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Giant's Causeway

2 months

Here's something I wrote.... How To Create An Elite Sire

One of the peculiarities of Twitter (Or indeed any in-depth discussion across any walk of life) is the fact that certain debates never seem…

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Giant's Causeway

@theironhorse00

1 year

I don’t think anything screams “I have a gambling problem” more than someone who bets on whether flights will be delayed

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@theironhorse00

1 year

He’ll always have his haters but Auguste Rodin is only the second Derby winner this century after New Approach to have won a G1 as a 2yo, the Derby, and two all-age G1s as a 3yo

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@theironhorse00

2 years

Ruby is so good, it's as if he misses nothing

ITV Racing

@itvracing

2 years

Honeysuckle run analysis with @Ruby_Walsh . 🤓🧐 #ITVRacing | @Fairyhouse | #honeysuckle

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@theironhorse00

7 months

Redemption Day is a 7yo who was having his 6th run in a bumper What are we even doing here?

Racing TV

@RacingTV

7 months

🏆 The Grade One-placed Redemption Day stays on powerfully to record a first win since December 2021 at @Fairyhouse for Willie Mullins

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@theironhorse00

1 year

We are now 24 races into Royal Ascot. Julie Camacho, Willie Mullins, Mick Appleby, Nicky Henderson, and Adrian Murray each have 1 winner. Charlie Appleby has 0 winners so far

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@theironhorse00

7 months

Galopin Des Champs is (a) the best 3m chaser this side of Kauto Star and (b) the best horse Willie Mullins has ever trained

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@theironhorse00

2 years

Be some job if Constitution Hill were to win the Arc given he's missing two very important things necessary for him to run there

Racing Post

@RacingPost

2 years

🗣 "I'd have him in the Gold Cup" - @brucemillington 🗣 "I'd run him on the flat and throw him in the Arc" - @robbiewilders The panel discuss what they would do with Constitution Hill next season #RacingPostLive | 18+ #GambleAware

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@theironhorse00

8 months

Let's call a spade a spade, Cheltenham so far has been like the NH season to date.... Dull, dull, dull, briefly broken up by bouts of incompetence and mind-numbing sagas

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@theironhorse00

2 years

I don't think any horse will ever win 16 G1 chases in open company again. For reference, Galopin Des Champs has won 3 G1s in open company. At the same age, Kauto Star had already won 5 G1s and was still winning G1s at the age of 11. An almost impossible feat to match

Great British Racing

@GBRacing

2 years

Paying tribute to Kauto Star, born on this day in the year 2000. A winner of 16 Grade 1s and still the only horse to ever regain the Gold Cup 🏆 Sorely missed ❤️

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@theironhorse00

11 months

Sounds a bit hyperbolic but Ruby may be the best pundit racing has ever had Francome and Jim McGrath were great but Ruby’s analysis is surgical in its precision

Racing TV

@RacingTV

11 months

The first 'Analyse This' of the new series! Expert insight from Ruby Walsh on the Champion Chase at @Downroyal , honest views on the winning ride and what Gold Cup candidate Gerri Colombe needs to improve on... #RoadToCheltenham

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@theironhorse00

1 year

If it’s true that Auguste Rodin, as a Deep Impact, needs time between his races, it only goes to show how good Sea The Stars’s performances were in 2009. You can’t win the Guineas, Derby, Eclipse, Juddmonte, ICS, and Arc unbeaten whilst being 100% in every race

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@theironhorse00

4 months

Auguste Rodin now a G1W at 2, 3, and 4 out of a mare who was a G1W at 2, 3, and 4

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@theironhorse00

5 months

City of Troy - Justify Ambiente Friendly - Gleneagles Los Angeles - Camelot Deira Mile - Camelot Sayedaty Sadaty - Camelot That’s a lot of Coolmore stallions

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@theironhorse00

7 months

To give Matt Chapman credit where credit is due, this is an excellent interview

ITV Racing

@itvracing

7 months

“Willie Mullins, he IS Cheltenham” @MCYeeehaaa catches up with @WillieMullinsNH after a pretty epic Cheltenham Festival #ITVRacing | #Cheltenham

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@theironhorse00

9 months

This sort of stuff is getting out of hand, it’s why I don’t think there should be a Champion Bumper at the Festival A bumper is supposed to be a means of educating a horse with little-to-no racing experience, run in one or two and then on to hurdles

Road To Cheltenham

@RoadCheltenham

9 months

✅️ Current plan is for REDEMPTION DAY to run in the Grade 2 bumper at the Dublin Racing Festival. 👍🏻 Novice hurdling likely to be on the agenda next season now...

