The Racing Post (London, England) back issues from June 2008:
Fear not bravado behind Natagora Derby attempt; PRIX DU JOCKEY-CLUB.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Chief Correspondent James Willoughby believes connections are fighting shy of Zarkava FILLIES are doing it for themselves. Balanchine, Salsabil and Rags To Riches are among a select group of female racehorses to have beaten males in a modern Classic. Today at ...
Dettori thrilled as he bids for fourth victory.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Tom O'Ryan and Tony Elves FRANKIE DETTORI yesterday said he was "very excited" about the prospect of riding star filly Natagora for the first time in this afternoon's Prix du Jockey-Club. The 1,000 Guineas heroine tackles 19 colts in the Chantilly Classic, ...
Bary says star filly in super shape for history bid; PRIX DU JOCKEY-CLUB.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Desmond Stoneham French correspondent NATAGORA and Frankie Dettori bid for a slice of French racing history today as the 1,000 Guineas winner tries to become the first filly to land the Prix du Jockey-Club for 134 years. Oaks winner Bella Paola finished second ...
Guineas heroine out to emulate select few; PRIX DU JOCKEY-CLUB.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tony Smurthwaite IT IS rare enough for a grey to win a Derby, but a grey filly with a leading chance is definitely a draw card. Natagora goes to post with that billing today but Tagalie, foaled in 1909, has been there and done it. Trained by Dawson ...
Kandahar Run gives Cecil all the right signs for Derby bid; EPSOM LATEST.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Tony Elves and Tony O'Hehir KANDAHAR RUN gave Henry Cecil all the positive signs he would have hoped for ahead of a Vodafone Derby bid on Saturday with another exhilarating workout on Racecourse Side yesterday morning. The Rock Of Gibraltar colt put himself ...
Papal Bull to carry new colours in Coronation Cup; EPSOM LATEST.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Tony Elves PAPAL BULL will carry new colours when he steps back into the ring in the Juddmonte Coronation Cup at Epsom on Friday with the quest for Group 1 glory top of the agenda for the Montjeu horse. The Sir Michael Stoute-trained five-year-old sported ...
Mia's Boy heading for Diomed; EPSOM LATEST.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Turia Tellwright CHRIS DWYER is looking to step the progressive Mia's Boy, third favourite for the Royal Hunt Cup, up to Group 3 level in Friday's Juddmonte Diomed Stakes at Epsom, writes Turia Tellwright. The four-year-old impressed when winning the Listed ...
Ground soft after dry day; EPSOM LATEST.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... THE going at Epsom yesterday remained officially soft, with clerk of the course Andrew Cooper reporting a dry day at the track, before reiterating that he would assess conditions as the week progressed before deciding on a course of action as regards ...
The pipes, the pipes are calling - and I can't resist.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Paul Haigh Diary extract: A week in the life of Pongo Pugh-Pygson, clerk of the course extraordinaire Monday 10am Awoke. Scratched privates. Considered eternal verities. Namely watering (God, I love it). Scratched privates again. Went ...
Backroom stalwart Germon celebrated.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Graham Dench THE career of backroom stalwart Michael 'Gerry' Germon was celebrated at Goodwood yesterday by one of Racing Welfare's 'Lifetime In Racing' races, won in style by Sylvester Kirk's oment's Notice, writes Graham Dench. Germon, born in 1940, started ...
Controversial rule 4 changes put on hold.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Turia Tellwright TATTERSALLS COMMITTEE will meet on Thursday to discuss controversial plans to modify its rule 4 and increase the takeouts levied on punters in the event of non-runners, after deciding not to implement the change from today, as originally proposed. ...
Findlay adds Beshabar to his string.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Andrew King BESHABAR, smart winner of the EBF Novices' Handicap Hurdle final at Sandown in March, has been bought for an undisclosed sum by Harry Findlay to run in the colours of his mother Maggie, writes Andrew King. The six-year-old won twice from four ...
