International chit chat

[my miss storm cat]

Well I had to put this somewhere so we might as well have a thread for the 2nd half of the year.

I was away and am going back and checking stuff and whao Hali won one!

Check this out... he's an amazing old guy and I am so happy for Mr. Channon.

(scroll down to the 2nd).

http://mickchannon.tv/page/news

[my miss storm cat]

Denied again...

Famous Name only 2nd in the G1 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis in Munich (to Durban Thunder).

Such a nice horse and I mean 14 wins from 26 starts (I think 25 were stakes races) but he just can't seem to get that G1 win.

Some day!

[my miss storm cat]

http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/i....aspx?id=54519

Teams for Shergar Cup confirmed...


The final line-up of teams for the 2011 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup,the world’s premier international jockeys’ team competition at Ascot on Saturday 6 August has been confirmed.

Champion jockey Paul Hanagan (Great Britain) and 100 times Group 1-winning jockey Olivier Peslier (Europe) were on Monday confirmed as the two remaining team captains for Saturday’s Shergar Cup, which has attracted a massive entry.

Although the six races are limited to ten runners and two reserves each, a total of 207 entries were made at the six-day stage with the smallest entry being the 21 for the Sprint.

Hanagan will be joined by Hayley Turner and Jim Crowley in the four team event where they will take on sides from Ireland, Europe and the Rest of the World.

Richard Hughes, who has captained the Irish team the last two years will again be fulfilling that role. He will be joined by team mates Fran Berry and Colm O'Donoghue.

A powerful Rest of the World Team comprises the all-time record holders from Hong Kong and Japan, Doug Whyte and Yutaka Take, and Aussie ace, Hugh Bowman.

In the European team Olivier Peslier will be joined by Mirco Demuro*** and Christophe Lemaire.

*** (Is this the ****tard who smacked Rakti?)

[_ed_]

A slightly late happy birthday to all the Southern Hemisphere horses.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by _ed_

A slightly late happy birthday to all the Southern Hemisphere horses.

Absolutely! Happy late birthday, kids.

[my miss storm cat]

My favorite horse in this whole thing is Reverence and he's being ridden by my favorite jockey here (Douggie Whyte... do it for Hong Kong!).

He's a grand old guy but I suspect even the talented Mr. Whyte can't squueze a win outta him... but that's okay!

Good luck Doug, come home safe kids.

Any of you guys rooting for anyone / team / horse / jockey?

(Good luck to Hayley too).

(Thinking maybe Master of Arts, Hawk Montain, Chock a Block but really only looked for a sec so maybe should just keep my mouth shut.)


The fields, draws and jockeys for the 2011 Shergar Cup at Ascot on Saturday. The six race programme will be broadcast on Sky Racing2 and Sky Racing World commencing at 9.50pm AEST.

The 10 runners in each race were ranked from 1 to 10 by form experts/odds compilers from Ladbrokes, the Official Bookmaker to the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup. A complex formula was created to ensure that each of the four teams - Great Britain, Ireland, Europe and Rest of the World - received a balanced spread of higher and lower ranked/priced horses and, further to that, that each of the three jockeys representing each team also gets a balanced spread of higher and lower ranked/priced horses for his/her five rides.


The fields, draw and jockeys - note times are BST and Hugh Bowman's rides are highlighted:

12.50pm THE LES AMBASSADEURS CASINO SHERGAR CUP MILE 1m

Class 2, Handicap, £30,000 Total Prize Fund. For 4yo+ Rated 81-100 (also open to such horses rated 80 and below).Weights: highest weight 10st, minimum weight 8st 9lb. Penalties: after July 30th, each race won 3lb. Penalty Values: 1st: £14,769; 2nd: £5,172; 3rd: £2,364; 4th: £1,845; 5th: £1,626; 6th: £1,182

1) SWIFT GIFT (Anamoine Limited) Ed Dunlop 6-9-06 Hugh Bowman [1] ROW - 11/2 (Ladbrokes odds)