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@theironhorse00

10 months

If Langer Dan runs poorly in this and the handicapper drops him again….

Racing Post

@RacingPost

10 months

Coral Cup hero Langer Dan, Sonigino, Nemean Lion and Impose Toi feature among a field of 19 for the Lanzarote Hurdle at Kempton.

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@theironhorse00

6 months

Tbh, Galopin Des Champs vs Fastorslow is the best rivalry NH has had in a long while, maybe the best since Kauto v Denman Most of the other rivalries we've seen since wouldn't have raced against each other as much & would've been more one-sided than GDC vs Fastorslow (3-3)

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@theironhorse00

7 months

Dan Skelton: "I'm just gutted that he got beat, I want to win on merit" That's a funny argument to be making when the horse in question is Langer Dan

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@theironhorse00

7 months

Fact To File Inothewayurthinkin Spillane’s Tower Corbetts Cross Iroko I doubt an owner has ever had a stronger crop of novice chasers

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@theironhorse00

6 months

I just find the discussion about City of Troy’s height to be very funny This feels like people discussing a man’s height “He says he’s 6ft” “He’s just saying that, he’s actually 5’10”

irishracing.com

@irishracing

6 months

“I would imagine there was very few horses as big as him in the Guineas” Aidan O’Brien measures City Of Troy to 16.1 and discusses Guineas disappointment

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@theironhorse00

2 years

Is this the best squad Nicky has had since 2012/2013? Jet Powered - Supreme/Ballymore Jonbon - Arkle Constitution Hill - Champion Hurdle Epatante & Marie's Rock - Mares' Hurdle Shishkin - Champion Chase Champ, Buzz, & Marie's Rock - Stayers' Hurdle Luccia - Dawn Run

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@theironhorse00

2 months

Blue Point the greatest sprinter of all time? WTF?

William Hill Racing

@WillHillRacing

2 months

🗣️ "Black Caviar was amazing, but I’m going to say Blue Point!" 🤔 Who is the greatest sprinter of all time?

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@theironhorse00

3 months

Mill Stream's owner must have been a fan of Nijinsky back in the day

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@theironhorse00

2 years

Barry Connell: "The Albert Bartlett is for slow horses, Good Land isn't a slow horse"

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@theironhorse00

20 days

One thing Juddmonte deserve real credit for is how they have campaigned Bluestocking Got the Group win at York & then made sure to bank a G1 in the Pretty Polly Then they had a few cracks at the big time in three of Europe’s biggest races plus the Vermeille in quick succession

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@theironhorse00

1 month

Porta Fortuna confirmed as staying in training next year per RTÉ

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@theironhorse00

1 year

Auguste Rodin not exactly in bad company here

Simon Rowlands

@RowleyfileRRR

1 year

Latest ATR Sectional Spotlight. How Auguste Rodin did something no Derby winner has done recently. How good Ace Impact looks to be. The turn of foot shown by Emily Upjohn. What to make of The Oaks. And more besides.

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@theironhorse00

1 year

Let's be honest, Wesley Ward gets way too much TV coverage relative to his training ability

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@theironhorse00

2 years

1. The Antarctic is good 2. Blackbeard is very good 3. Little Big Bear is very, very good

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@theironhorse00

3 months

In equine terms, Hocker beating Kerr and Ingebrigtsen feels like Imperial Commander beating Denman and Kauto Star

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@theironhorse00

7 months

Aintree is in a funny spot right now British trainers skipping Cheltenham & going to Aintree instead as they’ve a better chance of winning there Irish trainers going to Aintree instead of Punchestown because they think it’s easier to beat the British rather than WPM

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@theironhorse00

4 months

Do we know whether Auguste got the plane or the boat over? This sounds like a stupid question but he flew to Newmarket & Ascot and flopped whereas he took the boat to Doncaster & Epsom and won Would be a brave (Although possibly foolish) move to go by plane again

ITV Racing

@itvracing

4 months

Auguste Rodin in the house 👨‍🎨 #ITVRacing | #RoyalAscot

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@theironhorse00

5 months

Luxembourg one of the very few horses to have won a G1 at 2, 3, 4, and 5

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@theironhorse00

6 months

Never mind El Fabiolo versus Jonbon, looks like we’re getting Impaire Et Passe versus Langer Dan again!

