Races.com.au
29/5/10
Six-year-old gelding Get Up Jude has been sent to the paddocks early to rest up before their spring campaign that connections are hoping will culminate with a start in the 150th Melbourne Cup on Tuesday November 2.
Trained by Diane Poidevin-Laine at Kembla Grange, Get Up Jude had five testing starts this season, his best performance an eye-catching fifth to Jessicabeel in the Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) on April 24 at Randwick.
Since his Sydney Cup run over the same two-mile distance as the prestigious Melbourne Cup, Get Up Jude had two more races but was beginning to look tired finishing fifth in the Lord Mayors Cup (2000m) and then second last when beaten by 13 lengths in the WJ McKell Cup (2400m) last Saturday.
The disappointing run in the WJ McKell Cup lead Poidevin-Laine to abandon Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival plans to send Get Up Jude to a well-earned spell instead.
Get Up Jude is an excellent stayer, the son of Res Judicata having won six of their 26 career starts, and will now be saved for the spring where he will be nominated for a number of Cup Carnival races including the Melbourne Cup.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Races.com.au
29/5/10
Flemington-based trainer Mark Kavanagh has started the early training for last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Shocking in anticipation of the four-year-old’s second Melbourne Cup campaign this spring.
Shocking, a son of Street Cry out of Maria Di Castiglia, took out the 2009 Melbourne Cup after starting at $9 odds winning ahead of C’est La Guerre and Fiumicino.
If successful in defending his title on the first Tuesday of November at Flemington, Shocking will become just the sixth horse in the race’s 150 year history to claim multiple Melbourne Cups, the latest being the magnificent Makybe Diva who secured a hat-trick claiming victory in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
The first stage in preparing Shocking for his Cup assault begun on Monday when he arrived at the pre-trainers at Euroa in rural Victoria.
Kavanagh sent a contingent of spring-bound horses from his stable to the pre-trainers, where they will stay for four weeks before returning home when the hard work really starts.
Shocking’s record stands at five wins and seven placings from 17 career starts for $3,894,520 in prizemoney, with his strength as a stayer proven last spring when he raced his best over 2000m or further.
The path Kavanagh will set Shocking on in the spring leading up to the $6 million Melbourne Cup is still wide open, with the colt sure to be nominated for big events including the Caulfield Cup (2400m) on Saturday October 16.
Nominations for the 2010 Melbourne Cup close on August 3 ahead of the handicap weight allocations on September 1, for which Shocking is sure to be weighted heavily as he aims for back-to-back success.
In the lead-up to the spring carnivals, many horses are contesting the quality group races currently taking place at the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. This weekend the feature event is the $650,000 Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1350m), check out the odds at IASbet.
29/5/10
Flemington-based trainer Mark Kavanagh has started the early training for last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Shocking in anticipation of the four-year-old’s second Melbourne Cup campaign this spring.
Shocking, a son of Street Cry out of Maria Di Castiglia, took out the 2009 Melbourne Cup after starting at $9 odds winning ahead of C’est La Guerre and Fiumicino.
If successful in defending his title on the first Tuesday of November at Flemington, Shocking will become just the sixth horse in the race’s 150 year history to claim multiple Melbourne Cups, the latest being the magnificent Makybe Diva who secured a hat-trick claiming victory in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
The first stage in preparing Shocking for his Cup assault begun on Monday when he arrived at the pre-trainers at Euroa in rural Victoria.
Kavanagh sent a contingent of spring-bound horses from his stable to the pre-trainers, where they will stay for four weeks before returning home when the hard work really starts.
Shocking’s record stands at five wins and seven placings from 17 career starts for $3,894,520 in prizemoney, with his strength as a stayer proven last spring when he raced his best over 2000m or further.
The path Kavanagh will set Shocking on in the spring leading up to the $6 million Melbourne Cup is still wide open, with the colt sure to be nominated for big events including the Caulfield Cup (2400m) on Saturday October 16.
Nominations for the 2010 Melbourne Cup close on August 3 ahead of the handicap weight allocations on September 1, for which Shocking is sure to be weighted heavily as he aims for back-to-back success.
