Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 8 years ago
By Major Srinivas Nargolkar (Retd.) (Ed. note: link to video of race below. Grades of races listed for informational purposes only. All Indian graded races qualify as Listed black type internationally.) Desert God (Burden of Proof – Running Flame) beat the filly Myrtlewood (Multidimensional – Adamile) by half a length to win the Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby, Gr.1 …
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Bernardinis with classic aspirations
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 8 years ago
Preakness winner Bernardini (A.P. Indy – Cara Rafaela, by Quiet American) has 13 Triple Crown nominees this year, third behind only Uncle Mo (19) and Tapit (16). Standing at Darley for $100,000 in 2016, the same as his entry fee in 2007, the stallion has been on an extended roll since last summer after a …
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Trappe Shot next up for Tapit
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 8 years ago
Tapit has started off 2016 where he left off at the end of 2015, and his headliners this week are Frosted, a very impressive winner in Dubai yesterday, and Mohaymen, the pro-tem leader of the 3-year-old division. Top sons will mean stallion sons, and Tapit will have every opportunity to establish his credentials as a …
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Wests’ 3-year-old prospects profiled
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 8 years ago
On Monday, the TDN ran a piece on four promising 3-year-olds owned by Gary and Mary West, each trained by Wayne Catalano and headed by “TDN Rising Star” Malibu Sunset, a 10 1/2-length maiden special winner at Fair Grounds Sunday. You can read the article here. This is the time of year when hope springs eternal …
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Mohaymen and Smokey Image
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 8 years ago
Mohaymen, a $2.2 million yearling owned by the Shadwell Farm of Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum, and Smokey Image, a California homebred for Betty Irvin’s Irvin Racing Stable, made auspicious season debuts Saturday as they begin the demanding task of securing a berth in the Kentucky Derby the first Saturday in May. Both colts are undefeated …
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Cathryn Sophia’s long ties to Manfuso
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 8 years ago
The exciting Maryland-bred Street Boss filly Cathryn Sophia won the G2 Forward Gal today by five lengths and remains undefeated in three starts for owner Cash Is King LLC. However, it’s her breeder, Maryland-based Robert T. Manfuso, who is the focus here. Manfuso is associated with five generations of this pedigree. It all began with …
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Seattle Slew inbreeding part of Mohaymen and Conquest Big E
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 8 years ago
The two sons of Tapit (pictured, photo courtesy of Frances J. Karon), Mohaymen and Conquest Big E, who clash Saturday in the G2 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream at 1 1/16 miles, have pedigrees that contain inbreeding to Seattle Slew, and so do the following Graded stakes winners by Tapit, all at a mile or above: G1 …
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Kingmambo and Arch
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 8 years ago
Kingmambo and Arch, both influential sires, died recently, and I had occasion to speak about them Wednesday on the Steve Byk show. You can listen to it below, at the end of the post. Also included here is the link to the post I wrote about Kingmambo on Sept. 29, 2010, the day after he …
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Myrtlewood Completes a Stylish Double in Indian Oaks
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 8 years ago
By Major Srinivas Nargolkar (Retd.) (Ed. note: link to video of race below. Grades of races listed for informational purposes only. All Indian graded races qualify as Listed black type internationally.) Myrtlewood (Multidimensional – Adamile) added the Villoo Poonawalla Indian Oaks, Gr.1 to her Eat India Company Indian 1000 Guineas, Gr.1 to bag a splendid […]
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Sons of Phoenix Tower 1-2 in Indian 2000 Guineas
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 8 years ago
By Major Srinivas Nargolkar (Retd.) (Ed. note: link to video of race is below. India is a Part II country and grades of races are listed for informational purposes only. All Indian graded races, however, qualify as Listed black type internationally.) Two dark bay sons of the Manjri Stud stallion Phoenix Tower battled at the […]
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Uncle Mo latest freshman king for Ashford
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 8 years ago
Irish-based Coolmore’s Ashford division in Kentucky began collecting domestic 2-year-old champions with Lookin at Lucky (2009 champ), followed by Uncle Mo (2010), Hansen (2011), Shanghai Bobby (2012), and most recently American Pharoah (2014) — with whom they hit the bonanza at 3, too. The only other juvenile champ during these range of years was the […]
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Society’s Chairman leading in Canada
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 8 years ago
I’ve tweeted this story-in-the-making as it’s developed throughout the season, but perhaps it’s time for a longer format, because, frankly, it’s dumbfounding in this age of commercial breeding. Imagine this: a little-known stallion who didn’t make his racetrack debut until age 5 — and, for the record, he’s by an unraced stallion — goes to […]
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Myrtlewood wins first Indian Classic Sunday
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 8 years ago
By Major Srinivas Nargolkar (Retd.) (Ed. note: link to video of race is below. India is a Part II country and grades of races are listed for informational purposes only. All Indian graded races, however, qualify as Listed black type internationally.) Myrtlewood (b f 2012 Multidimensional[IRE] – Adamile by Razeen [USA]) won the Eat India […]
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India: Quasar romps home in final classic
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