2) DUNN´O (Dennis Shaw) Clive Cox 6-9-06 Fran Berry [12] IRE - 5/1

3) WANNABE KING (Saif Ali & Saeed Altayer) David Lanigan 5-9-05 Mirco Demuro [2] EUR - 10/1

4) SARRSAR (Godolphin) Saeed Bin Suroor 4-9-04 Paul Hanagan [6] GBR - 5/1

5) SNOW BAY (Pinnacle Bahamian Bounty Partnership) David Nicholls 5-9-04 Jim Crowley [11] GBR - 7/1

6) CIRCUMVENT (The Fairy Story Partnership) Paul Cole 4-9-04 Douglas Whyte [10] ROW - 7/1

7) DUBAI DYNAMO (The Bottom Liners) Ruth Carr 6-9-03 Richard Hughes [3] IRE - 7/1

8) AUTUMN BLADES (John Stocker) Alan Bailey 6-9-03 Hayley Turner [9] GBR - 16/1

9) MASTER OF ARTS (Roger Brookhouse) Mark Johnston 6-9-03 Yutaka Take [7] ROW - 16/1

10) DOCTOR CRANE (Rachel Hood) John Gosden 5-9-01 Olivier Peslier [8] EUR - 8/1

RESERVE 1) FREEFORADAY (Inside Track Racing Club) John Best 4-9-01 [4]

RESERVE 2) DESERT KISS (The Capers) Walter Swinburn 6-9-00 [5]

1.25pm THE DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP STAYERS 2m

Class 2, Handicap, £30,000 Total Prize Fund. For 4yo+ Rated 81-100 (also open to such horses rated 80 and below).Weights: highest weight 10st, minimum weight 8st 9lb. Penalties: after July 30th, each race won 3lb. Penalty Values: 1st: £14,769; 2nd: £5,172; 3rd: £2,364; 4th: £1,845; 5th: £1,626; 6th: £1,182

1) WOOLFALL TREASURE (Andrew Bradmore) Gary Moore 6-9-09 Paul Hanagan [2] GBR - 14/1 (Ladbrokes odds)

2) COLLOQUIAL (Mrs David Blackburn & M Blackburn) Henry Candy 10-9-09 Colm O’Donoghue [7] IRE - 6/1

3) DAYIA (Lady Green) Lydia Pearce 7-9-07 Jim Crowley [3] GBR - 14/1

4) LA VECCHIA SCUOLA (Johnnie Delta Racing) Jim Goldie 7-9-05 Hugh Bowman [6] ROW - 9/1

5) ILE DE RE (Michael Watt) Ian Williams 5-9-05 Yutaka Take [9] ROW - 7/1

6) BALAJO (Alison Batchelor) Alison Batchelor 5-9-04 Christophe Lemaire [8] EUR - 16/1

7) HAWK MOUNTAIN (Paul Morrison & Nick Luck) John Quinn 6-9-04 Olivier Peslier [11] EUR - 4/1

8) CHINK OF LIGHT (David Brownlow) Andrew Balding 4-9-04 Mirco Demuro [1] EUR - 14/1

9) ERMYN LODGE (Ermyn Lodge Stud & Heatherwold Stud) Pat Phelan 5-9-04 Hayley Turner [12] GBR - 3/1

10) PHOENIX FLIGHT (D Ross) James Evans 6-9-03 Fran Berry [10] IRE - 9/1

RESERVE 1) EXEMPLARY (Dr Marwan Koukash) Mark Johnston 4-9-02 [5]

RESERVE 2) BOWDLER´S MAGIC (Paul Dean) Mark Johnston 4-9-00 [4]

2.00pm THE BARCLAYS SHERGAR CUP DASH 5f

Class 2, Handicap, £30,000 Total Prize Fund. For 3yo+ Rated 86-105 (also open to such horses rated 85 and below). Weights: highest weight 10st (3 y o 9st 11lb), minimum weight 8st 9lb, (3 y o 8st 6lb). Penalties: after July 30th, each race won 3lb, weight for age 3yo from 4yo+ 3lb. Penalty Values: 1st: £14,769; 2nd: £5,172; 3rd: £2,364; 4th: £1,845; 5th: £1,626; 6th: £1,182

