Latest news with #Derbys
The Hindu
13-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Veteran race horse trainer Ganapathy retires
Veteran horse trainer S. Ganapathy retired after a remarkable career at the Bangalore Turf Club on Sunday, July 13. Ganapathy obtained his trainer's license in the year 2000 winter season. He had a total of 945 winners in a 25 years racing career. His first winner was Sandawar, and he claimed his first classic with Fantastic Belle in the Bangalore Oaks. Ganapathy also won the Poonawalla Breeders Multi-Million five times. Mystical, the best horse in Indian racing history, competed in Dubai and won twice. Ganapathy is the first Indian trainer to win in the famed Dubai Racing Carnival. He won 25 Derbys, 4 Indian Turf Invitation Cups, 18 1000 Guineas, 16, 2000 Guineas, 12 Oaks, nine Fillies Trial Stakes and six Colts Trial Stakes. He was felicitated by BTC Chairman Mr. R. Manjunath Ramesh.
Daily Mirror
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Female jockey makes history becoming first woman to ride European Derby winner
Nina Baltromei rode Hochkönig to gain a short head victory over British runner Convergent in the £561,000 Group 1 German Derby in Hamburg A female jockey has made racing history by becoming the first woman to ride the winner of one of Europe's major Derbys. Nina Baltromei was the reigning champion amateur rider of Germany and was having her first mount in the £561,000 German Derby in Hamburg on Sunday. She was riding regular mount Hochkönig, trained by Yasmin Almenräder, who was sent off at odds of 183-10 in the 1m4f Group 1 race on the back of a last time out second place in a Group 2 contest in Cologne. Baltromei had to ride a patient race from a position in rear and towards the inside of the 17 runner field. Her mount still had plenty of ground to make up with a furlong and a half to run but Hochkönig finished strongly to catch British runner Convergent in the final stride. The photo-finish print confirmed Hochkönig had edged the verdict by a short head from the Karl Burke-trained runner-up. Baltromei, whose later father Walter was a successful trainer, achieved the landmark success 46 years after the first woman rode in the race. She was dowsed in champagne by fellow jockeys afterwards. "This is breathtaking, I don't know what to say," said the jockey who turned professional last month. 'I hadn't realised I'd won. It's absolutely amazing to be able to experience it like this. 'I want to thank everyone. So many people supported me. A real fan club has formed. Hochkönig is such a great horse. He drives like a car. It's an indescribable feeling. Almenräder, who also saddled the winner of the German 2,000 Guineas earlier this year, became only the second female trainer to win Germany's most important race. 'I'm speechless and overwhelmed by both horse and rider,' she said. 'Nina handled it so incredibly intelligently today. I was gasping for breath all the way. The whole field was in front of us. It takes a lot to achieve what she did today. 'Hochkönig has everything a racehorse needs. I couldn't believe he was in front at the finish. At first he couldn't keep up with the pace, but Nina did everything right. I have the utmost respect for her composure. 'It's amazing how both of them came from so far back as winners.'
Leader Live
29-06-2025
- Sport
- Leader Live
Serious Contender proves well named with Irish Derby effort
Second in a handicap at Royal Ascot, Serious Contender was sent off a relatively unconsidered 28-1 chance but gave his 8-13 stable companion plenty to think about. Having had to work hard to see off the Ralph Beckett second string Sir Dinadan, Lambourn and Ryan Moore might have felt they had done enough but Serious Contender made them pull out all the stops, eventually going down by just three-quarters of a length. 'He's a lovely horse, a big laid-back type and he was coming off it (bridle) a long way out, the more you ask the more he gives you,' said Ryan. 'He's a big, tough, genuine type and it was a lovely run.' Charlie Johnston's Lazy Griff has now finished behind Lambourn at Chester, Epsom and the Curragh but another clash could be on the cards in September at Doncaster. 'It wasn't an easy watch, after half a mile I thought 'we're not winning, that's for sure' as he just couldn't hold his pitch,' Johnston told Racing TV. 'He was getting bullied out of where he wanted to be by the Ballydoyle contingent and horses who were just travelling better than him so we ended up further back than we wanted. 'Even turning into the straight I thought we were treading water but then that last furlong when he met the rising ground he's flown home. 'We were always concerned about the ground coming in to this meeting and clearly softer ground would have suited him better and another two furlongs is going to suit him so if the winner is going to the Leger we're all ready for round four! 'It's about time this horse started to get the credit he deserves, he's been placed in two Derbys now, he's been overlooked at every step so far but he keeps showing he belongs at this level and that is where he'll be going forward.' Joseph O'Brien's Tennessee Stud, just like he had at Epsom, finished behind Lambourn and Lazy Griff back in fourth. His jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle said: 'It was a great run, he just got a little bit outpaced at the bottom of the straight but he came home well inside the last furlong and hit the line strong.'
