over the five days of racing, there were 35 races for all types and quality of horse including just three Group 1 races in the week. The first, on the […]