Smart Call
We catch up with Alec Laird and Breeders’ Cup hopeful, Smart Call in Newmarket
26th July 2016
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We catch up with Alec Laird and Breeders’ Cup hopeful, Smart Call in Newmarket
Smart Call is likely to have a run in the UK before flying out to the USA
Alec Laird updates us on Smart Call, the Breeders’ Cup and the journey so far
The third edition of the Longines Worlds Best Racehorse Rankings for 2016
When the unbeaten Nyquist won Saturday’s Gr1 Kentucky Derby, taking his formline to eight wins from as many starts, he provided more ammunition for what was once a dominant sire line
Off on the first leg of her journey to America, where she will attempt to emulate her paternal grandmother Banks Hill by winning the Breeders Cup Filly and Mare Turf
South African runners make a big impact on the first Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2016, with Smart Call ranked in the top 10.
Noah From Goa’s Cape Guineas win earned him a shot at winning the Triple Crown, as it forms one of two alternate first leg races
Over the centuries that man has been racing horses, there have been many special ones along the way. Each had some special quality that marked them out as different, a cut above the rest and it’s a quality that transcends time, borders and continents. These are horses that change lives and re-set the course of destiny. These are the magic horses.
Smart Call’s time of 2 min 3.17 sec has been bettered only three times in the last 15 Mets – by Pocket Power in 2007, River Jetez three years later and Martial Eagle in 2013
The win of Smart Call in Saturday’s Gr1 J&B Met provided the recently deceased sire Kingmambo with yet another cornerstone in his career
‘I called the owner and before I could even make the offer he excitedly told me that a certain South African bookmaker had just called 10 minutes earlier to make an offer of R5m’
It’s clear that eight incidents of crop excesses is unacceptable for a sport keen to maintain a good public image, and the time appears to have arrived for a review of the crop rules for work riders on the Highveld
Rafeef is fast establishing a fine reputation as a stallion who has the ability to sire stakes winners across the speed and stamina spectrum
