#Grosser Preis von Baden

The summer of 1966 was a memorable one, as Aunt Edith became the first filly to win the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot in what was the 16th renewal. Trained by Noel Murless and ridden by Lester Piggott, Aunt Edith was bouncing back from an odds-on defeat in the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot, where she finished a 15-length…

Almost 150 years of racing are covered in this week's look at Australia's best thoroughbreds, with horses on the list racing between 1866 and 2004. Who is included? Read on to find out who Justin Cinque, Andrew Hawkins and sheek have rated from 31 to 35. 35. Justin Cinque - The Barb (b. 1863) 22/16/2/1 (73%) The Barb is one of the first champions…

Jim Crowley enjoys an armchair ride on Baaeed in the Thoroughbred Stakes William Haggas and Shadwell Estates might have had a few balloons deflated this season with Mohaafeth and Al Aasy, but perhaps the combination's brightest star shone in the Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes when Baaeed strolled to arguably the most impressive performance of the…

Chris Hill brings us his round-up of the news from the bloodstock scene following a good weekend for Willie Mullins. With the Cheltenham Festival just over six weeks away, Willie Mullins' domination of the 2015-16 British and Irish jumps season showed no sign of relenting last week with the eight-time Irish champion trainer saddling all three…

Sunday's Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe could be run on soft ground, the man in charge of track conditions warned on Tuesday after the latest forecast predicted more rain will fall at Longchamp this weekend than had previously been expected. Soft ground would be unlikely to hinder Tarnawa or Hurricane Lane, who have both won in France in the last…

It's fair to say that the phrase an "embarrassment of riches" could have been coined at the Moulton Paddocks stables of Charlie Appleby with the Godolphin Empire having access to top notch racehorses. Yet, it takes the best to train the best and Appleby has won a succession of Group One races since being unveiled as Godolphin trainer in 2013,…

The daughter of Golden Horn, who is trained by Ralph Beckett, was an impressive seven-length winner on debut at Wolverhampton in July and then struck at Listed level in the Galtres Stakes at York the following month. Beckett and the Juddmonte operation, who own and bred the bay, have jointly decided to throw her hat into the ring for the Leger and…

End-of-season Timeform ratings: 79 (2yo), 104p (3yo), 129 (4yo), 134 (5yo) Pilsudski won only three of his first 10 races, but he progressed into a top-class performer, as tough and genuine a racehorse one could find, winning six Group One races and twice finishing second in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. After registering his first…

Initially, I didn't need any race form for this project. Weights and measures count, like times and ratings, breeding, management and navigation. But racehorses appeal simply as individuals. Watching them run, walk, parade or simply stand is one of life's pleasures - and educations. Winston Churchill once said, "There is something about the outside…

Better than this time last year when he was an unconsidered and largely unknown 72/1 outsider. The son of Adlerflug had just won a Group One at Baden-Baden, but a near three-length defeat to Alpinista at Hoppergarten seemed to put his claims against the cream of Britain and Ireland into perspective, only for him to wear down the form horses;…

You need a thick skin and ear muffs to be a handicapper but it's hard to feel much sympathy for the French assessors right now after they effectively prevented Verry Elleegant running in the Prix de l' Arc de Triomphe on Sunday. The multiple Group One winner and 2021 Melbourne Cup heroine has not been at her best in two starts this season since…

Peter Schiergen will take on Arc hero Torquator Tasso with Sammarco in Germany's biggest all-aged race, the Grosser Preis von Baden Arc-winning trainer Peter Schiergen looks set to ensure Frankie Dettori and Torquator Tasso do not have an easy time of things in next Sunday's €200000 Grosser Preis von Baden. Schiergen has confirmed that Deutsches…

Rebel's Romance: landed the Grosser Preis von Berlin last time Godolphin, Charlie Appleby and William Buick bid for more top-level international success when the four-timer-seeking Rebel's Romance contests the Preis von Europa at Cologne on Sunday. The four-year-old gained a Group 1 success at the first attempt with a neck victory in the Grosser…

Germany: Rene Piechulek will be aiming to stun ParisLongchamp for the second year in succession after German outsider Mendocino, trained by the jockey's girlfriend Sarah Steinberg, was given the green light to contest the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Last October, Piechulek and Torquator Tasso sloshed through a heavy track to defeat Tarnawa and…

Modern Games, shown winning the 2021 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, returns to North America for Saturday's Grade I Ricoh Woodbine Mile. Photo by Alex Evers, EclipseSportswire, courtesy of Breeders' Cup Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Racing moves back to Churchill Downs and Aqueduct this weekend, but the main focus is north of the border, where Woodbine stages an…

No horse since Frankel in 2012 has earned a higher rating on turf than the figure of 137 awarded to Baaeed for his outstanding display in the 2022 Juddmonte International at York. Baaeed was a stunning six-and-a-half-length winner of the Knavesmire Group 1 on his first crack at a trip beyond a mile, taking his record to a perfect ten. He had…