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Euro Hopeful Cogito Won't Make Travers

Paul Reddam's European-based Cogito, who was scheduled to leave Aug. 17 for Saratoga Race Course to compete in the Travers Stakes (gr. I), will remain home after straining a muscle in his back.

 Friday, August 17, 2012
Reddam's Euro-Based Cogito to Run in Travers

Reddam's Euro-Based Cogito to Run in Travers

I'll Have Another's owner said the Brian Meehan-trained colt will be sent to Saratoga Race Course for the Aug. 25 Travers Stakes (gr. I).

 Monday, August 13, 2012
Most Improved Scores in St. James's Palace

Most Improved Scores in St. James's Palace

Most Improved took command two furlongs from home and charged to an impressive three-quarter-length victory in the $387,500 St. James's Palace Stakes (Eng-I) at Royal Ascot June 19.

 Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Dangerous Midge Gives Dettori 4th BC Turf Win

Dangerous Midge Gives Dettori 4th BC Turf Win

Dangerous Midge made sure European jockey Frankie Dettori didn't go home empty handed when he wore down pacesetter Champ Pegasus in deep stretch to win the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) Nov. 6.

 Saturday, November 06, 2010
English Runners Ready to Go in BC

English Runners Ready to Go in BC

Delegator, who is due to represent Godolphin in the TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) on Saturday, Nov. 6, at Churchill Downs, has had a quarter crack this week.

 Thursday, November 04, 2010
Cat Junior Tops Tattersalls' Second Session

Cat Junior Tops Tattersalls' Second Session

The Tattersalls Autumn horses in training sale turned in a solid effort during its second session, Oct. 26, generating an increase of 2.1% in its gross revenue from a year ago.

 Tuesday, October 26, 2010

IEAH Purchases Euro Juvenile Radiohead

IEAH Stables' Breeders' Cup shopping spree continued with the purchase of controlling interest in the English-trained 2-year-old stakes winner Radiohead, who will be pointed for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.

 Thursday, October 22, 2009
How Good is Icon Project?

How Good is Icon Project?

Looking at Icon Project's last three starts, her only races on dirt in an 11-race career, one can only wonder just how special this 4-year-old daughter of Empire Maker is.

 Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Alpine Rose Blooms in Prix Jean Romanet

Alpine Rose withstood the late challenge of Lady Marian to notch her first group I victory, taking the Darley Prix Jean Romanet (Fr-I) by a short head at Deauville Aug. 23. Earlier in the day, Arcano set a course record in winning the Darley Prix Morny (Fr-I).

 Sunday, August 23, 2009
F-T Juvenile Sale Faces Tough Economy

F-T Juvenile Sale Faces Tough Economy

The fanciest juvenile sale in the world faces off against the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression March 3 at Calder Race Course, and based on the results of other recent Thoroughbred auctions, prices probably will be down considerably.

 Monday, March 02, 2009

Arch Colt Leads Way at Tattersalls

Sky Gate, a 3-year-old son of Arch, brought 47,000 guineas to top the Tattersalls February mixed sale in England. Bloodstock agent Hugo Merry, acting on behalf of American trainer Marty Wolfson, purchased the bay colt.

 Thursday, February 05, 2009
Grade I Winners Invade Sword Dancer

Grade I Winners Invade Sword Dancer

Red Rocks and Dancing Forever, both fresh off grade I turf victories at Belmont, will square off in the star-studded Sword Dancer Invitational (gr. IT) Aug. 16 at Saratoga, a field that also includes three other grade I winners, including Grand Couturier, who won the event a year ago.

 Thursday, August 14, 2008
Galpin in Grave Condition

Galpin in Grave Condition

Veteran bloodstock agent Richard Galpin of Newmarket International is on life support at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center in South Florida after becoming ill while in the Miami area for Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton select sale of 2-year-olds in training at Calder Race Course.

 Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Buyer Interest High at Fasig Sale

Buyer Interest High at Fasig Sale

Consignors are busier than usual heading into Fasig-Tipton Calder juvenile sale.

 Sunday, February 24, 2008
Racing Officials, Trainers Prepare for Wet Breeders' Cup

Racing Officials, Trainers Prepare for Wet Breeders' Cup

Although the current forecast calls for weather that could dampen Breeders' Cup weekend, Monmouth Park and Breeders' Cup officials, as well as trainers, are remaining optimistic.

 Thursday, October 25, 2007
Red Rocks' Seasoned Career Could Work in His Favor

Red Rocks' Seasoned Career Could Work in His Favor

Irish-bred Red Rocks, who will attempt to defend his title in the John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT), has the benefit of experience on his side as he enters this year's race, trainer Brian Meehan said.

