International

YESTERDAY May 24, 2013
Europe: Grace Lady upsets Prix Corrida at 10-1
Grace Lady, a 4-year-old filly by Muhtathir, won the most prestigious race of her career with a 10-1 upset in Friday’s Group 2 Prix Corrida for fillies and mares at Saint-Cloud, France.
Europe: Camelot gets mild test in Tattersalls Gold Cup
Camelot’s 4-year-old debut May 6 in the Group 3 Mooresbridge Stakes didn’t establish him as an elite older horse, and even another victory on Sunday at The Curragh in the Tattersalls Gold Cup might not show where Camelot stands in the grand scheme of ...
Europe: Planteur's World Cup form tested in Prix d'Ispahan
Planteur heads a field of eight older runners in the Prix d’Ispahan, one of two Group 1 races along with the Prix Saint-Alary on the Sunday card at Longchamp in Paris.
Trained by Marco Botti, Planteur has only one win in his last nine starts, but has ...
May 23, 2013
Europe: Four may not be enough for O'Brien in Irish 2000
Trainer Aidan O’Brien has won four of the last five editions of the Irish 2000 Guineas, and with four of the 10 horses among the final entries for the Group 1 race Saturday at The Curragh, one would think O’Brien stands a decent chance of adding to the ...
Sheikh Mohammed makes steroid use a criminal offense
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum has signed a decree making the use of anabolic steroids in racehorses a criminal offense in Dubai, the home of Meydan Racecourse and the Dubai World Cup.
Tokyo: Logotype seeks second jewel of crown in Japanese Derby
Logotype, the dominant 2- and 3-year-old colt in Japan since last fall, will be favored to win Sunday’s $4,088,050 Japanese Derby over about 1 1/2 miles on turf at Tokyo Racecourse.
Dawn Approach's Derby bid a welcome distraction for Godolphin
With Godolphin rocked this spring by a string of positive steroid tests, a victory by the Jim Bolger-trained Dawn Approach in the Epsom Derby would put the stable back in the headlines for its racing accomplishments.
May 22, 2013
Saint-Cloud: Romantica heads tough field in Prix Corrida
Romantica, a 4-year-old filly by Galileo out of Eclipse Award champion Banks Hill, makes her second start of 2013 in Friday’s Group 2 Prix Corrida for fillies and mares at Saint-Cloud, France.
May 20, 2013
Encke among seven Al Zarooni-trained horses banned for steroid use
Encke, the winner of the Group 1 English St. Leger Stakes last September, was among seven horses formerly trained by Mahmood Al Zarooni who have been banned from racing for six months after testing positive for steroids in recent out-of-competition ...
May 19, 2013
Military Attack strikes in Singapore Airlines International Cup
Military Attack, one of the stars on the Hong Kong circuit this year, extended his winning streak to four races with a convincing victory in Sunday’s $2.4 million Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore.