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KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER DIES

War Emblem, the winner of the 2002 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1), has died at age 21, Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Center announced March 11. War Emblem, who had been pensioned at Old …


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152 stakes winners for Deep Impact

The late, great Deep Impact (sire of Mauritzfontein’s exciting G1 winning sire Danon Platina) made headlines this weekend, when the Sakae Kunieda-trained Satono Flag (3 c ex Balada Sale by Not For Sale) won Sunday’s …


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SOUMILLON SMASHES RECORD

Christophe Soumillon became the most successful jockey in French history at Compiegne on Wednesday. Soumillon, 38, won his 3315th race in France aboard the Aga Khan-owned Valeya in a 2400-metre four-year-old conditions race, surpassing the …

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FIRST MARES IN FOAL TO WALDGEIST

Last year’s G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Waldgeist has had his first two mares covered both scanned in foal. Those mares are Group 3 producer Bayja and the maiden mare G3 Prix Vanteaux winner …

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MIDDLE PARK STAKES WINNER DIES

Bahamian Bounty, winner of the 1996 G1 Middle Park Stakes, has died. A son of Cadeaux Genereux, Bahamian Bounty won the Group 1 Prix Morny on only his third start, defeating subsequently successful sire Zamindar. …

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CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE ENTRIES

Champion Challenge entries 6 Al Mutawakel Sean Tarry 116 11 Barahin Mike de Kock 131 13 Blackball Gavin van Zyl 113 22 Blossom Mike de Kock 114 10 Buffalo Bill Cody (IRE) Mike de Kock …

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HALFWAY TO HEAVEN –A MARE IN A MILLION

When Golden Ducat powered home to land the G1 ARF Commemorative Cape Derby on Saturday, he became the third G1 winner, from as many foals, produced by Wilgerbosdrift’s remarkable broodmare Halfway To Heaven. South Africa’s …

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LEGENDARY SIRE DIES

The racing world lost a true great on Friday with the passing of Hall of Famer A.P. Indy at the place he called home for most of his 31 years – Lane’s End. A.P. Indy …

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