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Patrick Wilson-trained Kohira got off the mark at the second time of asking on Saturday afternoon and, together with Veronika Jandová’s debutant Space Memory, gave Lulu Tøpholm a one-two. Later in the afternoon Reine d’Allure also won in the light blue colours.
Deauville is once again the centre of the European thoroughbred world this week. From Saturday evening and for three days Arqana sells 325 of the finest yearlings in France — and Arqana’s Scandinavian representative Morten Buskop is already on the ground in Normandy.
The four-year-old Into Mischief colt Sovereignty is the week’s biggest climber in the TRC World Rankings. Saturday’s success in the Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga lifts him from 15th to fifth, and he is now the leading American horse.
Only two runners lined up for Thursday’s opening race at Øvrevoll, and one of them was left with little to enjoy. Niels Petersen-trained Ice And Fire got off the mark at the first time of asking and now looks set to go on to Norsk Kriterium on Norwegian Derby day on 23 August.
Former Danish St. Leger winner New York Strip remains unbeaten over jumps. On Tuesday evening at Bro Park, Tobias Hellgren’s seven-year-old Danish-bred gelding took the Calvados Memorial over 3450 metres for the second year running, and his winning run is now up to nine.
Arguably the biggest name in European racing this year, the three-year-old Night Of Thunder colt Bow Echo, has been retired. His trainer George Boughey has just announced the news after a minor setback in training.
Three-year-old filly by Omaha Beach – Cumbria / Distorted Humor
Two-year-old Irish-bred filly by Calyx – Stranagone / Motivator.
Norway’s Frida Valle Skar rounded off Saturday’s Shergar Cup at Ascot by winning the last race on the card, the Shergar Cup Mile, on the outsider Crown Board. Now the 28-year-old jockey, who is based in France, returns to Øvrevoll for the first time in 10 years: on Norwegian Derby day on 23 August she has four rides in the book so far – all for Cathrine Erichsen.
It is a rare thing indeed for a race to attract a field of just two horses – but that is exactly what awaits on Thursday evening at Øvrevoll, where
Exactly two weeks on from Derby day, Klampenborg stages a seven-race card on Saturday afternoon, with the first off at 12.45. Highlights include three qualifying heats of Klampenborg’s popular Handicap
Before Sunday’s feature event in Gothenburg, Elkær Stutteri’s Grey Tycoon had won twice in his career, both times at Klampenborg and both times making all the running. This time, Niels