North Wales Chronicle
29-06-2025
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Serious Contender proves well named with Irish Derby effort
Second in a handicap at Royal Ascot, Serious Contender was sent off a relatively unconsidered 28-1 chance but gave his 8-13 stable companion plenty to think about. Having had to work hard to see off the Ralph Beckett second string Sir Dinadan, Lambourn and Ryan Moore might have felt they had done enough but Serious Contender made them pull out all the stops, eventually going down by just three-quarters of a length. 'He's a lovely horse, a big laid-back type and he was coming off it (bridle) a long way out, the more you ask the more he gives you,' said Ryan. 'He's a big, tough, genuine type and it was a lovely run.' Charlie Johnston's Lazy Griff has now finished behind Lambourn at Chester, Epsom and the Curragh but another clash could be on the cards in September at Doncaster. 'It wasn't an easy watch, after half a mile I thought 'we're not winning, that's for sure' as he just couldn't hold his pitch,' Johnston told Racing TV. 'He was getting bullied out of where he wanted to be by the Ballydoyle contingent and horses who were just travelling better than him so we ended up further back than we wanted. 'Even turning into the straight I thought we were treading water but then that last furlong when he met the rising ground he's flown home. 'We were always concerned about the ground coming in to this meeting and clearly softer ground would have suited him better and another two furlongs is going to suit him so if the winner is going to the Leger we're all ready for round four! 'It's about time this horse started to get the credit he deserves, he's been placed in two Derbys now, he's been overlooked at every step so far but he keeps showing he belongs at this level and that is where he'll be going forward.' Joseph O'Brien's Tennessee Stud, just like he had at Epsom, finished behind Lambourn and Lazy Griff back in fourth. His jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle said: 'It was a great run, he just got a little bit outpaced at the bottom of the straight but he came home well inside the last furlong and hit the line strong.'
Western Telegraph
29-06-2025
- Sport
- Western Telegraph
Serious Contender proves well named with Irish Derby effort
Second in a handicap at Royal Ascot, Serious Contender was sent off a relatively unconsidered 28-1 chance but gave his 8-13 stable companion plenty to think about. Having had to work hard to see off the Ralph Beckett second string Sir Dinadan, Lambourn and Ryan Moore might have felt they had done enough but Serious Contender made them pull out all the stops, eventually going down by just three-quarters of a length. 'He's a lovely horse, a big laid-back type and he was coming off it (bridle) a long way out, the more you ask the more he gives you,' said Ryan. 'He's a big, tough, genuine type and it was a lovely run.' Charlie Johnston's Lazy Griff has now finished behind Lambourn at Chester, Epsom and the Curragh but another clash could be on the cards in September at Doncaster. 'It wasn't an easy watch, after half a mile I thought 'we're not winning, that's for sure' as he just couldn't hold his pitch,' Johnston told Racing TV. 'He was getting bullied out of where he wanted to be by the Ballydoyle contingent and horses who were just travelling better than him so we ended up further back than we wanted. 'Even turning into the straight I thought we were treading water but then that last furlong when he met the rising ground he's flown home. 'We were always concerned about the ground coming in to this meeting and clearly softer ground would have suited him better and another two furlongs is going to suit him so if the winner is going to the Leger we're all ready for round four! 'It's about time this horse started to get the credit he deserves, he's been placed in two Derbys now, he's been overlooked at every step so far but he keeps showing he belongs at this level and that is where he'll be going forward.' Joseph O'Brien's Tennessee Stud, just like he had at Epsom, finished behind Lambourn and Lazy Griff back in fourth. His jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle said: 'It was a great run, he just got a little bit outpaced at the bottom of the straight but he came home well inside the last furlong and hit the line strong.'
