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'Fabulous' Finish in Prix Royal-Oak

Be Fabulous swept past Cavalryman with a furlong left to run and drew off to a convincing 1 3/4-length victory in the Prix Royal-Oak (Fr-I) at Longchamp Oct. 23.

 Sunday, October 23, 2011

Durban Thunder Rolls to Victory at Munich

Durban Thunder took the lead at the start and never looked back as he cruised to a 1 1/2 length victory in the Grosser Dallmayr-Preis (Ger-I) at Munich July 31.

 Sunday, July 31, 2011

Market Struggles at Germany's BBAG Sale

Germany's premier yearling sale -- held by BBAG at Baden-Baden over two days -- ended Sept. 4 with substantial declines despite a much expanded catalogue.

 Friday, September 05, 2008

BBAG Sale Figures Drop

Germany's premier yearling sale, held by BBAG at Baden-Baden over two days, ended Sept. 4 with substantial declines despite a much expanded catalogue.

 Thursday, September 04, 2008

Kamsin Easily Wins Deutsches Derby

A driving rainstorm at Hamburg did nothing to deter Kamsin, who drew away to win the BMW Deutsches Derby (Ger-I) by three lengths July 6.

 Sunday, July 06, 2008

Sister of German Derby Winner Takes German Oaks

Gestut Hony-Hof's Salve Regina, a full sister of 2000 German Derby winner Samum, pressed the pace then drew clear in the final furlong to win Sunday's Osterman Preis der Diana -- Deutsches Stuten-Derby (Ger-I) by 2/12 lengths at Mulheim.

 Sunday, June 09, 2002

Golden Snake Wins Prix Ganay; Egyptband Second

John Dunlop-trained Golden Snake made his seasonal debut a winning one Sunday at Longchamp, taking the 10 1/2 furlong Prix Ganay (Fr-I) by three lengths over 4-year-old filly Egyptband. With the Flow was another three lengths back, with Little Rock fourth in the nine-horse field.

 Sunday, April 29, 2001

Schutz Aims at Emirates Series With Caitano, Samum

German trainer Andreas Schutz has never been one to avoid a challenge and the 2001 Emirates World Series Racing Championship is one of the titles he will be setting his sights on this year. He holds a strong hand with a pair of runners in Caitano and Samum.

 Wednesday, March 14, 2001

Jim and Tonic on Track in Hong Kong

Defending champion, Jim And Tonic looked in great shape Friday morning at Sha Tin, as he finalized his preparation for Sunday's HK$14 million Hong Kong Cup, the last leg of the Emirates World Series Racing Championship. Under big race jockey, Gerald Mosse, Jim And Tonic quickened the tempo in the straight for the last 400 meters in front of a large crowd of morning trackwork watchers.

 Friday, December 15, 2000

Fantastic Light, Samum To Battle for Emirates Series Win in Hong Kong Cup

Both Fantastic Light and Samum are currently tied for second in the Emirates World Series Championship with 12 points. However, either of the two could surge ahead of current leader Giant's Causeway (18 points) with a victory in the final race of the series, the Hong Kong Cup on Dec. 17 at Sha Tin.

 Sunday, December 03, 2000

Montjeu, Sinndar Remain On Course for Arc

After Friday morning's final declaration stage, 10 horses are entered for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Lucien Barriere (Fr-I) Sunday at Longchamp. In the 1 1/2-mile race, Montjeu will seek to defend his 1999 Arc victory while facing 3-year-old Sinndar. The two Budweiser Irish Derby (Ire-I) winners head the field for the French classic.

 Thursday, September 28, 2000

Samum Wins Grosser Preis von Baden

Stall Blankenese's BMW 130 Deutsches Derby (Ger-I) winner Samum took the lead after 1 1/4 miles and then held Catella, Fruits of Love, and Daliapour -- the second-, third- and fourth-place finishers, respectively -- at bay to win the Mercedes Benz Grosser Preis von Baden (Ger-I) by 2 1/2 lengths Sunday at Baden Baden, Germany.

 Sunday, September 03, 2000