International chit chat

[my miss storm cat]

Kandy scratched, Hattan last.

[my miss storm cat]

Ben watch for the day... part deux...

http://japanracing.jp/_news2008/080808.html

[my miss storm cat]

Kandidate possible here.....

A much tougher spot.

http://guardian.sportinglife.com/GU_...276262,00.html

[my miss storm cat]

Jay Peg pointed to the Japan Cup...

[my miss storm cat]

Jesus. Feel better, Matthew Hill.

Scroll down for picture...

http://www.skychannel.com.au/company/team.php

In an induced coma in HK (after collapsing).

[my miss storm cat]

Virtual Form Guide...

Hill Makes Improvement in Hong Kong Hospital

The family of leading Australia race caller Matt Hill has issued a statement in relation to the condition of the Sky Channel identity.

Hill has made "good progress" over the past couple of days and is fully conscious after coming out of a medically induced coma.

He remains in intensive care in a Hong Kong hospital and he will most likely be there for another few weeks.

Doctors have ordered complete rest for Hill and his family have requested privacy until further notice.

The Sydney based commentator was in Beijing to cover the rowing for radio station 2GB.

http://www.virtualformguide.com/cgi-...080815hill.txt

[my miss storm cat]

Good luck, good boy.

18:20
9 Run Totepool August Stakes (listed)
Class 1, £40000.00 added, 3yo plus, £22708.00 penalty 1m 3f 135y
Back to Top

Form Horse Trainer Age Wgt Jockey
1(1) 127097 Hattan (IRE) C E Brittain 6 9 9 D Holland
2(9) 1/5-1663 Spanish Moon (USA) Sir Michael Stoute 4 9 7 R L Moore
3(6) 412125 Tranquil Tiger H R A Cecil 4 9 7 T E Durcan
4(5) 956-164 Book of Music (IRE) Saeed bin Suroor 5 9 2 L Dettori
5(10) 8153-06 Dansili Dancer C G Cox 6 9 2 I Mongan
6(7) 60254-8 Foxhaven P R Chamings 6 9 2 F Norton
7(4) 96109-5 Group Captain H J Collingridge 6 9 2 J F Egan
8(8) 085410 Humungous (IRE) C R Egerton 5 9 2 C Catlin
9(3) 451182 Ronaldsay R Hannon 4 9 2 R Hughes
10(2) 240-288 Supersonic Dave (USA) B J Meehan 4 9 2 J Fortune


Betting Forecast: 9/4 Tranquil Tiger, 7/2 Spanish Moon (USA), 6/1 Hattan (IRE), 7/1 Ronaldsay, 8/1 Book of Music (IRE), 14/1 Supersonic Dave (USA), 16/1 Foxhaven, Dansili Dancer, 20/1 Group Captain, Humungous (IRE)

[my miss storm cat]

Hattan did okay.

* * *


RACE 5 KEMPTON PARK 25/08/08 TRW – – – – 120
4.30 betdaq.co.uk E.B.F. CONDITIONS STAKES (3) (AWT)
£13,800 3yo+ TWFA 3 9-5 1m3f
1 DANSANT 4 b.c
9-08
G. A. BUTLER
Eddie Ahern
Drawn 3 Mrs Barbara M. Keller
Grey, black seams, black cap, grey pom pom 123
2 KANDIDATE 6 b.h
9-08
C. E. BRITTAIN
Jimmy Fortune
Drawn 6 (t) Mrs E. W. Richards
White and black (halved horizontally), check cap, yellow sleeves 119
3 MANY VOLUMES (USA) 4 b.c
9-08
H. R. A. CECIL
Ted Durcan
Drawn 2 Mr K. Abdulla
Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves 128
4 BIG ROBERT 4 b.c
9-03
W. R. MUIR
D. O'Donohoe
Drawn 4 Mr Martin P. Graham
White, orange spots, striped sleeves, orange cap 117
5 GRAVITAS 5 ch.h
9-03
SAEED BIN SUROOR
L. Dettori
Drawn 1 Godolphin
Royal blue 128
6 HEARTHSTEAD MAISON (IRE) 4 b.c
9-03
M. JOHNSTON
Greg Fairley
Drawn 5 Hearthstead Homes Ltd
Royal blue, light blue disc, light blue cap 126

[my miss storm cat]

Kandidate was last.

