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• A European Breeders' Cup Preview

  It's a bit of a quiet week; Curlin had a workout to prep for the Jockey Club Gold Cup on the 27th and Colonel John became one of the first Breeders' Cup contenders to work over Santa Anita's new surface . Like Big Brown and a number of other... Posted Sep 16 2008, 11:49 AM by SuperfectaBlog Filed under: Curlin, Big Brown, Colonel John, Zarkava, New Approach, Duke of Marmalade, Goldikova

• A Muddy Mile Picture

  The soft going was apparently not much to the liking of top turf milers in North America or Europe; both Kip Deville and Henrythenavigato r finished fifth in their respective races. The main difference in the narratives is that Henrythenavigator was beaten... Posted Sep 08 2008, 12:19 PM by SuperfectaBlog Filed under: Coolmore, Zarkava, New Approach, Henrythenavigator, Duke of Marmalade, Darjina, Goldikova

• Busy Ballydoyle

  Things are a bit quiet Stateside, but there's been a flurry of activity for Ballydoyle in the past week. First, it was announced that the British Horseracing Authority was going to investigate a charge of team tactics (as discussed here last week... Posted Sep 04 2008, 11:13 AM by SuperfectaBlog Filed under: Coolmore, New Approach, Henrythenavigator, Duke of Marmalade, Yeats

• Horses Americans Should Know V: Montmartre

  Given Curlin's (relatively) disappointing finish in the Man O' War, many European betting agencies have upped his odds for the Arc; they have also installed a new favorite in the appropriately-named Montmartre . Montmartre won the Grand Prix de... Posted Jul 15 2008, 12:55 PM by SuperfectaBlog Filed under: Curlin, Zarkava, New Approach, Duke of Marmalade, Montmartre

• Lush Lashes Lands Loot

  Apparently a change in distance is no problem for Jim Bolger's Lush Lashes -- although her last race was over a mile and a half (and not a particularly successful effort for her), she easily cut back to the mile distance of the Coronation Stakes.... Posted Jun 20 2008, 01:01 PM by SuperfectaBlog Filed under: New Approach, Takeover Target, Godolphin

• Silence is Golden?

  Rick Dutrow isn't the only trainer whose mouth gets him into trouble; across the pond, Jim Bolger is facing similar heat from the press, but for rather a different reason -- his horse won. Confused? Here's what happened: Some months ago, Bolger... Posted Jun 10 2008, 09:21 AM by SuperfectaBlog Filed under: Darley, Big Brown, New Approach