- South Africa -- On Saturday we saw a Redoutes Choice Group 1 double at Turfontein racecourse, Johannesburg for the Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum. The Sheik owned Redoute’s Choice full-brothers are out of National Colour, South Africa’s champion 3-year-old filly and she has been serviced by Redoutes Choice again this year, Mustaqueem in the 2 year old Group 1 and Rafeef, the 4yo ,winning the Computaform Sprint both are trained by Mike de Koch. Mustaaqeem was the third highest-priced horse at the 2016 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale on a bid of A$1.75 million.
Mustaqueem
as Lot 433 Inglis Easter Sales 2016 sold for $1.75 million
as Lot 433 Inglis Easter Sales 2016 sold for $1.75 million
- Hong Kong -- On Sunday night we saw the big Shatin meeting which included the Champions Mile and the race Chautauqua won last year the Chairmans Sprint Prize. The day that promised so much excitement and elation with the Hong Kongs champion 4 year old Rapper Dragon expected to rein as horse of the year . Then tragedy struck on the back turn and the crowd was left stunned as Joao Moreira jumped off , he was transported to the equine hospital but was unable to be saved. The Street Boss four year old was in line for horse of the year, but now there is a question mark as he has yet to officially qualify because he has not won a group 1 event.He was expected to pass that criteria in this race. Contentment the winner of the Champions Mile is now heading to take on Japans best in the Group 1 Yasuda Kinen and if he was to win, that its possible he could be named Hong Kongs horse of the year. Contentment is by Hussonet out of a Commands mare.
- Horse racing is certainly a sport of ups and downs and the Magic Man must be feeling low right now as in the following race, the Group 1 Chairmans Sprint he was beaten on the line on favorite Mr Stunning by one of the most honest performers around . Lucky Bubbles the 5 year old Sebring gelding ridden by Hugh Bowman got the split late to nose out an unlucky Mr Stunning the Exceed and Excel 4 year old on the line who ducked in at the 100 metre mark which probably cost him the race.
Lucky Bubbles winning the Group 1 Chairmans Sprint Prize 2017
- Europe and USA -- UK's champion 2 year old Churchill made his return to win the first Group 1 of the season in the 2000 Guineas. The Galileo colt is out of Storm Cats daughter Meow while on the other side of the Atlantic at Churchill Downs another Storm Cat mare Untouched Talent produced Always Dreaming through a mating to Empire Maker to win the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby with a crowd of 158,000 watching on.
- At Newmarket Sunday the 1000 Guineas was won by another Galileo.The filly Winter who is out of a Choisir mare. Galileo the Sadlers Wells stallion foaled in 1998 has continued to dominate group races over in the UK, much like his father did before him.
Sadlers Wells Stallions
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