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Monthly Archives: June 2011

Jun
30
2011

Animal Kingdom done for year, 2012 Dubai World Cup still the goal

2011 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Animal Kingdom is set to undergo surgery and will be out the rest of the year, but the long-term goal remains the 2012 Dubai World Cup (G1), reported Team Valor principal Barry Irwin.  A trip to Florida to begin preparations for the world’s richest race could be on tap in [...]

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Jun
27
2011

Victor’s Cry back in Shoemaker Mile

Fifth in the 2011 Dubai Duty Free, beaten only four lengths, Victor’s Cry makes his return to the races back in his native California in Saturday’s Shoemaker Mile (G1) at Hollywood Park, a race he landed last season at 21-1.   His main challenger is expected to be Courageous Cat, second to Goldikova in the 2009 [...]

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Jun
26
2011

DeKock has bullets for Vodacom Durban July

A field of 19 have been declared for next Saturday’s Vodacom Durban July (G1), the premier race in South Africa.  Dubai racing has played host to many former contestants of the Durban July, most recently Bold Silvano, Zirconeum, and Our Giant all raced for Mike De Kock during the 2011 Dubai International Racing Carnival.  This [...]

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Jun
23
2011

Reviewing the sights of Royal Ascot, from ThoroughMedia

ThoroughMediaSolutions looks back at the sights over a grand week at Royal Ascot.  Enjoy!

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Jun
22
2011

River Jetez might go to America following Newmarket

The always engaged River Jetez, second in the 2011 Dubai Duty Free (G1) and Singapore Airlines International Cup (G1), is expected to contest the Etihad Falmouth Stakes (G1) on July 8, and then potentially set her sights on America.  The Mike De Kock-trainee could aim for the Beverly D (G1), restricted to fillies and mares, [...]

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Jun
21
2011

Redwood possible for Saint-Cloud on Sunday

Redwood, second to the popular Rewilding in the 2011 Dubai Sheema Classic (G1), is a possible starter in Sunday’s Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (G1) on Sunday, reported trainer Barry Hills.  The form from the Dubai Sheema Classic has come back strong following Rewilding’s powerful stretch drive to inch past the highly-regarded So You Think in [...]

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Jun
21
2011

Bell thinks Arlington again for Wigmore Hall

An even seventh in the Singapore Airlines International Cup (G1) after a successful campaign at the 2011 Dubai International Racing Carnival, topped by a third in the Dubai Duty Free (G1), Wigmore Hall is being pointed to a return American journey.  After a second in the 2010 Secretariat Stakes (G1) at suburban Chicago’s Arlington Park, [...]

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Jun
20
2011

Victoire Pisa sets sights on Arc, via Ireland

2011 Dubai World Cup (G1) winner Victoire Pisa, off the course since being declared lame in advance of the Audemars Piguet QE II Cup (G1) in late April, is doing well and has been targeted for starts in the Irish Champion Stakes and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) in October. More from the [...]

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Jun
16
2011

O’Brien opines on So You Think’s loss to Rewilding; Cecil looks back on Frankel’s performance

Aidan O’Brien plants the blame in his own camp for So You Think’s loss to Dubai Sheema Classic winner Rewilding. Simon Burgess caught up with the Ballydoyle trainer, and below that, Burgess meets-up with Sir Henry Cecil after Frankel’s win on Tuesday.

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Jun
15
2011

Dubai Sheema Classic winner Rewilding catches hot favourite So You Think to take Prince Of Wales

After settling well off the early gallop, Godolphin’s Rewilding vaulted home to catch the heavily-backed So You Think in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1). Frankie Dettori was all smiles after toppling the Aussie import, now trained by Aidan O’Brien. The win is also a victory for Dubai racing as Rewilding won first up following [...]

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