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Now that the dust of American Pharoah’s Classic victory has finally settled, it is time to take a look at the underlying story at this year’s Breeders’ Cup: the Lasix issue. The seemingly endless debate over the pros and cons of race-day medication was brought into sharp relief at Keeneland with the decision landing decidedly in […]

Rich Tapestry became Hong Kong’s first winner on U.S. soil when he captured the Grade 1 Santa Anita Sprint Championship Oct. 4. The accomplishment was even more significant since the 6-year-old competed without the use of Furosemide (Lasix). Off that sharp score, Rich Tapestry was installed as the favorite for the G1 Xpressbet Breeders’ Cup […]

A pair of contenders for the Xpressbet Breeders’ Cup Sprint posted workouts at Santa Anita Saturday morning. Big Macher went four furlongs for trainer Richard Baltas with Tyler Baze up in 47.40. “He was just cruising,” Baltas said of the California-bred son of Beau Genius. “Tyler had him three or four (lanes) off the rail […]

The countdown to the 31st Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 intensified Saturday with a bevy of breezers strutting their stuff on a pleasant, sun-kissed morning at The Great Race Place. Beholder, Candy Boy, Private Zone and Rich Tapestry were among the workers at Santa Anita, while Kentucky Derby […]

Several handicappers on social media expressed surprise at the winning performance of Rich Tapestry in the G1 Santa Anita Sprint Championship last weekend, as some information suggested it was the horse’s first start on dirt. The South China Morning Post‘s Michael Cox pointed out on Monday however, that bettors were likely (unintentionally) misled after looking at […]

The victory by Rich Tapestry in Saturday’s Grade 1 Santa Anita Sprint Championship was significant not only because it secured the Hong Kong invader a berth in the G1 Breeders’ Cup Sprint, but also because the gelding raced without medication. That accomplishment, as Bill Nader points out, “has laid the Lasix debate out for everyone […]

Making his first U.S. start, Hong Kong-based Rich Tapestry surged down the lane to score over favored Goldencents by a narrow margin in the Grade 1, $300,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship on Saturday afternoon. Several horses vied for the early lead, but jockey Olivier Doleuze reined back a keen Rich Tapestry, and the pair headed […]

According to the South China Morning Post, Rich Tapestry, a contender for the Grade 1 Xpressbet Breeders’ Cup Sprint in November, will not be allowed to use the anti-bleeding medication Lasix in either of his starts at Santa Anita Park this year, as per a ruling by the Hong Kong Jockey Club. “The club’s position […]

For the second year running, the Mike De Kock-trained Shea Shea won the Group 3 Meydan Sprint over the same 1000m turf course and distance while Hong Kong got onto the score board with the victory of Rich Tapestry in the Group 3 Mahab Al Shimaal at Dubai’s Meydan Racecourse on March 8, 2014. Shea […]