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Point of Entry Gets First GI in Man o' War

Point of Entry Gets First GI in Man o' War

Point of Entry built a 3-race win streak in the $600,000 Man o' War Stakes (gr. IT) at Belmont Park July 14, drawing off to a solid 3 1/2-length victory while 4-5 favorite Treasure Beach failed to hit the board.

 Saturday, July 14, 2012
George Washington Euthanized After BC Classic Injury

George Washington Euthanized After BC Classic Injury

Four-year-old George Washington put a damper on the Breeders' Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge (gr. I) when he broke down in late stretch and had to be euthanized on the track Oct. 27 at Monmouth Park.

 Saturday, October 27, 2007
Irish Trainer O'Brien Talks Breeders' Cup

Irish Trainer O'Brien Talks Breeders' Cup

British bookmakers make two of champion Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien's Breeders' Cup entries favorite for their respective races. Dylan Thomas, recent winner of the Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I), varies between 6/4 and 4/5 for the John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT), while Excellent Art can be backed at 7/2 down to 5/2 for the Netjets Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. I).

 Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Twenty O'Brien Trainees Among Nominees to Racing Post Trophy

A total of 39 horses remain eligible for the group I Racing Post Trophy on Oct. 25, and 20 of them are trained in Ireland by Aiden O'Brien.

 Wednesday, October 08, 2003

Rock Hard: O'Brien Speaks Out On Gibraltar

Aidan O'Brien, Europe's leading trainer as caretaker of the horses from the Coolmore operation at Ballydoyle, has seven horses entered for the World Thoroughbred Championships. His standout for the day lies in the form of Rock of Gibraltar in the NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) -- the best "rock" to come out of Ireland since U2.

 Friday, October 25, 2002

Tomahawk Upset in Dewhurst, Still Possible for Juvenile

Longshot Tout Seul rallied from last to take Saturday's Group I Dewhurst Stakes for 2-year-olds at Newmarket, defeating Tomahawk by a length and a quarter.

 Saturday, October 19, 2002

Mile Preview (9/12): Steady as a Rock (of Gibraltar)

The announcement earlier this week that NetJet will sponsor the Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) wasn't the biggest news concerning the World Thoroughbred Championship's grass event. Rock of Gibraltar's emphatic victory in the NetJet Prix du Moulin de Longchamp in France on Sept. 8 kept the European superstar right on target for a trip to Arlington Park.

 Thursday, September 12, 2002

High Chaparral Leads Irish Derby Field

High Chaparrel is one of six horses from the stable of Aidan O'Brien among 11 five-day declarations for Sunday's Budweiser Irish Derby (Ire-I).

 Wednesday, June 26, 2002

Son of Storm Cat Wins Coventry Stakes

Statue of Liberty, a $1.3 million son of leading American sire Storm Cat, scored a three-quarter-length win in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot on Tuesday. The Coventry is Britain's first group race for 2-year-olds.

 Tuesday, June 18, 2002

Entries for Vodafone Oaks Numbers 101

Trainer Aidan O'Brien leads the way in the 2001 Vodafone Oaks (Eng-I) with 10 of the 101 entries -- up five on last year's total of 96 -- it was announced March 14. The £325,000 Vodafone Oaks will be run June 8 at Epsom.

 Wednesday, March 14, 2001