Dubai World Cup Night

Saturday 25th March

The world richest race is the culmination of the Dubai racing season , the Dubai World Cup . Set over ten furlongs it attracts horse from all around the globe. Some of the greatest horses in modern time have have won this race and this years renewal has attracted the highest rated horse in the world in Arrogate . He's the highest rated horse to ever step foot in Meydan. He's so much better than this field that he could run backwards and still win.

On this great day of racing it has races for all distances fans with Al Quoz and Golden Shaheen been over 6f to the Gold Cup over 16f. Horses from all over the world meet in these races bringing their own national form to the worlds stage.

11.45 Godolphin Mile  - Sharp Azteca 2/1

12.50 Dubai Gold Cup - Big Orange 7/1 ew

1.25 UAE Derby -  Epicharis 6/1

2.00 Al Quoz Sprint - Amazing Kids 9/1 ew

2.35 Dubai Golden Shaheen - Mind Your Biscuits 3/1 Nap

3.00 Dubai Turf - Reel Steel 7/1 ew & Debt Collector 33/1 ew

4.05 Longines Dubai Sheema Classic - Sounds Of Earth 14/1 ew

4.45 Dubai World Cup - Awardee 33/1 ew & Apollo Kentuckey 33/1 ew

All prices are from B365 as of time of me typing them . There is bigger prices available with other firms for some of the races. Thanks for taking the time to check them out and good luck.

Tom

Tom's Breeders Cup Selections 2016

The best racing flat weekend is nearly upon us . The Breeders Cup returns to the incredible setting of Santa Anita . The US refer to his two days of racing as the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS and it should be as the is so many competitors from all over the world taking on the Americans in their back yard. Aidan O'Brien is still on the search for group ones to try draw level with the great Bobby Frankel's world record and he has a couple of good shouts to pick up a few more this weekend. A spanner in his chase for history could be stopped by none other than his son, Joseph , who saddles his first runner at the Breeders Cup .


Past champions are returning to try be victorious again with Wavell Avenue and Found ,who teased us with an entry for the Classic before been redirected to the Turf which she won in a battle downing the Arc winner Golden Horn . This time she returns as the Arc champion. Mick Doonan had the heads up with the switch to the turf.

There is other previous winners of different races coming to challenge in new races. Nyquist won the juvenile dirt before winning Kentucky Derby ,takes on the machine California Chrome in the Classic.

Lady Eli and Catch A Glipmse won the juvenile fillies turf in 2014 & 20115 but are now back compete in the Filly&Mares turf.

Runhappy won the sprint in 2105 and is now back to try the step up in trip in the Dirt Mile.

Two previous winners of the Juvenile fillys dirt , Beholder and SONGBIRD , clash in the big one of the night on Friday.


Heres my selections for the two days. Good luck if you play any of them .

FRIDAY 4th NOVEMBER

21:25 Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf 

Lancaster Bomber 7/1

22:05 Las Vegas Breeders Cup Dirt

Tom's Ready 33/1 ew

22:50 Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf

La Coronel 7/1

23:25 Longines Breeders Cup Distaff

Songbird 11/10

SATURDAY 5th NOVEMBER

19:05 14 Hands Winery Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Dirt

Sweet Loretta 7/1

19:43 Breeders Cup Fillys And Mares Turf

Lady Eli 5/2

20:21 Twinspires Breeders' Cup Sprint

Drefong 10/3

21:05 Breeders Cup Turf Sprint 

Obviously 8/1

21:43 Sentient Jet Breeders Cup Juvenile

Not This Time 11/2

22:22 Longines Breeders Cup Turf

Found 2/1

23:01 Breeders Cup Filly and Mares Sprint

Haveyougoneaway 9/2

23:40 Breeders Cup Mile

Tepin 11/4

0:35 BREEDERS CUP CLASSIC

California Chrome 4/5.

Laptop decided to cut itself off during the typing process and wiped out piece that been put together with the reasons for the picks. Some are pretty self explanatory. Thanks for taking the time to read the piece and feel free to comment on any of the selections, All prices are from Paddy powers .

On another note Not This Time & Klimt are my two plays for the Ky Derby next season.

Thanks

Tom

8/10/16 US Grade 1s

I Wouldn't fit into one tweet so this is easier.  Im off out so didn't have time for reasoning.  Good luck if you play any

6:53 Belmont - Sky Gesture 4/1

8:03 Belmont - Lady Eli 6/4

9:13 Belmont - Practical Joke 11/2

9:35 Keeneland - Tepin 4/7

10:00 Santa Anita - Lord Nelson 1/2

10:10 Keeneland - Classic Empire 2/1 Nap

10:23 Belmont - Protonico 8/1

10:45  Keeneland - Ring Weekend 9/1

Tom's Royal Ascot Day 5 Selections

The fifth and final day of what has been a great Royal Ascot . There has been some spectacular scenes from the not just the horses but their winning connections too and none more so than when Quiet Reflection took the group one Commonwealth cup for the ONTOAWINNER syndicate .

It showed that the so called " little guys " in the racing world can mix it with the giants of the racing world. Only a couple of weeks ago the EQUINEGROWTHSYNDICATE won the Irish 1,000 guineas with Jet Setting before selling her to mega bucks owners ,CHINA RACING CLUB . Racing proved then and today that their is a place for everyone in the racing world. All you need is a dream !!

The most impressive winner of the week,so far anyway, has to be Lady Aurelia from the Stonestreet Farm who's colours have beens carried by some of the most impressive winners in US racing history but what this 2yo in the Queen Mary blew me away. Frankie broke well, went to the front etting blistering fractions and then Frankie said go! Any other year Al Johrah would have been the star of the race as she powered away from Clem Fandango by 2 1/2 lengths. Unfortunately for her Lady Aurelia was 7 lengths in front of her . To win by that far ove such a short distance against that classy of a field is mind boggling .



