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June 2009 - Posts

• Smile Jenny wins Matias Machline in Brazil
  Jun 29 2009, 11:58 AM

  Brazilian dual classic winner Smile Jenny rebounded from her narrow defeat in the Grande Premio Zelia Gonzaga Peixoto de Castro (Brz-G1) with a scintillating 2 1/2-length victory in the Grande Premio ABCPCC Matias Machline—Classica (Brz-G1), Brazil's version of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, on Sunday at Hipodromo La Gavea in Rio de Janeiro. Read More... Post Reactions

• Lady Shatzi, Van Nistelrooy filly shine in Peru
  Jun 29 2009, 10:43 AM

  Peruvian Oaks and Derby winner Lady Shatzi scored an authoritative victory in the Clasico Jockey Club del Peru (Per-G1) on Sunday at Hipodromo de Monterrico in Lima, Peru. Read More... Post Reactions

• Spanish Moon captures Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud
  Jun 28 2009, 09:25 AM

  After knocking on the door in group stakes company during the previous two seasons, Spanish Moon broke through emphatically on Sunday with a clear win in the $562,800 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (Fr-G1). Read More... Post Reactions

• Fame And Glory sets record<br> for O’Brien in Irish Derby
  Jun 28 2009, 09:20 AM

  Fame And Glory's win in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Ire-G1) on Sunday provided Aidan O’Brien with a record seventh victory in the classic. Read More... Post Reactions

• Arranca El Sol captures<br> Tanteo de Potrillos in Chile
  Jun 28 2009, 07:42 AM

  Arranca El Sol cemented his credentials as Chile’s top two-year-old colt on the dirt with a come-from-behin, two-length victory in the Clasico Tanteo de Potrillos (Chi-G1) on Saturday at Hipodromo Chile in Santiago. Read More... 2 comment(s)

• Champion Dream Journey best in Takarazuka Kinen
  Jun 28 2009, 07:40 AM

  Champion Dream Journey signaled he is back in top form on Sunday at Hanshin Racecourse with a convincing 1 3/4-length score in the $2,950,833 Takarazuka Kinen (Jpn-G1), Japan’s spring championship and season finale. Read More... Post Reactions

• City Banker takes Estrellas Classic
  Jun 28 2009, 07:35 AM

  Argentine classic winner City Banker closed out his three-year-old season on a high note with a comfortable victory in the $252,797 Gran Premio Estrellas Classic – Copa Escribano Hernan Ceriani Cernadas (Arg-G1) on Saturday at San Isidro. Read More... Post Reactions

• Tim Bero best in Alberto Vial Infante
  Jun 27 2009, 09:45 AM

  Group 3 winner Tim Bero closed a productive two-year-old season with a come-from-behind victory in the Alberto Vial Infante (Chi-G1) on Friday at Club Hipico de Santiago. Read More... Post Reactions

• Dar Re Mi prevails in Petty Polly
  Jun 27 2009, 09:35 AM

  Dar Re Mi led nearly every step of the way in the Audi Pretty Polly Stakes (Ire-G1) on Saturday at the Curragh, but the victory did not come easy as she had to battle Beach Bunny to the finish to narrowly prevail. Read More... Post Reactions

• Sea The Stars out of Irish Derby
  Jun 27 2009, 06:37 AM

  Dual English classic winner Sea The Stars will not contest the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Ire-G1) after course conditions at the Curragh came up soft. Read More... Post Reactions

• Irish Derby in doubt for Sea The Stars
  Jun 26 2009, 01:42 PM

  A start in the $2,091,750 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Ire-G1) on Sunday is in doubt for the headliner, dual English classic winner Sea The Stars, after course conditions at the Curragh came up soft on Friday evening. Read More... Post Reactions

• Truly Funny dominates final leg of Valparaiso Triple Crown
  Jun 25 2009, 05:06 AM

  Solid favorite Truly Funny solidified his status as Valparaiso Sporting Club’s top juvenile with an easy victory in the Copa de Plata Italo Traverso Pasqualetti (Chi-G1), the final leg of that track’s Triple Crown series for Southern Hemisphere two-year-olds, on Wednesday at Vina del Mar. Read More... Post Reactions

• Life of Victory hopes third time is the charm in Estrellas Classic
  Jun 24 2009, 09:12 AM

  Life of Victory will take his third shot at winning the $253,426 Gran Premio Estrellas Classic - Copa Escribano Hernan Ceriani Cernadas (Arg-G1) on Saturday at Hipodromo San Isidro. Read More... Post Reactions

• Japanese sire Agnes Tachyon dies at 11
  Jun 23 2009, 08:47 AM

  Sunday Silence’s son Agnes Tachyon, Japan’s leading sire in 2008, died on Monday from a heart attack at Shadai Stallion Station on the island of Hokkaido. He was 11. Read More... Post Reactions

• Sea The Stars targets third classic success of season
  Jun 23 2009, 08:39 AM

  Sea The Stars will try for his third classic victory this season in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Ire-G1) on Sunday at the Curragh. Read More... Post Reactions