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• Michael Stoute has faith in Kingscote as jockey eyes up Derby ride on favourite

  25-05-2022 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘Richard is a talented rider, very professional and very astute’Desert Crown reported in good order ahead of Epsom ClassicSir Michael Stoute said on Tuesday that he is “very happy” to maintain the association between Richard Kingscote and Desert Crown, the 9-4 favourite for the Derby on 4 June, despite the rider’s relative lack of experience in the Epsom Classic.Kingscote forged a link with the Stoute stable in the early months of the 2021 Flat season, having left h
  
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• Sawbuck at 300-1 equals odds of longest-priced winner in racing history

  24-05-2022 15:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Punchestown winner romps home in maiden hurdleWinning rider: ‘He’s been in great form at home’Sawbuck created his own little piece of racing history at Punchestown on Tuesday when winning at odds of 300-1. Trained by Cheltenham Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle-winning rider Conor O’Dwyer and ridden by his son, Charlie, he made just about all the running for a famous success.Prior to his win, Luke Comer’s He Knows No Fear held the record as the longest-priced winner in I
  
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• Istabraq soaks up the attention at 30th birthday celebrations

  23-05-2022 18:10 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Beloved hurdler Istabraq enjoyed his very own birthday party on reaching the ripe age of 30 on Monday. The Sadler’s Wells gelding is an all-time great of the hurdling division, a 25-time winner whose three consecutive Champion Hurdles and four successive Irish Champion Hurdles are the stuff of folklore among sworn-in racing fans and casual […]
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• Horton has Ascot ambitions after fine start from Middleham base

  23-05-2022 17:21 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  James Horton is enjoying a fine first season in the training ranks and is now targeting Royal Ascot success with some of his thriving string. Sir Michael Stoute’s former assistant was head-hunted by owners John and Jess Dance to lead an ambitious operation from the historic Manor House Farm stables in Middleham and although the […]
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• West Wind Blows has the class, but experience a worry

  23-05-2022 17:12 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  A lack of experience is the main worry for Simon Crisford when it comes to his Cazoo Derby contender West Wind Blows. The Teofilo colt only made his debut in December, winning a 10-furlong novice event at Wolverhampton, and reappeared at Nottingham earlier this month, defying a penalty by five lengths to stay unbeaten. He […]
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• Racing Insights, Tuesday 24/05/22

  23-05-2022 17:12 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Hi everyone, Chris here and "back in the saddle" so to speak. Many thanks to Sam for looking after you whilst I was away, but now I'm home we're going to look at Tuesday's racing, where The Shortlist is our free feature and these are our free races of the day... 1.20 Punchestown 3.55 Punchestown […]
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• Talking Horses: is it Hollie Doyle’s time to become champion jockey?

  23-05-2022 15:59 via theguardian.com
  
  The race for the Flat jockeys’ championship could keep the sport in the wider public consciousness into the autumnWith the football season all but over and the World Cup shunted off towards Christmas, the stars have aligned for racing to enjoy an unusually high public profile over the next few weeks. First, the Derby will take centre stage during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations and then attention will turn to Royal Ascot in mid-June, when the Queen is expected to have several fancied run
  
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• New Energy to be aimed at St James’s Palace after fine Curragh run

  23-05-2022 15:35 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  New Energy is headed for the Royal meeting after his valiant second-placed run in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the weekend. Sheila Lavery’s New Bay colt was a 40-1 shot for the Classic contest after picking up two Listed placings this season, when third in both the Leopardstown Guineas Trial and the Tetrarch Stakes. […]
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• A Case Of You expected to be a different proposition at Ascot

  23-05-2022 14:56 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Ado McGuinness is confident A Case Of You will raise his game at Royal Ascot after suffering defeat at the Curragh on Saturday. A dual Group One winner having landed last season’s Prix de l’Abbaye at ParisLongchamp and the Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan in March, the four-year-old returned from two months off the track […]
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• Hang fire is Varian advice for punters on Eydon’s next move

