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Charlatan Takes Over No. 1 Spot In NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll Sponsored by: Charlatan in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 18 Though he was caught in late stretch en route to finishing second in the $20 million Saudi Cup on February 20, Charlatans game effort against international competition was enough for the son of Speightstown to garner favor among voters, who moved the colt into the No. 1 spot on this weeks National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll. Trained by Bob ...

Doyle Makes History On Saudi Cup Day, Guiding True Self Past Channel Maker In Neom Turf Cup Sponsored by: True Self and Hollie Doyle winning the Neom Turf Cup Hollie Doyle has become one of British racings shining stars with her exploits over the last few months and her talents were demonstrated on the global stage with a perfect late run on True Self (IRE) in the US $1,000,000 Neom Turf Cup Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Now an 8-year-old mare, the Willie Mullins-trained True Self...

Next Article Maybe it’s not against ALL odds, but the Saudi Cup looks set to take another mighty step forward Share Pegasus winner Knicks Go - pictured exercising on the Riyadh dirt on Thursday - faces a potentially spectacular clash with Saudi Cup favourite Charlatan on Saturday. Photo: Mathea Kelley/Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia A neat overview of the progress of the world’s richest race before this weekend’s second edition appeared earlier this week under the headline ‘Saudi Cup Sur...

RIYADH: With the Saudi Cup less than a fortnight away, the likely runners for the two-day $30.5 million event have been revealed. The field will be led by a strong American contingent including Brad Cox’s Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile and Pegasus World Cup winner Knicks Go. The King Abdul Aziz Racecourse in Riyadh will host 77 overseas contenders representing 13 different countries from around the world who between them have won 24 Group or Grade 1 contests. Also lining up in the Saudi capital fr...

Knicks Go, Charlatan Top 176 Nominations To Dubai World Cup Sponsored by: 2021 Pegasus World Cup winner Knicks Go Thoroughbred racings top stars have been nominated for the highly anticipated 25th running of the Dubai World Cup, which is scheduled for Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Meydan Racecourse. Among the global stars highlighting the nominations are Knicks Go, Charlatan, Bivouac, Chrono Genesis, Addeybb and Mogul. A total of 1,511 nominations were accepted from 762 horses trained i...

Sponsored by: Randy Hill on the left of Vekoma after his 2019 Blue Grass victory, Mike Gatsas on the right, trainer George Weaver on the far right Randy Hills perseverance over two decades of owning thoroughbreds was rewarded this week when his multiple Grade 1-winner Channel Maker was crowned 2020 Champion Turf Male at Thursdays Eclipse Awards. Owned by Hills R.A. Hill Stable in partnership with Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Gary Barber and Wachtel Stable, Channel Maker posted two gate...

Sponsored by: Dayoutoftheoffice works at Keeneland on Oct. 30 Like the majority of Thoroughbred trainers, Tampa Bay Downs conditioner Tim Hamm is a realist. And he knows it is unlikely his filly Dayoutoftheoffice will be announced as the Eclipse Award Champion 2-Year-Old Filly on Thursday after her second-place finish to Vequist in the Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies on Nov. 6 at Keeneland. After her dazzling 5-furlong breeze in 1:01 on Sunday at Tampa Bay Downs, Hamm expects Dayoutofth...

Tax Team Hoping Perseverance In Pegasus World Cup Will Finally Pay Off Sponsored by: Owners Randy Hill (left) and Dean Reeves flank Taxs trainer, Danny Gargan No owners have supported Gulfstream Parks Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational program more than Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and R.A. Hill Stable. With Tax in Saturdays $3 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) for the second straight year, Dean and Patti Reeves and Randy Hill will have competed in the headliner four of the five ...

The triumph of the Breeders’ Cup as the decider of post-season honors has taken much of the drama out of the Eclipse Awards. Last year, by an average vote of 192-30 over the next-highest vote getters, 10 of 12 awards went to horses who had won races at the Breeders’ Cup. This year’s Eclipse voting looks like it should be more competitive. Following are four divisions that appear to lack obvious favorites, with the three finalists in each listed in parentheses. Winners will be ann...

Authentic top contender for Horse of the Year | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 Authentic, Improbable and Monomoy Girl were named the finalists for the 2020 Horse of the Year Eclipse Award on Saturday. Based on his victories in the Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic, Authentic looks like the likely winner when the Eclipse champions are announced on Thursday, Jan. 28, during a virtual ceremony that will be televised on TVG. Trained by Bob Baffert, who is one of three finalists in his ...