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Jockey Aaron Gryder, who rode Well Armed to victory in the $6-million Dubai World Cup this year, is moving his riding career from Southern California to Hong Kong.
Aaron Gryder said Tuesday he’s been invited to ride under contract for the Hong Kong Jockey Club. The 39-year-old jockey has ridden 3,218 winners and has purse earnings of more than $109 million since he began riding in 1987.
But he struggled during the recently ended Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park, where he finished out of the top 15 in the jockeys’ standings.
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Juddmonte Farms’s Champs Elysees, ridden by jockey Garrett Gomez, won Saturday’s 72nd running of the $2,001,200 Pattison Canadian International Stakes at Woodbine on October 17.
Trained by Bobby Frankel, Champs Elysees covered 1 1/2 miles on turf in 2:28.36 and paid $7.20, $4 and $3. Jukebox Jury placed second and returned $5.40 and $3.20. Buccellati came in third and paid $5.10 to show.
Immediately after the race, Garrett O’Rourke, Juddmonte Farms manager in Lexington, Kentucky, confirmed that Champs Elysees will be retired to their stud, Banstead Manor in England, rather than go on to the Breeders’ Cup Turf on November 7 at Santa Anita Park, which today’s victory offered, as part of the Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge.
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Mohammed Al Qatami and Khalid Al Mudhaf’s 44-1 longshot Lahaleeb, ridden by jockey William Buick, won Saturday’s $1,001,200 E. P. Taylor Stakes on October 17 at Woodbine becoming the highest-priced winner of the race in its 54 editions October 17.
Trained by Michael Channon, Lahaleeb covered 1 1/4 miles on turf in 2:02.89 and paid $90.70, $32.90 and $12.80. Rainbow View placed second and returned $3.70 and $2.60. Princess Haya came in third and paid $4.60 to show.
Lahaleeb got $600,000 for the E. P. Taylor Stakes win and a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf this November at Santa Anita as a Breeders’ Cup 2009 Challenge event.
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Field Commission, ridden by jockey Julien Leparoux, won the $547,400 Nearctic Stakes at Woodbine on Saturday, October 17.
Trained and co-owned (along with Ed Seltzer) by Daniel Vella, Field Commission covered 6 furlongs on turf in 1:09.23 and paid $13.20, $8.70 and $4.70. Bogue Chitto placed second and returned $18.20 and $7.60. Jungle Wave came in third and paid $2.80 to show.
The Nearctic Stakes winner Field Commission earned a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint on November 7 at Santa Anita as part of the Breeders’ Cup 2009 “Win and You’re In” series.
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Sea The Stars was retired Tuesday after becoming the first horse to complete a sweep of 3 top European horse races in the same season.
The 3-year-old Irish colt’s victory in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe this month followed triumphs in the English 2000 Guineas and Derby to make it six Group One wins in a row.
The retirement was made after discussions with owner Christopher Tsui. It denies Sea The Stars the chance for a final triumph at the Breeders’ Cup Classic on November 7 at Santa Anita Park.
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Eye Of The Leopard took the lead in the deep stretch and went on to win the 150th running of the $1-million Queen’s Plate at Woodbine Sunday, June 21.
Jockey Eurico Rosa da Silva earned his first Queen’s Plate win in his first mount in the race. San-Son Farms earned the $600,000 winner’s share in the Queen’s Plate, the first jewel in Canadian horse racing’s Triple Crown.
Eye of the Leopard paid $6.70, $4.10 and $2.90. Mr. Foricos Two U held on for second returning $7.20 and $4.60. Filly Milwaukee Appeal taking third paying $3.70 in the 13-horse Queen’s Plate field.
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Winstar Farm’s Well Armed, ridden by jockey Aaron Gryder, won the $6-million Dubai World Cup at Nad al Sheba Racecourse on Saturday, March 28.
Trained by Eoin Harty, Well Armed covered 10 furlongs in 2:01:01. Glória De Campeão, under jockey Jorge Leme, placed second while Paris Perfect with jockey Bernard Faydherbe aboard came in third. Horse wagering is illegal in Dubai. UAE Derby horse betting payouts are available in online racebooks such as Bodog Racebook, SBG Global Racebook, BetUS Racebook as well as Sportsbetting.com.
Other horses that raced in Nad al Sheba’s Dubai World Cup in order of finish: Muller, My Indy, Albertus Maximus, Snaafy, Casino Drive, Happy Boy, Muhannak, Arson Squad, Asiatic Boy, Joe Louis, Anak Nakal.
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Mafaaz won the Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes at Kempton Park by a neck and earned a spot in the Kentucky Derby field Wednesday, March 18.
The 3-year-old chestnut colt defeated 13 Kentucky Derby contenders in the $115,000 Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes, and gained one of the coveted 20 spots for the Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
Mafaaz cruised past long time leader Sohcahtoa and then held off a late challenge by Spring of Fame to win the inaugural Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes on Kempton Park’s all-weather track.
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A full field of 14 European-trained Kentucky Derby hopefuls will race in the inaugural running of the £80000 Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes at Kempton Park Wednesday, March 18.
In a linkup by Churchill Downs and British horse racing, the Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes offers to the winner a spot in the 2009 Kentucky Derby entries list which is limited to a field of 20. The Kentucky Derby 135 will be run on May 2.
Raced at 1 1/8 miles, Kempton Park’s Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes field of race horses with jockeys:
- Agente Parmigiano ridden by jockey Shane Kelly
- Akhenaten ridden by jockey Tony Culhane
- Close Alliance ridden by jockey Jimmy Fortune
- Depose ridden by jockey Steve Drowne
- Haashed ridden by jockey Jamie Spencer
- Keeptheboatafloat ridden by jockey Darren Williams
- Mafaaz ridden by jockey R. Hills
- Markyg ridden by jockey Fergus Sweeney
- Mastery ridden by jockey Joe Fanning
- Shampagne ridden by jockey Martin Dwyer
- Sohcahtoa ridden by jockey Ryan Moore
- Spring Of Fame ridden by jockey Chris Catlin
- Talking Hands ridden by jockey George Baker
- Weald Park ridden by jockey Richard Hughes
The Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes is the 3rd race in Kempton Park’s March 18 horse racing program. Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes post time is 7:50 pm GMT.
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Two-time Eclipse Award-winning filly Indian Blessing might pass the $2-million Golden Shaheen at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse in Dubai on March 28.
“I’m planning on going, but I’m looking for an excuse not to,” race horse trainer Bob Baffert said after filly Indian Blessing worked 5 furlongs on Santa Anita Park’s Pro-Ride Thursday in :59 seconds flat.
“I’m on the bubble. It’s a long way to go, even though I wasn’t planning to go myself. I was going to send Jimmy (assistant Jim Barnes), but he doesn’t want to go if I don’t go,” Baffert added. “I’m training her like she’s running, but there’s a lot of stuff going on. Johnny V. (Indian Blessing’s jockey, John Velazquez) wants to ride Quality Road (in the 2009 Florida Derby the same day as the Golden Shaheen).”
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