No problem and for the record, he was my Arc pick last year. :confused: :D

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/sho...dex#post267514

Callan gets the Kandidate mount which I guess is good news...

Didn't he have the mount for Kandy's last win (Kempton?)?

edit - Jesus, I thought Hattan was having a break. Did i imagine that???:D

He's entered at Haydock on Saturday too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kandy scratched, Hattan last.

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

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

Kandidate possible here.....

A much tougher spot.

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

Jay Peg pointed to the Japan Cup...

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).

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

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)

Hattan did okay. :D

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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 :cool: 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

Kandidate was last.

Sad...

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.:mad:

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

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) :D

Champion middle distance galloper: El Segundo

Champion jumper: Some Are Bent

The DQ is official...

HATTAN WINS!

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

:) :tro: :{>:

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."

Breederscup dreamers
 

From those girls at superfecta: :p
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

South African Racing...
(no author listed)

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.

Names, names, and more names.
 

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

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.

A couple of pretty nice fields...

Newbury - Friday 19 September
Going: Good to Soft, Good in places

14:10
17 Run Dubai Duty Free Cup (listed)
Class 1, £44000.00 added, 3yo plus, £24979.00 penalty 7f

1(17) 5-51521 Ordnance Row R Hannon 5 9 5 Dane O'Neill
2(16) 028033 Beaver Patrol (IRE) Eve Johnson Houghton 6 9 2 S Carson
3(6) 517485 Captain Marvelous (IRE) B W Hills 4 9 2 A Culhane
4(4) 29-2713 Dunelight (IRE) C G Cox 5 9 2 A Kirby
5(2) 9719-87 Hotel du Cap G Wragg 5 9 2 S Drowne
6(7) 066450- Mac Love Stef Liddiard 7 9 2 T P Queally
7(9) 11-212 Royal Vintage (SAF) M F De Kock 4 9 2 K Shea
8(14) 140806 Sonny Red (IRE) R Hannon 4 9 2 E Ahern
9(10) 15-4 Almajd (IRE) Sir Michael Stoute 3 8 13 R L Moore
10(11) 854-313 Easy Target (FR) B Smart 3 8 13 T Eaves
11(1) 3-32107 Iguazu Falls (USA) Saeed bin Suroor 3 8 13 Greg Fairley
12(13) 6-10245 Il Warrd (IRE) Saeed bin Suroor 3 8 13 L Dettori
13(12) 1411 Kalahari Gold (IRE) A M Balding 3 8 13 L Keniry
14(3) 1246-43 Lizard Island (USA) Jane Chapple-Hyam 3 8 13 J F Egan
15(15) 6-13312 Relative Order J R Best 3 8 13
16(8) 119-1 Sharp Nephew B J Meehan 3 8 13 S W Kelly
17(5) 005468 Majestic Roi (USA) M R Channon 4 8 11 T P O'Shea


Betting Forecast: 3/1 Il Warrd (IRE), 5/1 Royal Vintage (SAF), 7/1 Lizard Island (USA), 8/1 Ordnance Row, 10/1 Dunelight (IRE), 12/1 Sharp Nephew, Iguazu Falls (USA), Almajd (IRE), 14/1 Captain Marvelous (IRE), Kalahari Gold (IRE), Sonny Red (IRE), Easy Target (FR), 16/1 Beaver Patrol (IRE), Relative Order, 20/1 Hotel du Cap, 25/1 Mac Love, 33/1 Majestic Roi (USA)


14:45
9 Run Dubai Duty Free Arc Trial (group 3)
Class 1, £65000.00 added, 3yo plus, £36901.00 penalty 1m 3f 5y

1(8) 492714 Multidimensional (IRE) H R A Cecil 5 9 6 T P Queally
2(4) 714026 Regime (IRE) M L W Bell 4 9 6 Hayley Turner
3(1) 7477-27 Blue Monday R Charlton 7 9 3 S Drowne
4(9) 450450 Halicarnassus (IRE) M R Channon 4 9 3 S Hitchcott
5(6) 770782 Illustrious Blue W J Knight 5 9 3 P Doe
6(3) 86/140-5 Numide (FR) G L Moore 5 9 3 G Baker
7(7) 5-16631 Spanish Moon (USA) Sir Michael Stoute 4 9 3 R L Moore
8(2) 155-236 Sushisan (AUS) J M P Eustace 6 9 3 S W Kelly
9(5) 1-4112 Staying On (IRE) W R Swinburn 3 8 10 A Kirby


Betting Forecast: 11/10 Multidimensional (IRE), 4/1 Spanish Moon (USA), 10/1 Illustrious Blue, Halicarnassus (IRE), Regime (IRE), 14/1 Blue Monday, Sushisan (AUS), Staying On (IRE), 16/1 Numide (FR)

Blue Monday, K Gold win, Mac Love sat down??? :D

God I love that guy.