  23-05-2022 12:41 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Roger Varian has advised punters to sit tight with a decision yet to be made on Eydon’s Cazoo Derby participation. The Feilden Stakes winner took a huge leap forward to be fourth in the 2000 Guineas, raising the possibility of another shot at Classic glory in the Epsom highlight on Saturday week. Varian took the […]
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• Emily Upjohn does everything asked of her in Epsom spin

  23-05-2022 12:30 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  John Gosden expressed his satisfaction after seeing his red-hot Oaks favourite Emily Upjohn tackle the undulations of Epsom for the first time during the Cazoo Derby Gallops Morning. The daughter of Sea The Stars is odds-on with some bookmakers for next week’s fillies’ Classic having won each of her three starts to date, with a […]
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• Appleby sweet on possible Derby supplementary Nations Pride

  23-05-2022 12:15 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Charlie Appleby put Cazoo Derby contenders Nahanni and Walk Of Stars through their paces at Epsom on Monday morning – but rates possible supplementary entry Nations Pride as his best chance should he be added into the Classic reckoning. Nahanni and Walk Of Stars, who are 20-1 and 16-1 shots respectively, are currently the Godolphin […]
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• Stay Alert staying at Listed level for now

  23-05-2022 10:23 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Hughie Morrison will resist stepping promising filly Stay Alert up in class for the time being after she chased home Oaks contender Nashwa at Newbury. The three-year-old daughter of Fastnet Rock showed plenty of spark when making her debut on the all-weather over a mile at Lingfield in January and underlined that favourable impression when […]
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• Early Voting holds off hard-charging Epicenter to win Preakness Stakes

  22-05-2022 01:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Early Voting takes second leg of Triple Crown in BaltimoreKentucky Derby upset winner Rich Strike did not competeEarly Voting held off hard-charging favorite Epicenter to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, validating the decision to skip the Kentucky Derby and aim for the second leg of the Triple Crown.Early Voting stalked behind the leaders for much of the race before moving into the lead around the final turn. He finished 1 1/4 lengths ahead of Epicenter, who finished second like he did in
  
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• Brad The Brief outbattles Mooniesta in Greenlands thriller

  21-05-2022 16:21 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Brad The Brief dug deep to fend off Mooniesta in the Group Two Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes at the Curragh. A winner on his first start for new handler Hugo Palmer at Haydock earlier in the month, Brad The Brief was sent off a 9-2 shot to claim a first success at this level. William […]
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• Majestic Dawn makes all for Goodwood glory

  21-05-2022 16:18 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Majestic Dawn turned the Listed William Hill Festival Stakes into a rout under a positive ride from Jim Crowley at Goodwood. The Paul and Oliver Cole-trained son of Dawn Approach had finished 17 lengths behind Solid Stone when last of four in the Group Two Huxley Stakes at Chester over a similar 10-furlong trip. Yet […]
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• Blackbeard on a roll after Marble Hill triumph

  21-05-2022 15:41 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Blackbeard extended his unbeaten run to three with an impressive success in the GAIN Marble Hill Stakes at the Curragh. Trained by Aidan O’Brien and ridden by Ryan Moore, Blackbeard was a Dundalk maiden winner in April before making the leap to Listed success at this track earlier in the month. Moore was happy to […]
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• Nashwa to take Cazoo Oaks challenge

  21-05-2022 13:07 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Exciting filly Nashwa will tackle the Cazoo Oaks rather than the Prix de Diane at Chantilly. The daughter of Frankel is as short as 5-1 in places for the Epsom Classic following a faultless three-year-old campaign to date. Having bolted up at Haydock in her reappearance, Nashwa took the step up to 10 furlongs in […]
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• Racing Bulletin for 21/05/2022

  21-05-2022 08:57 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Today's Racing Click on course names to view our course guides. Click on race times to access that racecard. Times highlighted in yellow are free races of the day. Goodwood Soft 13:10 13:45 14:15 14:50 15:25 16:00 16:35 Haydock Park Good 13:25 14:00 14:35 15:10 15:45 16:20 16:55 Curragh Yielding 13:35 14:10 14:45 15:20 15:55 […]
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• Racing Insights, Saturday 21st May 2022

