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Tag Archives: Irish Derby

River Jetez, Gio Ponti, Cape Blanco head Arlington’s International Festival of Racing

The initial list of horses expected to appear at Arlington Park’s International Festival of Racing is a brilliant one, and DubaiRaceNight.com will be on site for the festivities, Saturday, August 13.  River Jetez, winner of the Balanchine (G2) at the 2011 Dubai International Racing Carnival, and second in both the Dubai Duty Free (G1) and [...]

Dar Re Mi goes for King George VI & Queen Elizabeth

Saturday’s feature race at Ascot, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) features a well-matched field of eight, including 2010 Dubai Sheema Classic (G1) winner Dar Re Mi.  Most recently fourth in the Coral Eclipse Stakes (G1) at Sandown, well beaten by Twice Over, Dar Re Mi looks to rebound against the boys [...]

De Kock gets Irish Derby winner, Investec Derby fifth

Reports emerged today that private purchases away from the Ballydoyle contingent trained by Aidan O’Brien will yield some new horses in Mike De Kock’s Newmarket yard, with a strong chance of seeing these two colts in Dubai next year.  The horses in question: Frozen Fire and Golden Sword. Frozen Fire landed the 2008 Irish Derby (G1) [...]

Imbongi wins Criterion; Youmzain, Spanish Moon in at Saint-Cloud; Carnival action at Curragh

South Africa’s Imbongi returned to his winning ways with a victory in the John Bovington Memorial Criterion Stakes (G3) at Newmarket on Saturday, his first trip to the enclosure since landing the Drill Hall Stakes (G2) and KwaZulu-Natal Guineas (G2) at Greyville in 2008.  For Mike De Kock and Kevin Shea, Imbongi was prominent throughout and [...]