SOLARIO RACING takes its name from one of the great horses of the 1920s and one of the first important syndicate horses, Solario and today sees the running of the Solario Stakes at Sandown, a Group 3 juvenile race over seven furlongs, first run in 1947. Ten colts go to post for this prestigious race… Read more »
Posts By: Simon Double
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LIBRISA BREEZE STEPS UP TO GROUP COMPANY AT YORK
LIBRISA BREEZE, second in the Royal Hunt Cup and then winner of the International at Ascot last month, moves up a gear today when lining up for the £150,000 Group 3 Skybet City Of York Stakes over 7f and due off at 3.05pm. Winner of four of his nine starts, this lightly-raced 4yo son of… Read more »
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FIRMAMENT WINS FOR RACING SYNDICATE AT YORK
DAY TWO of York’s Ebor Meeting may have seen Seventh Heaven and Queen Kindly grab the headlines for major owners and trainers but Firmament’s victory in the Clipper Logistics Handicap was a major coup for racehorse syndication with a small group of locally-based owners winning the £53,000 first prize. The eight-strong syndicate, the aptly named Gallop… Read more »
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POSTPONED’S INTERNATIONAL THE JEWEL ON DAY ONE
POSTPONED may have had his doubters, dropping back to ten furlongs but to his supporters, the only surprise was not his win but his 15/8 starting price as he beat all-comers in one of the best Juddmonte International fields in recent years. The five-year-old son of Dubawi was winning his sixth race in a row… Read more »
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WELL HANDICAPPED SIRIUS HAS PROSPECTS AT KEMPTON
SIRIUS PROSPECT, without a win for his last 15 starts, is as a result, now well handicapped and he is interesting at Kempton this evening in the 8.10, a mile handicap. Now rated 95, he is eight pounds lower than his last win, which was at the Sunbury track over 7f in November 2014. A… Read more »
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LARGE FIELD FOR JUDDMONTE ON DAY ONE OF EBOR MEETING
YORK’S historic four-day Ebor Meeting kicks off tomorrow with the highlight being the Group One Juddmonte International which boasts twelve runners including the 6/4 favourite Postponed, seeking a six-timer. The Roger Varian-trained 5yo son of Dubawi, winner of £3.8 million, is dropping back in trip to 10f and seeking his first win over the trip. … Read more »
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SEAVIEW AND R BAR OPEN SUPPORTED AT LEICESTER
DEAN IVORY has two runners at Leicester today, Seaview and R Bar Open and both have come in for support in the markets. The former is having just her second run when one of eight runners in a fillies’ stakes over 5f, due off at 6.10pm. She showed promise on her debut at Windsor when competing… Read more »
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ROBERT WINSTON UNDER THE RADAR IN RP WEEKENDER
ROBERT WINSTON is having a great season, largely due to the winners he is riding for his main trainer, Dean Ivory and this has been highlighted in the latest edition of the Racing Post Weekender in the “Under the radar” article by Peter Scargill. Titled, “Winston forges winning link to give career fresh impetus”, the article,… Read more »
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK: QUIET BEFORE THE STORM
LAST week was a quiet one for the yard with just three runners. Surfina, Pearly Queen and Firmdecisions failed to trouble the judge but as they went off at 12/1, 12/1 and 16/1, not too much was expected. Keep an eye on though on Firmdecisions, who was already well handicapped going into the race on Saturday… Read more »
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FIRMDECISIONS HANDICAPPED TO RUN WELL
FIRMDECISIONS, a dual winner at HQ in May of last year but winless since, is handicapped to go well in the 3.40 at Newbury today. The 6yo son of Captain Rio has been out of form this year but he is five pounds below a winning mark and if he regains his form of last year, could… Read more »