By Major Srinivas Nargolkar (Retd.) (Ed. note: link to video of race is below. India is a Part II country and grades of races are listed for informational purposes only. All Indian graded races, however, qualify as Listed black type internationally.) Quasar (ch c 2011 Seeking The Dia – Belle Jour, by Smarty Jones) came […]
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NARREDUS TO THE FORE AS QUASAR SHOCKS BE SAFE IN THE INDIAN TURF INVITATION CUP, GR.1
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
By Major Srinivas Nargolkar (Retd.) (Ed. note: link to video of race is below. India is a Part II country and grades of races are listed for informational purposes only. All Indian graded races, however, qualify as Listed black type internationally.) Quasar (Seeking The Dia – Belle Jour) clung on by a fast-diminishing neck to […]
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Pedigrees of Royal Son and Stellar Wind discussed on ATR with Steve Byk this week
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
Tiznow’s Royal Son and Curlin’s Stellar Wind are both from Seattle Slew-line mares; last week, the same applied to Tale of Ekati’s Ekati’s Phaeton and Notional’s Far Right. Most of Seattle Slew these days comes through AP Indy, top and bottom, but the iconic sire’s presence in the sire line of the last two Derby […]
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Tale of Ekati’s Ekati’s Phaeton and Notional’s Far Right: pedigrees examined on Byk show
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
Click here to listen to the Feb. 25 At the Races radio broadcast with host Steve Byk. We discussed the filly Ekati’s Phaeton and her sire, plus Notional’s son Far Right, but the conversation meandered through a lot of pedigree territory as it always does when Steve and I talk shop. One correction: I said that […]
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Horse Chestnut, Adjudicating reported dead via Twitter
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
Terrible news that Legendary South African racehorse Horse Chestnut has passed on — Robert Brogan (@SAFBETTINGCLAN) February 20, 2015 -RIP Champ-
Today is a sad day for South African breeders as we mourn the loss of a true champion,Horse… http://t.co/kS8Dkofb0b — Drakenstein Stud (@DrakensteinStud) February 20, 2015 SA bids farewell to a legend as Horse Chestnut […]
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Metaboss, Street Boss discussed on Byk radio show along with Power Jam, Concord Point
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
Metaboss, the Street Boss colt who will aim to get to the Derby without a win on dirt – like Animal Kingdom – was the starting point of a pedigree analysis on Wednesday on the weekly radio appearance I make on At the Races, Steve Byk’s show. Also discussed: the exciting Kaleem Shah homebred Power […]
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Glen Hill didn’t get Ocala Stud, but it did get Diversy Harbor
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
Craig Bernick, president of Glen Hill Farm and grandson of GHF founder Leonard Lavin, tweeted tonight that Ocala Stud has been sold to developers and that GHF wasn’t afforded an opportunity to buy the land, much to Bernick’s dismay. However, a day earlier GHF’s Diversy Harbor won her first Graded stakes, which brought a lot […]
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Kentucky snowscapes from Twitter
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
Today it is snowing.. a lot. How appropriate is the February calendar photo? By Dell Hancock pic.twitter.com/SlCtPdAPaj — Claiborne Farm (@claibornefarm) February 16, 2015 A lovely day at Denali Thanks to our guys and gals who have to get it done regardless of what Mother Nature delivers pic.twitter.com/7vJPCMiwzw — craig bandoroff (@BandoroffCraig) February 16, 2015 […]
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Some background on Metaboss breeder
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
John Toffan, who w late partner Trudy McCaffery raced horses such as Free House and Bien Bien, is breeder of Metaboss and first three dams. — Sid Fernando + Obser (@sidfernando) February 15, 2015 re last tweet: Toffan longtime client of @headleybell and Metaboss's dam by Free House and second dam by Bien Bien. Purchased […]
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Galileo’s affinity for female family 9
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
Got the following note from Fernando Martinez, pedigree advisor at Haras Musa, in Uruguay, about the tremendous success Galileo has enjoyed with mares from female family 9. It’s an interesting read. I have edited for language, when appropriate, and length. Dear Sid, 22,22% of Group 1 winners by GALILEO are from mares descending from the […]
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Far From Over, Dortmund, Firing Line pedigrees discussed on Byk show
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
Latest appearance on the Steve Byk radio show on Wednesday was all about Blame’s classic prospect Far From Over and the duo of Dortmund and Firing Line, sons of Big Brown and Line of David, respectively. Note that Line of David, originally advertised for $2,000 LF, stands now for $3,500. Firing Line, by the way, […]
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Ocean Knight, Prospect Park pedigrees discussed on Steve Byk show today
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
Had an interesting conversation on the pedigrees of Curlin’s Ocean Knight and Tapit’s Prospect Park with Steve Byk on his radio show today. See the link below to listen to it. http://www.thoroughbredracingradionetwork.com/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=1919&year=2015&month=02&day=04&Itemid=35
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Holy Roman Emperor’s Be Safe wins Indian Derby today
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
By Major Srinivas Nargolkar (Retd.) [Link to video at end of post.] The Holy Roman Emperor colt Be Safe (out of Oriental Lady, by King’s Best) cruised to a four-and-a-half length victory in the McDowell Signature Indian Derby, Gr.1, today at Mahalakshmi, and yet bettered the race and track record to give his owner Dr. […]
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The scent of money last fall
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
From Thoroughbred Owner and Breeder magazine, Europe.
