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Prix de L’Arc runners 2010

HorseSense — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 00:06:56 +0000

The Arc is a Group 1 flat horse race which is available to purebreds aging 3 years and older. The race is run at Longchamp and have a outdistance of around 2,400 meters or 1 ½ miles. It is organized to take place each year and mostly during the first Sunday of October. This year’s meet includes an all-star cast of purebred race horses. Here’s a little peek on some of this year’s famous Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe runners.

Of the horse stables of Sir Michael Stoute, comes Workforce. Workforce is presently only three years old but has proved that he can run with the mature and lots more experienced experts. His most contemporary win was in the English Classic which was last June 2010. This victory not only made individuals set eyes on Workforce but it also made individuals recognize her as a force to be reckoned with.

next at the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe odds list is the Jean-Claude Rouget conditioned Bekhabad. Snatching a grand win on the last Juddmonte Grand Prix De Paris which was held last 14th of July, this French race horse is aiming to seize another striking win in this year’s Arc. Gerald Mosse is said to be Bekhabad’s jockey in this October’s huge event. This will without doubt be a challenge to this said contender for he will be up against one the most outstanding of thoroughbred race horses nowadays. Winning another victory won’t be a simple task.

This all-star list of runners wouldn’t be complete if it didn’t comprise the great Fame And Glory. This 4-year-old Aidan O’Brien conditioned colt has thoroughly built its mark this 2010. With her jockey Johnny Murtagh, Fame And Glory has grabbed four sequential triumphs which comprise the Coronation Cup at Epsom and the Royal Whip stakes at the Curragh.

Fame And Glory is viewed to be a vet, having entered in twelve various races. The victories that she carries in her title include winning the Mooresbridge Stakes and the Tattersalls Gold Cup which were both at the Curragh. These winnings are validation that this 4 year old colt genuinely belongs in the all-star list of this year’s Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe runners.

The anticipated event will happen this 3rd of October which of course, will be a Sunday. This meet boasts a purse of €6.3 million. And with this impressive line up on this year’s Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe runners, it wouldn’t be a disappointment to the eager fans that will be hailing from throughout the map.

One Of The Best Known Race Horses

HorseSense — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 23:38:11 +0000

The Most Famous Race Horse

One of the most famous race horses in history was born on March 29, 1917 in Lexington, Kentucky. The owner was August Belmont, son of the famous influential banker for whom the Belmont Stakes, and Belmont Park in New York was named. Belmont had carefully prepared for the colt by breeding from pedigreed Arabian stock on the sire’s side to the most respected English stock on the dam’s. But his plans were put on hold because America had entered World War I which engrossed the world and Belmont, at age 65, volunteered to serve. He was sent to France by the U.S. Army, his duties included preparing mules for the service. Belmont’s wife named the new foal “My Man O’ War” in honor of her husband. As the war dragged on, Belmont wired home for his wife to sell the 1917 string of yearlings including Man O’ War, (“My” had been dropped.)

Samuel Riddle of Glenn Riddle, Pa. purchased several yearlings from Mrs Belmont including Man O’ War. Riddle was a textile tycoon and relatively new to big time racing but he was immediately impressed by the attitude and look of the big chestnut colt. His intuition would not go unnoticed. He had the colt shipped by train to the Riddle farm in Worcester County, Maryland. By the spring of 1919 the blinding speed that Big Red, (as he had been nicknamed), was setting in his training times suggested to Riddle that he had acquired a remarkable horse.

In his first official race of 1919, Man O’ War won so easily in a field of outstanding young racehorses that his jockey was standing up in the irons looking back at the field as he crossed the finish line. Where ever the big colt raced that year he won, and it is reported that he crushed existing North American records. In one race at Belmont Park in 1920 he won by 100 lengths! His presence guaranteed unprecedented attendance for he seemed to electrify racing fans. Security had to constantly protect the horse against fans trying to pull keepsake hairs from his body, while constant threats on his life made it necessary to hire detectives to guard him at all times. At one time, Riddle was offered a signed blank check by a Texas millionaire to be made out in any amount for the big horse. Riddle refused to sell. He didn’t run him in the Kentucky Derby for training reasons but later that year, he easily beat the winner of the Derby as well as winning the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes.