Death of former trainer Asquith.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: David Lawrence PETER ASQUITH, formerly a trainer but better known recently as the owner of high-class sprinter Celtic Mill, has died, writes David Lawrence. In his 80s but still actively involved in a sport he had enjoyed for more than 40 years, Asquith died ...
O'Neill passes away.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tony O'Hehir JIMMY O'NEILL, a senior member of the Turf Club's security staff, died in Naas Hospital on Friday night at the age of 83, writes Tony O'Hehir. O'Neill had been critically ill since last Sunday when he suffered a massive heart attack while on ...
Power suffers head injuries.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Tony O'Hehir JOCKEY Ian Power was in a serious but stable condition last night in the intensive care unit of Waterford Hospital after suffering head injuries in a fall at Tramore on Friday evening. Power's mount, Takeyourpick, trained by Gerry Cully, fell ...
Dobbs stood down for day after failing breath test.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Turia Tellwright PAT DOBBS was yesterday stood down from his seven rides at Goodwood and Lingfield after failing a breath test, writes Turia Tellwright. In a statement made by the stewards at Goodwood, where Dobbs missed a winning ride aboard the Marcus ...
Fahey's 'genuine mistake' sees wrong horse sent to Haydock.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom O'Ryan RICHARD FAHEY has held his hands up and admitted that a "genuine mistake" was made in sending the wrong horse from his Malton stable to run at Haydock on Friday night, writes Tom O'Ryan. Thunder Bay was to have been his representative in the sprint ...
THE THINGS THEY SAID.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... He has a devastating turn of foot, which makes really good horses so special" Aidan O'Brien, as Henrythenavigator completes the Guineas double at the Curragh "We didn't have proper Guineas ground. There was no need to have the ground as firm as it was" ...
QUOTE OF THE WEEK.(Sports)(Quotation)
Jun 01, 2008 ... "I'm coming out of the sport - and I'm sure plenty of people in the media will be delighted" Controversial owner ...
Captain Gerrard 'did stunning piece of work' INTERNATIONAL PREVIEW: FRANCE Prix du Gros-Chene G2 Chantilly 5f (3.15pm, live on ATR/RUK).(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Desmond Stoneham THE record of British-based visitors in the Prix de l'Abbaye is the stuff of racing legend and this Group 2 has the feel of the Longchamp sprint in miniature, writes Desmond Stoneham. Half the 12-strong field for the Gros-Chene are trained in ...
Zambezi Sun out to shine once again; INTERNATIONAL.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... THE main supporting race on a fine card this afternoon is the Grand Prix de Chantilly (3.50), a 1m2f event featuring a pair of Group 1 winners in Zambezi Sun and Doctor Dino. Zambezi Sun reached the pinnacle of his career with an easy win in a rather controversial Juddmonte ...
Big juvenile win for Darley; INTERNATIONAL.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Andrew O'Toole AUSTRALIA SHEIKH MOHAMMED'S Darley operation got an early return on their massive investment in Australia when Fravashi (Peter Snowden/Corey Brown) sprinted clear in the EURA550,000 (EUR337,700) Sires'Produce Stakes yesterday.writes Andrew O'Toole. ...
Garnica follows up for Nicholls; INTERNATIONAL REPORT: FRANCE Prix du Palais Royal G3 Longchamp 7f.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Desmond Stoneham BACK in France for the first time since joining David Nicholls, Garnica produced his best form to land back-to-back wins in the Group 3 Prix du Palais Royal at Longchamp yesterday, writes Desmond Stoneham. The other British-trained runners, ...
BETTING WINDOW TODAY'S NAPS; INTERNATIONAL.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... France Desmond Stoneham Noble Prince 3.50 Chantilly See spotlight verdict, page 72 South Africa Dave Randall Via Della 3.10 Kenilworth Filly won a strong 1m4f handicap here on ...
BETTING WINDOW TODAY'S NAPS; INTERNATIONAL.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... France Desmond Stoneham Noble Prince 3.50 Chantilly See spotlight verdict, page 72 South Africa Dave Randall Via Della 3.10 Kenilworth Filly won a strong 1m4f handicap here on penultimate start; ...