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Tiger Hill’s daughter Tiger Tops captures Indian Oaks
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
[The Indian Oaks video link is provided at end of post. The race was contested today.] By Major Srinivas Nargolkar (Retd.) Just last Sunday, Tiger Tops was beaten less than a length in the Eveready Calcutta Derby, Gr.1 and the consensus of opinion was that her jockey Zervan could have done better. She came down […]
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Holy Roman Emperor colt wins Indian 2000 Guineas
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
By Major Srinivas Nargolkar (Retd.) On Thursday, trainer Mallesh Narredu and his nephew jockey Suraj Narredu won the New Hope Indian 1000 Guineas, Gr.1 with Godspeed. Today they completed the Guineas double with Dr. M.A. Ramaswamy’s Be Safe (Holy Roman Emperor – Oriental Lady) winning the ABV Nucleas Indian 2000 Guineas, Gr.1. On Godspeed, Suraj […]
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Gutsy Godspeed prevails in Indian 1000 Guineas
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
By Major Srinivas Nargolkar (Retd.) [Link to video of Indian 1000 Guineas at end of post.] Godspeed (Multidimensional – Almandine), despite wandering about a bit in the closing stages as she is wont to, held on determinedly by a neck to deny the odds-on favourite Maisha (Footstepsinthesand – My Pension) a victory in the New […]
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International confusion
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
Last night on Twitter, a participant in the Japanese bloodstock industry tweeted a link to a Racing Post article about a Grade 1 race in Japan. Here it is: The race, however, is not a Grade 1 race by the body that adjudicates on such matters, the International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities (IFHA). The […]
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Elusive Quality as a broodmare sire
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
Darley’s Elusive Quality got his 19th unrestricted black type winner as a broodmare sire today when Japanese-bred two-year-old filly Shonan Adela (by Deep Impact from Always Willing) won the G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies, the year-end championship defining race in Japan. The Hanshin Juvenile Fillies is a 1600-meter race on turf, the surface on which 11 […]
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The Speightstown effect
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
This post was originally published at werkhorse.com Munnings, a first-crop sire by Speightstown at Ashford Stud for Coolmore, had two stakes winners yesterday, bringing his total to three so far as he makes a late-season impression with his first two-year-olds. He already has an impressive 24 winners—co- tied in North America with Ashford’s Lookin at … Continue reading The Speightstown effect →
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Bloodstock news from Twitter: 12/7/2014
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 9 years ago
First-crop sire Munnings on a roll: 22 first-crop winners for Munnings so far. http://t.co/vJ2GmHh85I — Sire Watch (@SireWatch) December 6, 2014 Another two-stakes-winners day for Munnings: Lake Sebago & Catalina Red. Catalina Red is a new SW. Total of 3 first-crop SWs for the sire. — Frances J Karon (@francesjkaron) December 6, 2014 Neither here … Continue reading Bloodstock news from Twitter: 12/7/2014 →
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Amazing Grace slams Signature Indian St. Leger field
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
By Major Srinivas Nargolkar (Retd.) [Indian St. Leger video below] Dr. Vijay Mallya’s Amazing Grace (Hurricane Run – Efrhina[IRE] by Woodman) slammed champion Alaindair (Multidimensional- God’s Grace) by seven long lengths without breaking into a sweat to win the Signature Indian St. Leger, Gr.1 at Pune on Sunday. They say “it’s better to travel hopefully […]
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Mushka fam has ties to big prices, stamina, Darley
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
The Bernardini filly from Mushka that topped the first day of Keeneland September at $1.2 million has long ties to big commercial prices at Kentucky auctions stretching back to the 1980s. Price is usually tied to performance, and there’s plenty of high-class classic form in this family tracing back to the 1976 Kentucky Derby and […]
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Stallion news from the day job
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
Yes, I’ve been slacking off in this space, but I’ve been busy elsewhere, at the day job! Here’s some posts you may or may not have seen via SM links: No guarantee seasons to Claiborne’s ascendant War Front have been trading for $250,000 to $300,000, even though he stood the 2014 season for $150,000 live […]
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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly!
