Across the pond

Mylute · Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:30 pm

Interesting. Are there studs in Hong Kong at all?

Yulong Investments stands Grunt in Australia and will stand Alabama Express there when he retires.

Northport · Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:46 pm

Mylute wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:30 pm Interesting. Are there studs in Hong Kong at all?

Yulong Investments stands Grunt in Australia and will stand Alabama Express there when he retires.

I don't think there is physically enough space for a stud in Hong Kong. Most of their racehorses are geldings and when the top ones do retire, they seem to go to Australia. The last stallion I remember who raced in Hong Kong who retired to stud (in Australia) was Akeed Mofeed. He stood at his owner's farm, Goldin Farm, then moved to Swettenham Stud last year.

Flanders · Mon Apr 13, 2020 12:54 am

They don't breed horse in Hong Kong because as Northport said, it is a space issue but also that the area just isn't flat enough to farm. There is only 2.7 square miles of farm lands in Hong Kong, which is used for small farms, as a comparison, Claiborne Farm is 4.68 square miles.
Hong Kong imports their horses from all over the world and usually renames them. Its rare for a Hong Kong based horse to remain intact.

Northport · Tue Apr 14, 2020 5:16 pm

In news you don't see every day, 3 year old Godolphin gelding Chenier (Medaglia D'Oro X Zydeco, by Zabeel) has been sold to Hong Kong in a "seven figure deal"

https://www.racing.com/news/2020-04-14/ ... -hong-kong

Mylute · Sun Apr 19, 2020 11:49 am

2017 Melbourne Cup winner Rekindling has come out of retirement. Racing Post article is behind a paywall.

Northport · Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:49 pm

Mylute wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 11:49 am 2017 Melbourne Cup winner Rekindling has come out of retirement. Racing Post article is behind a paywall.

Racing.com has an article, it also mentions that former Aidan O'Brien trainee Yucatan has joined Joseph's stable, after an unsuccessful stint down under with Liam Howley.

https://www.racing.com/news/2020-04-20/ ... retirement

ThreeMustangs · Sat May 02, 2020 9:02 am

BHA reveals potential big-race schedule if racing is able to resume in May

Provisional plan for the last two weekends in May

Weekend 1 – May 23-24
Pavilion (6f, 3yo, Group 3)
Nell Gwyn (7f, 3yo, f, Group 3)
Craven (1m, 3yo, c&g, Group 3)
Greenham (7f, 3yo, c&g, Group 3)
Fred Darling (1m, 3yo, f, Group 3)
Brigadier Gerard (1m2f, 4+, Group 3)
Conqueror (1m, 4+, f, Listed)
Pinnacle (1m4f, 4+, f, Group 3)
Sagaro (2m, 4+, Group 3)
Aston Park (1m4f, 4+, Group 3)
Paradise Stakes (1m, 4+, Listed)

Weekend 2 – May 30-31
Lockinge (1m, 4+, Group 1)
Palace House (5½f, 3+, Group 3)
Yorkshire Cup (1m6f, 4+, Group 2)
Dante (1m2f, 3yo, Group 2)
Musidora (1m2f, 3yo, f, Group 3)
Cecil Frail (6f, 3+, f, Listed)
Spring Trophy (7f, 3+, Group 3)
Middleton (1m2f, 4+, f Group 2)

Provisional plan for the first weekend of June

2,000 Guineas (1m, 3yo, c&f, Group 1)
1,000 Guineas (1m, 3yo, f, Group 1)
Coronation Cup (1m4f, 4+, Group 1)
Pretty Polly (1m2f, 3yo, f, Listed)
Newmarket Stakes (1m2f, 3yo, c&g, Listed)
Bronte Cup (1m6f, 4+, f, Group 3)

https://www.racingpost.com/news/corona ... ay/432863

ThreeMustangs · Sat May 09, 2020 11:26 am

Racing returns to Longchamp on Monday.

