Glorious Future For Aesterius
It could be a ‘Glorious’ summer for our Listed winning two-year-old AESTERIUS, who will step back up in class in the Group 3 Molecomb Stakes at Goodwood’s big summer festival. Wathnan Racing’s exciting son of Mehmas earned a crack at the five-furlong juvenile dash with a resounding success in the Listed Dragon Stakes at Sandown on Friday 5th July on only his third career start. “It’s fantastic to make Aesterius a stakes winner and very important to get a Listed…
Near Miss At Royal Ascot For Gallant Electrolyte
For the second year running a Saxon Gate two-year-old came within an ace of winning one of the biggest juvenile races of the season, the Group 2 Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot in mid-June. Electrolyte finished strongly in the six-furlong dash, missing out in a photo-finish to 80-1 shot Rashabar despite a determined challenge under Hollie Doyle. Wathnan Racing’s £220,000 breeze-up purchase went down by an official nose after gunning down the eventual winner with almost the width of the…
Outbox Heads Magnificent Stakes Quadruple
Hambleton Racing’s globetrotting star OUTBOX headed a magnificent stakes race quadruple in May, with stable companions Evade, Havana Ball and Shartash all supplementing his Group 2 success with wins in Listed company. Outbox dominated his rivals to win the Jockey Club Stakes at the Qipco Guineas Festival at Newmarket under a brilliant ride from his regular partner Hollie Doyle. Stakes race success continued with Shartash’s victory in the Listed Pertemps Network Spring Trophy Stakes at Haydock Park, Havana Ball’s Listed…
Stakes Campaign Awaits German Winner
A campaign in fillies’ stakes races is on the agenda for HAVANA BALL, who boosted her value with a Listed success in Germany on 20th May. Our Lone Star Investments filly made all the running in the Grosser Preis der Hannoverschen Volksbank at Hanover, scoring by a comfortable three parts of a length. Commenting on her success, Archie says: “It’s fantastic to make Havana Ball a stakes winner. She’s been very progressive and after getting placed black type in Chantilly…
Royal Ascot Awaits Improving Sprinter Shartash
Owners Weldspec Glasgow are dreaming of Royal Ascot success following SHARTASH’S Listed victory at Haydock Park on Saturday, 11th May. The four-year-old won the Pertemps Network Spring Trophy Stakes by a comfortable neck from proven Pattern performer Pogo to book his place in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes next month. Archie only began training the son of Invincible Spirit in the autumn after he was bought by Blandford Bloodstock’s Stuart Boman and Tom Biggs for 150,000 euros…
Shartash Earns Royal Ascot Target
New recruit SHARTASH posted a performance full of promise at Thirsk in April that set him up for a possible tilt at the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot in June. Weldspec Glasgow Ltd’s gelding took a competitive seven-furlong handicap by almost five lengths on his stable debut after being purchased for 150,000 euros by Blandford Bloodstock at the Arqana Sales in September. Winner of the Group 2 Railway Stakes in Ireland 2022 for Johnny Murtagh, the four-year-old…
Passport At The Ready For Group Star Outbox
Hambleton Racing star OUTBOX, who took his career to new heights with a Group 2 success at Newmarket’s Guineas Festival, is poised to travel Europe this summer in pursuit of more big prizes. The nine-year-old posted a personal best to dominate the William Hill Jockey Club Stakes and net over £70,000 for his proud owners, delighting his trainer Archie and the team. “Winning such a prestigious Group 2 as the Jockey Club Stakes is just fantastic,” he says. “He’s an…
Emperor Conquers In Qatar As Brodie Stars On Camera
Our globetrotting star BRAVE EMPEROR scooped the most valuable prize of his prolific career when winning the Group 2 Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Cup Invitational in Qatar on 17th February. Owned by Middleham Park Racing, the son of Sioux Nation was given another fantastic ride by regular partner Luke Morris to scoop £224,000 and take his career earnings to £545,000. A full report on his success in the desert appears on this site. On the same day, Hambleton Racing’s Noble Order…
Qatar Win Take’s Emperor’s Earnings Past £500,000
Hong Kong is on the agenda for globetrotting star BRAVE EMPEROR who scooped his most valuable prize so far when winning the Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Cup Invitational in Qatar on 17th February. His victory in the Group 2 added £224,000 to his win tally for proud owners Middleham Park Racing and took his career earnings to £545,000. Brave Emperor, ridden by regular partner Luke Morris, took up the running with a furlong and a half to go in the mile…
Albasheer Claims Place In Good Friday Final
ALBASHEER got 2024 off to a flying start for Saxon Gate when he won the valuable Sprint Trial at Newcastle on New Year’s Day, earning himself a guaranteed place in the £150,000 Sprint Final there on Good Friday. Taylor’s Bloodstock’s talented six-year-old easily beat a strong field under a prominent ride by Hollie Doyle to capture the £45,000 feature and set himself up for the six-furlong showpiece on the Tapeta on 29th March. He was the first and biggest of…
