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06/06/2016

One of the best week end of the year for all the Group1 Lovers. Here are the news, coming from USA, UK, Japan, France ...

Irish-trained horses landed a 1-2-3 in the Epsom Derby at the weekend but the winner had been a possible non-runner just hours before the race, having earlier spread a plate. Winning jockey, Pat Smullen, had previously been scheduled to ride another, but injury forced his switch to Harzand, who carr...

19/04/2016

Multiple G1 winner Inara racks in another with a win Laurie Jaffee Empress Club Stakes at Turffontein in South Africa and qualifies for Africa's biggest race, the Vodacom Durban July.

http://www.blog.group1horseracing.com/2016/04/18/heaven-sent-inara-reigns-in-empress/

Cape raider Inara showed considerable class as she notched up her 4th Grade One win for trainer Mike Bass in the R1 million Laurie Jaffee Empress Club Stakes at Turffontein last Saturday. The main feature race on the Turffontein programme was run in honour of two great legends of the horseracing gam…

19/04/2016

The Road to the Kentucky Derby ended with a bang as Creator pulled away with a win in the Arkansas Derby!


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Final Kentucky Derby Countdown 2016 The Road to the Kentucky Derby came to an end with the Arkansas Derby and Lexington Stakes this past Saturday. All the races have been run, and we have a better impression of what the field will look like on the First Saturday In May. First up was the Lexingto…

18/04/2016

Newsletter dedicated to the Racing fans ... all around the world , from Japan to Arkansas !

The markets and the public had a grey son of Tapit plugged for victory in the G.1 Arkansas Derby but not the one they had expected. All eyes were on masterful Rebel Stakes winner Cupid but it wasn’t Bob Baffert’s c**t that finished first past the post; it was the other one, Steve Asmussen’s Creator.…

11/04/2016

Our latest newsletter is out!
Massive weekend with an impressive 27 Group or Grade 1 races run over the past week. A dozen on the flat, a further dozen over jumps and a quartet in the harness division.

A stirring rally by Exaggerator in the closing stages of the race dispelled any doubts trainer Keith Desormeaux had after the c**t’s disappointing third in the San Felipe Stakes a month ago.

11/04/2016

The muddy track was no problem for Songbird, who cruised to the early lead before pulling away from her rivals much the best in Saturday’s Santa Anita Oaks.

11/04/2016

All the preps, all the videos ... in one single page

http://www.blog.group1horseracing.com/2016/04/11/trio-stamps-tickets-to-kentucky-derby/

07/04/2016

Not to be outdone, its a huge weekend coming up for the Kentucky Oaks with Songbird and Cathryn Sophia making their final appearances before Churchill Downs.


http://www.blog.group1horseracing.com/2016/04/07/kentucky-oaks-field-to-narrow-on-saturday/

The Kentucky Oaks is not expected to be as exciting as the Kentucky Derby this year since one horse, who many say is the best three year old in the country, will be sticking to the Oaks. It is impossible to ignore the class Songbird exhibits when she races. The undefeated two year-old champion has n…

07/04/2016

Biggest stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby this weekend in the Blue Grass, Wood Memorial, and Santa Anita Derby.

Undefeated Shagaf has his final tune up, as does Bob Baffert's hope this year Mor Spirit, as well as Danzing Candy, Exaggerator, Zulu, and Outwork among others.

http://www.blog.group1horseracing.com/2016/04/07/big-names-in-weekends-derby-preps/

This weekend is viewed by many as the most important on the Road to the Kentucky Derby with some final preps being run at Santa Anita, Keeneland and Aqueduct. The first one set to go off at 5:30 EST is the Wood Memorial. Attracting most of the attention is Shadwell’s undefeated Bernardini c**t, Sh…

06/04/2016

Australian wonder mare Winx's season is ending sooner than planned.

On a nine-race win streak, she will be skipping the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick after a hard run in the Doncaster last week. She gets a break, and her future plans are not known just yet.

Trainer Chris Waller has revealed that wonder-mare Winx will not be taking in the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick next Saturday and thus putting on hold her bid to become just the seventh horse in Australian history to win ten straight stakes races. She put in a remarkable performance to w…

06/04/2016

The only horse to beat American Pharoah last year gets a new trainer!

Donegal Racing's Keen Ice has moved from the Dale Romans barn and will be joining Todd Pletcher for the rest of his 2016 campaign.

Keen Ice, best known for dominating American Pharoah in last year’s G.1 Travers Stakes, has been moved from Dale Romans’ yard and will take up residence with Todd Pletcher. The Curlin four year-old has failed to win on five occasions since his New York victory and his latest eighth place in the Duba…

04/04/2016

Our latest newsletter is out!

Massive weekend with WINX and NYQUIST winning big, Breeders Cup champ Found making her 2016 debut, an Australian Derby upset and our updated rankings!

Champion Australian mare Winx was on the hunt for her ninth straight victory on Saturday in the Gr.1 Doncaster Mile at Randwick, but at the half-way mark things didn’t look so rosy for the daughter of Street Cry. And then the initiative of jockey Hugh Bowman kicked in…

04/04/2016

And the winner of our drawing is... Kelly Barnes!
Congrats Kelly and thank you everyone who participated! We will have another drawing in a few weeks!

