Friday, August 27, 2010
Sports World |
- UEFA Super Cup 2010-11 : Inter Milan - Athletico Madrid goals
- EPL 2010-11 : Manutd - West Ham goals
- Harrington shows the importance of personality in golf
- Midday the one to beat in Saturday’s Nassau Stakes
- Tragic loss of star US filly Tuscan Evening
| UEFA Super Cup 2010-11 : Inter Milan - Athletico Madrid goals Posted: 27 Aug 2010 11:57 AM PDT |
| EPL 2010-11 : Manutd - West Ham goals Posted: 27 Aug 2010 11:48 AM PDT |
| Harrington shows the importance of personality in golf Posted: 27 Aug 2010 09:35 AM PDT Whilst golf is traditionally thought of as a very individual sport, the Ryder Cup is a tournament that goes against the norm by demanding a team performance from talented individuals. In that sense, it is also unique in the world of Golf betting. With the ability to work together and share tips being key to success for any player in the competition, the Irishman Padraig Harrington has failed to show he is prepared to do anything to work towards a united cause that is focused on regaining the Ryder Cup for the European team. Competition for places in the European team is intense, so the decision by several of the top European players, including Harrington, to search for mega bucks rather than Ryder Cup glory has left many fans and fellow players disappointed, so much so that many players are rumoured not to want Harrington anywhere near the Ryder Cup. With the European team expected to do their utmost to regain the illustrious trophy, especially at Celtic Manor in front of their own fans, any inkling of a lack of passion is likely to be met with disdain from European fans who are paying high prices for tickets in the expectation that they will see the stars try their hardest to ensure European success. The Golf odds suggest this will be the case but then anything can happen in sport.  |
| Midday the one to beat in Saturday’s Nassau Stakes Posted: 27 Aug 2010 04:42 AM PDT Tremendously popular senior racehorse trainer Henry Cecil has been riding the crest of a wave this season, and having landed the Group 2 Lennox Stakes with Lord Shanakil on the opening day of Glorious Goodwood he could well round off the meeting with an even bigger prize with Midday in Group 1 Nassau Stakes on Saturday, writes Elliot Slater. Cecil has his string in fine form and Midday has been targeted at the top grade mile-and-a-quarter event since landing the contest 12 months ago in a memorable defeat of the smart Rainbow View. The daughter of Oasis Dream went on to run third in the Prix de l'Opera in France before a famous success in the US when coming with a swooping run down the home to straight to land the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup filly & Mares Turf in November at Santa Anita. Seen only once this season, (when chasing home Sariska in the Group 2 Middleton Stakes at York in May), Midday looks to have an outstanding chance of landing the Nassau Stakes for a second time, especially if the anticipated rain showers in the south of England do materialise and take the sting out of the Goodwood turf. It looks very much as though the biggest York Ebor festival odds dangers to Cecil's filly will be the high-class French pair of Stacelita and Rosanara. Stacelita, a multiple Group 1winner trained by Jean-Claude Rouget, has already shown herself to be in good heart this term with a smooth success at Longchamp last time out, whilst Rosanara, a very close fourth in the French 1000 Guineas before filling the runner's up spot at Chantilly last time out in the Prix de Diane, is certain to be a big threat if she manages to travel over without panicking on the plane, as happened recently when an intended runner at Ascot. With Rumoush and Strawberrydaiquiri also intended York Ebor 2010 meeting runners, Saturday's Nassau Stakes promises to be a cracker, but Midday looks the one they all have to beat.  |
| Tragic loss of star US filly Tuscan Evening Posted: 27 Aug 2010 01:41 AM PDT What terribly sad news to read off the sudden death of Irish racing bred filly Tuscan Evening, who collapsed with a suspected heart attack after a routine exercise gallop at Del Mar racetrack in California on Sunday morning, writes Elliot Slater. Owned by William de Burgh, those analyzing horse racing tips note that the daughter of Oasis Dream had rocketed to prominence Stateside after a stunning run of success this term, winning her last six races all in graded company, including the Grade 1 Gamely Stakes at Hollywood Park at the end of May. The winning streak of the Jerry Hollendorfer-trained five-year-old mare had catapulted Tuscan Evening to stardom in the US, following a frustrating career in Ireland where she displayed a great deal of ability for trainer John Joseph Murphy, but never quite managed to fulfill her potential, leaving her native land as an 11 race maiden despite having finished second to Halfway to Heaven in the 2008 renewal of the Irish 1000 Guineas before being demoted by the stewards for causing interference in the closing stages. Her record of 9 wins from 13 starts in the US and her great partnership with jockey Rafael Bejarno showed what a shrewd move it had been to transfer Tuscan Evening who soon reveled on the fast ground in California and seemed ideally suited by the generally small fields that faced the starter for the graded action. Her sudden loss to US racing and in particular to the de Burgh family who had great hopes for her at stud after retirement, once again shows the fragility of thoroughbred racehorses and the fine line between tremendous success and sudden tragedy, making it all the more important for owners and breeders to really savour the good times when they come along.  |
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