Eagle Mountain to the BC!

Have you heard anything about him (Oriental Tiger), Brock?

I'm sorry to post a rumor here but there's a story going around that he was found dead this morning. Hopefully it's not true.

Confirmed.

RP...

Sprinter Benbaun:{>: :D to join Ryan next year


David Carr

GROUP 1-winning sprinter Benbaun is to join Kevin Ryan when his current trainer Mark Wallace heads to Australia early next year.

The seven-year-old won the Prix de l'Abbaye at Longchamp last season but has been beset by bleeding problems this term and is without a win in seven races.

Wallace said on Wednesday: "He is going to have a break and then he is going to go to Kevin Ryan. He will have a couple of runs next year, they will give him another go."

Happy retirement to Maraahel. :) :{>:

RP...

Maraahel retired while Ask to target Arc

David Milnes


MARAAHEL, one of the most popular Flat horses in training:tro: , has been retired, but stablemate Ask is set to return to action next season with the Arc as his target.

Trained by Sir Michael Stoute,Maraahel won eight of his 34 starts and over £1 million in prize money.

The seven-year old recorded back to back victories in the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2006 and 2007, but could never quite break his duck in Group 1s, coming closest when finishing a short-head second to Notnowcato in the 2006 Juddmonte International.

Angus Gold, racing manager to owner Hamdan Al Maktoum, said: "Maraahel was a fantastic servant and is currently enjoying his retirement atShadwell. Hopefully we canfind a stud job for him somewhere in the near future."

I think this thread has about 20 or so Hattan (HATTAN! :cool: ) posts so just want to say hooray and thrilled and his brave 2nd at Nad Al was absolutely the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Okay well the best would have been if he had won but hey... he's still got it).

Congrats to this wonderful horse and his connections and cheers for keeping him in training.

~ Hattans number 1 fan :) :{>: (swoon) :D

Well I figured instead of bumping up the Kandidate thread (cause it's depressing!), I'd put this here. (Thanks for telling me, No Chance).

Cheers to this boy and to his biggest fan (happy late Birthday!).

This was his 50th start. He'd been last his last 3 starts, hadn't won since last March. I think he only had one win in 2007 too. Kinda like Hattan... one a year or so. Gotta love them!

Thought he was going to Dubai...

Maybe he will now.

Cheers to KANDIDATE!


Sunday February 15 2009
Southwell 16:00 - Result
Dine In The Pantry Handicap
£18000 added, 4yo plus, 1m 3f, Class 2, £11981 penalty,
4 ran

Going: Standard
Winning Time: 2m 26.03s 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 2 Kandidate 9-6 R Winston C E Brittain 7 4/1
soon led, quickened over 3f out, driven and headed over 2f out, hard ridden and led again over 1f out, stayed on gamely opened 11/2 £400-£400
2 5 1 Robby Bobby 8-11 Greg Fairley M Johnston 4 Evs f
tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon led and hung left, hard ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace opened 6/5 touched 10/11
3 1 6 Formation (USA) 8-9 P Cosgrave J R Boyle 4 5/2
held up in touch, under pressure over 3f out, soon beaten opened 2/1 touched 11/4 £1100-£400
4 3 s.h Best Prospect (IRE) 8-8 T Eaves M Dods 7 9/1
broke well, soon tracking leaders, under pressure over 3f out, soon beaten opened 7/1 touched 10/1

Non-Runners
NR Mohathab (IRE) 8-4 J R Boyle 4

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Racing Post...


Valentine foal for Ouija Board By Nancy Sexton11.23AM 15 FEB 2009
Ouija Board: foaled a colt by Monsun on Saturday

MULTIPLE Group 1-winning globetrotter Ouija Board gave birth to her second foal on Saturday morning, a colt by leading German sire Monsun.

