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Thoroughmedia talks with LHKIR connections

Thoroughmedia continues to do great work at the world’s top race meetings, not disappointing once again this year for the Longines Hong Kong International Races. With four top, Group 1 events on Sunday, the action will be fast and furious once again. Check out some of the videos below from trainers and jockeys discussing their [...]

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 [...]

Gitano Hernando clear in Dubai World Cup prep; Cecil “very happy” with Twice Over

Long pointed for the Dubai World Cup (G1), Gitano Hernando did not disappoint as the 1-2 favorite stormed home a convincing 4.5 length winner of the Winter Derby Trial at Lingfield.  Jockey Kieren Fallon got into the colt with about three furlongs to run and bending for home, the Goodwood (G1) winner from October lengthened [...]

Spanish Moon confirmed for Breeders’ Cup Turf

The fabulous season from Sir Michael Stoute trainee Spanish Moon will seek to continue with a trip to the Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita in November.  Specifically, the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) over 12 furlongs will be the target as Juddmonte Farms racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe confirmed this weekend.  The Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (G1) [...]

Spanish Moon possible for Breeders’ Cup

Meetings with Sir Michael Stoute this week will determine the status of Spanish Moon and a possible start in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), reports the London Evening Standard.  A narrow second to Eastern Anthem in the Dubai Sheema Classic (G1), Spanish Moon has had a stellar season, including wins in the Grand Prix de [...]

Spanish Moon wins Grand Prix de Saint Cloud

After a heartbreaking defeat in the 2009 Dubai Sheema Classic (G1), Juddmonte Farms’ Spanish Moon rebounded in grand style to win Sunday’s Grand Prix de Saint Cloud (G1). Trained by Sir Michael Stoute and ridden by Ryan Moore, Spanish Moon settled off the leading trio and steadily advanced, wearing down Alpine Rose in the final [...]

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 [...]

Plenty of Dubai racing alums going Saturday

A plethora of 2009 Dubai International Racing Carnival  and Dubai World Cup meeting graduates will grace the racing pitch on Saturday.  Balthazaar’s Gift, the winner of a 1200 meters handicap on the eighth night of the Carnival, will make his reappearance following a winter in Dubai in Saturday’s John Bovington Memorial Criterion Stakes (G3) at Newmarket [...]