Wootton Asset is SW22 for Wootton Bassett winning Tuesday’s Gr3 Virginia Derby (9f) at Colonial Downs. Looming four wide into the home straight, Wootton Asset quickened into the lead and went on to defeat Slicked Back (Quality Road) by three-quarters of a length with It Can Be Done (Temple City) a further 1-3/4 lengths back
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Bolshoi Ballet is SW333 for Galileo emulating his sire Galileo winning Sunday’s Gr3 Ballysax Stakes (10f) for 3yos at Leopardstown. Bolshoi Ballet started favourite with punters and was settled second by Ryan Moore as Catena Zapata set a moderate tempo. Sent on two furlongs out, Bolshoi Ballet galloped all the way to the line to
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The first foal of stakes winning mare Bonny O’Reilly, a colt by champion stallion Snitzel, the first foal of Listed winner Bonny O’Reilly, topped the first session of the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale on Tuesday when selling for $1.9 million. Consigned by Widden Stud, the colt was purchased by Coolmore’s Tom Magnier
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Seven-time Group 1 winner Magical has been retired and will join the broodmare band at Coolmore Stud, with mating plans yet to be decided. In September, the Aidan O’Brien-trained daughter of Galileo became the second dual winner of the Irish Champion Stakes and was last seen finishing a close third in the Group 1 Hong
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Beach Frolic, the dam of this year’s dual Group 1 winner Palace Pier, was the star turn on the second day of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale, selling for 2,200,000 guineas to MV Magnier. Beach Frolic looked the headline lot in the 2020 renewal of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale and she did not disappoint.
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Sunny Queen is the 7th Gr1 winner for Camelot and his 4th this year winning Sunday’s Grosser Preis von Bayern (2400m) at Munich, the final Gr1 contest in Europe this year. Sunny Queen came between horses in the home straight to overwhelm Torquator Tasso (Adlerflug) close home and score by a neck with Dicaprio (Adlerflug)
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Personal proved a worthy winner of the VRC Oaks at Flemington and during Cup week is an appropriate winner for her immediate Australian pedigree and highlights what is becoming a dynamic cross. In winning the Tom Dabernig and Ben Hayes-trained filly becomes the 40th Gr1 winner for Fastnet Rock, his 142nd stakes winner and his
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Hudoo Magic is SW 97 for Choisir winning the Gr2 Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile at Turffontein. The Brett Crawford-trained Hudoo Magic finished strongly up the centre of the track in the home straight to score by three-quarters of a length over Charles with Youcanthurrylove a nose away third. Inbred 4×4 to Sharpen Up, the
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Gr1 winner Caravaggio will stand in Kentucky for the 2021 season. The six-year-old son of Scat Daddy won the Gr1 Phoenix Stakes at two before winning the Gr1 Commonwealth Cup at three. Retired to Coolmore Stud in Ireland at a fee of €35,000, his fee was increased to €40,000 this year. Coolmore said support for
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Pythagoras is SW38 for Zoffany winning the Silver Tankard Stakes (6f) for 2yos at Pontefract. Settling in second place shortly after the start, Pythagos was under pressure approaching the home straight but kept on gamely to defeat Mystery Angel (Kodi Bear) by a neck with The Rosstafarian (Starspangledbanner) a nose away third. It is the
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