Man O’ War went on to win every race he was ever entered in except one, establishing records that stood until the invention of the aluminum horse shoe and the changing of the race track surface. The only race that he ever lost was ironically to a horse named Upset, though he went on to convincingly beat this horse several times thereafter. This is where the term “it’s an upset” came from. That one loss is surrounded by mystery and subtle hints of possible wrong doing on the part of the track officials. His last official race was run in October of 1920 after Riddle had decided it would hurt the horse to have to carry the increasing handicap weight that was assigned to him. In this last race, he easily ran away from the winner of the 1919 Triple Crown in a match race.

In retirement, Man O’ War continued to set records by siring champions. Of the almost 400 foals that he sired, more than 200 of them became champions in their own right. Two of the more famous were Battleship, who won the English Grand National Steeplechase, and War Admiral, who was the 1938 Triple Crown winner. He died of a heart attack in 1947 at Riddle’s Faraway Farm in Kentucky, at thirty years old.

Across from the farm is a narrow dirt road called Holly Grove. About a half mile down this country lane one will find what is left of a former railroad. The tracks are gone now. Holly Grove is shaded by forests of gum, oak and holly trees. If one stops their car and gets out they will immediately be struck by the stillness. In the quiet one can imagine a train of long ago arriving and large numbers of local people gathering to watch the arrival of the champions and the new foals. High spirited thoroughbred horses, each carefully handled by its own groom were led down the ramps while trainers nervously looked on. The whole procession would start the short walk towards the farm along the sandy road with the grooms quietly talking to the horses to put them at ease. Each year the number of people who witnessed this annual event grows smaller. Soon only the trees will remain. The Riddle heirs reportedly have recently sold the 1500 acre training farm with its one mile racing oval to Arizona investors. Permits are presently being processed for a planned community complete with golf course and marina on the adjacent creek. Man O’ War and the Glen Riddle Farm will be remembered however as true gems of the rich heritage of Worcester County, Maryland.

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Dennis & Karen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:42:55 +0000

Thoroughbred Horse Racing and Their Various Forms

Author: James Murray

The most popular form of horse racing in the whole world is Thoroughbred horse racing and got so popular that some horse racing fans do not know of any other form of horse racing. Thoroughbred horse racing is also known as the “sport of kings” by some horse racing fans. A thoroughbred horse owner would hire a trainer to condition and train his horse for only one form of horse race, because a good trainer will know that there are training regimens for every type of horse race.

Sometimes an owner will opt to enter his horse in races that are similar to what the horse is being trained for. Thoroughbred horse racing comes in a number of different forms.

a) Maiden races, this type of thoroughbred horse racing places untested horses against one another and it is the debut of all these race horses. Some horse racing fans like this type of thoroughbred horse racing to be more exciting because of the fact that all the horses involved have not raced before. The whole career of a race horse in their maiden race often determines their future success and shows the world just what a race horse is capable of doing. In maiden races, thoroughbreds of varying ages participate. In this type of thoroughbred horse racing, in order to even the odds, horses carry similar weights and no handicapped penalties are involved.

b) Allowance racing, this type of thoroughbred horse racing involves horses that have already raced in their maiden race but are not ready for the grand stakes races. Usually, this type of thoroughbred horse racing involves racing for a purse that is higher then the purse involved in maiden races and owners use this type of race to train their horses.

c) Grand stakes racing, this type of thoroughbred horse racing is the most popular form with horse racing fans since it will involve a lot of money. Horse racing fans like this form of thoroughbred horse racing so they can wager money on their favorite race horse. The “grand stakes” in this race the reputation of the horse is on the line and also the amount of money involved. A grand stakes race winner usually becomes a celebrity among race horses. In this type of thoroughbred horse racing, the dreams of countless horse racing fans are also at stake because wagering in this type of thoroughbred horse racing can cost a lot of money. Some horse racing fans like to put their hopes and dreams on only one horse and that is the reason why thoroughbred horse racing will remain supported by horse racing fans all over the world today.

d) Handicap race, this type of thoroughbred horse racing is the evenest of all horse races, theoretically. The reason is that all the horses racing in this event have been handicapped according to their past performances in other horse races. More horse racing fans wager at this type of thoroughbred horse racing and the reason is that all of the odds are even. Theoretically, any horse has a chance to be a winner in a handicap race.

Although thoroughbred horse racing gains popularity because of the money involved, there are horseracing fans who see it as a great test of spirit. There are horses which have the potential to be great and real winners. However, if that horse did not have the will to win, then the potential would forever be useless. Thoroughbred horse racing is not just a game, it is a reflection of life.

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