Union Rags Headlines 2011 Breeders Cup Juvenile: As the world championships of horse racing draws nearer by the day, one of the most fascinating portraits beginning to emerge is the dominance of Union Rags over the rest of the two-year-old class. These contenders will be spotted along the Derby trail next year and it certainly appears as though... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 15:40
Union Rags Headlines 2011 Breeders Cup Juvenile: As the world championships of horse racing draws nearer by the day, one of the most fascinating portraits beginning to emerge is the dominance of Union Rags over the rest of the two-year-old class. These contenders will be spotted along the Derby trail next year and it certainly appears as though... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 15:39
2011 Breeders Cup Sprint Could be “Big Drama”: An interesting short-distance contest is really unfolding in the build-up to the 2011 Breeders' Cup Sprint at Churchill Downs. It looks weighted towards the American contenders as the 6f dirt specialists assemble from all corners of the globe. The bulk of the competition will be gunning for the... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Monday, October 17, 2011 - 15:40
Acclamation May Opt for Classic Over Breeders' Cup Turf: With the 2011 title of Horse Of The Year looking more wide open than ever after Super Saturday at Belmont, it might actually be a worthy contender making their mark at Santa Anita who starts to build momentum before shipping east for a kick at the Breeders' Cup can. Acclamation now has a... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Monday, October 3, 2011 - 15:38
2011 Breeders' Cup Classic Taking Shape: Super Saturday at Belmont is but one major fixture on the American racing calendar this weekend with a number of excellent Breeders' Cup preps kicking off within a few hours of each other. Because we're talking about American racing, doubtlessly some of them will be running at the exact... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 15:44
Goldikova Set for Prix De La Foret: With only a 50% strike rate during 2011, it seems as though Goldikova just hasn't really looked herself this year having lost out to Canford Cliffs (who was retired after chasing Frankel) and the well-regarded Immortal Verse. Both losses were just by a length and it either shows a six-year-old... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 16:20
Goldikova Facing Tough Test in Breeders' Cup Mile: The betting exchanges have just launched their ante post wagering markets for the Breeders' Cup, which kicks off this year at Churchill Downs in Kentucky. While the two-day event's feature contest – the Breeders' Cup Classic has been seeing some wagering for several months now,... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 23:11
So You Think Withdrawn From Cox Plate: The Ballydoyle team has opted against bringing So You Think back to Australia for an attempt at a third Cox Plate. The Moonee Valley feature contest will be left to its leading fancies Americain and Sahara Sun with So You Think now firmly pointed towards either the 2011 Arc De Triomphe or an... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 16:23
Await The Dawn On The Drift for Breeders' Classic: After losing out to Twice Over in the Group 1 Juddmonte International, despite being beat down to a 4/5 price by overzealous punters, Await The Dawn is still awaiting his first top level victory as ante post punters have been sent back to earth. For several months, the impressive Ballydoyle... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 21:46
Goldikova Facing Questions After Loss to Immortal Verse: The latest news from Deauville is that living-legend Goldikova has just failed in her attempt to score an incredible 15 Group 1 victories over her stories career. Beaten by 16/1 contender Immortal Verse, the Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard saw Goldikova draw an extremely wide post and track a... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Monday, August 15, 2011 - 15:32