Mackinnon is SW21 for American Pharoah winning Monday’s Del Mar Juvenile Turf (8f) for 2yos. Content to race three wide by Juan Hernandez, Mackinnon found more in the home straight and came away to defeat Thirty Four Coupe (Run Away And Hide) by one and three-quarter lengths with Silver Surfer (Caravaggio) a nose away third.
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Cafe Pharoah is the third Gr1 winner for American Pharoah winning Sunday’s February Stakes (8f) on dirt at Tokyo. Settled in fifth place. Cafe Pharoah eased into third place around the home turn then finished best of all to defeat Air Spinel (King Kamehameha) by three-quarters of a length with Wonder Lider (Statue Of Liberty)
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Thankful is SW14 for American Pharoah winning the Ladies Hcp (9f) at Aqueduct. Racing in second place to the home turn, Thankful drew alongside longtime leader Miss Mariss (He’s Had Enough) with a furlong to go and eased clear for a three-quarter length victory. Ujjayl (Smarty Jone) was a neck away in third. (pic: NYRA)
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Kentucky Pharoah is SW13 for American Pharoah winning Saturday’s Dania Beach Stakes (8f) on turf at Gulfstream. Kentucky Pharoah broke quickly and led after a furlong, clear into the home straight and staying on strongly to defeat Fighting Force (Air Force Blue) by three lengths with Cave Hill (Frosted) in third. It is the second
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Van Gogh is SW11 and the first European Gr1 winner for American Pharoah winning Saturday’s Criterium International (1600m) at Saint-Cloud. Settled at the rear before halfway, Van Gogh swung widest of all into the home straight and went clear, staying on strongly to defeat Normandy Bridge (Le Havre) comfortably by four lengths with the favourite
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Thursday’s Vinnie Roe Stakes (14f) at Leopardstown winner Pista is SW10 for American Pharoah. Pista was last around the home turn and then finished powerfully to defeat Sunchart (Teofilo) by half a length with Dawn Patrol (Galileo) the same distance away in third. A $675,000 Keeneland yearling, the Joseph O’Brien-trained Pista only made her debut
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Turned Aside is SW9 and the sixth Group/graded winner for American Pharoah after winning Friday’s Gr3 Quick Call Stakes (5.5f) on turf at Saratoga. Clear around the home turn, the Linda Rice-trained Turned Aside always looked in control and went on to defeat Old Chestnut Speightstown) by 1-3/4 lengths with Fore Left (Twirling Candy) a
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Most observers expected Wednesday’s Japan Dirt Derby to be won by the offspring of American Pharoah and it duly was, only issue for the majority of bettors was it was the outsider. The hitherto unbeaten Cafe Pharoah started odds-on for the NAR Listed contest over 2000m however, he missed a place with victory instead going
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A colt by Night Of Thunder topped the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale when selling for 575,000 guineas to Tom Biggs of Blandford Bloodstock. The colt (pic Tattersalls) was consigned by Brown Island Stables’ Johnny Collins who paid £72,000 for the chestnut as a yearling. Biggs saw off bids from agent Mark McStay and David Redvers
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Ocean Atlantique made all the running to win the Prix de Suresnes (2000m) at Deauville and is SW7 for Atlantic Pharoah. A US$275,000 Keeneland September yearling which then sold for €1,100,000 as an Arqana 2yo, Ocean Atlantique is the best of two winners for his dam Tare Green (Giant’s Causeway), an unraced half-sister to Champion
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