Classy European mare Profound Beauty has been retired from racing, a well beaten finish in this year’s Melbourne Cup disappointingly her final career performance.
The now seven-year-old daughter of Danehill enjoyed an impressive career that included nine wins, four seconds and three thirds from her…
Legendary trainer Bart Cummings is reportedly devastated after discovering his superstar four-year-old So You Think has been sold to racing powerhouse Coolmore Stud, set to head overseas to race in Europe.
The son of High Chaparral captured the hearts of Australian racing fans this season,…
Yesterday’s Melbourne Cup winner Americain ensured that the ‘race that stops the nation’ is now truly an international event.
Americain, who outstayed Maluckyday and hot favourite So You Think in the 150th Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington yesterday, is American bred, French trained and Australian…
Another classy international contender is being considered for the 2010 Melbourne Cup after the William Knight-trained Illustrious Blue claimed an eye-catching win in the Group 2 Goodwood Cup in Sussex, England this week.
Run over 3,219m the Goodwood Cup distance is almost identical to the…
Esteemed British trainer Jeremy Noseda is looking at heading down under for the 2010 Melbourne Cup at Flemington this spring with his rising four-year-old Sans Frontieres.
Sans Frontieres was impressive last week claiming a surprise victory in the Group 2 Princess of Wale’s Stakes (2414m)…
Starspangledbanner broke the Aussie hoodoo in the Group 1 July Cup (1207m) on Saturday, the three-year-old Choisir colt outclassing his rivals to win the English sprint feature at Newmarket.
Proving himself as the world’s best sprinter, Starspangledbanner became the first Australian galloper and the 11th…
Australian gallopers Starspangledbanner and Nicconi will continue their international campaigns this Saturday taking to the field in the Group 1 July Cup (1,207m) at Newmarket.
The pair are two of the favourites for the UK race this year, attempting to break the Australian hoodoo in…
Classy Danehill mare Profound Beauty, trained by leading Irish mentor Dermot Weld, is likely to run at Curragh this Sunday in the lead up to her Melbourne Cup campaign in the spring.
The six-year-old returned to racing at the end of last month and was…
Premier Irish horse trainer Dermot Weld could possibly have uncovered this year’s Melbourne Cup winner when his galloper Rite Of Passage won the Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup in record breaking time on Thursday.
Rival trainer Aidan O’Brien had previously enjoyed a four year winning…
Katsumi Yoshida, the Japanese owner who quinelled the 2006 Melbourne Cup with Delta Blues and Pop Rock, has another star stayer ready to make an assault on this year’s 150th running of the world’s favourite Cup race.
Jaguar Mail earned himself a possible 2010 Melbourne…
