O'Brien Quartet Tops Keeneland Phoenix Stakes Roster
The Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (G1) at the Curragh is an early test of local 2-year-olds, usually with a heavy emphasis on trainer Aidan O'Brien's Ballydoyle yard.
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Divisidero on Target for Arlington Million
If one of Divisidero's best days comes against a field of 12 challengers in the Aug. 12 Arlington Million Stakes (G1T), the late-running millionaire could make good on his connections' long-held belief in his ability.
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Caravaggio Seeks Redemption in Gheest
Caravaggio, the beaten favorite in the July 15 Darley July Cup Stakes (G1) at Newmarket, seeks redemption in the LARC Prix Maurice de Gheest (G1) Aug. 6 at Deauville.
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Winter Freezes the Competition at Goodwood
Winter racked up her fourth straight group 1 win Aug. 3 at Goodwood, rallying professionally through the final furlong to win the Qatar Nassau Stakes by 1 1/2 lengths from Blond Me.
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Winter Risks Win Streak at Goodwood
Multiple group 1 heroine Winter (IRE) puts her three-race winning streak on the line Aug. 3 at Goodwood, taking on older rivals and 10 furlongs for the first time in the Qatar Nassau Stakes (G1).
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Roly Poly Rolls to Victory in France
Roly Poly, on the lead but under pressure most of the way, prevailed at the end of the July 30 Prix Rothschild (G1) at Deauville, edging Via Ravenna (IRE) by a short neck.
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Roly Poly, Persuasive Tackle Qemah in Prix Rothschild
Roly Poly and Persuasive (IRE) give England a potent 1-2 cross-Channel punch against likely local favorite Qemah (IRE) in the July 30 Prix Rothschild (G1) at Deauville.
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Dual Oaks Winner Enable Steps Up in King George
A powerhouse renewal of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) is on tap July 29 at Ascot, with dual Oaks winner Enable set to take on older rivals Highland Reel, his full brother Idaho, Jack Hobbs, and Ulysses.
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O'Brien Fined $1,500 by New York Regulators
Multiple Irish champion trainer Aidan O'Brien was fined $1,500 by New York regulators after three sealed bottles of Duphaylyte Solution was found in his "care, custody, and control."
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Clemmie Takes Command of Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes
Clemmie, a full sister to dual Guineas winner Churchill, was an easy winner in the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes (G2), positioning her as a leading early candidate for next season's 1,000 Guineas.
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Roly Poly Goes All the Way in Falmouth
Roly Poly went right to the lead in the July 14 Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes (G1) at Newmarket and powered home first by 1 1/4 lengths over Wuheida.
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Wuheida, Roly Poly Headline Falmouth
Winter is not coming for the July 14 Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes (G1) at Newmarket and Roly Poly is the early favorite.
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Even Dozen: Capri Gives O'Brien 12th Irish Derby Win
It was a mild upset for the Irish in the July 1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (G1) at the Curragh with Capri home first, denying stablemate Wings of Eagles the "Derby double."
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Wings of Eagles Seeks English-Irish Derby Double
Wings Of Eagles seeks an English-Irish "Derby Double" July 1 at the Curragh as the Pour Moi colt leads five Aidan O'Brien trainees into the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (G1).
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To Royal Ascot and the Stayers: Thanks For the Memories
When Royal Ascot ended its five-day meet, there was a sense of sadness, as if something beautiful, yet comforting, was taken away after filling four and a half hours each morning with a kaleidoscope of images and colors and unbridled emotion.
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Brothers in Arms: Idaho Takes Hardwicke Stakes
Idaho emerged from the shadow of his older brother Highland Reel (IRE) to win the Hardwicke Stakes (G2) on the final day of Royal Ascot June 24, providing Coolmore a powerful 1-2 punch for the remainder of the season worldwide.
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Undefeated Caravaggio Shines in Commonwealth Cup
The Coolmore team from Ireland ruled the fourth day of Royal Ascot, where it won both group 1 events and gave a boost to Caravaggio, one of the most promising sons of the late sire Scat Daddy.
