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Medaglia d'Oro Colt Shines at Goffs Auction

A Medaglia d'Oro colt became the highest-priced horse ever sold at the Goffs Kempton ready-to-run sale in England when he brought £130,000 ($208,001 in U.S. funds) March 29.

 Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes Off for 2010

Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes Off for 2010

The Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes at Kempton in Great Britain, inaugurated in 2009 to award a Europe-based horse a berth in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), won't be held next year. But officials said it could return.

 Friday, October 09, 2009
Mafaaz Earns Berth in Kentucky Derby

Mafaaz Earns Berth in Kentucky Derby

Sheikh Hamdan's Mafaaz held off a trio of horses at the wire to win the Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes at England's Kempton Park March 18 and earned an automatic berth in the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) on May 2.

 Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Kentucky Derby Challenge Analysis

Kentucky Derby Challenge Analysis

Other than creating an uproar when the 20th horse on the Kentucky Derby earnings list gets left out of the Derby field, Wednesday's Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes at Kempton looks unlikely to offer much to the Run for the Roses, unless one of four or five horses can come away with an impressive win.

 Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Thoro-Graph Offering Free Data for UK

Beginning with the Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes from Kempton racecourse in England on Wednesday, March 18, Thoro-Graph will be producing data for UK Racing.

 Tuesday, March 17, 2009
14 Seek Derby Spot in Kempton Race

14 Seek Derby Spot in Kempton Race

A maximum field of 14 has been entered for the inaugural running of the Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes at England's Kempton Park racecourse on Wednesday March 18. The race offers an automatic berth in this year's May 2 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) for the winner of the Challenge Stakes.

 Monday, March 16, 2009

IFHA Focuses on Synthetic Surfaces

Contrasting views on the future of synthetic tracks were expressed at the meeting of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities in Paris on Oct. 6, following the Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I) meeting at Longchamp.

 Tuesday, October 07, 2008

British All-Weather Tracks Given Go-Ahead

Four planned all-weather tracks in Britain have been given the go-ahead to apply for fixtures in 2006, meaning that dirt racing will become more widespread.

 Tuesday, February 08, 2005