BloodHorse.com | Horse Racing News

BloodHorse.com Articles for "Godolphin Stable"

Strong Bernardini Contingent in Breeders' Cup

Strong Bernardini Contingent in Breeders' Cup

Bernardini leads the freshman sire ranks by number of graded stakes winners and also is the leader with four contenders in the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

 Friday, November 05, 2010
Early Triple Crown Nominations Total 366

Early Triple Crown Nominations Total 366

Lookin At Lucky and She Be Wild, the champion 2-year-old male and female, respectively, of 2009, top the list of 366 early nominees to the 2010 Triple Crown races.

 Sunday, February 07, 2010
Flashing Shows Her Heels in Sharp Gazelle Win

Flashing Shows Her Heels in Sharp Gazelle Win

Flashing, thought to be making the final start of her career, popped the gate in front and never looked back, drawing away from Unrivaled Belle through the stretch drive to easily win the $300,000 Gazelle Stakes (gr. I) by 4 1/4 lengths at Aqueduct Nov. 28.

 Saturday, November 28, 2009

Passion for Gold Trounces Criterium Field

Passion for Gold rallied wide in the straight to score an impressive six-length win in the Criterium de Saint-Cloud (Fr-I) for 2-year-olds, the final group I race of the French season at the Paris racetrack Nov. 14.

 Saturday, November 14, 2009
Music Note Flexes Her Pipes in Beldame Win

Music Note Flexes Her Pipes in Beldame Win

Music Note, as expected, swept to victory with jockey Rajiv Maragh in the $600,000 Beldame (gr. I), the first of five grade I stakes at Belmont Park Oct. 3.

 Saturday, October 03, 2009
Flashing Shows Her Stuff in Test Triumph

Flashing Shows Her Stuff in Test Triumph

The fast-closing Flashing collared pacesetter Heart Ashley with a sixteenth of a mile to run and went on to a 1 1/2-length win in the $300,000 Test Stakes (gr. IT) at Saratoga Aug. 8.

 Saturday, August 08, 2009
Atomic Rain to Take on 'Rachel' in Haskell

Atomic Rain to Take on 'Rachel' in Haskell

Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin Stable, the new owner of Atomic Rain, has officially decided to take on Preakness Stakes (gr. I)-winning filly Rachel Alexandra and Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Summer Bird in the Haskell Invitational (gr. I) at Monmouth Park Aug. 2.

 Saturday, July 25, 2009
Music Note Battles Stablemate in Ogden Phipps

Music Note Battles Stablemate in Ogden Phipps

Music Note, one of the top fillies in the nation last year when she was a three-time grade I winner, makes her 4-year-old seasonal debut in the $300,000 Ogden Phipps Handicap (gr. I) at Bemont Park June 13.

 Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Cocoa Beach Edges 'Ginger' in Beldame

Cocoa Beach Edges 'Ginger' in Beldame

Godolphin Stable's Cocoa Beach has raced in her native Chile and in the Middle East, but apparently, she has found a home in New York.

 Saturday, September 27, 2008

Utopia Wins Rough Westchester in U.S. Debut

Godolphin Stable's Utopia, a 7-year-old Japanese-bred who had not started since winning the 2006 Godolphin Mile (UAE-II) more than a year ago, stayed strong on the rail, overcoming a rough stretch run for a one-length victory in Wednesday's $107,700 Westchester Handicap (gr. III), the opening day feature of Belmont Park's 60-day spring/summer meet.

 Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Discreet Cat Fired Up in Record Cigar Mile

Godolphin Stable's undefeated Discreet Cat equaled the one-mile track record at Aqueduct Saturday while turning away a stubborn Silver Train leaving the eighth pole to win the $294,000 Hill 'n' Dale Cigar Mile.

 Saturday, November 25, 2006

Discreet Cat Wins Jerome Under Wraps

Undefeated Discreet Cat will no doubt be challenged at some point. But Sunday's $155,800 Jerome Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont Park wasn't it.

 Sunday, October 01, 2006

Ashkal Way Sets Stakes Mark in Kelso BC Win

Godolphin Stable's Ashkal Way bowed his neck in deep stretch and got the best of Free Thinking in the final jumps to win the $250,000 Kelso Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIT) at one mile on the Belmont Park turf Saturday.

 Saturday, September 30, 2006

Ashkal Way Finds Winning Path in Baruch 'Cap

Ashkal Way, part of a heavily favored Godolphin Stable entry, closed with authority to get back on the winning track in the $200,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap (gr. IIT) Saturday on the Saratoga Mellon Turf Course.

 Saturday, August 26, 2006

Stellar Jayne Goes Out a Winner in Top Flight

Godolphin Stable's heavily favored Stellar Jayne made her final start a winning one Friday, wearing down the pacesetting Bohemian Lady in the final strides to win the $150,000 Top Flight Handicap (gr. II) for fillies and mares at Aqueduct.

 Friday, November 25, 2005

American Record Falls on Belmont's Closing Day

Keep the Faith, a 5-year-old horse from Australia, set a North American record and shattered the Widener Turf Course record by winning the 6-furlong seventh race in 1:06.82 on closing day of the Belmont Park spring meeting Sunday.

 Sunday, July 24, 2005

Sulamani Superb in Turf Classic Romp

Godolphin Stable's Sulamani recovered after stumbling badly on the final turn, impressively sweeping past the field in the stretch to record an easy 2 3/4-length victory in Saturday's $750,000 Turf Classic Invitational (gr. IT) at Belmont Park.

 Sunday, September 28, 2003

Godolphin's Harty to Begin Hollywood Assault

The internationally renowned royal blue silks of Godolphin Stable will be seen on a frequent basis at Hollywood Park beginning next week, trainer Eoin Harty reported Friday from his training base at Santa Anita.

 Friday, May 16, 2003

Lido Palace Can Join Elite Group With Woodward Win

Amerman Racing Stables' Lido Palace can join Sword Dancer, Kelso, Forego, Slew o' Gold and Cigar as the only horses to win consecutive Woodward Stakes (gr. I).

 Friday, September 06, 2002

Harlan's Holiday Favored in $500,000 Pennsylvania Derby

A field of seven is set for Monday's $500,000 Pennsylvania Derby (gr. III) at Philadelphia Park, with Starlight Stables' Harlan's Holiday installed as the morning line 2-1 favorite.

 Friday, August 30, 2002

Our Song Defeats Impressive Maiden Field at Saratoga

Favored Our Song took full advantage of a ground-saving trip by jockey Edgar Prado and pulled away for a two-length victory in the final race Friday at Saratoga, a $45,000 maiden affair filled with some potentially top 3-year-olds.

 Friday, August 23, 2002