Month: September 2024

Andrew Balding Celebrates New Century Win at Woodbine

Suzanne Ashton
New Century running in the Grade 1 bet365 Summer Stakes credit: Michael Burns

Andrew Balding enjoyed a big race victory at Woodbine on Saturday evening as New Century quickened past the Charlie Appleby-trained Al Qudra to claim the $500,000 (£280,000) Grade 1 bet365 Summer Stakes. Oisin Murphy, Frankie Dettori and William Buick were some of the big name jockeys at Woodbine, with Four Grade 1s and $2.7m in prize money up for grabs. It was Oisin Murphy who was celebrating after riding New Century to victory in what was a messy finish to the 1-mile contest for 2-year-olds. Al Qudra, who had got…

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International Trainers Head to Toronto for Turf Champions Day This September

Suzanne Ashton
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Woodbine Racecourse will host Turf Champions Day this Saturday, September 14, featuring four Grade 1 races with a total prize pool of $2.75 million. Top European trainers, Andrew Balding, Charlie Appleby, Carlos Laffon-Parias and Maurizio Guarnieri will all have runners in Toronto, Ontario race day. The last two winners of the $1m Rogers Woodbine Mile have been won by Godolphin and Charlie Appleby, who is naturally hoping to make it three years in a row with Naval Power.  Naval Power, a Group 2 winner who was second in two Grade…

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Sky Sports Racing presenter Callum Helliwell Previews Betfred St Leger Stakes

Suzanne Ashton
Sky Sports Racing presenter Callum Helliwell

Sky Sports Racing presenter Callum Helliwell previews Saturday’s big race, Betfred St Leger Stakes and gives his tip for who he thinks is going to scoop glory at Doncaster.  St Leger preview: powerhouse trainer Aidan O’Brien set to have a strong hand in the World’s Oldest Classic but it could be worth taking him on with an 8-1 shot – if the weather plays ball The World’s Oldest Classic is on the horizon at Doncaster this Saturday with the running of the Betfred St Leger Stakes.  The race was first…

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Winnings a breeze for Winds Of Fortune at Chepstow

Suzanne Ashton
a chestnut racehorse Winds Of Fortune with the winning jockey stood next to it and two further people stood either side.

It was a historic first UK win for US-based Deborah Mihaloff with Winds Of Fortune this afternoon, Monday 2nd September 2024, in the Arabian Racing Organisation (0-95) Handicap over a mile at Chepstow. The six-year-old homebred, saddled by Pat Dobbs and trained by James Owen, came home over two lengths ahead of Paramer Angel and Keiran O’Neill, with Upstart Crow and Miss Teagan Padgett finishing in third out of six runners. Treading carefully, Dobbs steadily brought the racehorse, who is the son of Al Mamun Monlau, down the centre of the course to eventually win on…

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