1) MEDICEAN MAN (Stuart Dobb & Miss Kate Dobb) Jeremy Gask 5-10-01 Christophe Lemaire [8] EUR - 3/1 (Ladbrokes odds)

2) DUCHESS DORA (The Clay Family) John Quinn 4-9-10 Fran Berry [4] IRE - 5/1

3) REVERENCE (Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook) Eric Alston 10-9-09 Douglas Whyte [9] ROW - 8/1

4) ADDICTIVE DREAM (Caveat Emptor Partnership) Walter Swinburn 4-9-07 Paul Hanagan [12] GBR - 11/2

5) BURNING THREAD (Tim Etherington) Tim Etherington 4-9-06 Colm O’Donoghue [5] IRE - 33/1

6) DOCTOR PARKES (Joseph Heler) Eric Alston 5-9-06 Hayley Turner [3] GBR - 12/1

7) MISTER MANANNAN (Mrs M Schofield) David Nicholls 4-9-04 Olivier Peslier [6] EUR - 20/1

8) DUNGANNON (I G Burbidge) Andrew Balding 4-9-04 Hugh Bowman [2] ROW - 6/1

9) SHOSHONI WIND (Hambleton Racing Ltd XVI) Kevin Ryan 3-9-02 Mirco Demuro [11] EUR - 9/1

10) SOHRAAB (Pangfield Racing) Hughie Morrison 7-9-00 Richard Hughes [7] GBR - 8/1

RESERVE 1) MYMUMSAYSIMTHEBEST (Mrs M J George) Gary Moore 6-8-12 [1]

RESERV2) LIVING IT LARGE (T Gould) Ed De Giles 4-8-10 [10]

2.30pm THE TITANIC BELFAST SHERGAR CUP CLASSIC 1m 4f

Class 2, Handicap, £30,000 Total Prize Fund. For 3yo Rated 76-95 (also open to such horses rated 75 and below). Weights: highest weight 10st, minimum weight 8st 9lb. Penalties: after July 30th, each race won 3lb. Penalty Values: 1st: £14,769; 2nd: £5,172; 3rd: £2,364; 4th: £1,845; 5th: £1,626; 6th: £1,182

1) SEELO (George Strawbridge) John Gosden 3-9-09 Jim Crowley [3] GBR - 12/1 (Ladbrokes odds)

2) HALIFAX (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston 3-9-08 Olivier Peslier [6] EUR - 8/1

3) JEHANBUX (K N Dhunjibhoy, V B Shirke, B M Desai) Richard Hannon 3-9-08 Fran Berry [4] IRE - 20/1

4) IVAN VASILEVICH (Chris Fahy) Jane Chapple-Hyam 3-9-06 Christophe Lemaire [7] EUR - 6/1

5) ITHOUGHTITWASOVER (Crone Stud Farms) Ltd Mark Johnston 3-9-05 Richard Hughes [9] IRE - 3/1

6) ART HISTORY (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston 3-9-04 Yutaka Take [5] ROW - 8/1

7) PIVOTMAN (John Connolly) Amanda Perrett 3-9-04 Hayley Turner [11] GBR - 9/2

8) PARLOUR GAMES (Godolphin) Mahmood Al Zarooni 3-9-03 Colm O’Donoghue [8] IRE - 10/1

9) SWIFT ALHAARTH (Dr Marwan Koukash) Mark Johnston 3-9-03 Douglas Whyte [2] ROW - 6/1

10) STATE OPERA (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston 3-9-02 Hugh Bowman [1] ROW -25/1

RESERVE 1) THUBIAAN (Hamdan Al Maktoum) William Haggas 3-9-02 [12]

RESERVE 2) DRAGONERA (J Weatherby, Champneys) Ed Dunlop 3-9-00 [10]

3.00pm THE MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL SHERGAR CUP CHALLENGE 1m 4f

Class 2, Handicap, £30,000 Total Prize Fund. For 4yo+ Rated 76-95 (also open to such horses rated 75 and below). Weights: highest weight 10st, minimum weight 8st 9lb. Penalties: after July 30th, each race won 3lb. Penalty Values: 1st: £14,769; 2nd: £5,172; 3rd: £2,364; 4th: £1,845; 5th: £1,626; 6th: £1,182

