Firsts for Real Impact and Territories
New winners Air Force Blue – Former Coolmore shuttler Air Force Blue (War Front) sired his second first-crop winner on Wednesday when Chief Little Hawk (2 c ex Marylebone by Unbridled’s Song) took out a 5f maiden at Navan on debut. The Aidan O’Brien-trained colt defeated The Blue Panther (Buratino) by a length and a... Read More
Group 1 glory for Moore with Saturn
A brilliant tactical ride by Frenchman Jean-Baptiste (J B) Hamel sealed victory for Hostwin Saturn (Stratum) in Saturday’s Macau Guineas (Listed, 1500m), giving fledgling trainer Nick Moore his first local Group victory – let alone a local Group 1 – in what is his first season as a trainer. Moore and Hamel devised a pre-race... Read More
Juddmonte confirms sale of breeding rights to Irish 2,000 Guineas hero Siskin
Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to Khalid Abdullah, has confirmed that Juddmonte Farms have sold the breeding rights to the operation’s homebred undefeated Irish 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) winner Siskin (First Defence). Rumours that such a deal had been stuck have circulated for some time following the colt’s juvenile campaign, which culminated with success in... Read More
Royal Ascot – but not as we know it
For Royal Ascot aficionados, there is a rhyme and reason to one of the world’s great racing festivals. At least, that’s the case nearly every year. In 2020, like with so many other things, the handbook needs to be thrown out the window, the traditions left at the door. For the first time in her... Read More
Royal Meeting to make big impression on Aquis Farm stallion roster
Group 1-winning son of Invincible Spirit the latest sire to make Victoria home Aquis Farm has partnered with a consortium of breeding heavyweights to purchase and stand European Group 1-winning two-year-old Royal Meeting (Invincible Spirit) as a new first season sire at the operation’s Victorian base. The group, which includes Sheikh Khalifa Al Maktoum, Seymour... Read More
Galileo becomes the most prolific source of top-flight winners in racing history
Coolmore supersire moves on to 85, overtaking former studmate Danehill Peaceful’s success in Saturday’s Irish 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) saw supersire Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) become the most prolific source of Group 1 winners in thoroughbred history, with 85 of his sons and daughters now having won at least one race at the top level. ... Read More