Equinties - a legend retires

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September 26, 2022

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There was some great action during the week, so let’s dive in.

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STRAD retired

Superstar stayer, STRADIVARIUS has been retired.

He’s been a horse many have followed for years and perhaps is the reason many started to follow the sport. His page is littered with the biggest race wins, even bagging the £1million bonus for the second year running when showing once again he is in a class of his own in the stayers' division with victory in the Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup at York.

An absolute legend of the game, both on track and off the track… if you know what I mean (something tells me he is going to quite enjoy his new job!).

BLACKBEARD sails to victory

Aidan O’Brien’s stronghold on the two-year-old colts division strengthened on Saturday as BLACKBEARD produced a world-class performance to win the Gr1 Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket.

Followed home by his stablemate THE ANTARCTIC, Ryan Moore’s mount moved to the front two furlongs from home, passing Richard Hannon’s PERSIAN FORCE (the eventual third), and kicked clear to win by a comfortable two lengths.

As usual, he wasn’t taking anything seriously in the pre’s:

Aidan O’Brien told Racing TV yesterday that the Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf could be the next time we see him, a race he is currently 3/1 for.

ZOUSTAR gets his maiden Gr1

Ralph Beckett’s LEZOO secured her first Group 1 success in the Cheveley Park Stakes on Saturday, handing her sire, ZOUSTAR, his first Gr1 victory in Europe.

Out of ROGER SEZ, a Gr3 Firth Of Clyde winner for Tim Easterby in 2011, the two-year-old filly effortlessly glided past Aidan O’Brien’s MEDITATE, the 13/8 favourite, to win in a time that was 0.18s faster than the Middle Park Stakes 35 minutes later – the Cheveley Park was run at a faster and more even pace in the first few furlongs, however.

Unfortunately for optimists, trainer Beckett was negative towards LEZOO staying a mile for the Guineas in the future,.

Curragh delight for O’Callaghan

In the highlight race of Saturday at the Curragh, Michael O’Callaghan’s CRYPTO FORCE returned to the winner’s enclosure by landing the Gr2 Beresford Stakes over a mile.

The £900,000 purchase from Goffs London finished a fair seventh in the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot behind HOLLOWAY BOY two starts ago. His ped suggested the step up to a mile would suit and it did, he bolted up.

Trainer O’Callaghan has Classic aspirations for next year, potentially up in trip following his work at home.

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Time Test's Crypto Force Battles To Beresford Triumph

Amo Racing's £900,000 Goffs London graduate Crypto Force (GB) (Time Test {GB}–Luna Mare {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}) bounced back from a first reversal, when seventh in Royal Ascot's June 18 Listed Chesham S., to loosen Aidan O'Brien's stranglehold on Saturday's G2 Alan Smurfit Memorial Beresford S. over one mile at the Curragh. He had earlier

Appleby and Buick win abroad… again

Despite the disappointing run of FLYING HONOURS, the 2/7 favourite who finished third of four in the Gr2 Royal Lodge Stakes on Saturday, Godolphin, Charlie Appleby, and William Buick teamed up once again to land the Gr1 60th Preis von Europa with REBEL’S ROMANCE.

Yesterday’s victory at Cologne made it four races and two Group 1s in a row for Appleby’s four-year-old gelding by DUBAWI – he beat German Derby hero SAMMARCO, which is good form.

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Godolphin's Rebel's Romance Annexes Cologne's Preis Von Europa

Adding Sunday's G1 Preis von Europa at Cologne to his G1 Grosser Preis von Berlin victory, Godolphin's Rebel's Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) upstaged some of Germany's premier performers as William Buick timed it to perfection again. Switched off in rear throughout the early stages, the 13-10 favourite was delivered towards the rail to hit the

Quick fire news

Hendo held an owners day at Sevenbarrows and some of his stars looked to have summered well. CONSTITUTION HILL and JONBON look like fucking monsters.

Wayne Lordan produced a perfect ride on WATERVILLE in Sunday’s Irish Cesarewitch, causing Racing Twitter to lose their minds.

(Calm down mate)

Godolphin’s HURRICANE LANE, third in the 2021 renewal, was officially ruled out of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe by his trainer Charlie Appleby.

And the Pennsylvania Racing Commission summarily suspended a jockey and at least two trainers on the weekend for allegedly uncovering many illegal items from multiple cars, including syringes and an electrical device.

Parx Investigation Finds Contraband, Suspensions Expected

According to numerous sources, the Pennsylvania Racing Commission stopped several cars over the weekend going through the backstretch gates at Parx and the search uncovered a number of illegal items, including syringes and an electrical device. According to the sources, at least three people have already been summarily suspended, including a jockey and at least

Risk on

14.00 FRANKFREYA

Betting without ARREST here. He’s a nice 2yo and will 100% make a better 3yo but he’s a nice horse and can see him finishing behind ARREST (and hopefully in front of the others). Half bet 9/2 w/o fave.

Note: Haslems in the 19.30 was a gamble with the right people on but price has gone.