Moorland Farms gets ready for the Far Hills Race Meeting

There are two very important and diverse sides to the hosting of the Far Hills Race Meeting. Firstly, it is one of the biggest steeplechase horse racing events of the year, in the industry and is supported in great numbers every year. The second part of the Far Hills Race Meeting is that for the past fifty-four years, this event has been focused on helping the community in general, and in particular, supporting the Somerset Medical Centre located in Somerville. This year, will be no different. The Far Hills Race Meeting will combine phenomenal horse racing, with the opportunity to raise funds for a worthy cause.

Askar Tau – Cesarewitch favorite

The Cesarewitch Handicap was first known as the Tsesarevich, named after the Crown Prince of Russia, in honor of his visit to the United Kingdom, and was inaugurated in 1839. Today, the Cesarewitch Handicap is still run at the Newmarket Racecourse, over a grueling distance of just over two miles, and will take place on Saturday, 18 October 2008. It is a flat horse racing event for three year old horses and over, and the course is fairly straight, due to the distance of the race. This year, one of the favorites for this popular race, is Askar Tau.

Gentle Romeo Dominates at Santa Anita

Gentle Romeo was born in 2004, on River Edge Farm, bred by his owners, Marty Wygod, his wife and daughter. Gentle Romeo was sired by Benchmark and Quiet Romance, of which both mare and sire also belong to the Wygod’s. He is considered to be a little bit of a late bloomer, only making his horse racing debut last year, but has improved remarkably, and showed his talent and strength last Wednesday, 8 October 2008, by winning a feature race at the Santa Anita Oak Tree meeting.

New Approach for Weekend Hussler

In Australia, one of the most prestigious racing events of the year is the Caulfield Cup. Run at the Caulfield Racecourse, the race covers a distance of 2 400 meters, or twelve furlongs, and is a racing event for three year old horses and over. This year, thousands of spectators and punters will be pinning their hopes on the spectacular Weekend Hussler, to win the Caulfield Cup that has been a part of the horse racing tradition in Australia since 1879. The $2.5 million Caulfield Cup is set to have a magnificent lineup of contenders and to be an unforgettable racing event.

Big Brown Retires

The moment thousands of horse racing fans had been looking forward to, would have taken place next weekend at the Breeders' Cup Classic, hosted by Santa Anita Park Racecourse. Big Brown and Curlin would finally have met, and it would have been a show-down of historic proportions. To say that everyone connected to Big Brown is absolutely devastated, would be an understatement, as an injury has cut Big Brown’s racing career short, and forced him into immediate retirement.

Preparation Victory for Casino Drive

Casino Drive is viewed as one of the horses capable of putting pressure on both Big Brown and Curlin in the upcoming Breeders’ Cup Classic. The unbeaten three year old has shown magnificent talent as a racehorse and on Sunday 12 October 2008, Casino Drive once again displayed his superiority, as he comfortably cruised his way to victory in an allowance race at Santa Anita Park Racecourse, as preparation for the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Racing on the new Pro-Ride surface that has been installed at the racecourse has also proven to his owner and trainer that he is happy with the surface and ready to take on his next challenge.

Disqualification Gives Cowboy Cal the Win

The Grade 3 $150,000 Bryan Station Stakes took place on Sunday, 12 October 2008, at the Keeneland Racecourse and was a horse racing event that had a wonderful lineup of contenders waiting in the starting gates. Names such as St. Joe, Nistle’s Crunch, Big Stick, Montana Mike, Cowboy Cal, Ready’s Image, Veiled Prophet, Deal Making, Mr. Maccool, Coronel Moldes and Seaspeak, made it very difficult to pick a favorite. It seemed as though Cowboy Cal was to be happy with second place, but Seaspeak was disqualified by track stewards, giving Cowboy Cal the win in the Bryan Station Stakes.

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