Sent off as the heavy favorite, Cirrus des Aigles drew off powerfully in the Longchamp homestretch to win the 9.75 furlong Prix Dollar (Fr-I) by a dominating seven lengths.
Making his first start since late May, Cirrus des Aigles settled into the fourth position early on under Olivier Peslier, patiently biding his time over a course labeled very soft. Three-eighths of a mile from home, the six-year-old gelded son of Even Top made a bold run to seize command of the advantage, then drew away powerfully to win by a huge margin while stopping the clock in 2:07.95 seconds.
Hunter's Light finished third by a neck over Saga Dream, who was in turn a neck clear of Colombian. Don Bosco, Maxios, Red Dubawi, and Green Destiny completed the order of finish.
Trained by Corine Barande-Barbe, Cirrus des Aigles won the Prix Dollar in 2010 and finished second in 2011. However, his runner-up effort last year was followed by a victory in the prestigious Champion Stakes (Eng-I) over So You Think and Snow Fairy, so Cirrus des Aigles appears to be heading into the 2012 Champion Stakes in exceptional form.
-Keelerman
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Saturday, October 06, 2012
Friday, October 05, 2012
Qatar Prix Dollar Entries: Cirrus des Aigles preps for Champions Stakes
2011 QIPCO Champion Stakes (Eng-I) winner Cirrus des Aigles will prep for a repeat victory in that race when he heads to post against eight others in the Qatar Prix Dollar Stakes (Fr-II) on Saturday at Longchamp.
Trained by Corine Barande Barbe, the six-year-old gelded son of Even Top has been in strong form this year, defeating strong fields in the Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (UAE-I) and Prix Ganay Stakes (Fr-I). However, he has not raced since finishing a close second to Golden Lilac in the Prix d'Ispahan on May 27th, and he may need to get this race under his belt before returning to peak form.
His primary opposition in the 1 3/16th miles race is expected to come from Hunter's Light, who is coming off of a five-length triumph in group II stakes in Turkey. Chinchon, winner of the group I Singapore Airlines International Cup last time out, could also contend if he fires his best shot.
Post Positions
1 Maxios
2 Green Destiny
3 Red Dubawi
4 Chinchon
5 Don Bosco
6 Hunter's Light
7 Cirrus des Aigles
8 Colombian
9 Saga Dream
-Keelerman
Trained by Corine Barande Barbe, the six-year-old gelded son of Even Top has been in strong form this year, defeating strong fields in the Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (UAE-I) and Prix Ganay Stakes (Fr-I). However, he has not raced since finishing a close second to Golden Lilac in the Prix d'Ispahan on May 27th, and he may need to get this race under his belt before returning to peak form.
His primary opposition in the 1 3/16th miles race is expected to come from Hunter's Light, who is coming off of a five-length triumph in group II stakes in Turkey. Chinchon, winner of the group I Singapore Airlines International Cup last time out, could also contend if he fires his best shot.
Post Positions
1 Maxios
2 Green Destiny
3 Red Dubawi
4 Chinchon
5 Don Bosco
6 Hunter's Light
7 Cirrus des Aigles
8 Colombian
9 Saga Dream
-Keelerman
Monday, August 20, 2012
LITTLE MIKE WINS THE ARLINGTON MILLION!
Little Mike stamped himself as one of the finest turf horses in the country when he won the $1,000,000 Arlington Million Stakes (gr. I) in gate-to-wire fashion on Saturday at Arlington Park.
Under a brilliant ride from Ramon Dominguez, the speedy son of Spanish Steps was sent straight to the lead as expected, but when no one challenged the gelding during the early stages of the race, Little Mike and Dominguez slowed the pace down to a crawl, running the opening quarter mile in :25.10 and the half-mile in :49.95. Willcox Inn and Colombian were his closest pursuers, while Cherokee Lord and Crackerjack King also raced fairly close to the pace. Afsare and Rahystrada were next, while Vertiformer, Boisterous, Treasure Beach, and Wigmore Hall were the early trailers.
Little Mike continued his "catch me if you can" tactics on the front end through three-quarters of a mile in 1:15.03 and a mile in 1:39.54, which brought him into the homestretch with plenty left in the tank. When Dominguez asked him to run, Little Mike responded with a brilliant :22.90 final quarter mile, which enabled him to open up a 4 1/2-length advantage passing the eighth pole and hang on late for a brilliant 1 1/2-length triumph in the good time of 2:02.44 for ten furlongs.
Afsare rallied well in the final quarter mile to finish second, while Rahystrada and Colombian finished in a dead-heat for third. Crackerjack King, Treasure Beach, Wigmore Hall, Willcox Inn, Boisterous, Cherokee Lord, and Vertiformer completed the order of finish.
The winner is owned by Priscilla Vaccarezza and is trained by Dale Romans. Little Mike's record now stands at 11 wins from 19 starts, with earnings of $1,436,412.
-Keelerman
Under a brilliant ride from Ramon Dominguez, the speedy son of Spanish Steps was sent straight to the lead as expected, but when no one challenged the gelding during the early stages of the race, Little Mike and Dominguez slowed the pace down to a crawl, running the opening quarter mile in :25.10 and the half-mile in :49.95. Willcox Inn and Colombian were his closest pursuers, while Cherokee Lord and Crackerjack King also raced fairly close to the pace. Afsare and Rahystrada were next, while Vertiformer, Boisterous, Treasure Beach, and Wigmore Hall were the early trailers.
Little Mike continued his "catch me if you can" tactics on the front end through three-quarters of a mile in 1:15.03 and a mile in 1:39.54, which brought him into the homestretch with plenty left in the tank. When Dominguez asked him to run, Little Mike responded with a brilliant :22.90 final quarter mile, which enabled him to open up a 4 1/2-length advantage passing the eighth pole and hang on late for a brilliant 1 1/2-length triumph in the good time of 2:02.44 for ten furlongs.
Afsare rallied well in the final quarter mile to finish second, while Rahystrada and Colombian finished in a dead-heat for third. Crackerjack King, Treasure Beach, Wigmore Hall, Willcox Inn, Boisterous, Cherokee Lord, and Vertiformer completed the order of finish.
The winner is owned by Priscilla Vaccarezza and is trained by Dale Romans. Little Mike's record now stands at 11 wins from 19 starts, with earnings of $1,436,412.
-Keelerman
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Arlington Million XXX Entries and Post Positions
Here are the entries and post positions for the $1,000,000 Arlington Million XXX Stakes (gr. I), to be run on Saturday at Arlington Park. The prestigious ten-furlong turf race has drawn an large and intriguing field of eleven horses, including Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes (gr. I) winner Little Mike, 2011 Irish Derby (Ire-I) winner Treasure Beach, 2011 Northern Dancer Stakes (gr. I) winner Wigmore Hall, and the up-and-coming turf star Boisterous.
1 Rahystrada
2 Boisterous
3 Afsare
4 Little Mike
5 Colombian
6 Treasure Beach
7 Willcox Inn
8 Wigmore Hall
9 Crackerjack King
10 Cherokee Lord
11 Vertiformer
-Keelerman
1 Rahystrada
2 Boisterous
3 Afsare
4 Little Mike
5 Colombian
6 Treasure Beach
7 Willcox Inn
8 Wigmore Hall
9 Crackerjack King
10 Cherokee Lord
11 Vertiformer
-Keelerman
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