Across the pond

[Northport]

Desert Crown will miss a potential clash with Paddington and Mostahdaf in the Juddmonte International at York on Wednesday after sustaining an injury on the gallops on Sunday morning.

The Sir Michael Stoute-trained four-year-old pulled up lame after morning exercise and has been taken to the Newmarket Equine Hospital.

Bruce Raymond, racing manager to owner Saeed Suhail, said on Sunday: "He's got quite a bad injury and I'm just heading to the equine hospital now. He won't be running at York."

https://www.racingpost.com/news/festiv ... j12B79ih8/

Derby hero Desert Crown put down after failing to recover from serious injury
https://www.racingpost.com/news/britain ... Ih7x9S4iI/

"As has been well recorded he fractured his off-fore leg for which he had to have 16 screws inserted. Everything seemed to be going well but he put so much pressure on his near fore when he stood on it that it was unsustainable. He was put down humanely at NEH where the surgeons have been outstanding."

Poor boy just had no luck. Condolences to his connections.

[barbaro111]

https://www.racingpost.com/news/festiv ... j12B79ih8/

Derby hero Desert Crown put down after failing to recover from serious injury
https://www.racingpost.com/news/britain ... Ih7x9S4iI/

"As has been well recorded he fractured his off-fore leg for which he had to have 16 screws inserted. Everything seemed to be going well but he put so much pressure on his near fore when he stood on it that it was unsustainable. He was put down humanely at NEH where the surgeons have been outstanding."

Poor boy just had no luck. Condolences to his connections.

So sad. Makes me worry more about Echo Zulu- things can be going well and then all of a sudden it changes.
RIP

[Justahorse]

Derby hero Desert Crown put down after failing to recover from serious injury
https://www.racingpost.com/news/britain ... Ih7x9S4iI/

"As has been well recorded he fractured his off-fore leg for which he had to have 16 screws inserted. Everything seemed to be going well but he put so much pressure on his near fore when he stood on it that it was unsustainable. He was put down humanely at NEH where the surgeons have been outstanding."

Poor boy just had no luck. Condolences to his connections.

So sad. Makes me worry more about Echo Zulu- things can be going well and then all of a sudden it changes.
RIP

Just gotta have hope. She's in the best hands possible

[Flanders]

It really makes me question WTF the owner was on when he said the horse might race again. Because of that I thought the horse just had a not super serious injury....

RIP Desert Crown.

[Starine]

Sad to hear of the news of Desert Crown, who was truly a hard-luck sort.

[Squeaky]

It really makes me question WTF the owner was on when he said the horse might race again. Because of that I thought the horse just had a not super serious injury....

RIP Desert Crown.

Yes -although they did not say the word but sounds like he developed laminitis in the opposite hoof . RIP special horse.

[HB1994]

Scary stuff at Doncaster in the Futurity (G1) as Battle Cry flipped over in the starting stall and wedged himself under the gate. The crew eventually got him out and he appeared to be okay.

https://x.com/Rich_Dobbo/status/1718256 ... 41912?s=20

https://x.com/jennyelliott88/status/171 ... 07784?s=20

The race was won by Godolphin’s Ancient Wisdom (Dubawi).

[Flanders]

Scary stuff at Doncaster in the Futurity (G1) as Battle Cry flipped over in the starting stall and wedged himself under the gate. The crew eventually got him out and he appeared to be okay.

https://x.com/Rich_Dobbo/status/1718256 ... 41912?s=20

https://x.com/jennyelliott88/status/171 ... 07784?s=20

The race was won by Godolphin’s Ancient Wisdom (Dubawi).

Wow that was so fast and scary. The jockey had no shot of getting off.

Pedigree note, the winner's grand dam, Gold Round, is a 1/2 to Goldikova and is a resident of Old Friends.

[BaroqueAgain1]

It's so dangerous when a horse flails around like that inside the gate, especially for the horses on each side. Getting kicked in the legs by the downed horse happens so easily.

[Starine]

Shaquille and Paddington both retired to stud.

[Northport]

Top jockey James Doyle will be leaving his post as number two jockey for Godolphin in 2024. He will join Wathnan racing, the new operation owned by Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim

https://www.racingpost.com/news/britain ... tid=Zxz2cZ

[20hayes20]

Aiden Obrien runs his Gallileo colt out of Abel Tasman this afternoon on the all weather track at Dundalk

He cost 5 million as a yearling and he is called Hallowed the race is 3.30 G M T

Hayes

[Flanders]

Aiden Obrien runs his Gallileo colt out of Abel Tasman this afternoon on the all weather track at Dundalk

He cost 5 million as a yearling and he is called Hallowed the race is 3.30 G M T

Hayes

Coolmore bought Abel Tasman for 5m and bred the colt.

[Julky]

What other horses come down from the Godolphin Arabian male lines that are available at stud today? Here and in Europe? Bal a Bali and Tourist? Is there any others?

He stands at Calumet and the owner likes to breed to his own drumbeat so I could see him breeding for Europe. The stallion is one of the last conduits of the Godolphin Arabian sireline.

[20hayes20]

My mistake Flanders your spot on they bought Abel Tasman in 2019 for 5 million

Hayes

[Flanders]

What other horses come down from the Godolphin Arabian male lines that are available at stud today? Here and in Europe? Bal a Bali and Tourist? Is there any others?

