Run a few hours before the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), the first English classic, the 2,000 Guineas (gr. I) saw Camelot pay tribute to his late sire, Montjeu. One of the most important sons of Sadler’s Wells, both as a runner and a sire, Montjeu captured six group one events,
ANOTHER DERBY SHOT FOR FLOWER ALLEY
In the 2005 Kentucky Derby (gr. I), Flower Alley was making very promising forward progress, when his momentum was halted by the imploding front-runner, Spanish Chestnut. Winner of the Lane’s End Stakes (gr. II) and runner-up to Afleet Alex in the Arkansas Derby (gr. II) going into the race, Flower
EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES IN AUSTRALIA
Australia is currently witnessing a real purple period, and four of its most exciting performers – Black Caviar, Pierro, Atlantic Jewel and More Joyous were all in action at Randwick last Saturday. World Champion Black Caviar; Pierro, who completed a sweep of the juvenile triple crown in the Moet &
TRINNIBERG: SON OF TEUFLESBERG COULD BE A DEVIL IN KENTUCKY DERBY DETAILS
One of the most surprising twists in the build-up Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and the attendent scramble to make the field by graded earnings, has been the declaration of Trinniberg. It’s not that Trinninberg hasn’t shown a considerable level of talent – on his last two starts he’s won graded stakes by
MEGA NICK OR FLUKE
The result of the David Jones Australian Derby (gr. I), run on April 14, was an interesting one. The winner,Ethiopia, was making only his fourth start, and more remarkably was taking his first win. The classic winner started his career finishing third in a 1700m (8½ furlong) maiden back in
THE LONG AND SHORT OF BROKEN VOW
Unbridled’s son, Broken Vow is currently on a good run, with graded stakes winners in each of the last two weekends boosting his total of stakes winners for the year to six, and seeing him move into a slot among the top 20 Kentucky sires by earnings. In his first crop –
GEMOLOGIST, I’LL HAVE ANOTHER WIN THER WAY INTO DERBY PICTURE
The most recent weekend saw another pair of grade one Kentucky Derby (gr. I) trials, with the Wood Memorial Stakes (gr. I) at Aqueduct, and the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) on the West Coast. In New York,Gemologist and Alpha, two of the leading Derby hopefuls had to finish in the first
UNLIKELY HERO
A busy week means that we’ve only just found a minute to post about last week’s Kentucky Derby (gr. I) trials, the the Florida Derby (gr. I), the Louisiana Derby (gr. II) and UAE Derby (gr. II). The two events run in the U.S., and both worth $600,000 to the
MONTEROSSO PAYS TRIBUTE TO DUBAI MILLENNIUM IN WORLD CUP
In 2000, the Dubai World Cup (gr. I) was won in devastating style by the appropriately named, Dubai Millennium (he had actually been renamed with the event in mind, when it was decided that he was the most promising among the Godolphin crop that year). A son of Seeking the Gold and the Shareef Dancer mare, Colorado
PARALLEL LINES – SUNLAND TRIALS REVEAL SIMILARLY-BRED CLASSIC PROSPECTS FOR SECOND SEASON SIRES
Last weekend saw a pair of classic trials at Sunland Park in New Mexico, the $800,000 Sunland Derby (gr. III) and the Sunland Park Oaks (taken last year by subsequent Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) heroine, Plum Pretty). There were some interesting parallels between the two winners: both are by horses from
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