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this weekend: the Guineas

Postby erins isle » Sat May 06, 2017 5:22 am

Of course today your Kentucky Derby is the highlight of the year: at Newmarket however, this weekend are the Guineas the topic everybody is talking about. Churchill is the number one in the betting. It is a very small field since years, but the quality is high!

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Re: this weekend: the Guineas

Postby erins isle » Mon May 08, 2017 2:19 am

It sure was a grand weekend full of tophorses. Saturday Churchill won the 2000 Guineas from Barney Roy and the French horse Al Wukair. Churchill might go to the Irish Guineas and the St. James' Palace Stakes. Barney Roy might be suited by a longer distance.
https://www.racingpost.com/news/churchi ... ore/284554

On sunday Aidan O'Brien took also the 1000 Guineas as expected, but is was not Rhododendron, but her stable mate Winter.
Winter was more suited by the distance as it seemed, Rhododendron will apply for the Oakes.
https://www.racingpost.com/news/winter- ... 700?authme
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Re: this weekend: the Guineas

Postby TJ » Mon May 08, 2017 1:07 pm

erins isle wrote:Of course today your Kentucky Derby is the highlight of the year: at Newmarket however, this weekend are the Guineas the topic everybody is talking about. Churchill is the number one in the betting. It is a very small field since years, but the quality is high!

https://www.racingpost.com/news/news/th ... ptv/268307

Hi Erins isle,
What a great looking horse Churchill is...thanks for the post. There was word Mr. O'Brien was considering 2 horses to run in the Preakness Stakes...Lancaster Bomber was the only one mentioned by name, but since he just ran 4th to Churchill that may not come to pass. Would you know who the other horse might be, he was considering for the Preakness? TJ

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Re: this weekend: the Guineas

Postby erins isle » Tue May 09, 2017 2:05 am

Hi, sorry I do not hear the comment of Aidan O'Brien, I was over whelmed but the broadcast. I specially liked the looks of Winter, she looks awsome.

In this country it is difficult to see the ins and outs of a meeting, but I watched it for the first time on Dubai Racing Channel, forget the commercials and enjoy the whole bunch.
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Re: this weekend: the Guineas

Postby erins isle » Tue May 16, 2017 1:11 am

Results French Guineas:

fillies: outsider Precieuse

https://www.racingpost.com/news/haggas- ... hes/285434

colts: as expected Brametot

https://www.racingpost.com/news/dettori ... tot/285536
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Re: this weekend: the Guineas

Postby Bettina » Tue May 16, 2017 3:55 pm

Hello,
to my surprise I see the damline of the French Guineas winner Brametot is very wellknown
in Germany, because he belongsd to the Family of 'Monsun'.

regards, Bettina

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Re: this weekend: the Guineas

Postby erins isle » Tue May 16, 2017 11:44 pm

There are a lot of famous German names in the damline don't you think? I didn't know it either, just after I watched the race, I looked at the pedigree.
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Re: this weekend: the Guineas

Postby TJ » Tue May 23, 2017 11:45 am

I just read Churchill will meet Thunder Snow this weekend (5/27) in the Group I Irish Guineas at the Curragh. Of the 9 entries, O'Brien trains 6 of them including Lancaster Bomber. Looking forward to see if Thunder Snow will return to form over the turf....though it still may not assure victory, with Churchill in the field. TJ

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Re: this weekend: the Guineas

Postby erins isle » Tue May 23, 2017 12:53 pm

TJ, here we have got the Godolphin Fantasy Stable Leagle, I collected some points, but now we are ancxious to see Thunder Snow running for our 'stable'.
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Re: this weekend: the Guineas

Postby TJ » Sun May 28, 2017 5:25 am

Another great win for Churchill in the Irish Guineas Saturday. Thunder Snow returned to his good form over the turf and finished 2nd, beaten 2 1/2 lengths. Read the article and watch the race below. TJ

Watch the 2017 Irish Guineas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZp39hjyXto

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... eas-double