Waikuku won the Gr.2 International Mile Trial yesterday in fine form yesterday. SackvilleDonald also bought the 2nd, 4th and 5th placed horses – Ka Ying Star, Simply Brilliant and Citron Spirit. Looking forward to the Gr.1 International Mile now! Click below to read the SCMP article
Donjuan Triumphant lands the Gr.1 Champion Sprint at Ascot. A private purchase for King Power Racing, the first horse they bought and a first Gr.1 win. He’s been a great servant to them, and goes out on a bang, as he’s now off to Stud in France. Well done Andrew Balding and Silvestre De Sousa…
The 3yo Filly Encapsulation won the Listed Doonside Cup yesterday for owner Barbara Keller and trainer Andrew Balding. Purchased as a horse in training by Alastair, she looks an exciting Group Class prospect. https://www.sackvilledonald.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Encapsulation2.mov
Super Titus wins the Listed Hatherley Stakes, another private purchase Captain Cook was also 2nd. Super Titus will now try and qualify for the Caufield and Melbourne Cups, an exciting prospect.
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Two exciting looking 2yo’s for the future are the Tom Dascombe trained pair: He’s A Keeper and Breathalyze. Both colts won their maidens by 4 lengths each at Haydock and Chester respectively and look exciting prospects for the future.
Beat The Bank won the Group 2 Summer Mile at Ascot under Silvestre de Sousa for King Power Racing and trainer, Andrew Balding. Tragically he died after the race. The win was his fifth Group 2 win for King Power. He won over £600,000 in prize money and was a particular favourite of the late…
Mystery Power was very impressive winning the Group 2 Superlative Stakes on just his second start for owner’s King Power Racing, trainer Richard Hannon and jockey Oisín Murphy. He was a 250,000 gns yearling purchase and looks like one to go on to better things.
Amade won the G2 Belmont Gold Cup for his new connections OTI Racing, he was given a great ride by Flavian Prat, Alastair purchased 50% for new connections back in January, the exciting stayer will next run in the G2 Prix Kergolay as a prep race for the Melbourne Cup.https://youtu.be/-0rP_mVtVLI
Indian Blessing has won a Listed race at Musselburgh, she’s starting to challenge Stormy for international wins She has now won a Listed in the UK and France, a Gr.3 in Germany, and has been unlucky not to have won a Group race in USA. More travels to the USA are on the cards now….