  20-05-2022 20:00 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Saturday’s free feature of the day is the Trainer/Jockey Combo Report. This is a report that highlights the most powerful and in form combinations with entries over the next two days. The records of these combinations can also be cross referenced against the courses at which they have engagements to find the most profitable angles […]
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• Hannibal Barca swoops for Gallinule glory at the Curragh

  20-05-2022 19:06 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Hannibal Barca struck on his first run for Joseph O’Brien when claiming the Heider Family Stables Gallinule Stakes at the Curragh. Fourth in the Vertem Futurity Trophy at Doncaster for Brian Meehan, the Zoffany colt subsequently changed hands and joined O’Brien’s Kilkenny base in the autumn. The 7-4 favourite for the Group Three contest under […]
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• Menuisier could be tempted by Irish Derby with Lionel

  20-05-2022 17:13 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Lionel broke his maiden and in the process opened up a wealth of big-race options – including the Irish Derby – with victory in the British Stallion Studs EBF Cocked Hat Stakes at Goodwood. Trained by David Menuisier, the Lope De Vega colt had caught the eye when third on his reappearance at Newbury behind […]
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• Appleby looks to Native Trail for Godolphin Guineas treble

  20-05-2022 16:47 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Native Trail can cement a Classic season that can so far hardly have gone better for Charlie Appleby with victory in the Tattersalls-sponsored Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday. The Oasis Dream colt was a hot favourite to provide the Moulton Paddocks handler with a first victory in the Qipco 2000 Guineas at […]
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• Talking Horses: Existent well priced to eclipse Winter Power at Haydock

  20-05-2022 16:44 via theguardian.com
  
  At 12-1 the Stuart Williams trained horse appears to have crept in unnoticed and seems a safer bet than Tim Easterby’s 13-8 fillyThe official ratings suggest that Winter Power, last season’s Nunthorpe Stakes winner, has at least 9lb in hand of her 11 rivals in Saturday’s Temple Stakes at Haydock, but Tim Easterby’s filly disappointed twice after her Group One success and will need to be back to something like her best to win this well-contested Group Two.There were no obv
  
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• Sea Silk Road is the Height Of Fashion for in-form Haggas

  20-05-2022 15:50 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Sea Silk Road continued the red-hot recent run of William Haggas with a determined success in the William Hill Height Of Fashion Stakes at Goodwood. A daughter of Sea The Stars, she was upped to Listed company having had just two previous outings but that did not prevent her from being sent off the 11-10 […]
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• Racing Insights, Thursday 19th May 2022

  18-05-2022 20:00 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Thursday’s free feature of the day is Instant Expert for all races. Instant Expert is one of the most popular features of Geegeez Gold, perhaps because it’s one of the biggest time savers available to the community. Each runner’s suitability to conditions across a number of key criteria can be examined in just seconds. In […]
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• Kyprios on course for Ascot Gold run

  18-05-2022 18:16 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  The Moyglare Stud team are excited to see Kyprios bid for Gold Cup glory at Royal Ascot next month. Having been off the track since suffering injury before the Queen’s Vase at the Royal meeting last year, the Galileo colt made a successful return to action when seeing off his full-sister Search For A Song […]
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• Appleby relies on Walk Of Stars and Nahanni for Derby bid

  18-05-2022 17:39 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Charlie Appleby expects to field both Walk Of Stars and Nahanni as he seeks back-to-back victories in the Cazoo Derby at Epsom. The Godolphin handler saddled 16-1 shot Adayar to win the premier Classic last year, following on from Masar’s triumph in 2018. Like Adayar, Walk Of Stars finished second for Appleby in the Lingfield […]
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• My Astra impresses Haggas with ‘startling’ Ayr verdict

  18-05-2022 17:06 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  William Haggas will consider an immediate step up to Group One level with My Astra after a “startling victory” in the Tennent’s Lager British Stallion Studs EBF Rothesay Stakes at Ayr. A dual winner last summer and placed twice in Listed company since, the four-year-old half-sister to the high-class My Oberon was the 13-8 favourite […]
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• Adayar to miss Coronation Cup after minor setback

  18-05-2022 16:59 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Adayar will miss his intended return to action in the Coronation Cup and head to Royal Ascot instead. Last year’s Derby and King George hero had been due to have his first start since finishing fifth in the Champion Stakes at Ascot last October in the 12-furlong Group One on June 3. However, trainer Charlie […]
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• Williams planning fact-finding mission for Enemy at Sandown

