Albert Einstein, who Aidan O'Brien labelled 'a very, very fast horse' after his G3 Marble Hill Stakes success at the Curragh, will miss Royal Ascot due to a sprained joint. The unbeaten colt headed the G2 Coventry Stakes betting at odds of 6-4 prior to Monday's announcement on X by Coolmore Stud. “Gr.3 Marble Hill Stakes winner Albert Einstein unfortunately will not run at Royal Ascot due to a sprained joint. He will have an easy three weeks,” the quote, which was attributed to O'Brien, read.  Connections of Albert Einstein thought long and hard about allotting such a lofty name. Following that Marble Hill Stakes triumph, where the son of Wootton Bassett showed a smart turn of foot to overhaul Power Blue, O'Brien revealed that the colt's name had been changed on multiple occasions to match the opinion in which he was held at home at Ballydoyle. He said, “Every time we named him I think Sue [Magnier] maybe thought the name wasn't good enough for him. I wasn't even sure what his name was because it was changed so many times. I'm delighted for the lads and he's very exciting.” In Albert Einstein's absence, the Charlie Appleby-trained Treanmore (Frankel), who sold to Godolphin for €2 million at last year's Goffs Orby Sale, heads the Coventry Stakes betting at general odds of 3-1. Meanwhile, O'Brien and the Coolmore partners could yet be represented in the race by Charles Darwin, who has been shortened into odds of 6-1.  The post ‘Very, Very Fast’ Albert Einstein To Miss Royal Ascot With Sprained Joint 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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Me thinks you the confused one cos the record is stuck and you on a continual loop ! You start this thread saying this Committee asked to  help steer the future is " GOOD TO SEE " and maybe it should have been set up two years ago ! Then when HRNZ boss comments on it being pivotal you do an about turn and revert to the same ole songsheet ! Then you link me with saying that I thought the TAB was operating well.....dunno where I said that .Entain have certainly lifted the profile ,poured millions into promotions and marketing ,brought racing back into most newspapers etc and hammered TV which has the best cut-thru ! Certainly its a great time to be involved in racing ,with extra races , stakes and incentives for owners ,Trainers etc The TAB certainly provides many more betting options than in the past and the racing people I mix with are happy with the options etc. On Friday a punter at the trots showed me a $5 all up place bet which netted him $425 ...I asked 'Is your name Brodie '. Elite punters too seem happy with their relationship with TAB In the past I have encouraged you to at least meet the TAB and HRNZ to ask questions and voice concerns. Either you or Galah said you like to watch from a far......snipers , throw grenades and run. These people are easy to talk to ,easy to recognise and approach. At Alex Park last Friday I was speaking with 2 x of the high-powered folk mentioned.....no big deal ! You are deluded if you think you will meet them for ideas sharing on Social media and/or they will engage in 'negative' nonsense ! Get with the program Brodie and get on the money ! TAB Forever Mentor Memo ...2 June 2025  

No the Jockeys offered the tracks conditon as an excuse.  Notably four Jockeys used the same excuse more than once. The times weren't that slick not as if they were running 1:07.5 on a Soft 7.  The best 1200m time was 1:10.45 on a Heavy 8.

Exactly , when this happens at Trentham , these Boards go crazy. It doesn't add up......the stipes report confirms many horses were unsuited to the HEAVY conditions !

I think the most well known Racecourse Inspector was an ex-police character JB McKenzie . He was the #1 for many years !

If the track was described as shocking, which tracks was Wanganui being compared to?  The two senior riders can't have ridden at Waverley on 21st April then. If the times were slick, just how shocking was the surface?

Ever notice how racing presenters will rattle off comments about half the field before a race? Then when one of those seven wins, suddenly it was a “great pick” and they talk it up like it was nailed from the jump. Made for TV,  just a wide net cast so they can claim success no matter what happens. It’s especially entertaining when a horse they didn’t mention storms home. You can almost see the panic set in. Cue the scrambling and excuses… Whale is the classic example. He’ll have a full post-race script ready for the ones he tipped — but nothing prepared for the actual winner. It’s great theatre, but let’s not pretend it’s great tipping.

Racing fans were treated to a historic victory in Hong Kong’s final Group One of the season, while the race for the trainers’ championship heated up in May. The Post analyses the jockeys and trainers who had a month to remember or one to forget, as well as the most outstanding victory and winning ride. Who’s hot? Zac Purton continued to rack up winners in May, booting home 13 winners from just 61 rides for a strike rate of 21.3 per cent – an almost identical figure to his haul from April. The...View the full article