http://blog.indianracing.in Indian Horse Racing at its Best! Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:09:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Gestut Fahrhof have announced that Lomitas has been put down at the age of 22 due to the infirmities of old age. Born at Northmore Stud near Newmarket, the chestnut son of former Lanwades Stud stallion Niniski and the German Champion Two-Year-Old Filly La Colorada (Surumu) led a very interesting ... http://blog.indianracing.in/?p=412   Zenyatta was tested in the final furlong of the $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) by runner-up Rinterval (Ire) on Saturday at Del Mar, but the two-time champion older female never appeared to be in any serious danger of tasting defeat for the first time. The six-year-old Street Cry (Ire) mare took ... http://blog.indianracing.in/?p=411   Age Of Aquarius pulls up in the background after suffering a leg injury  The third day of Glorious Goodwood was one that rewarded toughness and longevity as the two feature races, the Gr.2 King George Stakes and the Gr.2 Goodwood Cup, were won by the eight-year-old Bordlescott (Compton Place) and the ... http://blog.indianracing.in/?p=408 Harbinger wins the King George in sensational, record-breaking style  Harbinger absolutely annihilated his King George rivals with a memorable victory in the midsummer showpiece at Ascot.The Hardwicke Stakes winner reeled off a four-timer in scintillating style, travelling into the race supremely well for French jockey Olivier Peslier before blasting clear to post an ... http://blog.indianracing.in/?p=407   The impressive unbeaten filly Memory propelled herself to the fore of the Gr.1 1,000 Guineas market after a comfortable success in the Gr.2 Cherry Hinton Stakes on Wednesday at New Market, in which she came from last to first and had to overcome trouble in running.   The daughter of Danehill ... http://blog.indianracing.in/?p=405 Cape Blanco (right) edges ahead of Midas Touch with Jan Vermeer in third Cape Blanco led home an Aidan O'Brien-trained 1-2-3 in the Irish Derby to give the master trainer a historic fifth consecutive victory in the Curragh Classic. Johnny Murtagh's "tough decision" to keep the faith in the Prix du Jockey ... http://blog.indianracing.in/?p=403 The Gr.1 Irish Derby at the Curragh on Sunday has attracted eleven entries for the race, including last week’s runaway Royal Ascot winner Monterosso, who has been supplemented at a cost of €125,000 by his connections. The son of Dubawi was impressive when landing the Gr.2 King Edward VII Stakes last ... http://blog.indianracing.in/?p=402 Laddies Poker Two (grey) leaves her rivals for dead in the Wokingham  Laddies Poker Two heaped further misery on the bookmakers as the Jeremy Noseda-trained grey landed a huge punt to take the Wokinghamas 9-2 favourite. A succession of well-supported winners, starting in the very first race of the meeting with Goldikova ... http://blog.indianracing.in/?p=401 Ryan Moore snatched the prize for leading rider at Royal Ascot in the very last race of the meeting when driving Bergo home in a close finish from Aajel. Moore had entered the 2m5½f marathon needing a victory on the Gary Moore-trained runner after seeing Johnny Murtagh leapfrog him in the ... http://blog.indianracing.in/?p=399 Bookmakers estimated that the most punishing Royal Ascot of modern times may have cost the industry as much as £50 million as the five-day meeting ended on Saturday evening.After the Jeremy Noseda-trained Laddies Poker Two had landed a massive gamble in the Wokingham Stakes, following the earlier Saturday successes of ... http://blog.indianracing.in/?p=398