  18-05-2022 16:17 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Ian Williams is set to run Enemy in next Thursday’s Coral Henry II Stakes at Sandown before committing to take on Stradivarius in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. The five-year-old gelding joined the Portway team from the French yard of Francis-Henri Graffard at the start of the year and Williams saddled him to land […]
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• Wokingham on Ferguson’s radar for First Folio

  18-05-2022 15:46 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  James Ferguson was delighted with First Folio’s first foray into Listed company when second in the Listed Leisure Stakes at Windsor on Monday evening. The Dark Angel gelding has proven to be an ultra-consistent performer in the handicap ranks since joining Ferguson and powered on gamely from an outside draw to claim a silver medal […]
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• Gosden reiterates Reach For The Moon warning ahead of Sandown return

  18-05-2022 14:57 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  John Gosden has again warned punters that Reach For The Moon will be better for the run in the Coral Heron Stakes at Sandown on Thursday evening. The son of Sea The Stars was well supported to end the Queen’s wait for a winner in the Cazoo Derby following a promising second in the Chesham […]
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• Haggas sets out Nassau aim for York victor Lilac Road

  18-05-2022 13:22 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Lilac Road has the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood as an aim later in the season having gained a first Group race win in the Middleton at York last week. The William Haggas-trained four-year-old turned around previous form with Sir Michael Stoute’s Ville De Grace and relished the step up to an extended 10 furlongs. While […]
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• Pyledriver pleasing Muir ahead of Coronation Cup defence

  18-05-2022 12:52 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  William Muir reports Pyledriver to be in good order as his globetrotting stable star prepares for his Coronation Cup defence at Epsom on June 3. The son of Harbour Watch gave the training duo of Muir and Chris Grassick a first Group One victory when he gamely held off Al Aasy in the 12-furlong contest […]
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• Real World could yet face Royal Ascot rematch with Baaeed

  16-05-2022 18:21 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Saeed bin Suroor has not completely ruled out having another crack at Baaeed at Royal Ascot having chased home racing’s new superstar on Saturday. It was a big return to form for Bin Suroor’s stable star, who had a few questions to answer having disappointed the last twice on dirt in the Saudi Cup and […]
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• Temple Stakes Trends 2022

  16-05-2022 18:14 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  All eyes will be on the sprinters as Haydock Park stages the Temple Stakes in May. A Group Two contest run over 5f, it’s a race that often attracts the some of the best speedsters around. Here at GEEGEEZ we take a look back at recent winners and highlights the key trends to take into […]
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• Talking Horses: Unbeaten Baaeed’s run draws comparison with Frankel

  16-05-2022 17:45 via theguardian.com
  
  William Haggas’ colt cannot expect to match Frankel’s achievements but every win enhances his reputationIt was always going to happen one day, and on Saturday afternoon the moment finally arrived. A little less than 10 years after Frankel completed a 14-race unbeaten career in October 2012, Baaeed’s name was dropped into the same sentence as Sir Henry Cecil’s great champion, following his breathtaking success in the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.It went little further than a
  
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• Mangoustine in the mix for Coronation Stakes test

  16-05-2022 17:33 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Mikel Delzangles thinks there is a “very strong chance” Mangoustine will tackle the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot following her victory in the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches at ParisLongchamp. In a thrilling finish to the French Classic, Delzangles’ charge held off 1000 Guineas heroine Cachet by a head, with Times Square and Rosacea, who had […]
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• Jersey date in prospect for Checkandchallenge

  16-05-2022 17:00 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  William Knight is leaning towards dropping back to seven furlongs for a Jersey Stakes bid with Checkandchallenge. Having scored at Wolverhampton on debut, the son of Fast Company followed up by scooping Listed honours on his second start, taking the Burradon Stakes at Newcastle on All-Weather Finals Day. That paved the way for a run […]
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• Emaraaty Ana on course for Ascot after rain scuppered prep run

