Weatherbys’ initial Return of Mares for England and Ireland has been published, and Irish classic winner Order of St. George emerged as the most active first-year stallion of the 2019 breeding season, Racing Post reports. The three-time Group 1-winning son of Galileo covered 275 mares in his initial book at Coolmore’s Castlehyde Stud in Ireland, […]
Continue readingJuddmonte announced the mating plans for some of its most high-profile European broodmares for 2019. Juddmonte will be supporting its newest addition to the stallion roster, Breeders’ Cup winner Expert Eye, with 12 mares, eight of which are black type performers or producers. They include the Group 3 winner Mirabilis (dam of Monarchs Glen) and listed winners Entree, […]
Continue readingSir Michael Stoute’s Mirage Dancer will bid to continue Khalid Abdullah’s golden end to 2018 by carrying his owner’s famous green, pink and white silks to victory in the G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin on Dec. 9. Enable wore those famous colors for her second G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe win […]
Continue readingExpert Eye, winner of this year’s Breeders’ Cup Mile at Churchill Downs, has been retired from racing, and he will join the stallion roster at Juddmonte Farms’ Banstead Manor Stud in Newmarket, England for the 2019 breeding season. The 3-year-old son of Acclamation will begin his stallion career for an advertised fee of 20,000 British […]
Continue readingThe Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Mile finish was a thriller for spectators at Churchill Downs Saturday, but it also proved a nail-biter for Sir Michael Stoute, trainer of victor Expert Eye (GB). Expert Eye and Frankie Dettori were shuffled farther back than is typical for the 3-year-old colt. The pair were fourth from last going […]
Continue readingLed by John and Tanya Gunther’s undefeated homebred Without Parole (GB) and Khalid Abdullah’s Jersey Stakes (G3) winner Expert Eye (GB), a field of eight runners is set for Wednesday’s one-mile, $1.391 million Qatar Sussex Stakes (G1) at Glorious Goodwood, with the winner receiving an automatic berth into the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) through the international Breeders’ […]
Continue readingMultiple Group 1 winner Cracksman, most recently victorious in the Coronation Cup at Epsom, was expected to be the star of the day on Wednesday, the second of five days of racing at Royal Ascot in England. Instead, it was Sir Michael Stoute who took the honors, saddling Poet’s Word to a mild upset of […]
Continue readingAidan O’Brien moved to within one winner of matching Bobby Frankel’s top-flight world record haul as US Navy Flag (War Front) landed the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket. And just for good measure, the peerless Ballydoyle handler saddled the next three horses home in the Group One over seven furlongs. O’Brien is now on 24 […]
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