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@theironhorse00

2 years

Something that went unnoticed yesterday amidst all the Honeysuckle hullabaloo was that Echoes In Rain was travelling really well up until her fall at the second last

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@theironhorse00

1 year

Coolmore deciding not to retire Auguste Rodin wasn't very Coolmore-like; the question then becomes why did they do it? Let's have a look at a few of the potential reasons as to why they didn't retire him...

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@theironhorse00

9 months

The lad in front of me was absolutely screaming and roaring in delight after the race, thought he must have been connected to Il Etait Temps in some way And then he turns around and shouts “Up Barry Connell’s arse”

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@theironhorse00

3 months

The von Ullmann family were in the news yesterday as breeders and owners of Goliath but I suppose what people do not realise is the huge impact they have had on modern breeding....

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@theironhorse00

7 days

No disrespect to connections but I feel like that race (And previous renewals) shows why the Champion Stakes is worse than the Juddmonte, ICS, and Eclipse Champions Day may be a commercial success but I think from a sporting perspective, it has been a failure

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@theironhorse00

1 year

James Doyle has ridden more G1s for Coolmore this year than Godolphin

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@theironhorse00

7 months

I think you could make a good argument that Paddy Twomey is the best Irish flat trainer not named Aidan O'Brien

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@theironhorse00

3 months

Now there’s a pedigree and a half

Sky Sports Racing

@SkySportsRacing

3 months

One to watch! Zarigana, a two-year-old out of the Frankel mare Zarkamiya, showcases her huge potential at @fgchantilly …

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@theironhorse00

2 years

For anyone of a GAA persuasion, here is the racist incident from yesterday's Wexford-Tipperary game

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@theironhorse00

2 years

£350k for a 20yo stallion with 4 Classic winners (And never had a horse placed in the Derby/Oaks) seems a bit steep IMO

Sky Sports Racing

@SkySportsRacing

2 years

Wow! 💰💰💰 Dubawi's stallion fee has been raised to £350,000 by @DarleyStallions (from £250k) for next year, surpassing Frankel's new fee of £275k!

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@theironhorse00

5 months

Maybe I'm too cynical but there's nothing that could convince me Amo Racing aren't doping Dodgy owner Sending horses to trainers with no real track record of success and yet are successful Robson Aguiar is probably training these horses; why doesn't he have a license?

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@theironhorse00

1 year

MV Magnier is surely lying through his teeth when he says they’re strongly considering keeping Auguste Rodin in training?

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@theironhorse00

8 months

I’ve seen some suggest that if State Man were to win the CH, there should be an asterisk placed next to his name State Man is a 7yo & has won 7 open G1s, that compares to the 3 open G1s won by Hors La Loi, Sublimity, Punjabi, & Rock On Ruby put together outside of their CHs

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@theironhorse00

10 months

We should start a petition to bring back the Coolmore shop I remember Aidan wearing a Blackbeard Nike jacket at Ballydoyle last Spring, people would have been all over that

Kevin Buckley

@BuckleyKevin

10 months

PADDiNGTON🐻 📸 @coolmorestud via @theTDN

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@theironhorse00

4 months

Still can’t believe Rab Havlin will be riding Ambiente Friendly on Sunday, whatever about him taking the ride at Epsom but he’s surely never ridden in Ireland before? Could have had Colin Keane who could ride the Curragh blindfolded

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@theironhorse00

1 year

Horses that ran in the year 2000: Montjeu Dubai Millennium Giant's Causeway Sinndar Sakhee Tiznow Galileo Golan King's Best Kalanisi Dansili Beat Hollow Medicean Not a bad year all things considered

History of Horse Racing

@horsevault

1 year

2000 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes - Montjeu

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@theironhorse00

4 months

I thought Ryan had accepted his fate on Fairy Godmother, how on earth was she able to do that? Probably the best performance so far this week

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@theironhorse00

6 months

RIP Shishkin

Nicky Henderson

@sevenbarrows

6 months

We have some very sad news to break this evening regarding Shishkin.