In the lead-up to the spring carnivals, many horses are contesting the quality group races currently taking place at the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. This weekend the feature event is the $650,000 Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1350m), check out the odds at IASbet.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Emirates Yorkshire Cup - Ascot Gold Cup - Manifest - Presvis - Luca Cumani
Telegraph UK
By Marcus Armytage
Published: 7:21PM BST 14 May 2010
Henry Cecil's fine run continued on Friday when Manifest ran away with Emirates Airlines Yorkshire Cup earning outright favouritism for the Ascot Gold Cup. At Newbury a second Oaks trial went his way after Principal Role's hard-fought win in the Swettenham Stud Fillies' Trial.
Manifest favourite for Ascot Gold Cup after York romp
Tight rein: Tom Queally has plenty up his sleeve as he steers Manifest to an eight-length victory at York Photo: PA
Cecil has always had a penchant for stayers and dominated the Ascot Gold Cup between 1979 and 1982 when Le Moss and Ardross won it twice apiece, but he has not won it since Peaen gave him a record equalling fifth win in 1987. Manifest, a lightly-raced four-year-old, is now as short as 5-1 for that race with Ladbrokes after coming home eight lengths clear of former Ebor winner Purple Moon.
“I love Cup horses and he could make into a nice one,” said Cecil. “He does everything right and he could probably do with more give in the ground. It looks as if he stays and he could stay in the Gold Cup at Ascot.”
Aidan O’Brien said on Friday that Cape Blanco, the subject of an injury scare after his Dante win on Thursday, seemed fine. “He was a little bit tender but otherwise fine,” he said. “He only walked out this morning.”
Luca Cumani’s much travelled Presvis, who will be ridden by Ryan Moore, is drawn 10 of 12 in Sunday’s Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji. Moore said: “He always gets a bad draw but it is a strongly-run race which will suit. You need a bit of luck to get through which is more important.”
By Marcus Armytage
Published: 7:21PM BST 14 May 2010
Henry Cecil's fine run continued on Friday when Manifest ran away with Emirates Airlines Yorkshire Cup earning outright favouritism for the Ascot Gold Cup. At Newbury a second Oaks trial went his way after Principal Role's hard-fought win in the Swettenham Stud Fillies' Trial.
Manifest favourite for Ascot Gold Cup after York romp
Tight rein: Tom Queally has plenty up his sleeve as he steers Manifest to an eight-length victory at York Photo: PA
Cecil has always had a penchant for stayers and dominated the Ascot Gold Cup between 1979 and 1982 when Le Moss and Ardross won it twice apiece, but he has not won it since Peaen gave him a record equalling fifth win in 1987. Manifest, a lightly-raced four-year-old, is now as short as 5-1 for that race with Ladbrokes after coming home eight lengths clear of former Ebor winner Purple Moon.
“I love Cup horses and he could make into a nice one,” said Cecil. “He does everything right and he could probably do with more give in the ground. It looks as if he stays and he could stay in the Gold Cup at Ascot.”
Aidan O’Brien said on Friday that Cape Blanco, the subject of an injury scare after his Dante win on Thursday, seemed fine. “He was a little bit tender but otherwise fine,” he said. “He only walked out this morning.”
Luca Cumani’s much travelled Presvis, who will be ridden by Ryan Moore, is drawn 10 of 12 in Sunday’s Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji. Moore said: “He always gets a bad draw but it is a strongly-run race which will suit. You need a bit of luck to get through which is more important.”
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Stanstill - Simon O'Donnell
Stanstill is on the move as former Australian cricketer Simon O'Donnell eyes Melbourne Cup triumph
By MARCUS TOWNEND
Up for the cup: Stanstill has been bought by a syndicate headed by former Australian Test cricketer Simon O'Donnell Stanstill, one of the most progressive stayers in training, has been bought by a syndicate headed by former Australian Test cricketer Simon O’Donnell to run in the Melbourne Cup.
The four-year-old, who will race for the OTI Racing Syndicate, is due to run in the Listed Braveheart Stakes at Hamilton on Friday. He will remain with Yorkshire trainer Alan Swinbank.
The deal to buy Stanstill followed a clinical comeback victory at Southwell in March, his fourth of his 10 races.
Bloodstock agent Alastair Donald, who brokered the deal, said: ‘He looks a progressive stayer with a turn of foot who goes on any ground. We are not going to overface him. He’ll be kept to Listed class and may even go the Ebor Handicap route.’