Sad...

[brockguy]

so nearly for the papal bull again.. 7 and a half lengths 3rd in Germany a few weeks back, the winner Oriental Tiger looks sure to be dqed for a prohibited substance. So in effect Papal Bull was a half length 2nd to Kamsin..

[jaripeo]

Originally Posted by brockguy

so nearly for the papal bull again.. 7 and a half lengths 3rd in Germany a few weeks back, the winner Oriental Tiger looks sure to be dqed for a prohibited substance. So in effect Papal Bull was a half length 2nd to Kamsin..

Let him rest, I Keep saying that a month ago.

Hope his trainer crash and get a leg broke.

[my miss storm cat]

I know you have, and for more then a month...

[my miss storm cat]

Wow, Sebring aside let's hear it for the geldings!!!

THE WINNERS

Australian Horse of the Year: Weekend Hussler


Champion 2YO: Sebring

Champion stayer: Efficient

Champion 3YO colt and gelding: Weekend Hussler

Champion 3YO filly: Heavenly Glow

Champion sprinter: Apache Cat (swoon)

Champion middle distance galloper: El Segundo

Champion jumper: Some Are Bent

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by brockguy

so nearly for the papal bull again.. 7 and a half lengths 3rd in Germany a few weeks back, the winner Oriental Tiger looks sure to be dqed for a prohibited substance. So in effect Papal Bull was a half length 2nd to Kamsin..

The DQ is official...

[my miss storm cat]

HATTAN WINS!

(... and this was one tough field!).



Saturday September 6 2008
Kempton 14:50 - Result
Totesport.com September Stakes (group 3)
£65000 added, 3yo plus, 1m 4f, Class 1, £36901 penalty,
12 ran

Going: Standard
Race Report »
Winning Time: 2m 30.5s 14:20 14:50 15:25 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 8 Hattan (IRE) 9-7 N Callan C E Brittain 6 16/1
took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden to lead just over 1f out, ran on strongly under pressure final furlong, all out, held on touched 20/1 £2000-£100 Each Way
2 1 nk Illustrious Blue 9-4 P Doe W J Knight 5 33/1
in rear, headway 2f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, gaining near finish touched 28/1
3 12 3¼ Mourilyan (IRE) 9-4 G Baker G L Moore 4 12/1
behind mid-division, headway 2f out, ran on inside final furlong to take 3rd final stride, not troubled leading pair opened 10/1
4 10 hd Many Volumes (USA) 9-4 T P Queally H R A Cecil 4 5/2 jf
led, ridden over 2f out, headed just over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, lost 3rd final stride touched 11/4 £3000-£1000 £1500-£500 £1260-£420 £900-£300 £2750-£1000 £1100-£400 (x8) £2500-£1000 £1500-£600 £1250-£500 £1000-£400 (x4)
5 4 1 Lion Sands 9-4 J Fortune L M Cumani 4 9/1
behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reached leaders opened 8/1 touched 11/1
6 3 ½ Galactic Star 9-4 R L Moore Sir Michael Stoute 5 5/2 jf
prominent, chased leader and effort 2f out, no extra over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong opened 7/2 £3500-£1000 £1400-£400 £2000-£600 £900-£300 £5500-£2000 (x3) £1100-£400
7 6 ½ Blue Monday 9-4 S Drowne R Charlton 7 10/1
never better than mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous touched 11/1
8 2 6 Supersonic Dave (USA) 9-4 R Hills B J Meehan 4 25/1
led, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon weakened opened 33/1
9 7 4 Young Mick 9-4 T Quinn G G Margarson 6 9/1
took keen hold, behind, never in contention final 2f touched 8/1
10 11 6 Halicarnassus (IRE) 9-4 A Culhane M R Channon 4 14/1
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened well over 1f out opened 16/1
11 5 3¾ Humungous (IRE) 9-4 C Catlin C R Egerton 5 66/1
blind removed late, started slowly, took keen hold towards rear, headway on outside after 3f and in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
12 9 dist Al Shemali 9-4 L Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 4 11/1
prominent, ridden and lost touch over 3f out, eased over 2f out, tailed off opened 14/1

Racing Post..