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@theironhorse00

4 months

@coolmorestud @Ballydoyle Have you considered bringing back the Coolmore Shop? People would 100% pay good money for stuff like the Blackbeard Nike jacket Could do something like a Japanese-style Auguste Rodin plush toy for example And/Or could donate some of the proceeds to the Injured Jockey’s Fund

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@theironhorse00

1 year

Total number of mares covered in 2023 (2022 covers of registered mares in brackets) Australia: 110 (155) Baaeed: 162 Blackbeard: 195 Blue Point: 190 (130) Calyx: 202 (66) Camelot: 167 (148) Churchill: 227 (90) Cracksman: 167 (61) Dandy Man: 64 (118) Dark Angel: 166 (187)

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@theironhorse00

1 year

Could NBC not have Tom Brady narrate the Secretariat piece without making reference to his own career?

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@theironhorse00

8 months

Do the top Ballydoyle horses usually have travel companions? King Leodegrance has been gelded so he won’t be racing for Ballydoyle, am guessing he’s here as Auguste’s buddy

Brian Arnold

@heyarnoldb

8 months

A slightly above average bunch for schooling at Dundalk this evening 💨

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@theironhorse00

2 years

Wouldn't surprise me if Simon Munir and Isaac Souede ended up being the leading owners at the Festival

Sporting Life Racing

@SportingLife

2 years

🏇🟢 The well-backed Night And Day opens her account in great style for @WillieMullinsNH , cruising to a 22 length triumph in the Mares Maiden Hurdle at @ClonmelR ! 💰 She's 8/1 for the Mares Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival...

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@theironhorse00

11 months

Facile Vega’s jumping was ok, wouldn’t have blown you away with his jumping but I suppose it was ok enough for a novice first time out Most notable thing was Townend’s confidence, rode him as if Inthepocket and Saint Felicien weren’t remotely in FV’s class

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@theironhorse00

6 months

Does anyone ever remember a miler who has progressed like Notable Speech has in such a short space of time? I can name others like Peeping Fawn but they were all middle-distance types, we have to go back to 1938 for the last Guineas winner to not race at 2, it’s very unusual

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@theironhorse00

7 months

I’m going to go out on a limb and guess Any Second Now is the first horse to place in three Grand Nationals but not win any of them?

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@theironhorse00

7 months

Francesca Cumani, Ben Pauling, and Jeremy Clarkson is the collaboration you never knew you needed

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@theironhorse00

1 year

Chaldean - Galileo as grand-sire Mawj - Galileo as sire of her damsire Marhaba Ya Sanafi - Galileo as damsire Blue Rose Cen - Galileo as grandsire And he'll likely be 6/6 in British and French Classics this year after the Derby given Galileo was Mr Epsom himself

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@theironhorse00

1 year

Which is more important to the success of a stallion at stud: CV or Pedigree? Here's my first article (Of three) which looks at the pedigrees of seven of the best Non-Ballydoyle Galileos at stud

CV vs. Pedigree: A Look At Galileo’s Non-Ballydoyle Sons At Stud

It’s often odd how you start off trying to answer one question and then in the act of doing so, stumble across somewhat-related questions…

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@theironhorse00

1 year

If Equinox races on as a 5yo, we could have a fun Dubai Sheema Classic on our hands

Racing Post

@RacingPost

1 year

BREAKING: Aidan O'Brien has told the Racing Post that Derby and Breeders' Cup Turf winner Auguste Rodin will stay in training next year as a four-year-old

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@theironhorse00

1 year

7 of the top 8 in the Derby were either by a Coolmore stallion or Coolmore-owned. Auguste Rodin - Owned by Coolmore King Of Steel - By Wootton Bassett Sprewell - By Churchill The Foxes - By Churchill Waipiro - By Australia Artistic Star - By Galileo Adelaide River - By Australia