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Heavyweights Set to Clash in Commonwealth Cup
The Royal Ascot heavyweights are poised to square off in the first of two group 1 events on the second-last day of Royal Ascot.
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Wings of Eagles Upsets Epsom Derby
Padraig Beggy made his first ride in the Investec Derby (G1) a winning one aboard 40-1 shot Wings Of Eagles to provide trainer Aidan O'Brien with his sixth victory in the 12-furlong classic.
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What's Going On Here: Classic Figures
A sport as unpredictable as Thoroughbred racing does not fall into a rut often, but every once in awhile the results become a little predictable.
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Galileo, Coolmore Dominate European Classics
Winter, with Moore in the saddle, delivered an even more impressive performance on the yielding Curragh turf in the Irish One Thousand Guineas May 28.
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Churchill Completes Rare Guineas Double
Only eight 3-year-olds have won both the English 2,000 Guineas and the Irish 2,000 Guineas. On May 27 Coolmore owned/Ballydoyle trained Churchill became number nine.
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Hydrangea Takes One Thousand Guineas Trial
The offspring of Galileo belonging to the Coolmore/Ballydoyle connections finished on top April 8 Ballylinch Stud One Thousand Guineas and the Leopardstown Two Thousand Guineas Trial at Leopardstown.
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Multiple Group 1 winner Fame And Glory Dead at Age 11
Multiple group 1 winner Fame And Glory (GB) passed away the morning of Feb. 13 after suffering a suspected heart attack while covering a mare, Coolmore Stud announced via social media. The son of Montjeu (IRE) was 11.
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Highland Reel Looks to Cap Ballydoyle Season
The Hong Kong International Races offer trainer Aidan O'Brien further opportunities to add to his remarkable season, when Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) hero Highland Reel attempts to defend his crown in the Dec. 11 Longines Hong Kong Vase (HK-I).
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Holiday Season Brings Weird Thoughts
I am going to really push the envelope by comparing Arrogate to Dallas Cowboys rookie quarterback Dak Prescott, who I’m sure a great deal of you have never even heard of. For those of you still with me, let's look at these two remarkable athletes.
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Hit It a Bomb to Spendthrift
Hit It a Bomb, a son of War Front and winner of last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IT), has been retired and will stand in 2017 at B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm near Lexington. He will be part of the 'Share the Upside' program.
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Minding Named Cartier Horse of the Year
Minding, a five-time group one winner in 2016, was named the Cartier Horse of the Year Nov. 8 at the 26th annual Cartier Racing Awards.
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Highland Reel Speeds to BC Turf Rout
Highland Reel set a stiff pace and was never seriously challenged en route to a win in the $4 million Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT).
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New Money Honey Cashes Juvenile Fillies Turf
An already career year for trainer Chad Brown continued during the Nov. 4 card of the Breeders' Cup World Championships when New Money Honey collared pacesetter Lull in midstretch to take the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IT).
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O'Brien Looks for Juvenile Turf Repeat
The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IT) kicks off the 2016 World Championships at Santa Anita Park Nov. 4. Since joining the Breeders’ Cup lineup in 2007, the one-mile race has been won by European-based horses six out of its nine runnings.
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Inside the Magical Kingdom of Ballydoyle
In the world of Thoroughbred racing, Aidan O'Brien can be called the modern day Alexander the Great and his four-legged Ballydoyle bruisers the Macedonian army.
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Arc Winner Found Could Run in BC Classic
Trainer Aidan O'Brien said Oct. 23 that Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I) winner Found could make her first start on dirt against the likes of California Chrome, Arrogate, and Frosted in the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I).
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Found Among O'Brien's Breeders' Cup Possibles
Found could be aimed for a repeat bid in the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) following her runner-up finish to Almanzor in the QIPCO Champion Stakes (Eng-I) Oct. 15 on British Champions Day at Ascot.
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Minding Tallies Seventh GI in QE II Stakes
Filly phenom Minding tallied a seventh top-level win Oct. 15 when holding off Ribchester by a half length in the £1.2 million Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Eng-I) on British Champions Day at Ascot.
