Pacific Avenue ruled out of Saratoga Derby Godolphin’s Pacific Avenue (Dubawi) has been scratched from Saturday’s Saratoga Derby (Gr 1) after sustaining an injury to his right foreleg during routine exercise at Saratoga on Wednesday. Trainer Charlie Appleby said the colt appeared uncomfortable while cooling down following the gallop and was transferred to Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital for further examination. Pacific Avenue finished seventh after encountering trouble in the Belmont Derb... Read More

King Charles target for Idle Flyer Queen Of The Turf Stakes winner Idle Flyer (Dundeel) will complete her spring preparations in a 1000-metre Group trial at Rosehill on Friday. The Matt Smith trained mare will have her second and final trial before resuming at Randwick on August 22, with the Winx Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) or Show County Quality (Gr 3, 1200m) her likely starting point. Smith has identified the King Charles III Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) as Idle Flyer’s primary Sydney target before a poss... Read More

Livamol Classic and NZ 2000 Guineas retain Group 1 status The Livamol Classic (Gr 1, 2040m) and New Zealand 2000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) have retained their elite-level status for the upcoming season following a unanimous vote by the Asian Pattern Committee. Both races were referred to the committee after failing to meet the required international race-rating benchmark across their past three editions, with ratings calculated on the performances of the first four placegetters. The New Zealand Pat... Read More