Sottsass and Victor Ludorum among big names declared for Monday return

https://www.racingpost.com/news/intern ... /433390

Mylute · Tue May 26, 2020 9:12 pm

Kameko on Song for Guineas
https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/k ... r-guineas/

Balding: 'Kameko similar to Roaring Lion and we're all very excited about him'
https://www.racingpost.com/news/classic ... him/434971

Kameko <3

ThreeMustangs · Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:59 am

Favorite Victor Ludorum wins the French 2000 Guineas at Deauville for Godolphin and Fabre. He was one of three G1-winning juveniles for Shamardal last year.

ThreeMustangs · Mon Jun 01, 2020 11:22 am

Dream and Do won the French 1000 Guineas by a whisker over Speak of the Devil .

Mylute · Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:58 pm

We recently had a short discussion about racing and breeding in mainland China and Hong Kong, seen above. While digging through Australian stallion roster archives and the like I have come across three breeding stallions that were "exported to China." Apparently there is some form of breeding in China.

One is Wicked Style (Macho Uno), who won the Breeders' Futurity in the US.
https://www.northqueenslandregister.com ... -at-rocky/

Tickets (Redoute's Choice).
https://www.pedigreequery.com/tickets
https://www.breednet.com.au/news/6405/F ... Hobart-Cup

Danroad (Danehill).
https://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2015/11/27/ ... ian-group/

carole · Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:25 am

2yo Xaario absolutely ran away with a maiden at Clarefontaine today!
https://twitter.com/attheraces/status/1 ... 88227?s=21

He is by French stallion Kendargent out of the Aussie Rules mare Xaarina

ThreeMustangs · Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:15 am

carole wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:25 am 2yo Xaario absolutely ran away with a maiden at Clarefontaine today!
https://twitter.com/attheraces/status/1 ... 88227?s=21

He is by French stallion Kendargent out of the Aussie Rules mare Xaarina

That was impressive. The rider never moved. It would be nice to see a non-ND/non-Mr. P sire have a star in the making. Plus, Xaario has A.P. Indy and Alysheba way back in his pedigree.

ThreeMustangs · Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:18 pm

The Coronation Cup (G1) is tomorrow at Newmarket with a very nice field:

“This is a true clash of the titans. The race, rescheduled from Epsom, has attracted a quality field including Stradivarius, who drops back in trip, Derby hero Anthony Van Dyck, Ghaiyyath and last year's winner Defoe.”

https://www.racingpost.com/news/preview ... eld/436063

carole · Fri Jun 05, 2020 5:02 am

So excited for this race! Really curious to see how Strad does dropping back in trip.

My heart says Stradivarius but my brain says Defoe.

Flanders · Fri Jun 05, 2020 6:08 am

Mylute wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:58 pm We recently had a short discussion about racing and breeding in mainland China and Hong Kong, seen above. While digging through Australian stallion roster archives and the like I have come across three breeding stallions that were "exported to China." Apparently there is some form of breeding in China.

One is Wicked Style (Macho Uno), who won the Breeders' Futurity in the US.
https://www.northqueenslandregister.com ... -at-rocky/

Tickets (Redoute's Choice).
https://www.pedigreequery.com/tickets
https://www.breednet.com.au/news/6405/F ... Hobart-Cup

Danroad (Danehill).
https://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2015/11/27/ ... ian-group/

Ten years ago they announced a thoroughbred racing track that was backed by Dubai investors, it was supposed to be grand on the level of Meydan and the initial cost to build was $2.6 billion, it never happened. Betting on horse racing is banned in mainland China and they only hold a few informal races throughout the year. This was an image of the proposed track that was going to be called Tianjin Horse City.

Mylute · Fri Jun 05, 2020 8:33 am

That is really pretty.

carole · Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:04 am

2yo Mighty Gurkha won very impressively at Lingfield today:
https://twitter.com/attheraces/status/1 ... 37026?s=21

carole · Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:42 am

Ghaiyyath wins the Coronation Cup, ran them off their feet early and held them at bay. Anthony Van Dyck 2nd, Stradivarius 3rd.