Gr3 Prix de Fontainebleau (1400m) at Longchamp winner The Summit is SW9 for Wootton Bassett. The Summit has now won two of his six races and is the best of six winners left by Acola (Acatenango), a half-sister to Gr2 King’s Stand Stakes winner Chineur. The granddam Wardara won twice at Listed level in France.
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Gr3 Niigata Daishoten (2000m) winner Tosen Surya is SW5 for Lohengrin. Owned and bred by Takaya Shimakawa, Tosen Surya has now won five of his 28 starts. Inbred 4×4 to Halo, he is the best of three foals to have raced out of Tosen Gracia (Durandal), a half-sister to Gr2 Nikkei Shinshun Hai at Kyoto
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Saturday’s Takeover Target Stakes (1200m) at Randwick winner Snitz is SW101 for Snitzel. Inbred 4×3 to Danzig, Snitz is a half-brother to six winners including Tale All Of Me (Jeune), the dam of Gr2 Euclase Stakes at Morphettville winner I’ll Have A Bit (Smart Missile). Snitz is out of Gr2 Sunline Stakes winner Tickle My
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Saturday’s Doomben Guineas winner Vanna Girl is the 16th stakes winner for Husson. Vanna Girl is a half-sister eight-time winner and Listed placed Plucky Girl (Pluck), their dam Logan’s Choice (Redoute’s Choice) a winner three times in Sydney. Vanna Girl’s granddam De Souba (Dehere) is a half-sister to Gr1 AJC Derby winner Naturalism (Palace Music)
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John Moore saddled four of the five runners in Sunday’s Gr3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin and won it with an outsider after Chefano to give the trainer a sixth win in the race. Helene Leadingstar was the only horse in the race not trained by Moore and started favourite with punters
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Charlatan remained unbeaten in winning div 1 of the Arkansas Derby (9f) and become the 18th Gr1 winner for Speightstown. Charlatan has duplications of Mr Prospector (3×4) and Secretariat (4×5) and his granddam is by Deputy Minister (Northern Dancer). Also responsible for 2020 Gr1 winner Mozu Superflare, Speightstown (Gone West) is the sire of 112
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There were two divisions of the $500,000 Arkansas Derby (9f) but just one winning trainer as Bob Baffert saddled Charlatan and Nadal to win. Both colts remained unbeaten by winning their respective divisions of the Arkansas Derby and giving the Hall of Fame trainer a strong hand for the three-year-old classics whenever they are held,
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Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton have announced restrictions on the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroids and bronchodilators for all horses sold at auction sales conducted by the two companies with immediate effect. The latest reforms are in addition to restrictions put in place earlier this year for two-year-old sales conducted at Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton. It follows
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Group 1 winning sprinter Ribchester will replace his sire Iffraaj in shuttling to Haunui Stud this season. No less than 15 of Ribchester’s 16 starts were at Group level, 11 of those at Group One level including four wins – the Prix Jacques le Marois (1600m), Lockinge Stakes (1 mile), Queen Anne Stakes (1 mile)
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Sunday’s Sha Tin Champions Mile winner Southern Legend is the 14th Gr1 winner for Not A Single Doubt. A stakes winner in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong, Southern Legend is also the highest earner for his sire who was pensioned at Arrowfield Stud due to pulmonary disease earlier this year. All 14 Gr1 winners are
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