The 4-year-old Eishin Apollon recorded the most important victory of his career Sunday at Kyoto in Japan when he captured the Group 1 Mile Championship by a neck over Fifth Petal.
Three-year-old French filly Immortal Verse has made her first international trip, shipping to Japan where she starts Sunday at Kyoto in the Mile Championship, worth a little less than $2.5 million.
The 3-year-old colt Frankel – to the surprise of no one – has been named Cartier Horse of the Year for 2011.
Workforce, a top European 3-year-old of 2010 but something of a disappointment this season at 4, has been sold by owner-breeder Juddmonte Farms to owner Teruya Yoshida and retired to stud at Yoshida’s Shadai Farm in Japan.
Zazou held off a late threat from Rio de la Plata to win Sunday’s Group 1 Premio Roma at Capannelle racecourse in Italy, denying the defending champion his fourth career Group 1 win.
Black Caviar, Australia’s reigning Horse of the Year, extended her unbeaten streak to 16 races with an easy win in the $1.03 million Patinack Farm Classic at Flemington Racecourse on Saturday.
Defending champion Rio de la Plata will be favored to win the fourth Group 1 race of his career in Sunday’s Premio Roma at Capannelle racecourse in Italy.
Calder Race Course in Miami has joined with two other parimutuel facilities in asking the state’s Supreme Court to reconsider lower-court decisions upholding Hialeah Park’s ability to open a casino.
European shippers are in six of the nine Breeders' Cup events Saturday at Churchill Downs, with chances ranging from decent to excellent.
A wealth of knowledge won’t be gleaned watching easy Euro exercise, but seeing horses on the Churchill track two mornings can offer some clues to how they’ve traveled and adapted.