TurfTV adds coverage; INTERNATIONAL.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... TURFTV augmentso its service to Britain and Ireland's betting shops from today when adding live coverage of South African racing and a range of virtual racing products to its coverage of 31 British racecourses. Races will ...
Brittain runs two in German 1,000; INTERNATIONAL PREVIEW: GERMANY German 1,000 Guineas G2 Dusseldorf 1m.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: David Conolly-Smith CLIVE BRITTAIN launches a two-pronged attack on the Group 2 German 1,000 Guineas at Dusseldorf today - a race he won eight years ago with the subsequent three-time Group 1 heroine Crimplene, writes David Conolly-Smith. His representatives ...
IN BRIEF: Murtagh appeal date.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... JOHNNY MURTAGH'S appeal against the severity of a threeday careless riding ban imposed at the Curragh a week ago will be heard before racing at Leopardstown on Wednesday. Murtagh was banned for June 8, 9 and 11 for his riding of Westphalia, who finished second in the 6f maiden ....
IN BRIEF: Nass warning.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... THE National Association of Stable Staff has won over pounds 50,000 for its members in settlement of claims brought against employers. Two cases, involving four-and five-figure sums, have recently been ...
IN BRIEF: Newbury club night.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... THE West Berkshire Racing Club meets in the Copper King Bar at Newbury racecourse at 8pm on Tuesday. Discussing prospects for the Derby ...
IN BRIEF: Travis guest spot.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... SEAN TRAVIS, work-rider for Jeremy Noseda and voted 2008 stable employee of the year after 45 years in racing, is the special guest of the ...
Spacious begins her countdown to Ascot; Newmarket gallops.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tony Elves SPACIOUS has been given plenty of time to recharge her batteries since going down by half a length to Natagora in the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket, but it was time for the ground work to recommence on Racecourse Side yesterday as the countdown to the Coronation ...
Hala Bek could return at Goodwood.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tony Elves HALA BEK could be in line for a belated return to action this week, with an entry made for the Halling colt in the Listed Hildon Stakes at Goodwood on Friday night, just a day short of two years since he was last seen in action on the racecourse, writes Tony ...
Hard-working family man with a serious score to settle on the go-karting circuit; THE QUESTIONNAIRE.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ian Williams When a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Initially a jockey, but later to be like my father Billy, a racehorse trainer. What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given? To go up to Birmingham and meet an Irish man who was ...
15-2 Natagora should get first run on rivals; PRICEWISE.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: emstyle="bold">Tom Segal Today's betNatagora4.35 Chantilly1pt win at 15-2 with Hills THE French three-year-old colts have appeared to be distinctly average so far. Yes, Falco won the Poulains, but he beat two British-trained horses who haven't won a race for ...
Adorabella capable of outclassing opposition; TRADING POST.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Adorabella 3.40 Bath Back (nap) From a staying family on dam's side and fair form in bumpers over a year ago, so no surprise to see her improve for the step up to 1m3f/1m4f on final three Flat starts last season. Pick of form has come when she has been ...
Richard Mullen shows; TRADING POST.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Richard Mullen shows nerves of steel to produce Formax as late as possible to edge out ...
BANKERS OR BLOWOUTS? TRADING POST.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Another Ambition 3.20 Perth SP forecast 13-8 Showed next to nothing on testing ground in Ireland, but travelled like a winner for a long way when dropped into novice company on good to soft over 2m5f here in April, leaving impression this shorter trip on a ...
TRADING REPORT; TRADING POST.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Samuel roars past 1.03 Tiger FEW horses shed their maiden tag in a Listed race, but Samuel's first success on his eighth start in the 1m6f Listed contest at York shouldn't have come as a big surprise considering the John Dunlop-trained four-year-old had kept Pattern company ...
THE STATS THAT MATTER; TRADING POST.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... 100% Stephen Craine is unbeaten in two rides on Heather Dalton's handicap chaser Victor Daly. The seven-year-old, who has a 2-8 record with other jockeys on board, bids to make it a hat-trick of wins in the 3.50 at Perth Peter Bowen has been fairly successful when sending ...
