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October 2009 - Posts

• Monaco Consul convincing winner of Victoria Derby
  Oct 31 2009, 09:20 AM

  Monaco Consul unleashed an explosive finishing kick in the straight to put away game runner-up Extra Zero in the closing strides for a one-length score in the $1,359,302 AAMI Victoria Derby (Aus-G1) on Saturday at Flemington. Read More... Post Reactions

• Vodka faces tough field in bid for Tenno Sho repeat
  Oct 30 2009, 10:26 AM

  Japan’s reigning Horse of the Year, Vodka, will try to become only the second horse ever to win consecutive editions of the Tenno Sho (Autumn) (Jpn-G1) on Sunday at Tokyo. Read More... Post Reactions

• Unbeaten Rosanara faces males in Criterium International
  Oct 30 2009, 08:56 AM

  Rosanara will seek her second straight victory at the top level while bidding to keep her perfect record in tact on Sunday in the $345,275 Criterium International (Fr-G1) for two-year-olds at Saint-Cloud. Read More... Post Reactions

• ‘Mind-blowing’ Tipperary racecourse, entertainment complex planned
  Oct 29 2009, 10:32 AM

  Plans have been unveiled for a $680-million cultural, sporting, and leisure development in County Tipperary, Ireland, that includes at least two racecourses, including one with an all-weather surface, a casino, and a full-size replica of the White House in Washington, D.C. Read More... Post Reactions

• Racing Industry Course set for February 2010
  Oct 28 2009, 09:54 AM

  Following the success of the Racing Industry Course earlier this year, the British Racing School will again host the five-day program in 2010 at their facilities in Newmarket. Read More... Post Reactions

• Connections of Mastercraftsman may opt for Dirt Mile
  Oct 26 2009, 11:13 AM

  Boylesports.com Irish Two Thousand Guineas (Ire-G1) winner Mastercraftsman may target the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) rather than the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on November 7 at the Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park meeting. Read More... Post Reactions

• Three Rolls springs surprise in Japanese St. Leger
  Oct 25 2009, 09:35 AM

  Taking a giant step up in class on Sunday, Nagai Shoji’s Three Rolls overtook pacesetter and favorite Reach the Crown in the straight and outfinished runner-up Forgettable to win the Kikuka Sho (Jpn-G1) (Japanese St. Leger) by a nose at Kyoto Racecourse. Read More... Post Reactions

• Ask confirms Group 1 class in French St. Leger
  Oct 25 2009, 07:30 AM

  A year after a season of unfulfilled promise, Ask (GB) confirmed his class by closing his 2009 campaign with his second Group 1 win of the year. Read More... Post Reactions

• Satans Quick Chick scores longshot victory in Raven Run
  Oct 24 2009, 12:41 PM

  Lightly regarded Satans Quick Chick scored a close victory in the $300,000 Lexus Raven Run Stakes (G2) on Saturday at Keeneland Race Course. Read More... Post Reactions

• St Nicholas Abbey dazzles in Racing Post Trophy
  Oct 24 2009, 08:53 AM

  Unbeaten St Nicholas Abbey unleashed an electric turn of foot to overwhelm ten opponents in a dazzling victory in the Racing Post Trophy (Eng-G1) on Saturday at Doncaster. Read More... 1 comment(s)

• Cummings experience lifts lightly raced So You Think in Cox Plate
  Oct 24 2009, 08:23 AM

  For most trainers, a run like the one Bart Cummings is currently in the midst of during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival would be the defining stretch of a career. Read More... Post Reactions

• Shalanaya to skip Filly and Mare Turf
  Oct 23 2009, 02:36 AM

  Qatar Prix de l’Opera (Fr-G1) winner Shalanaya will bypass the Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) and instead target the $2.1-million Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup (Jpn-G1) on November 15 at Kyoto. Read More... Post Reactions

• Rivals Whobegotyou, Heart Of Dreams top Cox Plate
  Oct 22 2009, 08:12 AM

  Whobegotyou, an Australian-bred Group 1 winner by Street Cry (Ire), is the favorite for the $2.79-million Tatts Cox Plate Stakes (Aus-G1) on Saturday at Moonee Valley. Read More... Post Reactions

• Royer-Dupre targets Breeders’ Cup for Sweet Hearth
  Oct 21 2009, 09:12 AM

  Trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre feels confident he is sending an improving filly in Sweet Hearth to Southern California for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Read More... Post Reactions

• Stakes slate set for 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival
  Oct 20 2009, 08:48 AM

  The inaugural race meeting at Dubai’s Meydan Racecourse will begin with the start of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival (DIRC) on January 28. Read More... Post Reactions