Cracksman’s Ace Impact Sweeps Aside Big Rock For Jockey Club Glory
Ecuries Serge Stempniak’s hitherto undefeated Ace Impact (Ire) (Cracksman {GB}–Absolutly Me {F}, by Anabaa Blue {GB}) posted a third straight win when annexing last month’s Listed Prix de Suresnes at Chantilly and returned to that… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
On ‘Song’–Again–In The Yasuda Kinen
A deluge of some 270 ml of rain–that’s better than 10 inches for those of us less acquainted with the metric system–fell over the Tokyo Racecourse Friday and into early Saturday, leaving the turf course… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
American Pharoah Filly Bags Summertime Oaks
Window Shopping (f, 3, American Pharoah–Delightful Joy, by Tapit), a distant third in the GII Santa Anita Oaks Apr. 8, registered a career high in Saturday’s GII Summertime Oaks at Santa Anita. The 7-2 chance raced… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Collected’s Kalik Wires Pennine Ridge
Kalik (c, 3, Collected–Coronation Street, by Street Cry {Ire}) made it three straight wins while making his stakes debut in Saturday’s GII Pennine Ridge S. at Belmont Park. The 5-2 chance was sent… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Derby Glory For Deep Impact’s Auguste Rodin
Bouncing back from his disappointment in the 2000 Guineas, Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}–Rhododendron {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}) conquered Epsom’s undulations to carry off a ninth G1 Betfred Derby for Aidan O’Brien. Sent off… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Multiple Arrests in Pre-Dawn Raids on Derby Day
Police acting on intelligence received in connection to potential disruption at the Derby at Epsom have arrested 19 people in pre-dawn raids on Saturday. According to Surrey Police,11 people were arrested at addresses in Mitcham and… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Q&A on Churchill/Ellis with Track Surfaces Expert Mick Peterson
Dr. Michael “Mick” Peterson, Jr. is the executive director of the independent Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory. He is a mechanical engineer who is widely considered the preeminent track surface specialist in North America. His team has… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Bolt d’Oro Colt is the Dude in Penn Mile
Spendthrift Farm’s MGSW Major Dude (3, c, Bolt d’Oro–Mary Rita, by Distorted Humor) showed his class, overcoming a bit of trouble to gut out victory in the GII Penn Mile S. at Penn National Friday… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
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