 Thursday, October 25, 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

City Leader Battles to Royal Lodge Victory

City Leader took the lead with two furlongs left and resolutely held off all challengers to capture the Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (Eng-II) at Ascot Sept. 29.

 Sunday, September 30, 2007
Market Correction Expected to Continue at Keeneland

Market Correction Expected to Continue at Keeneland

Declines, but not big ones, are expected at the Keeneland September yearling sale, which begins Monday.

 Sunday, September 09, 2007

Red Rocks Wins Gordon Richards at Sandown

J. Paul Reddam's Red Rocks, who is expected to conclude his 4-year-old season with a defense of his John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) title, got his 2007 European campaign off to a promising start with a two-length victory in the Betfred Gordon Richards Stakes (Eng-III) at Sandown Friday.

 Friday, April 27, 2007

Meehan Named International Trainer of the Year

The successes of David Junior and Red Rocks this year earned Brian Meehan the International Trainer of the Year Award at the 40th Derby Awards, held by the Horserace Writers & Photographers Association in London, England, Dec. 4.

 Monday, December 04, 2006

Red Rocks Rolls to Capture John Deere Turf

Red Rocks, rated far off an honest pace, rallied boldly in the stretch under Frankie Dettori to win the $2,748,000 John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. I) over fast-closing Better Talk Now.

 Saturday, November 04, 2006

Meehan Gives Red Rocks 'Fantastic Chance'

It doesn't take long for trainer Brian Meehan to disabuse one of any notion that John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) candidate Red Rocks will arrive at Churchill Downs as a mere traveling companion for his more heralded, Classic-bound stablemate David Junior.

 Saturday, October 28, 2006

Junior Eclipses Rivals at Sandown

David Junior swept from last to first to emphatically reverse Royal Ascot form with Ouija Board to take the Coral-Eclipse Stakes (Eng-I) at Sandown Park on Saturday.

 Saturday, July 08, 2006

David Junior Bests Elders in Dubai Duty Free

David Junior, trained by Brian Meehan and ridden by Jamie Spencer, landed the $5 million Dubai Duty Free (UAE-I) over 1,777 meters (about 1 1/8 miles) on the Nad Al Sheba turf by 3 1/2 lengths over the pacesetting The Tin Man.

 Saturday, March 25, 2006

Setback Knocks Ann Summers Gold Out of Breeders' Cup

J. Paul Reddam's Ann Summers Gold, a group III-placed 2-year-old filly, has been dealt a setback and will be scratched from the Alberto VO5 Juvenile Fillies (gr. I).

 Friday, October 21, 2005

Bombs Away Again for Reddam

Just before the running of the Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) at Lone Star Park last year, owner Paul Reddam confided that his horse was a longshot bomb set to explode.

 Thursday, October 20, 2005

David Slays Goliaths in Champion Stakes

David Junior, a 25-1 outsider ridden by Jamie Spencer, pulled off a major shocker when winning the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes (Eng-I) at Newmarket on Saturday.

 Saturday, October 15, 2005

Buy the Sport Posts 48-1 Stunner in Gazelle

Buy the Sport, sent off at 48-1 with jockey Pat Day, stormed home through the stretch to defeat tiring favorite Lady Tak in the $250,000 Gazelle Handicap (gr. I) for 3-year-old fillies at Belmont Park Saturday.

 Sunday, September 07, 2003

Arlington Million Mania Heating Up

Sulamani, Olden Times, headed to Arlington, plus Brian Meehan Talks Up Kaieteur

 Wednesday, August 06, 2003

German Connections Seek Arlington Million Repeat

No trainer or jockey has ever won back-to-back renewals of the Arlington Million (gr. I), but German conditioner Andreas Wohler and Austrian jockey Andreas Suborics could change that shortly.

 Wednesday, August 07, 2002

Eddery Ties Piggott With Queen Mary Win

Romantic Liason provided Pat Eddery with win number 4,493, the Queen Mary Stakes (Eng-III) win at Royal Ascot Wednesday equaling Lester Piggott's number of victories. Only Richard Gordon, with 4,870, has more among English riders.

 Wednesday, June 19, 2002

Bad As I Wanna Be Wins Prix Morny

Joe L. Allbritton's 2-year-old colt Bad As I Wanna Be earned his second career victory Sunday, winning the Prix Morny Casinos Barriere (Fr-I) by six lengths at Deauville, France.

 Sunday, August 20, 2000