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
Originally posted on RACING & BREEDING IN INDIA:When I started writing this blog, the intention was to put down on record my thoughts on a sport that is also my business and a way of life for me. The response has been overwhelming so far and one hopes that I am able to convince…
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uncle mo is the keystone of a serious plan from coolmore stud in america
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
Originally posted on bloodstock in the bluegrass:Over the past few years, Coolmore put together an interesting group of young stallions at its American facility in Kentucky, Ashford Stud, that included four consecutive champion juvenile colts: Lookin at Lucky, Uncle Mo, Hansen, and Shanghai Bobby. The payoff on this apparently calculated gamble to collect the…
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multiple champion gio ponti is beginning his career at stud with a strong set of yearlings
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
Originally posted on bloodstock in the bluegrass:A champion three times during a rich and exciting career, Gio Ponti showed qualities as a racehorse that are not commonly seen today. Gio Ponti raced from age 2 through 6, winning stakes each season, and he won 11 of them in total, accounting for 11 more stakes…
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new stakes winners are promising stars in the sky for the next crop of young racers
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
Originally posted on bloodstock in the bluegrass:With the 2014 Triple Crown in the record books, the participants are largely resting and planning to resume the fray in the heat of the summer for prizes like the Grade 1 Haskell and Travers Stakes. And now it is time to cast an eye upon the next…
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new stakes winners are promising stars in the sky for the next crop of young racers
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
Originally posted on bloodstock in the bluegrass:With the 2014 Triple Crown in the record books, the participants are largely resting and planning to resume the fray in the heat of the summer for prizes like the Grade 1 Haskell and Travers Stakes. And now it is time to cast an eye upon the next…
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pedigree follows performance, just as form follows function
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
Originally posted on bloodstock in the bluegrass:Despite the general perception that “pedigree” is a fixed thing, it truly is not. Racing, particularly high class shown in top races, makes pedigree; not the other way around. Pedigree researcher and writer Joe Estes developed his life’s work into exploring and shining light through the interwoven fabric…
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pedigree follows performance, just as form follows function
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
Originally posted on bloodstock in the bluegrass:Despite the general perception that “pedigree” is a fixed thing, it truly is not. Racing, particularly high class shown in top races, makes pedigree; not the other way around. Pedigree researcher and writer Joe Estes developed his life’s work into exploring and shining light through the interwoven fabric…
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Gay Dalton and other Forgotten Horses of Hollywood Park
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
By Rosana Rivera (copyright 2014) Many articles have been written recently portraying the insurmountable loss suffered by the sport of thoroughbred racing with the closure of Hollywood Park. Now the grand structure is just waiting to be demolished and all we are left with are the memories of past champions and racing feats. Yet unbeknownst […]
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Gay Dalton and other Forgotten Horses of Hollywood Park
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
By Rosana Rivera (copyright 2014) Many articles have been written recently portraying the insurmountable loss suffered by the sport of thoroughbred racing with the closure of Hollywood Park. Now the grand structure is just waiting to be demolished and all we are left with are the memories of past champions and racing feats. Yet unbeknownst […]
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‘Honey, I Shrunk the Racing Distances!’ #HorseMovies
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
It all started with a Daily Racing Form piece by Mark Simon the other day. It ended with some humor, but there’s really nothing to laugh about. Follow the story as it unfolded on Twitter Friday. Here goes: Only 17.3% of all races in N America in 2013 were at distances of more than a […]
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‘Honey, I Shrunk the Racing Distances!’ #HorseMovies
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
It all started with a Daily Racing Form piece by Mark Simon the other day. It ended with some humor, but there’s really nothing to laugh about. Follow the story as it unfolded on Twitter Friday. Here goes: Only 17.3% of all races in N America in 2013 were at distances of more than a […]
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Usha Stud leaves its mark on invitation races
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
By Major Srinivas Nargolkar (Retd.) [Race videos below] The Indian Turf Invitation Cup weekend is one of the high points of the Indian racing year and is held in rotation at different centres. There are four Gr. 1 contests with the Sprinters’ Cup and the Stayers’ Cup being held on Saturday, March 1, and the […]
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Usha Stud leaves its mark on invitation races
Horse Racing Bloggers | Sid Fernando | 10 years ago
By Major Srinivas Nargolkar (Retd.) [Race videos below] The Indian Turf Invitation Cup weekend is one of the high points of the Indian racing year and is held in rotation at different centres. There are four Gr. 1 contests with the Sprinters’ Cup and the Stayers’ Cup being held on Saturday, March 1, and the […]
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