Hattan springs shock in September Stakes

Hattan: was running on the all-weather for the first time since his Winter Derby win at Lingfield in March

Peter Scargill

HATTAN claimed another valuable all-weather prize by adding the Group 3 September Stakes to his victory in the Winter Derby in March.

With no obvious pace setter in thefield Tom Queally reluctantly took the runners along aboard recent course winner Many Volumes.

But it was a pedestrian pace and his 11 opponents were all stacking up behind him as they exited the final bend into the straight.

Neil Callan, replacingMartin Dwyer, shot 16-1 chance Hattan up the inside as the rail fell away and galvinsed by the first time visor ran on well to defeat fast finishing 33-1 outsider Illustrious Blue.
The pair were clear of Mourilyan who just got up to pip Many Volumes for third at 12-1 on his first start for Gary Moore.

Callan said: "He's isn't getting any younger and Clive's done well to keep him going.

"He got a nice pitch and got his split up the rail and really stuck his neck out at the end. Fairdo's to the lad."

[jaripeo]

From those girls at superfecta:
Monday, September 08, 2008

A Muddy Mile Picture



The soft going was apparently not much to the liking of top turf milers in North America or Europe; both Kip Deville and Henrythenavigator finished fifth in their respective races. The main difference in the narratives is that Henrythenavigator was beaten by one of the most well-regarded milers around, Goldikova, who is now pointing toward the Breeders' Cup Mile, while Kip Deville was bested by little-known (outside Ontario) Canadian gelding Rahy's Attorney. (Although it is worth noting that Kip Deville was, prior to his Breeders' Cup win last year, a somewhat obscure horse from Oklahoma).

There were no obvious excuses for Kip Deville in the Woodbine Mile; he's run well on soft courses before (notably last year at Monmouth). Perhaps there's new feed at the Dutrow barn, who can say? The other question coming out of the race is whether Rahy's Attorney will use his Win and You're In berth for the Breeders' Cup -- as he's not nominated, it would still cost his connections a rather large sum of money to get him to the starting gate. Kentucky-bred but well-traveled mare Ventura also put in a notable effort to finish second.

It was not a great weekend for Aiden O'Brien; beyond Henrythenavigator's defeat at Longchamp, he scratched Duke of Marmalade from the Irish Champion Stakes (easily won by rival New Approach) and Halfway to Heaven was soundly defeated by Lush Lashes (like New Approach, she is trained by Jim Bolger) in the Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes -- so he's still a few Group 1 wins away from the record.

The main feature of the Prix du Moulin was the rivalry between Goldikova and Darjina, with both classy fillies putting in fine efforts. Goldikova has some options for the Breeders' Cup, according to her trainer, Freddie Head:

'I knew she was well and ready to run a big race. She was against the colts for the first time and I wasn't certain she could win but I was certain of her well-being and quality.

'She will definitely go the Breeders' Cup now, but I will discuss the options with the owner. She could go for the Mile or the Filly and Mare Turf - I don't think stamina would be a problem for the latter as she proved she stayed when third in the Diane.'

There's another reason to head to California -- that way she avoids another matchup with Zarkava, who has already beaten her twice. Zarkava is still aiming for the Arc and had an encouraging workout recently. There is some thought that Henrythenavigator will aim for the Breeders' Cup Mile (instead of the Classic, as had been suggested earlier), while Duke of Marmalade may try for the Classic. Here's hoping Darjina heads stateside as well - it would be great to see her renew her rivalry with Goldikova in a time zone I can stay awake for (just).

Posted by Superfecta at 12:12 PM

[my miss storm cat]

South African Racing...
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ARCHIPENKO AND EAGLE MOUNTAIN TO GALLOP

Trainer Mike De Kock's charges Eagle Mountain and Archipenko are set to gallop at Newmarket Racecourse this Saturday, September 13.

