Tag: Thirsk

Tuesday’s Observations: Craven Breeze Up Sensation Debuts at Thirsk

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Tuesday's Insights features this season's Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up top filly Nariko.

13.50 Thirsk, Novice, £6,500, 2yo, f, 6fT
NARIKO (IRE) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) debuts two months after becoming the highest-priced filly at the Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale when selling for 600,000gns. Owned by Furkhat Ibragimov and trained by Kevin Ryan, the May-foaled half-sister to the G3 Molecomb S. winner Rumble Inthejungle (Ire) (Bungle Inthejungle {GB}) meets another pricey newcomer in Coverdale Stud's Lunar Shine (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), a James Horton-trained half-sister to the recent G1 Prix d'Ispahan winner Anmaat (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}) who cost 300,000gns at the Book 1 Sale.  

The post Tuesday’s Observations: Craven Breeze Up Sensation Debuts at Thirsk appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Source of original post

Thirsk Hunt Cup Adds Vickers As New Sponsor

Thirsk Racecourse added local independent bookmaker Vickers as its new sponsor of the 2023 Thirsk Hunt Cup, the racecourse said in a release on Wednesday.

First run in 1859, the £50,000 mile handicap headlines the Thirsk Hunt Cup Coronation Celebration Raceday on Saturday, May 6.

“We have had a great working relationship with Vickers for a couple of years now and we're thrilled to have them on board as sponsor of the Thirsk Hunt Cup,” said Erin Boswell, General Commercial Manager at Thirsk. “The race is always well supported, and the day is set to be a real celebration alongside the King's Coronation.”

The Darlington-based bookmaker was launched in 2020 by former jockey and trainer Ian Vickers and is now managed by his daughter Jo Vickers.

The post Thirsk Hunt Cup Adds Vickers As New Sponsor appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Source of original post

Lope de Vega Filly Earns TDN Rising Star Tag at Thirsk

With the build-up to Royal Ascot reaching fever pitch down South, Kevin Ryan unveiled the well-bred Glenlaurel (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}–Nada {GB}, by Teofilo {Ire}) in Thirsk's six-furlong Vickers.Bet Extra Places At Royal Ascot EBF Fillies' Novice S. on Tuesday and she outclassed overmatched rivals to attain 'TDN Rising Stardom' in hugely impressive fashion. The 9-1 chance dwelt as the gates opened and raced in rear through the initial fractions. Making eyecatching headway hard on the steel from halfway, she cruised into contention approaching the final furlong and powered clear once allowed an inch of rein to easily defeat Signora Camacho (Ire) (Camacho {GB}) by an unextended 3 3/4 lengths.

Glenlaurel, half-sister to a yearling filly by Dark Angel (Ire), is the third of four foals and second scorer produced by an unraced half-sister to five stakes performers headed by MG1SW sire Dubawi (Ire) (Dubai Millennium {GB}). Black-type descendants of her G1 Oaks d'Italia-winning second dam Zomaradah (GB) (Deploy {GB}), herself out of a half-sister to G1 Derby-winning sire High-Rise (Ire) (High Estate {Ire}), also include G2 Lancashire Oaks victrix Emirates Queen (GB) (Street Cry {Ire}) and stakes-winning G1 1000 Guineas and G1 Sun Chariot S. placegetter Cloak of Spirits (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}).

1st-Thirsk, £8,000, Nov, 6-14, 2yo, f, 6fT, 1:11.68, gd.
GLENLAUREL (IRE), f, 2, by Lope de Vega (Ire)
1st Dam: Nada (GB), by Teofilo (Ire)
2nd Dam: Zomaradah (GB), by Deploy (GB)
3rd Dam: Jawaher (Ire), by Dancing Brave
1ST-TIME STARTER. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $5,241. O/B-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum (GB); T-Kevin Ryan. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

The post Lope de Vega Filly Earns TDN Rising Star Tag at Thirsk appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Source of original post

What’s in a Name? O Captain and Leopold Bloom

On this side of the Atlantic, Gulfstream 2-year-old winner O CAPTAIN (c, 2, Carpe Diem–Mama Nadine {SW}, by A.P. Indy) connects Walt Whitman's most famous poem (“O Captain, My Captain,” on the death of President Lincoln) with Roman bard Horace's “Carpe Diem/Seize The Day,” probably via the 1989 movie “Dead Poets Society,” where an English lit teacher played by Robin Williams inspires his students to great ambitions with the help of both poets.

On the other side of the pond, Thirsk juvenile winner LEOPOLD BLOOM (c, 2, Ulysses {Ire}–Zuhoor Baynoona {Ire} {SW-Eng}, by Elnadim) is tied to his sire's name via the 1920 modernist masterpiece novel by James Joyce, whose protagonist is so called and represents an everyman on a personal odyssey, one June day in Dublin in 1904. ULYSSES (the book) is notoriously not an easy read: this did not prevent the final chapter–the sensual stream-of-consciousness monologue by Leopold's wife Molly– from becoming very popular. I therefore expect that somewhere there is a filly called MOLLY BLOOM waiting in the wings.

8th-Gulfstream, $45,000, Msw, 8-14, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:05.27, gd, 9 1/4 lengths.
O CAPTAIN (c, 2, Carpe Diem–Mama Nadine {SW}, by A.P. Indy) Sales History: $17,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $27,000. O-OGMA Investments, LLC; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Gustavo Delgado.

1st-Thirsk,10,100, Novice, 8-13, 2yo, 7fT, 1:28.00, gd.
LEOPOLD BLOOM (GB) (c, 2, Ulysses {Ire}–Zuhoor Baynoona {Ire} {SW-Eng}, by Elnadim) Sales history: 25,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT; 95,000gns 2yo '21 TATBRE. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $7,531.
O-Dewhurst, Batters & JCH Bloodstock; B-Cheveley Park Stud Limited (GB); T-David Loughnane

The post What’s in a Name? O Captain and Leopold Bloom appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Source of original post

Verified by MonsterInsights