Day 5 Selections


2:30 Chesham Stakes - Aiming For Rio 16/1 ew  .. So much hype about Churchill but I've laid him @ 2.16


3:05 Wolferton Handicap - Oceanographer 9/1 ew


3:$0 Hardwicke Stakes - Highland Reel 11/1 ew


4:20 Diamond Jubilee Stakes - GoldFun 15/2 NAP


5:00 Wokingham Stakes - Brando 8/1 ew


5:35 Queen Alexandra Stakes - Clondaw Warrior 9/2

Royal Ascot Day 5

ROYAL ASCOT DAY 5

2:30 - CHESHAM STAKES - AIMING FOR RIO 16/1 EW

3:05 - WOLFERTON HANDICAP - SIR ISAAC NEWTON 10/1 EW

3:40 - HARDWICKE STAKES - EXOSPHERE 5/2 NAP

4:20 - DIAMOND JUBILEE STAKES - THE TIN MAN 7/2

5:00 - WOKINGHAM STAKES - TOOFI 16/1 EW

5:30 - QUEEN ALEXANDRA STAKES - CLONDAW WARRIOR 5/1

Royal Ascot Day 4

ROYAL ASCOT DAY 4

ALBANY STAKES 2:30- QUEEN KINDLY 7/1 ew


KING EDWARD VII STAKES 3:05- CHOREOGRAPHER 6/1 ew


COMMENWEALTH CUP 3:40- QUIET REFLECTION 2/1


CORONATION STAKES 4:20- NEMORALIA 13/2 ew


DUKE OF EDINBURGH STAKES 5:00- ELITE ARMY 6/1 ew


 QUEENS VASE 5:35- ORMITO 6/1ew

Tom's Royal Ascot day 4

2:30 Albany Stakes - Cuff 9/4


3:05 King Edward VII Stakes - Choreographer 6/1


3:40 Commonwealth Cup - Quiet Reflection 13/8 NAP


4:20 Coronation Stakes - Qemah 11/2


5:00 Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes - Elite Army 6/1


5:35 Queen's Vase - Cole Porter 14/1 ew

Royal Ascot Day 3

ROYAL ASCOT DAY 3

2:30- NORFOLK STAKES - SILVER LINE 3/1

3:05- TERCENTENARY STAKES - LONG ISLAND SOUND  9/1ew

3:40- RIBBLESDALE STAKES - CHICADORO 10/1 ew

4:20- ASCOT GOLD CUP - ORDER OF ST GEORGE 1/1

5:00- BRITANNIA STAKES - FOLKSWOOD 12/1 ew

5:35- KING GEORGE V STAKES - SHRAAOH 5/1

Tom's Royal Ascot Day 3

Day 2 was meant to be all about A Shin Hikari but it was obvious in he parade ring that something was a miss with the Japanese challenger . There was no fight in him what so ever and he faded away. He may not have had a fight in him but the race turned out to be a belter . Man of the moment Adam kirby made it two group days in two days when My Dream Boat ran down ultra tough Found on the line.

Ribchester got the day off on best possible note for Godolphin. Powered away to win by a comfortable two lengths to give the 2,000 guineas form more substance after Galileo Gold won again yesterday. It was the start of a great day for the boys in royal blue.

Queen Mary was next up and all the talk was about Wesley Wards Lady Aurelia, winner on debut over 4 1/2 furlongs breaking course record in winning by a street. As usual with the American Juveniles they like to go the front,today was no different. Broke well,went to the front after a furlong and the daughter of Scat Daddy took off. Powering away from them. If there was another half furlong,she'd have won by a furlong!! Such a shame her sire is no longer with us.

The Duke Of Cambridge stakes was next. The French master Andre Fabre has Usherette out to back up her Dahlia Stakes victory. If Lady Aurelia was all power, Usherette was all class. She put a classy field to the sword with a very comfortable eased down victory . Will take some filly or mare to beat her over a mile in europe.

Some year for the girls.... Tepin Usherette Winx

The Royal Hunt cup seemed to be all about Librisa Breeze after more than having in price before the race. And the gamble was very nearly landed. The winner , Portage was very well backed for the Britannia last year but bombed out. Every went right and Godolphin registered win number three on the day.

Final race went to the progressive Persuasive for Cheveley Park stud. The daughter of Dark Angel travelled like a dream in the race to go win by length and a half .Theres no ceiling to this girls talents and it will be interesting to see where see goes next . Another one to take out of the race is the Queens Diploma , took very long to settle and then ran on to take 5th.

Day 3 of Royal Ascot

2:30 Norfolk Stakes - Plata O Plomo 25/1 ew & Big Time Baby 40/1 ew

3:05 Tercentenary Stakes - Hawkbill 5/1 

3:40 Ribblesdale Stakes - Even Song 4/1

4:20 Gold Cup - Mille Et Mille 40/1 ew & Wasir 100/1 ew

5:00 Britannia Stakes - Taurean Star 22/1 ew & Zhui Feng 40/1 ew

5:35 King George V Stakes - Harrison 14/1 ew

Royal Ascot Day 2

2.30 - JERSEY STAKES

Thikriyaat 12/1ew

3.05 - QUEEN MARY STAKES

Lady Aurelia 11/4 + Camarague 20/1 ew

3.40- DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE STAKES

USHERETTE 9/4

4.20- PRINCE OF WALES STAKES

A Shin Hikari 8/11

5.00- ROYAL HUNT CUP

Librisa Breeze 12/1 ew + Instant Attraction 25/1 ew

5.35- SANDRINGHAM HANDICAP

Diploma 9/1 ew + Make Fast 12/1 ew