04/04/2016

Welcome home Chrome!

02/04/2016

WE had Black Caviar — now we have Winx

Winx wins the Doncaster Mile! 6 group 1 races in a row. Amazing 😍

Watch the race by clicking below

http://www.group1horseracing.com/tv/video/66639/doncaster-handicap

01/04/2016

Mubtaahij is coming back to the States!

After an awesome performance in the Dubai World Cup, Mubtaahij will be leaving the barn of Mike de K**k and will be transferred to Kiaran McLaughlin in New York for a US campaign!

Mubtaahij, 2015 Gr.2 UAE Derby winner and recent runner-up to California Chrome in the Dubai World Cup, is set for another spell in the US. He leaves Mike de K**k’s care for Kiaran McLaughlin’s stable in New York. The four year-old son of Dubawi raced just twice in America during his stay last year,…

01/04/2016

WIN A PHOTO OF BLACK CAVIAR!

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Deadline is April 2! Good luck!

01/04/2016

Happy Birthday Queen Z!
04/01/2004 - 04/01/2016

Watch amazing videos of Zenyatta by clicking below :)

Videos about group 1 horses and races

01/04/2016

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Champion mare Black Caviar has settled the battle of the ages once and for all, beating Phar Lap in a two-horse race at Caulfield on Friday morning.

31/03/2016

Miss our newsletter for this week? Don't worry we have it right here!

Don't forget, if you sign up for our free newsletter then you'll be entered in a drawing to win one of four 11x14 photos of American Pharoah, Black Caviar, Frankel or Zenyatta!

Deadline is April 2! Good luck!

This is what happened last week in the world of Group1 horseracing. Slipping Saddle Couldn’t Stop Chrome in World Cup Japan Grows its Dubai Tally Japanse C**t Lani is Heading to Kentucky Cape Cross Retired from Stud Duties Cirrus Des Aigles Pensioned Breeders’ Cup Winner Romps on Irish Debut Week #1…

30/03/2016

Dubai Sheema Classic winner POSTPONED looking for a repeat in the King George! Then on to the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe!

Postponed, fresh from his two lengths victory over tough Japanese c**t Duramente in the Gr.1 Sheema Classic at Meydan last Saturday has arrived back in the UK with trainer Roger Varian already set on his objectives for the season. “His big midsummer target will be the King George again (which he won…

30/03/2016

WINX on her way to become world #1

Ranking of group 1 horses over the last 52 weeks.

29/03/2016

Coolmore is back in the Kentucky Derby with Cupid!

The intentional power house has not had a Derby runner since Lines of Battle in 2013, but now they've teamed up with American Pharoah's trainer Bob Baffert and have a strong contender in Cupid!

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photo: Coady Photography

The Coolmore team of Michael Tabor, Mrs John Magnier and Derrick Smith are back at it again again with a strong Kentucky Derby hopeful in Cupid. The team has had many grand Derby runners in their day, most notably with the 1995 winner Thunder Gulch. In 2004 they had the runner up as well in Lion He…

29/03/2016

Japanese c**t LANI conquered Dubai and has his sights set on the Kentucky Derby!

No Japanese based horse has ever run in the Kentucky Derby, and Lani is all set to be the first!

photo: AP

Back in January the racing community was surprised to see a Japanese c**t nominated for the Kentucky Derby. Yoko Maeda is the owner of Lani and said that if he wins the UAE Derby then he will be bound for Kentucky. This past Saturday was the richest day in horse racing with nearly USD$30million on t…

26/03/2016

What a super star! North America's richest horse!

26/03/2016

A brilliant ride by Hugh Bowman saw Preferment win the Group 1 $1.5m The BMW.
Click below to watch the race 😍

http://www.group1horseracing.com/tv/video/66620/the-bmw

25/03/2016

Vancouver's heading north!!

Last year's Golden Slipper winner has moved up to Ireland with Aidan O’Brien and has his sights set on Royal Ascot!

Irish champion trainer Aidan O’Brien has proposed the Gr.1 Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot next June as a target for 2015 Golden Slipper winner Vancouver.

25/03/2016

California Chrome enjoying some early morning yoga 🐎

24/03/2016

After announcing his retirement from racing earlier this week, Australian trainer Peter Moody made his final career start a winning one in the G1 William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley with his six year old gelding Flamberge.

Peter Moody is best known as the trainer of the undefeated star Black Caviar.

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Anyone else might call it a fairy-tale ending but Peter Moody would probably describe it differently. On the day top Australian trainer takes early retirement following a long battle with the authorities concerning the accidental administration of cobalt, Flamberge made it back-to-back Gr.1 victorie…

24/03/2016

DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2 DAYS

The draw has been decided 2 days ago. Discover it ;)
You will also find a short video of California Chrome's last training.
GO CHROME!

The draw for the 2016 Dubai World Cup took place yesterday with favourite California Chrome drawn wide in the 11-spot with just one horse on his outside.