Eagle Mountain has not been seen out in competitive action since finishing second in the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes last October.

The Rock Of Gibraltar four-year-old is now being prepared for another race at The NatWest Rowley Mile course. He is being targeted at the Group Three Nayef Joel Stakes on Friday, October 3.

Archipenko is also in line for a big-race assignment at the Course of Champions. He is scheduled to have a crack at the £375,000 Group One Emirates Airline Champion Stakes, run on Champions Day, Saturday, October 18.

The Kingmambo colt's last start was in the Arlington Million in which he was a narrowly-beaten runner-up.

Jockey Kevin Shea will be on hand to ride in the work this Saturday, which takes place at 7.30am, while two other De Kock-trained horses will also gallop.

[jaripeo]

A European Breeders' Cup Preview

It's a bit of a quiet week; Curlin had a workout to prep for the Jockey Club Gold Cup on the 27th and Colonel John became one of the first Breeders' Cup contenders to work over Santa Anita's new surface. Like Big Brown and a number of other potential starters, he will not have another race before the big day (although one hopes that the Classic will be more of a career resurgence for Colonel John, rather than the final act). Big Brown is unlikely to arrive in California more than a few days before the event, so the Polytrack will be just as new to him as it will be to many of the other potential starters.

Speaking of new surfaces, Duke of Marmalade may become one of the first high-profile stars to take to the track at the new Great Leighs racecourse - that's if he skips the Arc, of course. The track will be staging a Breeders' Cup 'trials' card on the 27th and it seems they have earned the support of the Breeders' Cup organization, after a long-delayed opening for the new facility and its all-weather track. The Saturday evening event will be broadcast in the US on TVG. (And yes, this is the first I've heard about it as well).

It seems that the new surface at Santa Anita and the chance to earn world bragging rights may indeed prove a strong pull for the European contingent:

This in turn raises the distinct possibility that four of the top six horses in the world on ratings - Duke Of Marmalade, Curlin, Big Brown and New Approach - could line up for the same event, with the winner emerging as a true global champion.

This is just what the Breeders' Cup needs if it is to justify its boast that is the "world championship" of racing. Twenty-four years after the event was first staged, this year's Cup could mark a new beginning, if Europe's owners and trainers have the imagination to rise to the challenge.

I will be particularly intrigued if New Approach does come to California; he's been somewhat overlooked, given the sheer number of stars Ballydoyle is turning out and the ongoing Big Brown/Curlin trash talking, but the Jim Bolger trainee may be the most versatile horse in the bunch:

Fact is, of course, New Approach already has the perfect CV for the modern stallion. Four times a Group One winner, champion juvenile and a Derby winner, who has won from seven furlongs to a mile and a half. A win on an artificial surface would be the icing on the cake.

One would also hope he would remain in training beyond the autumn as well; he may have been a champion at two and been outstanding this year, but he still only has seven lifetime starts. This year's 3-year-old crop in Europe (including fillies Zarkava and Goldikova) seems to be as deep as the North American (male) version is weak; it's going to be an interesting showdown if all the top names all ship over.
Posted by Superfecta at 11:49 AM 1 comments

[CSC]

Originally Posted by jaripeo

From those girls at superfecta:
Monday, September 08, 2008

A Muddy Mile Picture



The soft going was apparently not much to the liking of top turf milers in North America or Europe; both Kip Deville and Henrythenavigator finished fifth in their respective races. The main difference in the narratives is that Henrythenavigator was beaten by one of the most well-regarded milers around, Goldikova, who is now pointing toward the Breeders' Cup Mile, while Kip Deville was bested by little-known (outside Ontario) Canadian gelding Rahy's Attorney. (Although it is worth noting that Kip Deville was, prior to his Breeders' Cup win last year, a somewhat obscure horse from Oklahoma).

