G1 Diana Stakes challenge for Dickinson
Top US turf performer Dickinson takes on Lady Eli and Antonoe again in the nine-furlong G1 Diana Stakes, highlight of the opening weekend of Saratoga on Saturday, July 22.
The five-year-old mare, trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, ran an excellent race to finish a close third behind Antonoe, who was receiving 8lb, in the G1 Just A Game Stakes over a mile at Belmont Park on June 10.
She beat Lady Eli with a sensational display in the G1 Jenny Wiley Stakes, also over a mile, at Keeneland on April 15, when she ran on strongly after meeting trouble in running to score by a head.
The daughter of Medaglia d’Oro also gained two turf Graded wins over nine furlongs in Florida earlier this year, taking the G2 Hillsborough Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs in March and the G3 Suwannee River Stakes at Gulfstream Park in February.
Paco Lopez, on board for her latest four starts, has the ride again on Dickinson, who breaks widest of all in the field of six.
Kiaran McLaughlin commented: “Dickinson came out of the Just A Game Stakes in excellent shape and has been training great.
“She gives us great confidence because she has only been beaten twice on the turf and gave both the winner and the runner-up 8lb in the Just A Game Stakes.
“I have a lot of respect for both Antonoe and Lady Eli, but at least the weights are shifting in Dickinson’s favour and we are looking forward to seeing how we get on.”
fonte : Godolphin
Rio de la Plata’s Rioticism Prevails in Vichy’s Prix des Reves d’Or
| 5th at VHY, Lst Stk, €60,000 | Listed Prix des Reves d’Or – Jacques Bouchara | (5f) | Winner: Rioticism (Fr), f, 2 by Rio de la Plata |
Rioticism | Scoop Dyga
By Sean Cronin
Rioticism, who was a Mar. 23 debut sixth at Saint-Cloud, posted a pair of five-furlong scores at Bordeaux-le-Bouscat Mar. 31 and at Maisons-Laffitte Apr. 18 before hitting the board upped to 5 1/2 panels back at the latter track next time May 17. The bay then ran fourth in the June 10 Listed Prix La Fleche, back down to five furlongs at Maisons-Laffitte once more, and went postward here returning off an 18th of 23 in the June 21 G2 Queen Mary S. at Royal Ascot. Racing in a handy fourth after a slick getaway, she was urged closer with 300 metres remaining and kept on strongly under a drive inside the final eighth to gain the upper hand nearing the line for a career high.
Rioticism, kin to the yearling filly Rosapark (Fr) (Wildpark {Ger}), is the first stakes scorer out of Romaticism (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}), who is a half-sister to three black-type performers headed by G3 Somerville Tattersall and G3 Sirenia S. third Adventurous (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). Her third dam is G1 Prix Saint-Alary victress Rosefinch (Blushing Groom {Fr}), herself a daughter of MG1SW British champion and Triple Crown heroine Oh So Sharp (Ire) (Kris {GB}), whose descendant also include European highweight and MG1SW sire Shantou (Alleged).
PRIX DES REVES D’OR – JACQUES BOUCHARA-Listed, €60,000, VHY, 7-20, 2yo, 5fT, :58, sf.
1–RIOTICISM (FR), 125, f, 2, by Rio de la Plata
1st Dam: Romanticism (Ire), by Cape Cross (Ire)
2nd Dam: Rosia (Ire), by Mr. Prospector
3rd Dam: Rosefinch, by Blushing Groom (Fr)
(€8,000 Ylg ’16 OSLATE; £90,000 RNA 2yo ’17 GOFLON). O-Mme Theresa Marnane; B-Haras d’Haspel (FR); T-Matthieu Palussiere; J-Antoine Hamelin. €30,000. Lifetime Record: 7-3-0-1, €63,560. *3rd SW for her sire (by Rahy).
2–Rimini (Fr), 128, c, 2, Elusive City–Kelty in Love (Fr), by Keltos (Fr). O-LG Bloodstock. €12,000.
3–Haddaf (Ire), 128, c, 2, Dawn Approach (Ire)–Deveron, by Cozzene. (85,000gns Ylg ’16 TAOCT). O-Saif Ali. €9,000.
Margins: HF, SHD, 1 1/4. Odds: 15.80, 3.20, 2.20.
Also Ran: Double Variance (Fr), Beautiful Destiny (Ire), Kentish Waltz (Ire), Mister Five Euros (Fr), Evabienchope (Fr). Scratched: Nootka Sound.
Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
fonte : TDN
KOREA: Choegangja & Zentenary Set for Kranji KRA Trophyby gyongmaman |
Two Korea-trained horses, Choegangja and Zentenary, are in Singapore for the annual running of the Korea Racing Authority Trophy which will be held over 1200M at Kranji this coming Sunday. As in previous years, the race will be broadcast live – without betting – at Seoul & Busan Racecourses during the local Sunday afternoon cards.