  16-05-2022 16:00 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Emaraaty Ana will head straight to Royal Ascot for the Platinum Jubilee Stakes following his late withdrawal from the 1895 Duke Of York Stakes at the Dante meeting last week. The Group One-winning sprinter was looking to leave behind some disappointing efforts at Meydan in his Ascot tune-up on the Knavesmire, but unsuitable ground saw […]
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• Cox targets Haydock before Ascot with smart sprinters

  16-05-2022 15:15 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Clive Cox is planning to run both Wings Of War and Caturra in Saturday’s Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock before they head to Royal Ascot. Wings Of War capped a fine two-year-old campaign by taking the Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury in September last year, but was a disappointing last of four on his reappearance […]
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• Winter Power-ed up for Temple return

  16-05-2022 14:07 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Tim Easterby’s star sprinter Winter Power is due to start her season in the Group Two Temple Stakes at Haydock on Saturday. The King Power-owned filly was three times a winner at York last season, taking the Westow and City Walls Stakes, both Listed races, before landing the Group One Nunthorpe in August. Beaten runs […]
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• Frankie Dettori booked for Piz Badile Derby ride

  16-05-2022 14:01 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Frankie Dettori has been booked to ride Piz Badile in the Cazoo Derby at Epsom next month. The Ulysses colt has been kept fresh for the premier Classic since winning the Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown in early April, with trainer Donnacha O’Brien ultimately deciding against a return to the Foxrock venue for the Derby Trial […]
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• Inspiral to take direct route to Royal Ascot

  16-05-2022 12:13 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Inspiral will head straight to the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot after connections decided against a tilt at this weekend’s Irish 1,000 Guineas. The Cheveley Park Stud-owned Frankel filly enjoyed a faultless juvenile campaign last season, winning each of her four starts for trainers John and Thady Gosden, including a Group One triumph in the […]
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• Gold run beckons for Earlofthecotswolds

  16-05-2022 11:11 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Nigel Twiston-Davies will send Earlofthecotswolds straight to the Ascot Gold Cup following his All-Weather Marathon win at Newcastle. The five-time hurdles winner has been outstanding since he switched to the Flat, with two wins at Kempton and another at Newcastle. Those victories have earned the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National-winning trainer almost £100,000, well […]
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• Baaeed charges to emphatic victory in Lockinge Stakes at Newbury

  14-05-2022 16:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Sea The Stars colt extends winning streak to seven races Real World second with Chindit staying on gamely for thirdBaaeed made the perfect start to his highly-anticipated four-year-old campaign with an emphatic victory in the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.William Haggas’s superstar made effortless progress last term, going unbeaten in six runs and graduating from winning a Leicester maiden in June to winning back-to-back Group Ones in September and October. Continue reading...
  
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• Kyprios puts down Gold Cup marker in Saval Beg

  13-05-2022 20:59 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Kyprios enhanced his Gold Cup claims with an authoritative success in the Saval Beg Levmoss Stakes at Leopardstown. The lightly-raced four-year-old had returned this season with a smart triumph in the Listed Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan, beating his full-sister Search For A Song on what was his first start since picking up an injury […]
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• Talking Horses: Real World can reel in heavily backed Baaeed at Newbury

  13-05-2022 20:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Saeed bin Suroor’s five-year-old has yet to win a Group One race but has what it takes to upset the unbeaten BaaeedBaaeed could set off as the shortest-priced favourite for the Lockinge Stakes since the mighty Frankel a decade ago at Newbury on Saturday, but this may not be as straightforward an assignment for William Haggas’s unbeaten colt as the betting might suggest.Baaeed was flawless in six starts last season and has a big year ahead of him at the highest level, but he is only 5
  
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• Stradivarius sweeps to record 20th career victory under Frankie Dettori

  13-05-2022 20:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Victory extends unbeaten streak on the Knavesmire to six races‘I’m emotional, but what an incredible story,’ Dettori saidStradivarius and Frankie Dettori opened a new chapter here on Friday in what was already one of the more remarkable racing stories of recent decades, as the chestnut set off on his seventh – and surely final – campaign with a one-length win in the Group Two Yorkshire Cup.The victory, the 20th of Stradivarius’s 33-race career, set a new recor
  
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