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Clan Des Obeaux In King George Repeat

Posted on December 27, 2019
in Ireland Horse Racing News, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Last year's winner Clan Des Obeaux has given trainer Paul Nicholls a record 11th victory in the King George VI Chase at Kempton. Five runners went to the post for the traditional Boxing Day feature with Clan Des Obeaux taken on by his top-class stablemate Cyrname, Lostintranslation, Irish raider Footpad and outsider Aso. Having inflicted[...]

Posted on December 25, 2019
in Ireland Horse Racing News, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Cyrname is the highest rated chaser in the UK and Ireland. The horse can justify that status by winning the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day. The race is the mid-season championship for staying steeplechasers and a major trial for the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. Cyrname can beat a small[...]

Posted on December 7, 2019
in Ireland Horse Racing News, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

There is some excellent jumps racing at Sandown and Aintree on Saturday but the John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown on Sunday is also a fascinating contest. Defi Du Seuil is the horse to back to win the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown and Native River is the tip for the Many Clouds Chase at[...]

Posted on December 7, 2019
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News, Ireland Horse Racing News

Even some of the incredibly well-travelled fillies and mares who have visited the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races over the years are comparative hermits when considering the odyssey of Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m) contender Magic Wand. Names on the meeting's roll of honour such as Alexander Goldrun – three times a runner[...]

Posted on November 30, 2019
in Ireland Horse Racing News, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

The Ladbrokes Trophy is the highlight of the racing programme in Britain this weekend. It's the prestigious staying handicap chase which used to be called the Hennessy. Willie Mullins has a live chance with Cabaret Queen but the trainer will be just as concerned with how his horses run in the three Grade 1 races[...]

Posted on November 28, 2019
in Ireland Horse Racing News

Kemboy is eligible to race again, after Horse Racing Ireland announced it will accept entries for the leading Cheltenham Gold Cup contender and six other horses formerly owned by the Supreme Horse Racing Club. HRI has agreed to registrations from a new ownership syndicate for seven horses previously under the Supreme banner. The other horses[...]

Posted on November 25, 2019
in Ireland Horse Racing News

Multiple Group One-winning jockey Donnacha O'Brien has announced his retirement from riding and will become the latest member of his family in the training ranks. The 21-year-old has been champion jockey in Ireland for the past two years and he bows out with 10 top-level wins to his name. O'Brien's final Group One success came[...]

Posted on November 21, 2019
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News, Ireland Horse Racing News

Anthony Van Dyck is likely to be Aidan O'Brien's main challenger for the Hong Kong International races with Magical a probable no-show. The Epsom Derby winner was most recently third in the Breeders' Cup Turf, suffering an unfortunate passage at a crucial stage in the Santa Anita showpiece. He is expected to take his chance[...]

Posted on November 17, 2019
in Ireland Horse Racing News

Champion hurdler Faugheen has overcome a couple of jumping mistakes to win his steepelchase debut at Punchestown. The winner of the 2015 Champion Hurdle was making his first start over fences at the age of 11 in the Beginners Chase after an indifferent season over hurdles. Punters kept faith with the Willie Mullins-trained runner and[...]

Posted on November 16, 2019
in Ireland Horse Racing News, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Cheltenham has survived the wet weather and goes ahead on Saturday. The feature on the card is the BetVictor Gold Cup. We previewed this race in a previous article and concluded that Saint Calvados ticks most of the boxes. However, the horse has not been declared to run but Spiritofthegames is a viable alternative at[...]

Posted on November 15, 2019
in Ireland Horse Racing News

A syndicate which owns Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite Kemboy has been barred from registering horses in Ireland. Horse Racing Ireland has announced all registrations of horses under the ownership of Supreme Horse Racing Club have been voided following a persistent failure to provide requested information. HRI said it had “consistently sought, and not received, the[...]

Posted on November 13, 2019
in France Horse Racing News, Ireland Horse Racing News

Arc winner Waldgeist is to stand at Ballylinch Stud in Ireland alongside Lope De Vega who also carried the silks of Gestut Ammerland's Dietrich von Boetticher. In his final race, Waldgeist famously denied Enable a third consecutive win in last month's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He was trained throughout his career by Andre Fabre[...]

Posted on November 10, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, Ireland Horse Racing News

Magic Wand's win in the Mackinnon Stakes has lifted her sire Galileo to a record-equalling 84th Group One victory. The Coolmore stallion has now reached the number set by his ex-stablemate Danehill, champion sire in Australia nine times, Great Britain and Ireland three times and France twice. Magic Wand claimed Saturday's final Group One race[...]

Posted on November 9, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, Ireland Horse Racing News

True Self has provided Irish trainer Willie Mullins with his first win on Australian soil with a stylish victory in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Flemington. The mare picked up a $200,000 bonus for her connections following Saturday's win after being balloted from Tuesday's Melbourne Cup. Mullins, who first came to Australia to watch Vintage[...]

Posted on November 3, 2019
in Ireland Horse Racing News, United Kingdom Horse Racing News, United States Horse Racing News

Joseph O'Brien has become the youngest trainer to saddle a Breeders' Cup winner with Iridessa storming home in the Filly & Mare Turf at Santa Anita. In 2011, O'Brien became the youngest jockey to win a Breeders' Cup race aboard St. Nicholas Abbey and has joined Freddie Head as the only other person to ride[...]

Posted on October 25, 2019
in Ireland Horse Racing News

Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite Kemboy could be barred from racing for the foreseeable future following a ban on entries from syndicator, the Supreme Horse Racing Club. The syndicate, which has all its horses with Irish trainer Willie Mullins, hit the last headlines last season through the exploits of Kemboy, who was last seen winning the[...]

Posted on October 24, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, Ireland Horse Racing News

Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Joseph O'Brien will saddle his first Australian runner away from Flemington when Downdraft runs at The Valley. O'Brien won the 2017 Melbourne Cup with Rekindling and also saddled US Army Ranger in that race. He returned last year with Latrobe who ran second to Trap For Fools in the Mackinnon Stakes. Downdraft[...]

Clan Des Obeaux In King George Repeat

Cyrname Can Win The Mid-Season Championship Staying Chase

Presenting Percy Takes On The Big Boys Again

Magic Wand’s odyssey continues at Hong Kong International Races

Mullins Has Ladbrokes Trophy And Grade 1 Hurdle Prospects

Gold Cup Contender Kemboy Cleared To Race

Donnacha O’Brien To Retire From Riding

Derby Winner Leads O’Brien Hong Kong Team

Faugheen Survives Scare In Chasing Debut

Klassical Can Keep The Champion Hurdle Dream Alive

Syndicate Barred From Irish Racing

Arc Winner Waldgeist Retired To Stud

Galileo Equals Danehill’s Group 1 Record

True Self Powers Home In Queen Elizabeth

Iridessa In Famous Win For Joseph O’Brien

Irish Horse Syndicate Under Investigation

Downdraft Makes Aussie Debut At The Valley

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