Unlike his namesake, a notorious thief and highwayman, Dick Turpin has earned an excellent living through honest endeavor. However, since defeating his stable companion Canford Cliffs to take the Greenham...
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Last weekend saw the Carreras de las Estrella – an Argentine Breeders’ Cup – contested at Palermo racecourse. Among many highlights was a double by second year sire Equal Stripes in the two juvenile events...
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Well-backed on the day, the filly Devil May Care looked a brief threat in the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) before fading late. Making her first start since that effort, and back against her own sex, Devil May...
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In the Irish Derby (gr. I), Cape Blanco , who had defeated Epsom Derby (gr. I) winner Workforce in the Dante Stakes (gr. II) but disappointed in the French Derby (gr. I), boosted the classic form by leading...
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We've already covered the one-two for Afleet Alex in the Pegasus Stakes (gr. III) in a separate post, but he wasn’t the only second season sire with a graded winner at the weekend. 2005 Champion Turf Male...
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Afleet Alex ( TrueNicks , SRO ): Conformation, left, and nearly falling before winning the 2005 Preakness Stakes (gr. I, Video ). With a view to the future, it’s possible that the most significant race...
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Over the last few years, British racegoers have learned to have a very healthy respect for Australian sprinters. One of the first horses to school them in that regard was Choisir, a Danehill Dancer son...
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Despite lacking Special Duty, winner of the English and French 1,000 Guineas (gr. I) – both on DQs – and Bethrah, the Coronation Stakes still may have given shape to the three-year-old filly division in...
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When Newsells Park Stud sent Dahlia’s Krissy, a stakes-placed Kris S. mare out of a stakes-placed daughter of the great runner and producer Dahlia to the court of Giant's Causeway ( TrueNicks , SRO ),...
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The big race on Wednesday, the ten-furlong Prince of Wales’s Stakes (gr. I), saw a Juddmonte one-two, as Byword scored from Twice Over. The result paid a further compliment to Tuesday’s Queen Anne Stakes...
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