First for Air Force Blue, Belardo, Bobby’s Kitten & Shalaa
New winners Air Force Blue – Former Coolmore shuttler Air Force Blue (War Front) sired his maiden first crop winner on Saturday when Beauty Queen (2 f ex Beautiful One by Medaglia d’Oro) took out a four and a half furlong maiden for juvenile fillies at Gulfstream Park. Beauty Queen is one of four winners... Read More
Irish racing returns with a taste of Australia
You may not hear Advance Australia Fair at Leopardstown tonight – although there is an Order Of Australia listed on the card – but there is set to be a true Australian flavour to the second Irish card back post Covid-19. Russian Emperor (Galileo), the third foal out of four-time Australian Group 1 winner Atlantic... Read More
Inglis Weanling Sales Series catalogues released
The catalogues for July’s Inglis Weanling Sales Series have been released, with a first opportunity to purchase – at public auction – weanlings by exciting freshman sires like Russian Revolution (Snitzel), Merchant Navy (Fastnet Rock), Caravaggio (Scat Daddy), Hellbent (I Am Invincible), Pariah (Redoute’s Choice), Highland Reel (Galileo) and Almanzor (Wootton Bassett), among others. The... Read More
Hunter Valley stallion parades move to open house format
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the annual Hunter Valley stallion parades in August will operate differently this year, moving towards a similar format to the open house setup seen at Newmarket and in Kentucky. The Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders Association (HTBA) yesterday announced the change in format from the traditional one- and two-day parades to... Read More
Perseverance pays off for Barros
Hard-working Brazilian jockey Dayversom Barros has now firmly entrenched himself in Macau racing and another double on Saturday’s turf card took him to 22 winners for the season and fifth place on the riders’ standings. Barros got off to a flying start winning the first of the day, the 0 to 45 Special Conditions Race... Read More
O’Brien and Moore land 1,000 Guineas with daughter of Galileo
The combination of Aidan O’Brien, Ryan Moore and Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) have produced countless elite-level victories, and that was again the case at Newmarket yesterday as Love took out the first fillies Classic of the year, the 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m). In an almost identical scenario to Saturday’s 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m), unbeaten... Read More