Heart Shaped looks a lovely Queen Mary wager; Young guns James Pyman's weekly look at two-year-olds focuses on upcoming Royal Ascot contests TRADING POST.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... IT WAS a double for first-season sire One Cool Cat in last week's juvenile Listed races at Beverley and Sandown. Knavesmire caused an upset at 40-1 in the Hilary Needler Trophy for fillies at Beverley, while improving colt Icesolator took the National Stakes at Sandown. ...
'Oniz Tiptoes has been prepared for this' - Wainwright; TODAY'S ACTION.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... 3.50 Perth Langvale Homes Perth Gold Cup Handicap Chase 3m ATR Card page 52 Key stat The Pipe family have won two of the four runnings, each time with a seven-year-old carrying more than 11st. David Pipe's Buena Vista shoulders top ...
'Oniz Tiptoes has been prepared for this' - Wainwright.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... 3.50 Perth Langvale Homes Perth Gold Cup Handicap Chase 3m ATR Card page 52 Key stat The Pipe family have won two of the four runnings, each time with a seven-year-old carrying more than 11st. David Pipe's Buena Vista shoulders top weight here ...
Horse in focus Digital; TODAY'S ACTION.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Paul Kealy FEW horses run as often as the Mick Channon-trained Digitial, who today at Bath will start his 131st race in the Bet Totepool at Totesport.com Handicap (5.10). That is 29 races more than the entire field for today's 20-runner Prix du Jockey Club ...
BEST LONGSHOT; TODAY'S ACTION.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... DREAM CITY is likely to go well in Bath's opening 5f maiden (2.10), having the benefit of a previous run against several debutants, writes Joseph Isherwood. The daughter of Elusive City represents an in-form Marcus Tregoning, whose ...
Horse in focus; Digital.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Paul Kealy FEW horses run as often as Digital, who today at Bath will start his 131st race in the Bet Totepool at Totesport.com Handicap (5.10). That is 29 races more than the entire field for today's 20-runner Prix du Jockey-Club have managed, yet age does ...
Prospect Wells improving at right time to land Classic; BIG-RACE TRENDS.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Prix du Jockey-Club Mitsubishi Motors 4.35 Chantilly Key trends Run over 1m4f before 2005 Won earlier that season, nine winners in last ten runnings Finished in first two last time out, 9/10 Had won a Group race as a three-year-old, ...
SICK NOTE; BIG-RACE TRENDS.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Alex Lawrence SUE BRADBURNE saddles two runners at Perth today, both returning from a 322-day layoff, writes Alex Lawrence. Not A Trace runs in the JD Pipes Novices' Handicap Chase (4.50), having been pulled up over course and distance in July last year on ...
Tips box Drying ground will boost chances of Pochard on return to the Flat; BIG-RACE TRENDS.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Craig Thake Newmarket Tony Elves Pochard (4.40 Bath, nap) Has been in great form over hurdles, winning her last two at Fakenham to supplement a first win at Fontwell at the beginning of last month, and James Eustace's aim is to try to get the Inchinor mare to win on the ...
Natagora can put the colts in their place; BIG-RACE TRENDS.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Desmond Stoneham View from France THE 1,000 Guineas winner Natagora can put 19 colts in their place and record a famous victory in the Prix du Jockey-Club. Having delighted her trainer Pascal Bary since her Newmarket success, she shone in a brilliant piece of ...
SMARTER THAN YOUR AVERAGE TRAINER; If the year ends in 8, it has to be Luca Cumani for the Derby - or so the more superstitious punters will tell you. Paul Haigh met him, and discovered there is more ssubstance to Curtain Call's Epsom challenge INTERVIEW LUCA CUMANI.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Paul Haigh THERE is an old, true story about Luca Cumani that dates from the mid-1980s. This was back in the days when men were men, and many racing pressmen were absentminded drunks. Michael Seely, then correspondent of The Times, phoned the young but ...
