The 4-year-old colt Sadamu Patek won his first Grade 1 race, and gave jockey Yutaka Take his first Grade 1 win in nearly two years, in Sunday’s $2.6 million Mile Championship at Kyoto, Japan.
Strong Return can win his second Grade 1 race of the year in Japan on Sunday when he starts as a leading contender in the $2.6 million Japanese Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse.
Frankel was named the Cartier Horse of the Year during a ceremony on Tuesday night in England, his second straight season earning the prestigious award.
Prominent England-based jockey Frankie Dettori tested positive for a banned substance in France on Sept. 16, and faces an inquiry from that country’s racing body, France Galop, next week.
A year ago, Buffering chased the star mare Black Caviar in the $1 million Patinack Farm Classic at Flemington Racecourse, settling for second against the unbeaten sprinter. This year, Black Caviar is not part of the Patinack Farm Classic field, leaving Buffering with a chance at his first Group 1 win.
Green Moon, a 19-1 outsider, overcame early trouble to score an upset win in Tuesday’s $6 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse in Australia.
Dunaden may have a difficult time defending his title in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse in Australia.
The mother-son team of trainer Valerie Seignoux and jockey Julien Guillochon pulled an upset in Sunday’s Group 1 Prix Royal-Oak at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris with the 3-year-old outsider Les Beufs.
Kingsbarns lived up to his advance billing and won the Group 1 Racing Post Trophy Stakes by 1 3/4 lengths on Saturday at Doncaster in England.
Ocean Park won his fourth consecutive Group 1 race, all in a span of less than two months, in Saturday’s $3 million Cox Plate at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Australia.