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@theironhorse00

2 months

Like London Buses…. Since the Pattern was introduced in 1971, only three Derby winners have won a G1 as a 2yo and have also won multiple all-age G1s as a 3yo New Approach Auguste Rodin City Of Troy

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@theironhorse00

7 months

With his 2nd GC win, Galopin Des Champs has now won three open G1s in two consecutive seasons For reference, the only other GC winner to do this since 1990 was Kauto Star And that's even if you count races that were G2s back then but are G1s now as G1s

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@theironhorse00

2 years

Tuesday wasn't beaten all that far by Alpinista in the Yorkshire Oaks, she is a genuinely good filly

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@theironhorse00

2 months

100 G1 winners for Galileo as a sire

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@theironhorse00

1 year

In retrospect, when you consider how badly both Sprewell and White Birch ran and the effect of the tragic San Antonio incident, I think there is pretty much no point in reading too much into the Irish Derby form. Just an absolute mess of a race

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@theironhorse00

8 months

I’m sorry but that’s an absolute disgrace

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@theironhorse00

2 months

Poor old Ghostwriter, keeps on running good races, keeps on placing but still hasn’t won a G1

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@theironhorse00

4 months

Auguste/COT/Luxembourg/Continuous.... How does Aidan split them all? Here's what I'd do... Auguste: KG-ICS-Japan Cup COT: Eclipse-Juddmonte-Arc-BC Classic Luxembourg: GP de Saint-Cloud-KG-ICS-Champion Stakes-BC Turf Continuous: KG-Prix Foy-Arc-Japan Cup

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@theironhorse00

6 months

Here's something I wrote about the weird and wonderful Cape Cross, winner of the Lockinge 26 years ago

The Weird And Wonderful World Of Cape Cross

Like any other sport, racing is laden with assumptions that stand the test of the time. One such assumption is the general belief that it…

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@theironhorse00

2 months

What's Ghaiyyath doing there?

World Horse Racing

@WHR

2 months

Where the 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗦 assemble… 💪🌍 Who joins them tomorrow at @yorkracecourse ❓ @JuddmonteFarms | #EborFestival

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@theironhorse00

2 months

People need to stop going on about course records Strong pace up front, GF ground, and a tailwind down the straight will always lead to fast times It's one of the reason why I don't really focus that much on times; racehorses exist to win horse races, not to run good times

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@theironhorse00

1 year

Forgot to mention it earlier but Auguste Rodin is the first Derby winner to have won a G1 as a 2yo since Camelot

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@theironhorse00

2 years

Back when British trainers knew where Leopardstown was

Racing TV

@RacingTV

2 years

🚀 How did he get up!? Tidal Bay & Ruby Walsh were mesmeric in the 2012 @Savills Chase to give @PFNicholls another famous win in the @LeopardstownRC Christmas feature #RTVFlashback

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@theironhorse00

1 year

Saturn (Galileo x Alpha Centauri) lined up to race for Jessie Harrington in a 10f maiden at the Curragh on Friday

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@theironhorse00

1 year

Adayar and Hurricane Lane's racing careers this side of 2022 are why Paddington and Auguste Rodin will likely be retired at the end of this year

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@theironhorse00

6 months

Passenger looks like he’s going to be another Sir Michael Stoute horse who improves big time for age

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@theironhorse00

4 months

The Irish Derby has copped a lot of abuse in the last few years so I decided to take a look into whether such criticism was warranted and what has been driving it....

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@theironhorse00

2 months

I think The Lion In Winter caught Ballydoyle by surprise the last day You wouldn't expect a horse with a name like that, a pedigree like that, and a frame like that to be winning FTO Hard to believe he has the pace to cruise over 7f although they're probably trying to teach him

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@theironhorse00

7 months

Willie’s going to win the British title, isn’t he?

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@theironhorse00

2 months

Obviously Shadwell are close cousins of Godolphin but it still must be rare enough that SBS (Or indeed any out-and-out Godolphin trainer) has trained a Shadwell horse?

