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Mr. P Line Present in Masters of Hounds

Mr. P Line Present in Masters of Hounds

The Mr. Prospector male line, which has proved highly formidable in providing winners of the Kentucky Derby, will be represented again in 2011 by another strong crew.

 Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Hurricane Run Voted Cartier European Horse of the Year

Hurricane Run, whose five races this year included the Budweiser Irish Derby (Ire-I) and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I), was named European Horse Of The Year at the 2005 Cartier Racing Awards, which were presented at the Four Seasons Hotel in London's West End Wednesday, Nov. 16.

 Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Arc Victory Propels Hurricane Run to Top of World Rankings

Hurricane Run stamped himself the top racehorse of 2005 so far with an impressive success in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe-Lucien Barrière (Fr-I) at Longchamp on Oct. 2.

 Friday, October 07, 2005

Group I Winner Virginia Waters to Be Bred to Giant's Causeway

English mile classic winner Virginia Waters has been retired from racing and is booked to leading second-crop sire Giant's Causeway.

 Monday, October 03, 2005

French Star Divine Proportions Retired

Divine Proportions, who finished a puzzling fourth in the Aug. 14 Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques le Marois (Fr-I) after winning her first nine starts, has been retired after suffering a tendon injury.

 Thursday, August 25, 2005

Divine Disappointment as Dubawi Dominates

Godolphin's Dubawi stormed down the middle of the Deauville course Sunday to record a decisive victory in the Prix Jacques le Marois (Fr-I) and shatter the unbeaten filly Divine Proportions' nine-race winning streak.

 Sunday, August 14, 2005

Divine Proportions Puts Unbeaten Streak on the Line

France's star filly Divine Proportions faces the stiffest test of her unbeaten career at Deauville on Sunday when she competes in the Prix Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques le Marois (Fr-I), a race sponsored by her owners -- the Niarchos family.

 Friday, August 12, 2005

Streak Reaches Nine for Divine Proportions

The undefeated filly Divine Proportions ran her winning streak to nine Sunday with a comfortable two-length win in the Prix d'Astarte (Fr-I) on the one-mile straight at Deauville.

 Sunday, July 31, 2005

Another Divine Performance in French Oaks

Unbeaten filly Divine Proportions ran her winning streak to eight races with an impressive three-length victory over Argentina in the Prix de Diane Hermes (Fr-I) at Chantilly Sunday.

 Sunday, June 12, 2005

Divine Win in French One Thousand Guineas

The undefeated French star Divine Proportions ran her winning streak to seven, barely breaking a sweat while easing up at the end for a five-length victory in the Gainsborough Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (Fr-I) Sunday at Longchamp.

 Sunday, May 15, 2005

Bago, Divine Proportions Win for Niarchos Family

Arc winner Bago became a group I winner for the third consecutive year when he burst through a hole near the rail with a furlong left to win the Prix Ganay (Fr-I) at Longchamp on Sunday.

 Sunday, April 24, 2005

Breeders' Cup Winner Ouija Board is European Horse of the Year

Lord Derby's V05 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) winner Ouija Board was named Horse Of The Year at the 2004 Cartier Racing Awards during a ceremony Wednesday night at the Four Seasons Hotel in London, England. Two Kentucky-breds -- 2-year-old male colt Shamardal and 2-year-old filly Divine Proportions -- received Cartier awards for their respective divisions

 Thursday, November 18, 2004

Divine Proportions Powers to Prix Boussac

Undefeated Divine Proportions further staked her claim as Europe's top juvenile filly with a convincing two-length victory as the short-priced favorite in the Prix Marcel Boussac (Fr-I) Sunday at Longchamp.

 Sunday, October 03, 2004

Kingmambo Filly Remains Undefeated After Group I Win

Divine Proportions, a 2-year-old daughter of Kingmambo, remained unbeaten in four career starts after defeating colts in Sunday's Prix Morny Casinos Barriere (Fr-I) at Deauville, France.

 Sunday, August 22, 2004

Divine Proportions Wins Robert Papin in Style

Kentucky-bred filly Divine Proportions accelerated away from the field in the final stages to win the Prix Robert Papin (Fr-II) for 2-year-olds at Maisons-Laffitte handily Sunday.

 Sunday, July 25, 2004