O’Donnell, who played on the 1985 Ashes tour, almost won Australia’s biggest race in 2008 with his share in Luca Cumani’s runner-up Bauer.
There is still all to play for in Britain’s biggest Flat race, the Investec Derby, after the weekend trials.
Henry Cecil’s Lingfield winner Bullet Train may wait for Royal Ascot, while the grinding two-length victory of Aidan O’Brien’s Midas Touch in Sunday’s Derrinstown Stud Trial at Leopardstown was hardly revelatory, despite being cut to 16-1.
At least it was a trial success for O’Brien, whose horses have been slow to shine. His St Nicholas Abbey remains 3-1 Derby favourite but attention is focused on Thursday’s Dante Stakes and Cape Blanco, especially as stablemate Mikhail Glinka is out of work and looking doubtful for Epsom.
Plans for Jan Vermeer, the 10-1 Derby third favourite, are also uncertain. A needed Epsom prep race would have to be in the Irish Guineas and an alternative plan is to go straight to the French Derby.
Jim Bolger’s 1000 Guineas third Gile Na Greine misses Wednesday’s Musidora Stakes at York to go for the Irish 1000.
Meanwhile, the BHA disciplinary committee will rehear the case of Dean McKeown on May 24. The jockey was banned for four years for corruption offences in October 2008 but challenged the verdict in the High Court, which ruled there had been one factual error in the evidence against him.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/racing/article-1275851/Stanstill-Australian-cricketer-Simon-ODonnell-eyes-Melbourne-Cup-triumph.html?ito=feeds-newsxml#ixzz0nlM5KLBA
By MARCUS TOWNEND
Up for the cup: Stanstill has been bought by a syndicate headed by former Australian Test cricketer Simon O'Donnell Stanstill, one of the most progressive stayers in training, has been bought by a syndicate headed by former Australian Test cricketer Simon O’Donnell to run in the Melbourne Cup.
The four-year-old, who will race for the OTI Racing Syndicate, is due to run in the Listed Braveheart Stakes at Hamilton on Friday. He will remain with Yorkshire trainer Alan Swinbank.
The deal to buy Stanstill followed a clinical comeback victory at Southwell in March, his fourth of his 10 races.
Bloodstock agent Alastair Donald, who brokered the deal, said: ‘He looks a progressive stayer with a turn of foot who goes on any ground. We are not going to overface him. He’ll be kept to Listed class and may even go the Ebor Handicap route.’
O’Donnell, who played on the 1985 Ashes tour, almost won Australia’s biggest race in 2008 with his share in Luca Cumani’s runner-up Bauer.
There is still all to play for in Britain’s biggest Flat race, the Investec Derby, after the weekend trials.
Henry Cecil’s Lingfield winner Bullet Train may wait for Royal Ascot, while the grinding two-length victory of Aidan O’Brien’s Midas Touch in Sunday’s Derrinstown Stud Trial at Leopardstown was hardly revelatory, despite being cut to 16-1.
At least it was a trial success for O’Brien, whose horses have been slow to shine. His St Nicholas Abbey remains 3-1 Derby favourite but attention is focused on Thursday’s Dante Stakes and Cape Blanco, especially as stablemate Mikhail Glinka is out of work and looking doubtful for Epsom.
Plans for Jan Vermeer, the 10-1 Derby third favourite, are also uncertain. A needed Epsom prep race would have to be in the Irish Guineas and an alternative plan is to go straight to the French Derby.
Jim Bolger’s 1000 Guineas third Gile Na Greine misses Wednesday’s Musidora Stakes at York to go for the Irish 1000.
Meanwhile, the BHA disciplinary committee will rehear the case of Dean McKeown on May 24. The jockey was banned for four years for corruption offences in October 2008 but challenged the verdict in the High Court, which ruled there had been one factual error in the evidence against him.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/racing/article-1275851/Stanstill-Australian-cricketer-Simon-ODonnell-eyes-Melbourne-Cup-triumph.html?ito=feeds-newsxml#ixzz0nlM5KLBA
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Sheikh Mohammed - Godolphin
Herald Sun
9th May 2010
Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin are responsible for three of the 15 confirmations for next Friday's Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup
The race entries also feature 2007 Melbourne Cup runner-up Purple Moon and the Dermot Weld-trained Profound Beauty who finished fifth to Viewed in Australia's most famous race two years ago.