Racing TV

@RacingTV

2 months

Saeed bin Suroor 🤝 @Shadwell_EU 🔵⚪️ Elwateen (Dubawi) is out of G1 scorer Tawkeel & does the business nicely on debut at @kemptonparkrace

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@theironhorse00

1 year

I'm a bit late to the news but it's hard to see how dirt racing can last much longer. Horses just aren't designed to run on dirt; they're born and reared in grass fields, that should be a clue as to the surface they should run on

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@theironhorse00

4 months

Rain on watered ground at the Curragh Delightful

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@theironhorse00

4 months

Quite the picture here from @patcashhealy Ryan Moore, Aidan, the Magniers, the Smiths, and Lady Starmer all in the one photo

Racing TV

@RacingTV

4 months

Team City Of Troy 📷 @patcashhealy

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@theironhorse00

1 year

The form of the 2022 Oaks: Tuesday: BC F&M winner, 1l 2nd to the Arc winner in the Yorkshire Oaks Emily Upjohn: Champion F&M and Coronation Cup winner, 1/2l 2nd to maybe the best 3yo colt in training in the Eclipse Nashwa: Diane, Nassau, & Falmouth winner; 2nd in the Opéra

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@theironhorse00

2 years

In the last two seasons, Gaillard Du Mesnil has raced 10 times over fences, including 5 G1s and two Nationals. Out of those ten races, he has won twice. Out of the other eight races, he has come second once. Out of the other seven races, he has come third *SEVEN* times!

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@theironhorse00

2 years

Pity that Montjeu isn't around anymore, children at petting farms would have had a huge amount of fun with him....

Natalie

@nataliek93

2 years

I saw a tweet saying that all 50,000 racehorses in training should be retired and put in children’s petting farms, which sounds completely safe and sensible and not at all unhinged

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@theironhorse00

1 year

They say history never repeats but that it often rhymes Like grandfather, like grandson

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@theironhorse00

1 year

If we're being honest, this was probably the greatest performance in the history of horse racing

History of Horse Racing

@horsevault

1 year

1973 Belmont Stakes - Secretariat

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@theironhorse00

6 months

If he were to win the Derby, Arabian Crown would be the first winner since 2006 not to be related to any of Sadler’s Wells, Allegretta, or Park Appeal

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@theironhorse00

2 years

If you had a colt at the start of their 3yo season and were planning to retire them at the end of the year, is there any possible campaign that would be better at making a stallion than Guineas-Derby-Eclipse-Juddmonte-ICS-Arc?

Joe Porter

@JoePorter1990

2 years

Sea The Stars undefeated 2009 campaign 8-12f, probably the benchmark for the last 25 years: 2000 Guineas 1m (1st) Epsom Derby 1m 4f (1st) Coral Eclipse 1m 2f (1st) Juddmonte International 1m 2f (1st) Irish Champion Stakes 1m 2f (1st) Prix De L'Arc De Triomphe 1m 4f (1st)

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@theironhorse00

11 months

Honeysuckle might be the pick of a stand-out Walk In The Park crop.... WITP x Annie Power WITP x Benie Des Dieux WITP x Epatante WITP x Honeysuckle WITP x Quevega WITP x Vroum Vroum Mag

Racing TV

@RacingTV

11 months

"So far, so good" with Honeysuckle. Her first foal is due in April!

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@theironhorse00

1 year

I can't be the only one who thinks Savethelastdance is a good thing tomorrow?

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@theironhorse00

9 months

Regarding WPM Bingo, Jeriko Du Reponet only has a Supreme entry, might make it more likely that the 🟢🟡send Mystical Power to the Baring Bingham That makes it more likely that Ballyburn will go to the Supreme IMO

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@theironhorse00

4 months

The biggest blow to the Irish Derby was the decision (That should never have been made) to change the PdJC trip from 12f to 10f The PdJC still produced the likes of Montjeu, Hernando, Bering, Darshaan, and Caerleon when it was a 12f race so producing sires wasn't an issue IMO

Racing TV

@RacingTV

4 months

🗣️"It's definitely on the decline." @Ruby_Walsh shares his thoughts on where he thinks the Irish Derby is at 🤔

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