The eight-year-old daughter of Cape Cross, who was a week overdue, will now travel to Kiltinan Stud in Ireland to visit last season's champion sire Galileo.

According to Peter Stanley of Stanley House Stud, where the mare boards, Ouija Board is doing well.

"She's a great mother, very sensible,"he said. "It was a straightforward foaling. The colt weighs 50kg and is a very nice, correct sort with a strong character."

Lord Derby's homebred mare retired at the end of the 2006 season following a brilliant career which yielded ten wins including seven at the highest level. Among her most memorable victories was a seven length annihilation of the 2004 Oaks field and two renewals of the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf.

Ouija Board's first foal is a colt by Kingmambo, who is likely to be retained by Lord Derby.

I know Vision d'Etat has some fans here and just incase Prospect Wells and The Bogberry do too...

3ème(P/ 182) PRIX D'HARCOURT , le 05.04.2009, LONGCHAMP
GROUPE II , PLAT, 2.000 mètres, corde à DROITE. ( 74.100, 28.600, 13.650, 9.100, 4.550) Après Partants: 20 Engagés. 6 Forfaits. 1 Supplémentaire. 4 Non-Déclarés-Partants. 1 Annulation-de-Partant. 9 Partants Définitifs. Offre de paris : Classic Tiercé,Trio, Quadrio


PMU * Horse Sire / Dam Draw Owner Silks Trainer Jockey Weight Weight Purse Music Claiming Rating Blink. Coupled Breeders
01 P2 vision d'etat m.ps. 4 ans Par: CHICHICASTENANGO et UBERABA (GARDE ROYALE) 04 JACQUES DETRE RAYEE GRIS ET GRENAT T GRENAT E. LIBAUD IORITZ MENDIZABAL 59 1116600 5p1p1p 1p1p(07)1p1p 555 G. GILLES
02 P2 trincot m.ps. 4 ans Par: PEINTRE CELEBRE et ROYAL LIGHTS (ROYAL ACADEMY) 06 SCEA ECURIE BADER BLEUE POIS BLANCS M ET T BLEUES P. DEMERCASTEL STEPHANE PASQUIER 57,5 178100 8p(08)0p1p3p6p 7p1p1p1 515 SCEA ECURIE BADER
03 P2 loup breton (ire) m.ps. 5 ans Par: ANABAA et LOUVE (IRISH RIVER) 01 ECURIE WILDENSTEIN BLEUE T BLEU-CLAIR E. LELLOUCHE ANTHONY CRASTUS 57,5 294365 4p(08)6p2p7p7p 3p1p(07 530 DAYTON INVESTMENTS LTD
04 P2 prospect wells m.ps. 4 ans Par: SADLER'S WELLS et BROOKLYN'S DANCE (SHIRLEY HEIGHTS) 07 WERTHEIMER & FRERE BLEUE COUTURES BLANCHES M ET T. BLANCHES A. FABRE OLIVIER PESLIER 57,5 229060 6p6p2p8p1p 2p(07)2p2p 520 O WERTHEIMER & FRERE
05 P2 the bogberry usa m.ps. 4 ans ... (supp) Par: HAWK WING et LAHINCH (DANEHILL DANCER) 05 SERGEY EFROS BLEUE UNE ETOILE ET M BLANCHEST BLEUE A.DE ROYER DUPRE GERALD MOSSE 56 172222 4p3p1p5p 3p(07)9p1p6p 515 MARCH THOROUGHBREDS
06 P2 court canibal (gb) m.ps. 4 ans Par: MONTJEU et PAS D'HEURE (ARAZI) 03 MISE DE MORATALLA ROUGE T VERT-CLAIR M. DELZANGLES MAXIME GUYON 56 115000 1p(08)5p5p5p3p 4p5p2p 505 CHILDWICK BURY STUD MANAGEMENT
07 P2 never on sunday m.ps. 4 ans Par: SUNDAY BREAK et HEXANE (KENDOR) 02 DANIEL-YVES TREVES JAUNE UN CHEVRON VERT T ROUGE JC. ROUGET (S) CHRISTOPHE-PATRICE LEMAIRE 56 126200 1p1p1p 2p4p1p(07)1p1p 515 SCEA PRAIRIES
08 P1 diyakalanie f.ps. 5 ans Par: ASHKALANI et DIYAWARA (DOYOUN) 08 RAYMOND LUCE RAYEE JAUNE ET BLEU T BLEUE UNE ETOILE JAUNE Y.DE NICOLAY CHRISTOPHE SOUMILLON 54,5 181440 2p(08)3p5p5p2p 6p(07)7 470 R. LUCE
09 P2 la boum ger f.ps. 6 ans Par: MONSUN et LA BOUCHE (IN THE WINGS) 09 EMMANUEL TRUSSARDI BLEU-CL CR DE LORRAINE ET BRASS JAUNES T RAY JAUNE & BLEU-CL R. COLLET (S) THIERRY JARNET 54,5 157200 1p 6p6p8p2p9p(07)1p1p4 505 GESTUT KARLSHOF