The Korean contingent has generally not found this race to be easy and this year looks set to be no exception as they face a strong local challenge attracted by the S$250,000 purse. Zentenary has drawn gate 1 while Choegangja will break from gate 8. Here’s the field (full card at the Singapore Turf Club website here):
This year there’s no excuse for lack of local knowledge as both horses are in the care of Brian Dean, the former Singapore based trainer who has just finished up training in Seoul. Additionally, unlike previous runnings of this race, it was decided this time to put local Kranji-based jockeys on board the two horses and accordingly Oscar Chavez, who partnered El Padrino in his second Asia Challenge Cup at Seoul Racecourse in 2015, will ride Choegangja while Malaysian Kasim A’Isisuhairi gets the leg-up on Zentenary.
Choegangja (USA) [Silver Train - Sweet Sizzle (Distorted Humor)]
The pick of the two, he blossomed after moving to Brian Dean at the tail-end of his three-year-old season, winning five races in a row and moving from class 3 to class 1 in the process. He finally came unstuck when missing the break in the SBS Sports Trophy at the start of June, resenting the kick-back and ultimately finishing last but can be forgiven for that. A US bred, Choegangja was a $40,000 purchase from Fasig Tipton 2-year-olds in training sale in May 2015.
Zentenary (USA) [First Defence - Celestic (Sky Classic)]
A $30,000 buy from OBS 2-year-olds in training sale in 2013, the now 6-year-old has won 6 of his 31 starts with one of them coming at class 1, an all-the-way effort last Christmas Eve. He’s been up and down in six outings in 2017 with two 3rd places being the best including last time out on June 18th, over this distance of 1200M.
MERCOLEDÌ 19 LUGLIO 2017. Europa news sponsored by NBF Lanes. Rohaut si arrabbia con gli inglesi, programmi per Enable, Mutakayyef out..
Altre notizie veloci e sparse qua e la sponsorizzate dalla NBF LANES Linea Horse (http://www.nbflaneshorse.com/). La prima riguarda un fatto increscioso per la quale la British Horseracing Authority ha riconosciuto alla fine l’errore. Il problema riguarda la denuncia da parte di Francis Rohaut, allenatore francese, che ha contestato alle autorità ippiche inglesi la brutta prestazione di Signs Of Blessing nelle King’s Stand al Royal Ascot, perchè questi non gli hanno permesso di reidratarlo adeguatamente dopo nei 2 giorni precedenti la corsa dopo un viaggio molto lungo e faticoso dalla Francia.. Rohaut, che ha tirato in ballo gli scommettitori non tutelati da questo aspetto, ha parlato tramite France Galop che ha interloquito con la BHA i quali, alla fine, hanno dovuto praticamente chiedere scusa dicendo che non capiterà più che asserendo che le regole sono chiare e Signs avrebbe dovuto prendere accorgimenti prima dell’arrivo in Inghilterra, dove c’è una certa rigidità. Alla fine un pò di buon senso, però, vince sempre.
Adesso parliamo di programmi. Confermato che Enable (Nathaniel), vincitrice di Oaks inglesi ed irlandesi, non prenderà parte alle King George di settimana prossima ad Ascot. Un pò perchè uscita malconcia, ma comunque non gravemente, dalle Oaks irlandesi, ed un pò perchè si tratterebbe di un impegno molto severo, è stato reso noto che la figlia di Nathaniel (Galileo) del Principe Khalid Abdullah rincorrerà il trittico di Oaks a York, nelle Yorkshire Oaks G1.
Orribile caduta per Ana O’Brien a Killarney! Due vertebre fratturate, Tac positiva.. nulla di eccessivamente grave..
Ieri in Irlanda si sono vissuti momenti di tesissimo panico. Ana O’Brien, figlia di Aidan O’Brien e sorella di Joseph, Donnacha e tutti gli altri figli del trainer irlandese, è caduta rovinosamente a Killarney a causa dell’infortunio patito da Druids Cross, un cavallo allenato da Joseph.
Trasportata con urgenza dall’Irish Coast Guard con l’eliambulanza presso il Cork University Hospital, sulle prime si è temuto per il peggio visto che non era pienamente cosciente. Alla fine la diagnosi parla di una frattura ad una vertebra del collo, la T6 sulla schiena ed in più una serie di molteplici fratture alle ossa facciali. La notizia buona è rappresentata dal fatto che non ci sono al momento pericoli per l’infermità, potrà tornare a montare almeno a Novembre, e la tac al cervello ha escluso altri tipi di problemi. IL VIDEO DELLA CADUTA CLICCANDO QUI.
Anastasia, terza figlia dopo Joseph, Donnacha e prima di Sarah, ha vinto in stagione 18 corse, si apprestava a vincere la 19° senza la orribile caduta.
