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The Breeders Cup has always been an American party with a sprinkling of Euros to add a touch of exotica but the “World Championships” tag attached to what will unfold in Santa Anita this week looks a hollower boast than ever. (more…)
Acting the GOAT
October 22, 2012 by Brian O'Connor
The web slang is GOAT, short for greatest-of-all-time. It has the merit of brevity if not grace. It is also terminally imprecise. By definition anyone or anything that gets the GOAT label is in receipt of a subjective opinion. And that’s all. Just thought I’d put that out there in the face of all the definitives about Frankel right now. (more…)
Category: Frankel
Brand New Dawn
October 15, 2012 by Brian O'Connor
Dawn Approach winning the Dewhurst was clearly a big deal but anyone clutching ante-post Guineas dockets on the unbeaten two year old champion probably celebrated more when confirmation came afterwards that the Godolphin owned colt is remaining with Jim Bolger. (more…)
Category: Bolger, Curragh, HRI, Racecourses, Turf Club
Forza Coolmore
October 8, 2012 by Brian O'Connor
Dettori and Coolmore: not only is it intriguing, it’s also understandable. Camelot mightn’t have won the Arc but the sounds of satisfaction in Tipperary at having rubbed Godolphin’s eye in it by nicking their jockey for the day will nevertheless have reverberated all the way to Dubai. Most of all, though, the idea of Dettori and Coolmore makes sense. (more…)
The Name’s Nathaniel
October 1, 2012 by Brian O'Connor
It will be fascinating if Camelot is given a green light to run in Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe but not fascinating enough to shake the conviction that Nathaniel increasingly looks the one with the best credentials for success in Europe’s most prestigious race. (more…)
Category: Racecourses, Turf Club Tags: Duntle, Nathaniel, Viztoria |
