The July Cup has sometimes been an afterthought for Australian sprinters directed towards Royal Ascot, but it is not the case with Artorius. The 1200-metre Group 1 at Newmarket has been on the agenda since the colt left Australia and it might not even be the final start of his… Read More »
Artorius knew that he had taken a hard race with his placing at Royal Ascot but will press on to a second assignment in the UK. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained sprinter finished third in the Group 1 Platinum Jubilee Stakes (1200m) on Saturday after have a tight passage over… Read More »
The Anthony & Sam Freedman trained Artorius joined Chris Waller’s Nature Strip and Home Affairs on a 32-hour flight via Dubai and all three handled the trip well according to their respective trainers. Speaking from Eagle Farm, Chris Waller was pleased with the initial report on his two sprinting stars…. Read More »
The July Festival at Newmarket concludes on Saturday night with a bumper eight race meeting, highlighted of course by the Group l July Cup (1200m).
Royal Ascot winners Hello Youmzain and Golden Horde head a classy field of 13 for the Darley July Cup at Newmarket. Traditionally seen as the big midsummer sprinting target, Saturday’s renewal looks well up to scratch. Kevin Ryan’s Hello Youmzain was backing up his victory in last season’s Haydock Sprint… Read More »
Trainer Clive Cox believes Golden Horde will be lining up in “a proper Group One” for the Darley July Cup at Newmarket. The three-year-old will clash with older horses for the first time in Saturday’s six-furlong feature, after making a victorious return to action in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal… Read More »
Ten Sovereigns has put himself in the mix for the $14 million Everest in Sydney with his win in the July Cup at Newmarket. The Coolmore-owned colt emulated stablemate U S Navy Flag who won the showcase sprint last year. U S Navy Flag travelled to Australia for last years… Read More »
Star sprinter Santa Ana Lane is on track for his first overseas appearance in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize in Hong Kong but will need a new jockey with Mark Zahra suspended. The Anthony Freedman-trained gelding claimed his fifth Group One win when he dominated a field of Australia’s top sprinters… Read More »
Connections of multiple Group One winner Redkirk Warrior are putting the disappointment of Royal Ascot behind them and are happy to give the sprinter another chance to show his best in England in the July Cup. Redkirk Warrior was well beaten in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot last… Read More »
Regan Bayliss has been booked to ride Redkirk Warrior in the July Cup at Newmarket with the Lindsay Park team hoping to erase the memory of his unplaced effort behind Merchant Navy in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. Tom Dabernig says he and fellow Lindsay Park trainers David… Read More »
Australian Group One winner Merchant Navy has won the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot for new trainer Adian O’Brien. Sent off at 4-1, Merchant Navy was all out at the line under Ryan Moore but managed to hold out French raider City Light by a short head. Incredible!At just… Read More »
Star sprinter Harry Angel has made a winning start to his campaign in the Duke of York Stakes ahead of a possible clash with Australian Redkirk Warrior at Royal Ascot. The Godolphin-owned sprinter has also attracted interest from Sydney businessman Damion Flower who owns a slot in The Everest. A… Read More »
Caravaggio has lost his unbeaten tag and put a question mark on a trip to Australia for The Everest with his fourth behind fellow three-year-old Harry Angel in the July Cup at Newmarket. The Clive Cox-trained Godolphin-owned Caravaggio finished second to Coolmore’s Caravaggio in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot… Read More »
Unbeaten colt Caravaggio heads a select field of 10 for the July Cup at Newmarket with his performance to determine a trip to Australia for The Everest. Trained by Aidan O’Brien, Caravaggio will face older sprinters for the first time on Saturday (Sunday AEST) as he tries to take his… Read More »
Limato has quashed any doubts about running a dashing 1200 metres with a dominant win in the Group One July Cup at Newmarket. The Henry Candy-trained four-year-old, fourth in the Lockinge over a mile (1600m) on his only previous start this season, led over a furlong (200m) out and quickly… Read More »
Hong Kong sprinter Gold-Fun will be given his chance in a Group One race in France. A close runner-up to Twilight Son in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot, Gold-Fun will run in the Prix de Maurice de Gheest at Deauville on August 7. Having ruled out the July… Read More »
Holler will return to Australia from England to be prepared for a spring campaign with trainer John O’Shea ruling out a tilt at the July Cup. The colt finished seventh, 5-1/2 lengths behind the winner Twilight Son, in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot on Saturday. O’Shea said Holler… Read More »
Top-class Australian sprinter Vancouver is set to be retired to stud after being ruled out of Royal Ascot and the July Cup at Newmarket. The Medaglia d’Oro colt won the prestigious Golden Slipper in Australia and was sent to Aidan O’Brien earlier this year in the hope he would tackle… Read More »