Purple Moon, from the Luca Cumani stable, won the Ebor at York three years ago at what was his last racecourse success.
Profound Beauty, one of two Irish-trained gallopers nominated along with the John Oxx-prepared Roses For The Lady, has not raced since finishing fourth in the Irish St Leger in September last year.
Sheikh Mohammed's team have won the York stayers' feature five times in the last 15 years and they could give Darley Sun, Wajir and St Leger runner-up Kite Wood the chance to shine this time around.
9th May 2010
Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin are responsible for three of the 15 confirmations for next Friday's Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup
The race entries also feature 2007 Melbourne Cup runner-up Purple Moon and the Dermot Weld-trained Profound Beauty who finished fifth to Viewed in Australia's most famous race two years ago.
Purple Moon, from the Luca Cumani stable, won the Ebor at York three years ago at what was his last racecourse success.
Profound Beauty, one of two Irish-trained gallopers nominated along with the John Oxx-prepared Roses For The Lady, has not raced since finishing fourth in the Irish St Leger in September last year.
Sheikh Mohammed's team have won the York stayers' feature five times in the last 15 years and they could give Darley Sun, Wajir and St Leger runner-up Kite Wood the chance to shine this time around.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
The Japanese are coming - Jaguar Mail - Meiner Kitz
CRAIG Williams may have found his Melbourne Cup ride after a thrilling win on Jaguar Mail in the Group 1 Tenno Sho in Japan.
The Melbourne premiership-winning jockey won one of Japan's top staying races, which could prove a significant pointer to the Cup.
Racing Victoria international scout Leigh Jordon and Victoria Racing Club chairman Rod Fitzroy were at Kyoto to watch Williams triumph and reported real interest from Japanese owners and trainers about competing in the 150th Melbourne Cup.
Jaguar Mail, trained by Noriyuki Hori, is raced by Katsumi Yoshida, who owned 2006 Cup quinella horses Delta Blues and Pop Rock.
Williams had Jaguar Mail poised just off the lead on the turn in the 3200m race. He gave chase at the top of the straight and took the lead about 50m out.
"I don't think you'd get Craig off it. He was very taken with the horse. It was a powerful win," Jordon said.
Jordon said connections of Jaguar Mail and runner-up Meiner Kitz were both keen to come for the Cup.
The sticking point is quarantine regulations. Jordon has inspected Japanese-approved quarantine facilities at Miho, Nakayama and Tokyo. Australian biosecurity officials must inspect and approve the facilities.
Trainers told Jordon they needed to know by the end of this month, if they were to go ahead with Cup plans.
Williams is truly an international jockey, having now ridden Group 1 winners in Europe, Hong Kong, Japan and Australia.
He also won the last race at Kyoto on Saturday and the event after the Tenno Sho.
The Melbourne premiership-winning jockey won one of Japan's top staying races, which could prove a significant pointer to the Cup.
Racing Victoria international scout Leigh Jordon and Victoria Racing Club chairman Rod Fitzroy were at Kyoto to watch Williams triumph and reported real interest from Japanese owners and trainers about competing in the 150th Melbourne Cup.
Jaguar Mail, trained by Noriyuki Hori, is raced by Katsumi Yoshida, who owned 2006 Cup quinella horses Delta Blues and Pop Rock.
Williams had Jaguar Mail poised just off the lead on the turn in the 3200m race. He gave chase at the top of the straight and took the lead about 50m out.
"I don't think you'd get Craig off it. He was very taken with the horse. It was a powerful win," Jordon said.
Jordon said connections of Jaguar Mail and runner-up Meiner Kitz were both keen to come for the Cup.
The sticking point is quarantine regulations. Jordon has inspected Japanese-approved quarantine facilities at Miho, Nakayama and Tokyo. Australian biosecurity officials must inspect and approve the facilities.
Trainers told Jordon they needed to know by the end of this month, if they were to go ahead with Cup plans.
Williams is truly an international jockey, having now ridden Group 1 winners in Europe, Hong Kong, Japan and Australia.
He also won the last race at Kyoto on Saturday and the event after the Tenno Sho.
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