Breeders Cup 2015 Juvenile Fillies Turf

In the $1M Juvenile Fillies Turf it was once again a clean sweep for the granddaughters of our little Canadian hero. Catch a Glimpse was the winner with the Irish bred Alice Springs second and Nemoralia third.

1) Catch A Glimpse - great great great granddaughter x2 through Nijinsky
2) Alice Springs (IRE) - great granddaughter x2 through Sadlers Wells/Danzig
3) Nemoralia - great great granddaughter x2 through the mare Northern Sea/Danzig


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video of race and photo gallery
http://www.breederscup.com/results/2015/juvenile-fillies-turf

Breeders Cup 2015 Dirt Mile

It was favourite Liam's Map overcoming a brutal trip to take the $1M Dirt Mile. Lea was second and Red Vine third. Of course all 3 are descendants of The Dancer.

1) Liam's Map - great great great great grandson through Dance Spell
2) Lea - great great grandson x3 through Storm Bird/Dixieland Band/Sadlers Wells
3) Red Vine - great great great grandson x2 through Storm Bird/Lyphard

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video of race and photo gallery
http://www.breederscup.com/results/2015/dirt-mile

Breeders Cup 2015 Juvenile Turf

It's another Breeders Cup weekend, this year from Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky. Here are the results from the $1M Juvenile Turf and here's to you the late Ted Beare from Brantford, Ontario wishing you could have been there. It was Hit It A Bomb over Airoforce and the Irish bred Birchwood. All 3 are descendants of Northern Dancer.

1) Hit It A Bomb - great grandson x3 through Danzig
2) Airoforce - great great great great grandson x2 through Lyphard
3) Birchwood (IRE) - great great great grandson x3 through Danzig/Night Shift/Try My Best

images from breederscup.com

video of race and photo gallery
http://www.breederscup.com/results/2015/juvenile-turf

Qipco British Championship Series (2015) - Fillies And Mares Stakes

In the 550,000 Fillies and Mares Stakes it was the Irish bred Simple Verse over Journey with Covert Love finishing third. All 3 are descendants of the great Northern Dancer. All these purses are in pound sterling.

1) Simple Verse (IRE) great granddaughter x3 through Danzig/Sadlers Wells
2) Journey (GB) great great granddaughter x2 through Sadlers Wells/Lyphard
3) Covert Love (IRE) great great granddaughter x2 through Night Shift/Nijinsky

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Qipco British Championship Series 2015 - Long Distance Cup

It was the US bred Flying Officer in the Long Distance Cup with Clever Cookie second and Wicklow Brave finishing third and again all 3 are descendants of The Dancer.

1) Flying Officer (USA) great great grandson through Be My Guest
2) Clever Cookie (GB) great great great grandson through Lyphard
3) Wicklow Brave (GB) great grandson x2 through Sadlers Wells/Lyphard

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Qipco British Championship Series 2015 - QEII Stakes (Mile)

In the 1,300,000 QEII Stakes it was the grey Solow winning with Berlardo second and Gabrial third. Of course they were all descendants of Northern Dancer.

1) Solow (GB) great great grandson x2 through Sadlers Wells and daughter Fabulous Dancer
2) Belardo (IRE) great great grandson x3 through Danzig
3) Gabrial (IRE) great great great grandson x2 through Try My Best

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Qipco British Championship Series 2015 - Middle Distance

In the 1,300,000 Middle Distance it was the Irish bred Fascinating Rock followed by Found and Jack Hobbs in third. Once again all 3 were descendants of our little Dancer.

1) Fascinating Rock (IRE) great great grandson x2 through Danzig/Nuryev
2) Found (IRE) great granddaughter x2 through Sadlers Wells
3) Jack Hobbs (GB) great great grandson through Nijinsky

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Qipco British Championship Series 2015 - Sprint

From Ascot today it was Qipco British Championships. In the 600,000 Sprint it was Muhaarar over Twilight Son and Danzeno. All 3 are descendants of Northern Dancer.

1) Muhaarar (GB) great great grandson x3 through Danzig/Lyphard
2) Twilight Son (GB) great great great grandson x3 through Nuryev
3) Danzeno (GB) great great grandson x2 through Danzig/Lyphard

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Prix de l'Arc 2015

Golden Horn takes the 2015 l'Arc at Longchamp with Flintshire second and New Bay third. It was sweet revenge for Franki Dettori riding Golden Horn who was removed from Treve after winning back to back l'Arc's aboard Treve. Treve finished fourth this year. The top three were all bred in GB and all descendants of Northern Dancer.

1) Golden Horn (GB) great great grandson x2 through Danzig and Nuryev
2) Flintshire (GB) great grandson x3 through Sadlers Wells and Danzig
3) New Bay (GB) great great grandson x4 through Sadlers Wells and Dubai Millennium/Shareef Dancer
4) Treve (Fr) great great granddaughter x2 through Sadlers Wells and Danzig

image from Michel Euler/AP

video of race
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIrMbXNMiGY

Controversy in the 2015 St Leger Stakes

The 2015 St Leger was decided in the stewards room as the only filly in the race Simple Verse was taken down and favorite Bondi Beach was declared the winner. There was some bumping in the stretch. Fields of Athenry (one of my fav songs) finished third. All three are descendants of Northern Dancer. Simple Verse was the great great granddaughter of Nijinsky who won the St Leger in 1970 becoming the first Triple Crown winner in 35 years (there hasn't been another in the past 45 years). Nijinsky opened the International floodgates for his sire Northern Dancer. Thank you Sky Racing for providing a live audio feed.

Bondi Beach (IRE) - great grandson X2 through Sadlers Wells and Danzig
Simple Verse (IRE) - great granddaughter x4 through Sadlers Wells/Danzig/Nijinsky and Nureyev
Fields of Athenry (IRE) - great grandson x2 through Sadlers Wells and Danzig

video of race
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_39rwZr_MZs