There were no obvious excuses for Kip Deville in the Woodbine Mile; he's run well on soft courses before (notably last year at Monmouth). Perhaps there's new feed at the Dutrow barn, who can say? The other question coming out of the race is whether Rahy's Attorney will use his Win and You're In berth for the Breeders' Cup -- as he's not nominated, it would still cost his connections a rather large sum of money to get him to the starting gate. Kentucky-bred but well-traveled mare Ventura also put in a notable effort to finish second.

It was not a great weekend for Aiden O'Brien; beyond Henrythenavigator's defeat at Longchamp, he scratched Duke of Marmalade from the Irish Champion Stakes (easily won by rival New Approach) and Halfway to Heaven was soundly defeated by Lush Lashes (like New Approach, she is trained by Jim Bolger) in the Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes -- so he's still a few Group 1 wins away from the record.

The main feature of the Prix du Moulin was the rivalry between Goldikova and Darjina, with both classy fillies putting in fine efforts. Goldikova has some options for the Breeders' Cup, according to her trainer, Freddie Head:

'I knew she was well and ready to run a big race. She was against the colts for the first time and I wasn't certain she could win but I was certain of her well-being and quality.

'She will definitely go the Breeders' Cup now, but I will discuss the options with the owner. She could go for the Mile or the Filly and Mare Turf - I don't think stamina would be a problem for the latter as she proved she stayed when third in the Diane.'

There's another reason to head to California -- that way she avoids another matchup with Zarkava, who has already beaten her twice. Zarkava is still aiming for the Arc and had an encouraging workout recently. There is some thought that Henrythenavigator will aim for the Breeders' Cup Mile (instead of the Classic, as had been suggested earlier), while Duke of Marmalade may try for the Classic. Here's hoping Darjina heads stateside as well - it would be great to see her renew her rivalry with Goldikova in a time zone I can stay awake for (just).

Posted by Superfecta at 12:12 PM

Goldikova would be a handful in the BC Filly and Mare if she goes.

[my miss storm cat]

http://blog.dubairacingclub.com/


Programme released for 2009 DIRC

The Dubai Racing Club has released the programme for the 2009 Dubai International Racing Carnival introducing two new divisions of races to further strengthen its global appeal.

The US$175,000 Listed DRC Gold Cup over 3,200m on the turf rejoins the racing calendar on Thursday, February 26 at Nad Al Sheba while the inaugural US$150,000 Meydan Classic, a turf race for three-year-olds, will be added to the Super Thursday programme on March 6.

Lead-up races have also been written to complement the new events.

In addition to the new races, five races have been upgraded in status and given an increase in prize-money. They are;

• Dubai City of Gold now Group 2 and increased to US$250,000

• Cape Verdi now Group 3 and increased to US$200,000

• Balanchine now Group 3 and increased to US$200,000

• Al Quoz Sprint now Group 3 and increased to US$200,000

• Zabeel Mile now Group 3 and increased to US$200,000

The Listed Al Bastakiya has also had a prize-money increase to US$250,000.

“The core base of the Carnival, the rated handicaps, remain as they have been what the Carnival has built its success on and the new races give us the chance to continue to improve and provide more opportunities to owners and trainers who may have horses that could have been unsuited in the past,” said Martin Talty, Dubai Racing Club’s International Department Manager.

“The strength of the Carnival is in those that come to compete and on that evidence it is clear that the Carnival has been a success. The upgrade of four of races to Group 3 and the rise of the Dubai City of Gold to Group 2 merely emphasizes the quality of horses that now come to Dubai in the first quarter of the year. ”

“2008 was the strongest we have seen, Honour Devil, Jay Peg, Sun Classique and Curlin all had a Carnival campaign before going on to Dubai World Cup success while Archipenko also proved himself at Group 1 level internationally but we have to look to improve on that.”

“The structure of the Carnival has shown itself to work and the new races we have introduced merely add to the growth we have in mind. They give us two new divisions of races and we now have races for all types of horses from three-year-olds and upwards.”

The Dubai International Racing Carnival begins at Nad Al Sheba racecourse on January 15 and culminates with the Dubai World Cup meeting on March 28 with prize-money totalling in excess of US$30,500,000.