1) WALDVOGEL (Craig Bennett) Nicky Richards 7-9-05 Olivier Peslier [7] EUR - 8/1 (Ladbrokes odds)

2) ROCK A DOODLE DOO (The Doodle Doo Partnership) William Jarvis 4-9-05 Yutaka Take [6] ROW - 3/1

3) CHOCK A BLOCK (Godolphin) Saeed Bin Suroor 5-9-05 Richard Hughes [8] IRE - 9/1

4) PIPETTE (George Strawbridge) Andrew Balding 4-9-04 Colm O’Donoghue [12] IRE - 7/1

5) AVERROES (H E Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan) Clive Cox 4-9-04 Mirco Demuro [5] EUR - 11/2

6) CLASSIC VINTAGE ® & P Scott A & J Powell Gallagher Stud) Amanda Perrett 5-9-03 Douglas Whyte [2] ROW - 14/1

7) ZUIDER ZEE (H R H Princess Haya Of Jordan) John Gosden 4-9-02 Jim Crowley [4] GBR - 6/1

8) AUSTRALIA DAY (Skippy & The Partners) Paul Webber 8-9-02 Christophe Lemaire [11] EUR - 16/1

9) LIFE AND SOUL (Alan Spence) Amanda Perrett 4-9-01 Hayley Turner [1] GBR - 8/1

10) ENGLISH SUMMER (Dr Marwan Koukash) Mark Johnston 4-9-01 Paul Hanagan [3] GBR - 14/1

RESERVE 1) APPRIMUS (Lucia Botti) Marco Botti 5-9-01 [9]

RESERVE 2) UPHOLD (Whispering Winds) Gay Kelleway 4-9-00 [10]

3.35pm THE DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP SPRINT 6f

Class 2, Handicap, £30,000 Total Prize Fund. For 3yo Rated 81-100 (also open to such horses rated 80 and below).Weights: highest weight 10st, minimum weight 8st 9lb. Penalties: after July 31st, each race won 3lb. Penalty Values: 1st: £14,769; 2nd: £5,172; 3rd: £2,364; 4th: £1,845; 5th: £1,626; 6th: £1,182

1) FIREBEAM (Highclere Thoroughbred Racing-Blue Peter) William Haggas 3-10-00 Paul Hanagan [7] GBR - 5/4 (Ladbrokes odds)

2) DESERT LAW (Jeff Smith) Andrew Balding 3-9-12 Colm O’Donoghue [12] IRE - 9/2

3) MORACHE MUSIC R P Marchant, D M Ahier, Mrs E Lee) Peter Makin 3-9-06 Fran Berry [3] IRE - 12/1

4) KINGSCROFT (Dr Marwan Koukash) Mark Johnston 3-9-06 Douglas Whyte [6] ROW - 8/1

5) GLAS BURN (Jaliza Partnership) Jonathan Portman 3-9-04 Mirco Demuro [8] EUR - 20/1

6) AVONMORE STAR (Ken Geering) Richard Hannon 3-9-03 Jim Crowley [10] GBR - 25/1

7) AZZURRA DU CAPRIO (Blue Lion Racing IX) Ben Haslam 3-9-02 Christophe Lemaire [9] EUR - 10/1

8) JULIUS GEEZER (Basing Bellman Newton Stroud) Tom Dascombe 3-9-02 Hugh Bowman [11] ROW - 10/1

9) GOOGLETTE (Pearl Bloodstock Ltd) Edward Vaughan 3-9-02 Yutaka Take [5] ROW - 25/1

10) LOKI´S REVENGE (Dr J Walker) William Jarvis 3-9-00 Richard Hughes [2] IRE - 14/1

RESERVE 1) ST AUGUSTINE (B Malt, S Malcolm & A Longman) John Best 3-9-00 [1]

RESERVE 2) NAMWAHJOBO (Ambrose Turnbull) Jim Goldie 3-8-12 [4]