Magic Wand

Raider Magic Wand Scratched From Cox Plate

Posted on October 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

First emergency Buckhurst has been elevated into the field for the Cox Plate following the withdrawal of international Magic Wand.

Posted on October 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Two international raiders from the powerhouse stable of Aidan O'Brien are in doubt for the Cox Plate after failing their initial fitness tests.

Posted on October 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Aidan O'Brien's travelling foreman T J Comerford believes Armory is a great Cox Plate chance as his form is better than that of their 2014 winner Adelaide.

Posted on October 8, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Six horses from the stable of champion Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien have blown out the cobwebs with a course proper workout at Werribee.

Posted on September 15, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Irish master trainer Aidan O'Brien has placed six horses into quarantine for the Melbourne spring carnival headed by 2019 Epsom Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck.

Posted on July 4, 2020
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Enable receives the three pounds fillies and mares allowance in the Group 1 Eclipse Stakes at Sandown on Sunday. That advantage could mean the difference between winning and not winning the race. Bookmakers have taken no chances and you can back the horse at with . It will take an exceptional horse to beat the[...]

Posted on July 4, 2020
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Champion mare Enable will face six rivals in a mouthwatering renewal of the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown. John Gosden's superstar is back in training for a fifth season after narrowly missing out in her bid for a record-breaking third win in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in October. Enable won the 10-furlong Group One[...]

Posted on June 14, 2020
in Ireland Horse Racing News

Globetrotting Magic Wand, the Irish-trained mare who left her mark on the 2019 Melbourne spring carnival, has made a triumphant return to racing on home soil. Taking on three rivals at her first start in Ireland since spending the past nine months competing around the world, Magic Wand won the Lanwades Stud Stakes at the[...]

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 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 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

Dropping sharply in distance after contesting the Melbourne Cup, Irish mare Magic Wand has landed her first Group One win in the Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington. The win by the Aidan O'Brien-trained mare denied Godolphin a fairytale ending with Hartnell finishing in third place after taking the lead early in the straight. Jockey Hugh Bowman[...]

Posted on November 9, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Irish mare Magic Wand has denied Godolphin favourite Hartnell a winning farewell to racing in the Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington. Backing up and dropping sharply in distance after running in the Melbourne Cup, Magic Wand defeated New Zealand mare Melody Belle in the weight-for-age race over 2000m. It left Hartnell to take the minor placing[...]

Posted on November 6, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Irish mare Magic Wand is an acceptor for the Group One Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington after her midfield finish in the Melbourne Cup. The Aidan O'Brien-trained Magic Wand finished 10th of the 24 runners in Tuesday's $8 million Melbourne Cup over 3200m and connections have paid up for the six-time Group One runner-up to contest[...]

Posted on November 4, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Wet weather and the widest draw for Irish mare Magic Wand have English jockey Ryan Moore hopeful rather than confident going into his latest Melbourne Cup bid. Winner of the 2014 Melbourne Cup on Protectionist, Moore rides Magic Wand for champion trainer Aidan O'Brien in Tuesday's $8 million race. Flemington has been rated in the[...]

Posted on November 4, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Thoroughbred racing and breeding giant Coolmore has enjoyed success around the world including with Sydney's richest race, but a Melbourne Cup remains elusive. “This is the race that everybody wants to win,” Coolmore's Australian boss Tom Magnier admitted. The Irish-based Coolmore operation has four hopes as it vies to add the $8 million Melbourne Cup[...]

Posted on October 23, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Ryan Moore barely remembers his win aboard Adelaide in the Cox Plate but is looking forward to his attempt at a second win in the $5 million feature. Moore rode the last winner before Winx and Hugh Bowman went on to claim the next four Cox Plates. He subsequently returned to finish third aboard Highland[...]

Raider Magic Wand Scratched From Cox Plate

Drama For O’Brien’s Two Cox Plate Runners

Armory Ready To Fire In The Cox Plate

O’Brien’s Spring Raiders Pass First Test

Aidan O’Brien Sending Stars To Melbourne

More Than Double Your Money on Enable in the Eclipse

Enable Heads Super Seven In Eclipse Stakes

Mackinnon Winner In First-Up Irish Success

Magic Wand’s odyssey continues at Hong Kong International Races

Derby Winner Leads O’Brien Hong Kong Team

Galileo Equals Danehill’s Group 1 Record

Irish Wave Magic Wand In Mackinnon Stakes

Magic Wand Wins The Group 1 Mackinnon Stakes

Magic Wand A Mackinnon Stakes Acceptor

Ryan Moore Wants Dry Cup For Magic Wand

Many Still Vying For Elusive Melbourne Cup

Ryan Moore After Second Cox Plate Success

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