Mori Hopes for Turf Horses by Justify for Japan bloodhorse.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bloodhorse.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Best Time Tops Keeneland July Digital Sale bloodhorse.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bloodhorse.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Kona Gold Winner Cezanne Sidelined bloodhorse.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bloodhorse.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Prat Guides Cezanne, Tizamagician to Stakes Victories bloodhorse.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bloodhorse.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Outstanding Groom Award: Michelle Gibson Michelle learned everything she could about riding and horse care when she attended riding school in Caledon. She began to work with top circuit show jumpers and was soon travelling throughout the United States to major horse shows. When her son Devin was born in 2001, Michelle wanted to leave travelling behind and she checked in at Woodbine racetrack where she got her first job with Thoroughbreds. Michelle has worked for Hall of Fame trainer Robert Tiller for almost 10 years and she is the groom of Pink Lloyd, the 2017 Horse of the Year, a six-time Sovereign Award winner. Michelle, who likes to have lots of time to get her horses ready and is at the barn at 3:30 a.m. each morning, believes her strengths as a groom come from her meticulous work habits and ability to multi-task. Humbled by receiving the Sovereign Award, Michelle is grateful that she gets to work at what she loves. “The horses are my therapy, they keep me sound and they keep me sane.”
Mighty Heart Named Horse of the Year in Canada bloodhorse.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bloodhorse.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Photo: Justin Manning / Eclipse Sportswire Cowan (Kantharos - Tempers Flair, by Smart Strike) put forth an excellent effort in the $1.5 million Saudi Derby. The Steve Asmussen trainee was left at the gate, breaking last in the one-turn mile event. He raced 10 lengths off the lead, went five wide on the turn and stormed down the long stretch, missing victory by a half-length. Cowan has a severe case of seconditis; the Saudi Derby was the fifth consecutive time he played the bridesmaid. Cowan has an 8:1-5-1 ($665,877) record. He earned eight Kentucky Derby qualifying points for his finishes in the Smarty Jones
Overtook Looks to Overtake Rivals in Withers bloodhorse.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bloodhorse.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sponsored by: Trainer Todd Pletcher sending Fighting Force to Sam Houston to contest the $200,000 Texas Turf Mile Sam Houston Race Park will host its annual Houston Racing Festival on Sunday, January 31. A special post time of 1:45 pm (CT) has been set for the marquee day of the Houston, Texas, track s 2021 Thoroughbred meet with six featured stakes. Two graded stakes will be contested, the Grade 3, $300,000 Houston Ladies Classic and the Grade 3, $200,000 John B. Connally Turf. Full and highly competitive fields have been drawn for the remaining four undercard stakes, with an encouraging weather forecast for the Sunday afternoon program. Exceptional Group of 3-Year-Olds To Run in $200,000 Texas Turf Mile