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[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]

[my miss storm cat]

Ireland!

[my miss storm cat]

Betty Fontaine is at 14/1 tomorrow...

Insanity. (You heard it here first).

http://horses.sportinglife.com/Racec...452151,00.html

edit - Aaaah well, maybe next time.

[my miss storm cat]

http://www.racingandsports.com.au/br...D=220729&id=FP

[CSC]

No mention of the Juddmonte International today. Where Midday and Twice Over try to give Juddmonte their first win in their owner's self sponsored race. The way Midday ran last time, if she repeats that effort she will be very tough.

[Clip-Clop]

Originally Posted by CSC

No mention of the Juddmonte International today. Where Midday and Twice Over try to give Juddmonte their first win in their owner's self sponsored race. The way Midday ran last time, if she repeats that effort she will be very tough.

On ATR right now.

[Clip-Clop]

Got the Exacta.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by Clip-Clop

On ATR right now.

Thanks, I'll have to see the replay when I get home, slightly shocked from the description:

Midday, the choice of stable jockey Tom Queally, looked sure to score when going a length to the good at the furlong pole, but she started to drift off a true line and Ian Monfgan galvanised Twice Over for one final effort and it was enough to snatch the spoils.

[Pedigree Ann]

Redboard alert. I heard one of the chaps on the Sporting Life radio program describe why he thought Await whatever was far too low in the market and why the bet should be Twice Over. He convinced me, I bet him and made enough to pay for the day's stupid bets (Namidian!).

[my miss storm cat]

Congrats, all!

[Pedigree Ann]

Wednesday turned out to be a high-point. Keep thinking too much. First instinct was to back Talwar to win in the Solario (lone speed, softish course) but talked myself out of it. Similar story when looking to back Duncan both ways in the Lonsdale, then backed the wrong 9yo to place (Blue Bajan instead of Bergo). Sigh, it's only money.

[my miss storm cat]

Happy retirement to Hali...

http://mickchannon.tv/page/features

Nice vid feature on his last day with Mick and I had to wait to actually watch it cause I knew I'd be crying like a moron...

Halicarnassus ran 71 times (51 stakes races)... Dubai, Italy, Japan, Turkey... a world traveler, grand old warrior... he'll stand in Turkey where he made his final start.

I'll miss him.

[my miss storm cat]

Oh they won't mind of I copy it...

Yea!

MICK IS DELIGHTED, WE UNINTENTIONALLY LIED - HALICARNASSUS IS BACK!

To a list that includes Lazarus, Frank Sinatra, Muhammad Ali, Elvis Presley, Bobby Ewing & even Luke Harvey, you can now add HALICARNASSUS.

You really couldn't make it up!

He arrived back at West Ilsley early this morning, in spite of our much heralded fond goodbye last week when he headed out to Turkey to compete in the Bosphorus Cup before remaining there as a Stallion.

We only achieved half of the job however!

Mick is delighted but we're not sure about a horse who was no doubt enjoying the sunshine and the prospect of a change of pace. His trainer on the other hand loves his sport.

"Ha ha ha! I knew the quarantine laws wouldn't let me down! There's a million restrictions and he's had to return to us before going back which is bloody stupid but also why we had him provisionally booked on yesterday's flight just in case.

"The Atman Family are happy if we can keep Halicarnassus happy so we may have jumped the gun with announcing that he'll never see a racetrack again! He's back, fine and well and will be off to Turkey once we've jumped through a few more hoops with the quarantine officials.

"He ran a super race in the Bosphorus Cup and battled all the way home against some quality opposition. Age has blunted his speed a fraction but that's not a crime and we'll see how he is in the next few weeks.

"He's a nightmare to lock in a box and I wouldn't be surprised if he was out racing sooner rather than later. It's an added bonus I suppose so we apologise for the false information - it wasn't our intention to mislead!"


http://mickchannon.tv/page/news

[my miss storm cat]

Nice field for the St. Leger tomorrow...

http://horses.sportinglife.com/Racec...448664,00.html

[my miss storm cat]

Masked Marvel???

http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...uccess/913645/