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…
What A Year That Was!
BRADSELL’S victory in the Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot was the highlight of another memorable year at Saxon Gate. Victorious Racing’s star sprinter supplemented his previous year’s success in the Group 2 Coventry Stakes with a stunning top-level success in the hands of Hollie Doyle. His triumph was part of a Royal Ascot treble with John Deer’s Saint Lawrence claiming the Wokingham Stakes on his first start for Archie and Rhythm N Hooves taking the Palace of…
Emperor’s Group Success Brings Up Middleham Park Century
BRAVE EMPEROR’S fourth Group success of the year was not only our November highlight but an extra-special achievement for his owners Middleham Park Racing. The son of Sioux Nation’s breakthrough victory at Group 2 level in the €250,000 Premio Vittorio di Capua in Milan in the hands of Luke Morris was the 100th winner of a memorable year for the familiar sky blue silks. After supplementing three Group 3 victories and a Listed win overseas this year, and taking his…
More International Targets For Globetrotting Emperor
Our globetrotting star BRAVE EMPEROR is beginning a well-earned winter break after claiming his fourth Group success of the year in Italy this month. Middleham Park’s standard bearer scored for the first time at Group 2 level when winning the €250,000 Premio Vittorio di Capua in Milan, supplementing three Group 3 victories and a Listed win in a remarkable year overseas. Archie says: “It was a fantastic result in Italy, finishing off an amazing year in style. We will give…
Success On And Off The Track In October
BRAVE EMPEROR’S third Group victory of the year got October off to a flying start – but success at Saxon Gate wasn’t confined to the racecourse. At the Horses in Training Sales at Tattersalls in Newmarket, prolific gelding He’s A Monster went under the hammer for 450,000 gns to continue his career in Qatar. Lone Star Investments’ three-year-old son of No Nay Never won five times in just nine starts and was unbeaten in four races on the All-Weather, achieving…
Milan Finale Planned For Triple Group Winner
After securing his third Group success of the year, Middleham Park Racing’s BRAVE EMPEROR is now set to bring an unforgettable season to a close in Italy in November. The globe-trotting gelding will take his chance in the valuable Group 2 Premio Vittorio di Capua in Milan following his trademark bold performance at Dusseldorf in Germany on Sunday 1st October. The remarkable son of Sioux Nation scored his eight success in 14 career starts in the Group 3 Grosser Preis…
Roman Mist Boosts Archie’s International CV
ROMAN MIST’S success at Group level in Germany on 23rd September was a further boost to Archie’s impressive international record. Her win means the master of Saxon Gate has now sent out big winners at Krefeld and Dresden in Germany, Bro Park in Sweden, Doha in Qatar, The Curragh and Naas in Ireland and Cagnes-Sur-Mer, Chantilly and Deauville in France. Andrasch Starke guided the five-year-old home in the Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt, a Group 3 over seven furlongs. A full…
Sun Chariot Target For Roman Mist
The Group 1 Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket could be ROMAN MIST’S next assignment following her high-level success in Germany last week. Archie’s five-year-old justified favouritism to win the Group 3 Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt over seven furlongs at Dresden on 23rd September for owners David Howden & Partners. It was her first success in that grade after taking the Listed Conqueror Fillies’ Stakes at Goodwood on her stable debut back in May and then going close in Group company…