'I'd avoid the King George with a three-year-old - it's a race for older horses' INTERVIEW LUCA CUMANI CUMANI ON . . .(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The status of the Derby "In a way it's not the race it used to be because 30 years ago there were really only two big races, and they were the Derby and the Arc. Since then, these two have come in for some tremendous competition from races all around the world, especially at the end of the ...
Former boss Rohan pops in on Stoute; Racing people.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... HELPING to ensure Sir Michael Stoute's Derby plans were on schedule was his former boss Pat Rohan, who spent a few days with his ex-assistant at Freemason Lodge last week. The lifelong tee-totaller set Stoute on his way many moons ago and he was on site on Wednesday morning, ...
The Pope to give mass at Randwick; Racing people.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... RANDWICK racecourse will host a very special guest next month, when Pope Benedict XVI (below) descends on to the hallowed turf of Australia's premier racetrack to give mass to a predicted crowd of 400,000 catholics, as part of the World Youth Day celebrations in Sydney. The ...
Snaith celebrates his 80th birthday; Racing people.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... LAST Sunday marked another landmark in the remarkable life of Willie Snaith, who celebrated his 80th birthday at his flat in Hillside, New market. The Queen's former jockey rode more than 900 winners and finished seventh to Lester Piggott on Her Majesty's Landor when the Long ...
Rothery cuts a dash on blaster Masta Plasta; YORK.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: by Tom O'Ryan MASTA PLASTA, winner of the Norfolk Stakes when it was transferred from Royal Ascot to York three years ago, yesterday gained his first success since then in the pounds 50,000 National Express Scottish Sprint Cup, transferred temporarily from Musselburgh to ...
Moore the major player in success for Cadeaux; HAYDOCK.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: by David Carr HIS mount may have been the star when Ryan Moore cruised to Pattern-race success here seven days earlier, but it was the former champion jockey who took all the plaudits this time. Moore had been content to let the horse do the talking after ...
Scoop6 punters out of luck again.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... THE Scoop6 will roll over for a second successive week after 12-1 shot Samuel blew away the majority of punters' chances when defeating Tranquil Tiger at York yesterday. Just four tickets remained entering the ...
Sinful Pleasure provides Halford with another win at 'lucky' tracK; TRAMORE.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: by Tony O'Hehir MICHAEL HALFORD has had a long and successful association with Tramore, both with his jumpers and Flat horses, and the Curragh trainer was again on the mark when Sinful Pleasure took the 1m4f 50-85 handicap. "Without question, this has been a ...
Bankable looks Hunt Cup 'good thing' after win; GOODWOOD.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: by Graham Dench BANKABLE is set to go off the shortestpriced Royal Hunt Cup favourite in recent memory after bolting up by nearly four lengths from rivals theoretically much better treated than he was in the On The House Stakes. Already a warm favourite for ...
Newcomer Himalya justifies market support despite greenness; DONCASTER.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: by Colin Russell THIS was one the dogs got right. Before racing, they were barking that Himalya, from the Jeremy Noseda yard, was the one for the juvenile maiden, and he was sent off a prohibitive 4-6 shot on his debut in the 16-horse field. The ...
Letter: Rule 4 and the need to address real situations.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Simon Walmsley IT IS entirely understandable in a situation such as the one with rule 4 deductions, which has so blatantly been to the disadvantage of the bookmaker, that those getting the best of the deal should not want things to change. The Gambling ...
Letter: Factors to consider.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Steve Robinson THE claim by Tattersalls Committee that its revised scale is "a reflection of the more accurate deductions in place with other outside agencies" (May 27) is, in my view, simply not true. Moreover, any scale of deductions in this format is always ...
Letter: Best solution for Durdans.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Lord Halifax THE Racing Post article about my plans for the future of the Durdans Stables, Epsom (May 27) made a number of points, some stated, others implied, which simply are not accurate, and I would like to put these right. The "significant commercial ...
Letter: Well done Sandown.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Peter Deal I WOULD like to commend Sandown Park racecourse for its speedy and welcome response to owners in the wake of the regrettable abandonment of racing after the third race on Wednesday, May 21. My horse, Zaskar, was declared to run at the meeting, and ...