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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
A good day for Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore at Royal Ascot became a whole lot better when Garden Of Eden (Saxon Warrior) ran out an authoritative winner of the G2 Ribblesdale Stakes. Stepping up to 1m4f for the first time, Garden Of Eden relished the red-hot pace that was set by stablemate Island Hopping. When that rival predictably dropped away entering the straight, it developed into test of who stayed best, with O'Brien's runner overcoming any stamina doubts to pull over three lengths clear of 40-1 chance Understudy in second. The Paddy Twomey-trained 2-1 favourite Catalina Delcarpio was a close-up third. Winning rider Moore, who, like O'Brien, was completing a sixth success in the race, said, “She was very impressive. She's just been gradually improving. Aidan kept saying that when she steps up [in trip] she'll get better. We went a hard pace and we got a bit detached but she just dropped the bridle and just ran in snatches.” He added on the 7-1 winner, “Billy [Lee, rider of Catalina Delcarpio] sneaked around the inside and when I asked her to quicken, she quickened very well. Just typical of Aidan – he just keeps making them better.” The win makes O'Brien the most successful trainer in the history of the race, while Garden Eden completed a notable double for the Ballydoyle maestro and Moore after the pair were successful with Charles Darwin (No Nay Never) in the opening G2 Norfolk Stakes. The post Moore Heaps Praise On O’Brien As Garden Of Eden Runs Riot In The Ribblesdale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The stable area at Colonial Downs will open on Monday, June 23, with training scheduled to begin two days later at the New Kent facility. An expanded 41-day schedule is set to commence Wednesday, July 9 and continues through Saturday, Sept. 13. Racing will take place weekly from Wednesday to Saturday plus holiday racing on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1. Mike Trombetta and Ben Curtis are set to defend their respective training and riding titles. “Last year was my first year there and I love the place,” said Curtis, who rode a meet-best 24 winners last year, one more than Mychel Sanchez and two better than Antonio Gallardo. “The turf track is phenomenal. I really enjoyed my first experience there. It all seemed to go really well. Since then, it's been all-systems go to come back there. Hopefully, I'll do as well as last year.” Trombetta saddled 15 winners to best Michael Stidham (13) and Brittany Russell (10) in 2024. The 2025 Colonial stakes schedule is worth $5.8 million and is anchored by the Festival of Racing on Saturday, Aug. 9, featuring the GI Arlington Million, the GII Beverly D. Stakes and the GII Secretariat Stakes. Among the other highlights are the $500,000 GIII Old Dominion Derby and the $250,000 Listed Old Dominion Oaks, which have taken the place on the calendar of the Virginia Derby and Virginia Oaks. Those two races were relocated to a special March meeting at Colonial to serve as preps for the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Kentucky Oaks. “I'm excited to begin my first full season at Colonial Downs,” said new racing secretary Dan Bork. “With our solid overnight purses and expanded stakes schedule, our barn area is full plus I expect plenty of shippers from throughout the Mid-Atlantic states.” Post time on Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday is 12:30 p.m. EDT. Friday's twilight card gets underway at 4 p.m. There will be a special noon start time Saturday, Aug. 9 and Saturday, Sept. 6. The post Colonial Backstretch To Open June 23 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Making it a clean sweep for Ballydoyle of Royal Ascot's 2-year-old Group races so far this week, Charles Darwin (No Nay Never) dominated the G2 Norfolk Stakes with a powerful display. Sent off the 8-13 favourite coming off three starts and two wins in his native Ireland, the full-brother to Blackbeard was quickest away and soon in command under Ryan Moore. Challenged and briefly headed by the US raider Sandal's Song (Mendelssohn) heading to the final furlong, the bay had extra in the tank to pull away and score by 2 1/4 lengths. Fellow TDN Rising Star Wise Approach (Mehmas) was closest at the line, staying on to deny Sandal's Song the runner's-up spot by 3/4 of a length. Charles Darwin's time of 58.87 was just 0.07 off his sire's track record in the same race in 2013 and he is the only other to dip under 59 seconds in the race, so this was a case of like father, like son. “Everybody loved him at home–he's a big, powerful strong horse who looks like a four-year-old racing against two-year-olds. He obviously had loads left way he went to the line.” Moore simply added, “He was stronger than them and better than them.” The post ‘Like A Four-Year-Old Against Two-Year-Olds’: O’Brien Hails Charles Darwin As Ballydoyle Streak Continues appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
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Godolphin's G1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes hero Ombudsman (Night Of Thunder) has been awarded a mark of 130 by Timeform for his efforts at Royal Ascot on Wednesday. He is now the highest-rated older horse in Europe, with Jan Brueghel (Galileo) and Goliath (Adlerflug) both at a mark of 128. Almaqam (Lope De Vega) is rated 126, as is White Birch (Ulysses). The Aga Khan's Calandagan (Gleneagles) is rated 127. Timeform handicapper Rory King said, “Ombudsman might have lost his unbeaten record in the Brigadier Gerard but that still represented an improved effort in form terms [gave the winner 3 lb], and he took another big step forward to announce himself at the top level in the best possible way in the Prince of Wales's Stakes. “Having had to weave around looking for room for at least a furlong in the straight, he produced a superb turn of foot to run down and then shoot past Anmaat inside the final furlong, and the form looks well up to scratch for the race considering the runner-up – who'd been an impressive winner of the Champion Stakes at Ascot in the autumn – was readily on top of the rest.” The only horse with a higher rating than Ombudsman is the John and Thady Gosden-trained 3-year-old Field Of Gold, a winner of the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas. The Juddmonte grey is rated 132p after his 3 1/2-length win in the G1 St James's Palace Stakes on Tuesday. King added, “By our reckoning it was a top-class performance from Ombudsman when factoring in how he was value for extra on top of the bare result, and it came hot on the heels of his stablemate Field of Gold producing something similar the day before. “Although the Gosdens might not agree, a clash between the two horses later in the summer would be something to really look forward to, especially with Almaqam, White Birch (126) and Economics (Night Of Thunder) (124) to throw into the mix as well.” The post ‘Top-Class Performance’ By Ombudsman Earns Him 130 Timeform Rating appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By TAB For Ever · Posted
An Interdominion Question from me... Q...What Kiwi winner of Pacers Final went into the series as a 4 x win horse ,with at least 3 of those on minor tracks . Q....What Kiwi Favourite for Pacers final won the first day , was later found to be using illegal gear [ What was gear ] , had to remove it for second day but fell at the start of that race . Then in the final , was lead in first but the photo proved he was only second. Q...In that final 2 x horses who scored enough points were banned from starting , for what reason .... Phew...I guess you had to be there !
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