Thanks, Mr. Haskin, for the wonderful article on Animal Kingdom. He's a great horse, and I hope he has good racing luck in the UK, and most importantly, that he stays well and sound!
Andrew Bensley tweets ANIMAL KINGDOM Monday April 15 @ArrowfieldStud reports this morning Animal Kingdom will be aimed at Queen Ann on opening day of Royal Ascot. Trainer very positive.
John Messara told @SkySportsRadio1 a start in the Queen Ann will depend how Animal Kingdom copes with undulating tracks in preparation.
John Messara says the plan with Animal Kingdom is too probably retire him after Royal Ascot. Stand at stud in Australia for $35,000 + GST.
Channel 4 Racing tweet Wed. April 24 First race of #RoyalAscot could see Queen Anne clash between Black Caviar's half-bro All Too Hard and Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom.
John Velazquez will ride his 2011 Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Animal Kingdom when the recent Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) hero makes his career finale at the mid-June Royal Ascot meeting in England.
Graham Motion tweet with ANIMAL KINGDOM PHOTO AK coming back from his first gallop this morning at Kingsdown.
Didn't see this photo when it was first posted. Just want to say it's a beautiful photo aesthetically speaking: brilliantly colored horse and rider against a fantastic grey sky. And talk about long-bodied horses. Wow, he sure is.
Channel 4 Racing tweet CORAL ECLIPSE ENTRIES A quality 60-strong entry – with 45 Group 1 wins between them – has been unveiled for the £425,000 @Coral Eclipse @Sandownpark on 6 July. Selected Eclipse entries: Animal Kingdom, St Nicholas Abbey, Camelot, Cirrus Des Aigles, Snow Fairy, Red Cadeaux, Dawn Approach, Kingsbarns.
GrahamMotion tweet Wed. May 29 Ak breezed 4 furlongs at Ascot this am. He picked it up from five furlongs out and went the final 1/4 in 24.6 on soft ground with JRV up
AK alone has me considering another ky trip next January..one of the most stunning horses ive ever had the opportunity to see in person..i imagine what he'll look like as a stallion with a few pounds on him will be breathtaking
RACHEL- thinking your probably right, i saw a pic of leroide..... galloping in his paddock and thought it was ak. wondering, AK is 5 so hes considered a full grown horse now, any idea how tall he is?
im thinking 16 hands or a littel over 16 hands. hes not too big. how wonderful is it that our past kentucky derby winner is still winning races and running in general and all over the world at that. i love it.
Emotional return Tim Richards Thoroughbred Owner & Breeder Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Englishman abroad Graham Motion won the world’s richest race with Animal Kingdom; now he’s back in his homeland to fulfill a lifelong dream http://www.ownerbreeder.co.uk/2013/05/emotional-return/#.UaYf9xFKIWw.twitter Keta Note: This is an in-depth Q & A interview with Graham Motion. Covers his training in the UK (Flatterer), his relationship with Team Valor, where he is staying in UK and why, and training in the USA and Animal Kingdom.. Long but well worth the read.
That photo of Animal Kingdom is superlative! It actually looks like an oil painting to me. He is a magnificent horse, for sure! I love to see them run as older individuals.
Royal Ascot 2013: Animal Kingdom feature AtTheRacesUK Published on Jun 5, 2013 Graham Motion's Animal Kingdom looks set to take up his Royal Ascot engagement and here we feature the former Kentucky Derby winner.
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@ArrowfieldStud reports this morning Animal Kingdom will be aimed at Queen Ann
on opening day of Royal Ascot. Trainer very positive.
John Messara told @SkySportsRadio1 a start in the Queen Ann will depend how Animal Kingdom copes with undulating tracks in preparation.
John Messara says the plan with Animal Kingdom is too probably retire him after Royal Ascot. Stand at stud in Australia for $35,000 + GST.
AK coming back from his first gallop this morning at Kingsdown.
First race of #RoyalAscot could see Queen Anne clash between
Black Caviar's half-bro All Too Hard and Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom.
Read more on BloodHorse.com: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/77802/velazquez-to-ride-animal-kingdom-at-ascot#ixzz2RaLg7mqu
John Velazquez confirmed for mount on Animal Kingdom at Royal Ascot.
(Here is link to press release)
http://www.teamvalor.com/news/April2013/VelazquezAK.pdf
Keta Note: Just supporting Rachel's post
A quality 60-strong entry – with 45 Group 1 wins between them – has been unveiled for the £425,000 @Coral Eclipse @Sandownpark on 6 July.
Selected Eclipse entries: Animal Kingdom, St Nicholas Abbey, Camelot,
Cirrus Des Aigles, Snow Fairy, Red Cadeaux, Dawn Approach, Kingsbarns.
AK following Perpetually up the short this morning.
How many people does it take to shoe a Dubai World Cup winner?
Ak breezed 4 furlongs at Ascot this am.
He picked it up from five furlongs out and
went the final 1/4 in 24.6 on soft ground with JRV up
The Americans are coming! The Americans are coming.....!
AK by LEROIDESANIMAUX #TheMidnightRideOfAscotRevere
Loved Pati's Reply Tweet
Yep, and we're bringing our World Cup winner with us. :-)
wondering, AK is 5 so hes considered a full grown horse now, any idea how tall he is?
http://www.hrtv.com/videos/on-top-of-the-kingdom/?VideoCategoryId=2
Tim Richards Thoroughbred Owner & Breeder Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Englishman abroad Graham Motion won the world’s richest race with Animal Kingdom; now he’s back in his homeland to fulfill a lifelong dream
http://www.ownerbreeder.co.uk/2013/05/emotional-return/#.UaYf9xFKIWw.twitter
Keta Note: This is an in-depth Q & A interview with Graham Motion.
Covers his training in the UK (Flatterer), his relationship with Team Valor,
where he is staying in UK and why, and training in the USA and Animal Kingdom..
Long but well worth the read.
AtTheRacesUK Published on Jun 5, 2013
Graham Motion's Animal Kingdom looks set to take up his Royal Ascot engagement
and here we feature the former Kentucky Derby winner.