Sunday April 5 2009
Longchamp 14:25 - Result
Prix D'harcourt (group 2)
€138835 added, 4yo plus, 1m 2f, €79136 penalty,
9 ran

Going: N/A
14:25 14:55 Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 6 Trincot (FR) 9-1 S Pasquier P Demercastel 4

2 5 The Bogberry (USA) 8-11 G Mosse A de Royer Dupre 4

3 4 Vision D'etat (FR) 9-4 I Mendizabal E Libaud 4

Also Ran: Loup Breton (IRE), Never On Sunday (FR), Court Canibal, Prospect Wells (FR), Diyakalanie (FR), La Boum (GER)

3ème(P/ 203) PRIX DJEBEL (Listed) , le 10.04.2009, MAISONS-LAFFITTE
COURSE A CONDITIONS , PLAT, 1.400 mètres ( 27.500, 11.000, 8.250, 5.500, 2.750) Après Forfaits 1: 9 Engagés. 2 Forfaits.

Pour poulains entiers et hongres de 3 ans. Poids: 58 k. Versement à la poule des propriétaires: 170 à l'engagement ou 1.650 à l'engagement supplémentaire.



Horse * Weight Rating Priorité Owner Trainer Purse Rcl
1 :cool: naaqoos :cool: (gb) m.ps. 3 ans P2 58 540 HAMDAN AL MAKTOUM F. HEAD (S) 238.000
2 good bye my friend m.ps. 3 ans P1 58 440 GERARD AUGUSTIN-NORMAND N. CLEMENT 109.100
3 LE HAVRE (IRE) M.PS. 3 ans 58 480 GERARD AUGUSTIN-NORMAND JC. ROUGET (S) 28.000
4 ROCK'N'ROLL DREAM M.PS. 3 ans 58 000 CHARLES HAKOUN A. SPANU 4.400
5 RACHMANINOV M.PS. 3 ans 58 400 ROBERT JEFFCOCK F. DOUMEN (S) 20.550
6 STRICKE M.PS. 3 ans 58 405 GILLES MAAREK MME C. HEAD-MAAREK 36.550
7 diableside m.ps. 3 ans P2 58 455 SAFSAF CANARIAS SRL Y. DUREPAIRE 47.600


Oh well...

http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...at/177450/top/

Happy birthday, Ace. :eek: :D :{>:

http://www.poonawallagroup.com/pfarm/content/ace.htm

Happy birthday to Antonius Pius and Dylan Thomas too.

Crowded House runs tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!! :tro:

Sad news, from Racing Post...

Injured champ Adlerflug faces early retirement
By David Conolly-Smith4.06PM 27 MAY 2009

GERMAN champion Adlerflug has almost certainly run his last race after fracturing a cannon bone while working on Tuesday morning.

A team of surgeons were flown over from Newmarket to operate on the In The Wings five-year-old in Germany on Wednesday afternoon.

Trained by Jens Hirschberger, Adlerflug won the German Derby in 2007 and finished runner-up in the last two renewals of the Grosser Preis von Baden. On his most recent outing, he narrowly failed to steal second behind Vision d'Etat in the Prix Ganay. He had been an intended runner in Sunday's Group 2 Grand Prix de Chantilly.

Peligroso, a Group-winning juvenile for trainer Mario Hofer last November, is set to make his debut for Godolphin after being supplemented for Monday's Group 3 Bavarian Classic at Munich.

Bhakti.

In the future, please note that any and all news on this one is appreciated. :) :tro: :D

Gift Horse won today