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Hunter's Light Pounces in Maktoum Challenge

Hunter's Light Pounces in Maktoum Challenge

Hunter's Light delivered Godolphin's 200th win at the top level when he captured the $400,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 Sponsored by Emirates Airline (UAE-I) on the Super Saturday card March 9 at Meydan.

 Saturday, March 09, 2013
Hunter's Light Clear Maktoum Challenge Winner

Hunter's Light Clear Maktoum Challenge Winner

Godolphin's Hunter's Light provided trainer Saeed bin Suroor a ninth win in the $250,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round II Sponsored by TABLOID (UAE-II) Feb. 7 with a convincing 3 1/4-length victory at Meydan.

 Thursday, February 07, 2013

Hunter's Light, De Sousa Achieve Group I Wins

Godolphin Racing's Hunter's Light and jockey Silvestre De Sousa notched breakthrough wins at the highest level on Nov. 4 when partnering for a victory in the Premio Roma GBI Racing (Ity-I) at Capannelle Racecourse in Rome.

 Sunday, November 04, 2012
Danehill Dancer Colt Shines at Tattersalls

Danehill Dancer Colt Shines at Tattersalls

A son of Danehill Dancer topped the opening day of the Tattersalls Craven breeze up sale, bringing 170,000 guineas ($284,116 in U.S. funds) April 18 in England.

 Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Irish Horseman Liam Cashman Dies

Liam Cashman, owner of Rathbarry Stud in Ireland and breeder of leading filly Finsceal Beo, has died.

 Tuesday, March 23, 2010

King's Apostle Dominates at Deauville

King's Apostle split rivals in deep stretch and hung on gamely for Ryan Moore to capture the Prix Maurice de Gheest (Fr-I) at Deauville Aug. 9.

 Sunday, August 09, 2009
Barathea, BC Mile Winner, Euthanized

Barathea, BC Mile Winner, Euthanized

Barathea, the 1994 Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) winner, was euthanized May 14 at Liam Cashman's Rathbarry Stud in Fermoy, Ireland, because of complications from laminitis.

 Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Always First Charges to Sycamore Victory

Always First Charges to Sycamore Victory

Merriefield Farm's Always First made a thrilling last-to-first move along the hedge under Rene Douglas to steal the $150,000 Sycamore Stakes (gr. IIIT) Oct. 18 at Keeneland.

 Saturday, October 18, 2008
Tattersalls July Sale Will Have 915 Lots

Tattersalls July Sale Will Have 915 Lots

Half-sister to recent Juddmonte Epsom Oaks (gr. I) winner Look Here will be offered.

 Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Tatts Book 3 off to Rough Start

Tatts Book 3 off to Rough Start

The selling action during the first day of Book 3 of the Tattersalls October yearling sale Thursday moved sharply down a gear.

 Thursday, October 18, 2007

Always First Nails Stars and Stripes in Final Stride

Merriefield Farm's favored Always First, second in his last two starts, fought pacesetter Cloudy's Knight in a long drive to the wire, prevailing in the final stride by a nose in the $200,000 Stars and Stripes Turf Handicap (gr. IIIT), the traditional Fourth of July headliner at Arlington Park.

 Wednesday, July 04, 2007

One Off Turns It On to Take San Marcos

Jane and Burt Bacharach's 7-year-old gelding One Off, last in the field in upper stretch, charged down the middle of the track to register his first graded stakes win in the $150,000 San Marcos Handicap (g. IIT) on the Santa Anita lawn.

 Sunday, January 21, 2007

Always First Wins Sunset in U.S. Stakes Debut

British-bred Always First made a successful American stakes debut when he closed impressively along the inside to capture the $165,300 Sunset Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIT) on Sunday, the final day of the Hollywood Park spring/summer meeting.

 Sunday, July 17, 2005

Bluebird Filly Leads Goffs' Thursday Session

A great granddaughter of legendary broodmare Height Of Fashion led the way at the fourth and penultimate session of Goffs' Orby Sale in County Kildare, Ireland, on Thursday .

 Thursday, September 30, 2004

Tante Rose Pricks Somnus in Sprint Cup

Taking on 18 opponents – the largest field in the history of Haydock Park's Sprint Cup (Eng-I) – surprising Tante Rose rallied from the back of the pack to overtake defending champion Somnus near the wire to win by a short head.

 Saturday, September 04, 2004

Report: Sheikh Mohammed Buying Eydon Hall Interests

According to a published report in Great Britain, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum has agreed to purchase the bloodstock interests of Eydon Hall Farm, the internationally successful racing and breeding operation put together by the late Gerald Leigh.

 Wednesday, October 01, 2003

Breeder Gerald Leigh Succumbs to Cancer

One of England's top breeders has died.

 Saturday, June 22, 2002

Zibilene Sells For More Than $2 Million At Tattersalls

Zibilene, a half-sister to 1994 Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) winner Barathea, sold for 1.5 million guineas (approximately $2,239,178) to top the third session of the Tattersalls December mare sales in England. The price was the third highest ever for a mare sold in England.

 Wednesday, December 05, 2001