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O'Brien: Found 'Most Genuine' Horse Ever Seen
Trainer Aidan O'Brien said his Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I) victress Found is "the most genuine horse I've ever seen," as the filly heads to QIPCO Champion Stakes (Eng-I) Oct. 15 at Ascot.
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Dartmouth Represents the Queen at Woodbine
Queen Elizabeth II will not be at Woodbine Oct. 16, but will be represented by her first Canadian runner with Dartmouth entered in the $1 million Pattison Canadian International (Can-IT).
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Top Fillies Square Off in E.P. Taylor
Trainer Aidan O'Brien goes after another grade/group I win Oct. 16 in Woodbine's E.P. Taylor Presented by HPIBet (Can-IT) with Best In The World (by Galileo). The 3-year-old filly catches a pair of runners each from Chad Brown and Bill Mott.
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Found Seeks to Build on Success in Champion
After breaking a string of runner-up finishes in most spectacular fashion, Found (IRE) will try for a second straight group I win Oct. 15, when she faces up to 18 rivals in the $1,586,000 QIPCO Champion Stakes (Eng-I) at Ascot.
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Churchill Comes Through for Dewhurst Win
Coolmore and partners' Churchill extended his win streak to five Oct. 8 in the Dubai Dewhurst Stakes (Eng-I) for 2-year-olds at Newmarket as Aidan O'Brien-trained runners again dominated the finish in another top race.
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Found Leads 1-2-3 Arc Finish for O'Brien
Four-year-old filly Found, last year's Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) winner, led a sensational 1-2-3 finish for trainer Aidan O'Brien when taking the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I), Europe's premier race, Oct. 2 at Chantilly.
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'Alice' Wins Sun Chariot, BC Might Be Next
Coolmore and partners' Alice Springs fought off a determined Always Smile inside the final furlong and posted her third group I victory of the year in the Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes Oct. 1 at Newmarket.
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Brave Anna Upsets Cheveley Park Stakes
Evelyn Stockwell's homebred Brave Anna upset five other juvenile fillies Sept. 24 in the £102,078 ($132,701) Connolly's Red Mills Cheveley Park Stakes (Eng-I) at Newmarket.
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Almanzor Thrives in Irish Champion Stakes
Travel proved no problem for French classic winner Almanzor, as he finished well to secure a three-quarter-length victory over top filly Found in a particularly strong edition of the QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (Ire-I) Sept. 10 at Leopardstown.
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War Front Gets 50th Black-Type Winner
Central Kentucky sire War Front, currently the leading sire of juveniles in England and Ireland, and second on the U.S. list, got his 50th black-type winner Aug. 31 when Intelligence Cross captured the Round Tower Stakes (Ire-III) at the Curragh.
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Seventh Heaven Floats to Yorkshire Oaks Win
A furlong from the wire the Yorkshire Oaks (Eng-I) appeared to be anyone's race, but that's when Seventh Heaven unleashed a late run none of her 11 filly and mare rivals could match as she registered a 2 3/4-length victory.
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Postponed Returns With Another Top-Level Win
For a race that saw no order change in the top two finishers after a decisive move at the top of the stretch, Postponed's victory in the £546,542.62 ($710,505) Juddmonte International (Eng-I) supplied a heaping dose of late intrigue.
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Caravaggio to Bypass Showdown With 'Lady'
A showdown between Scat Daddy's star juveniles Caravaggio and Lady Aurelia in the Darley Prix Morny (Fr-I) Aug. 21 at Deauville will likely not take place as Caravaggio is being aimed instead toward a race in September, Racing Post reports.
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Zenyatta's Full Brother Breaks Maiden
De Coronado, a 3-year-old full brother of superstar mare Zenyatta, drastically cut back in distance and broke his maiden Aug. 14 at Dundalk in Ireland.
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Cherry Wine Returns to Turf for Secretariat
Classic-placed Cherry Wine will return to grass racing Saturday, Aug. 13 as one of nine 3-year-olds entered in the Secretariat Stakes (gr. IT) at Arlington International Racecourse.