He stands at Calumet and the owner likes to breed to his own drumbeat so I could see him breeding for Europe. The stallion is one of the last conduits of the Godolphin Arabian sireline.

Dream Ahead in the UK and he has a couple sons at stud in France(G1 Al Wukair and G2 Donjuan Triumphant). His best have been MG1SWs Dream of Dreams(who is a gelding) and Glass Slippers(who is a mare and won the BC Turf Sprint).

As far as I know in the US, its just Tiznow sons standing in regional markets that are left besides Bal A Bali and 1 other that I don't even know that counts. Tizamagican, Tourist, Bullsbay, Dynamic Impact, Home of the Brave, Informed, Slew's Tiznow, Sporting Chance, and Tour de Force. The other is really obscure, never raced, and though he is listed in the BH Stallion Register, he has never had a RMB submitted. His name is Valiant Pegaszusz, who is by an unraced obscure sire(Foreszt Tiger - only has 4 foals), by an obscure son of Intentionally(Szerbusz who was at least a Spw and sired 58 foals).

[Miss Woodford]

What other horses come down from the Godolphin Arabian male lines that are available at stud today? Here and in Europe? Bal a Bali and Tourist? Is there any others?

He stands at Calumet and the owner likes to breed to his own drumbeat so I could see him breeding for Europe. The stallion is one of the last conduits of the Godolphin Arabian sireline.

Dream Ahead in the UK and he has a couple sons at stud in France(G1 Al Wukair and G2 Donjuan Triumphant). His best have been MG1SWs Dream of Dreams(who is a gelding) and Glass Slippers(who is a mare and won the BC Turf Sprint).

As far as I know in the US, its just Tiznow sons standing in regional markets that are left besides Bal A Bali and 1 other that I don't even know that counts. Tizamagican, Tourist, Bullsbay, Dynamic Impact, Home of the Brave, Informed, Slew's Tiznow, Sporting Chance, and Tour de Force. The other is really obscure, never raced, and though he is listed in the BH Stallion Register, he has never had a RMB submitted. His name is Valiant Pegaszusz, who is by an unraced obscure sire(Foreszt Tiger - only has 4 foals), by an obscure son of Intentionally(Szerbusz who was at least a Spw and sired 58 foals).

There's a few others from twigs of the In Reality line still around
Tamarando (Bertrando) in CA
Elite Squadron (Officer) in IN
Closing Argument (Successful Appeal) in LA, plus his son Capital Account in CA who was listed in 2023 but doesn't have an RMB
Calculator (In Summation) in IN, another without an RMB this year
Brave Dave (Put It Back) in LA
The Daddy (Valid Expectations) in LA

A few Tiznow grandsons via Colonel John - Airoforce, Cocked and Loaded, Colonelsdarktemper. Tizway's been fairly popular in Turkey. Some odds and ends from Known Fact's line in Europe and Australia.

All told, not in quite as bad a shape as the Byerley Turk's line, who is entirely extinct in the US and whose hopes rest on Pearl's Secret, a couple small sires in France and one or two in, of all places, Turkey.

[brunanas]

Hallowed was unplaced. Greenfynch won.

[20hayes20]

Hallowed was unplaced. Greenfynch won.

Very green outpaced wants further

Hayes

[Julky]

Does anyone care enough to try to keep those bloodlines alive?

What other horses come down from the Godolphin Arabian male lines that are available at stud today? Here and in Europe? Bal a Bali and Tourist? Is there any others?

Dream Ahead in the UK and he has a couple sons at stud in France(G1 Al Wukair and G2 Donjuan Triumphant). His best have been MG1SWs Dream of Dreams(who is a gelding) and Glass Slippers(who is a mare and won the BC Turf Sprint).

As far as I know in the US, its just Tiznow sons standing in regional markets that are left besides Bal A Bali and 1 other that I don't even know that counts. Tizamagican, Tourist, Bullsbay, Dynamic Impact, Home of the Brave, Informed, Slew's Tiznow, Sporting Chance, and Tour de Force. The other is really obscure, never raced, and though he is listed in the BH Stallion Register, he has never had a RMB submitted. His name is Valiant Pegaszusz, who is by an unraced obscure sire(Foreszt Tiger - only has 4 foals), by an obscure son of Intentionally(Szerbusz who was at least a Spw and sired 58 foals).

There's a few others from twigs of the In Reality line still around
Tamarando (Bertrando) in CA
Elite Squadron (Officer) in IN
Closing Argument (Successful Appeal) in LA, plus his son Capital Account in CA who was listed in 2023 but doesn't have an RMB
Calculator (In Summation) in IN, another without an RMB this year
Brave Dave (Put It Back) in LA
The Daddy (Valid Expectations) in LA

A few Tiznow grandsons via Colonel John - Airoforce, Cocked and Loaded, Colonelsdarktemper. Tizway's been fairly popular in Turkey. Some odds and ends from Known Fact's line in Europe and Australia.

All told, not in quite as bad a shape as the Byerley Turk's line, who is entirely extinct in the US and whose hopes rest on Pearl's Secret, a couple small sires in France and one or two in, of all places, Turkey.