Sunday 31 March 2013

SACRED EASTER SUNDAY MARCH 31st RACING POST 2013. GRAHAM DENCH BRINGS US NEWS FROM DUBAI WORLD CUP WINNER ANIMAL KINGDOM partner JOEL ROSARIO minder? trainer GRAHAM MOTION owner - breeder ARROWFIELD STUD TEAM VALOR 11-2 distance 2 LENGTHS FROM RED CADEAUX 28-1

 
 

 
 SACRED EASTER SUNDAY RACING POST
MARCH 31st 2013
WEEK MONDAY MARCH 25th TO SUNDAY MARCH 31st 2013
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Racing News

Kingdom out to establish himself at Royal Ascot


By Peter Scargill
ANIMAL KINGDOM will head to Royal Ascot this summer with his connections keen for him to establish himself as the best horse in the world at a mile and a mile and a quarter. (2 hours ago)More
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/horse-racing/21975600

Royal Ascot next stop for 'exceptional' Animal Kingdom


By Peter Scargill
ANIMAL KINGDOM was labelled "exceptional" by John Messara on Sunday with his new owner keen for the Dubai World Cup winner to line up at Royal Ascot this summer. ( 1 hour ago)More


Racing News

RACING PREVIEW: Logic out to defy rivals at Fairyhouse


By Peter Scargill
THE Fairyhouse Easter Festival gets underway on Sunday and Defy Logic is out to gain his second win from three starts over hurdles in the Grade 2 Coolmore N.H. Sires Fame And Glory & Sans Frontieres Novice Hurdle (2.55). (39 mins ago)More
 
Pricewise Preview of today's action
 
 

Today's Horse Racing Card
 
 FAIRYHOUSE (IRE) ATR
GOING: SOFT (Heavy in places).
1:50 Fairyhouse Vets promoting Equine Health Maiden Hurdle 2m Card Betting
2:25 Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Mares Novice Hurdle Championship Final (Grade 1) 2m4f Card Betting
2:55 Coolmore N.H. Sires Fame And Glory & Sans Frontieres Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 2m4f Card Betting
3:25 I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Novice Handicap Hurdle Series Final (Grade B) 3m Card Betting
3:55 Gleesons Butchers Novice Handicap Hurdle 2m Card Betting
4:30 Powers Gold Cup (Grade 1) 2m4f Card Betting
5:00 Ryans Cleaning (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m Card Betting
 





PAUSE FOR THOUGHT

DAVID ASHFORTH
Saturday's musings from a retired racing enthusiast.
David Ashforth at the Derby Awards 6.12.10

David Ashforth:
Twice voted journalist of the year
PICTURE: Dan Abraham

 
DAVID'S SATURDAY MUSINGS
30.03.2013

“I predict a riot if Red lifts Dubai World Cup.”

Pic:  “Mr Ashford’s EASTER STORY.”
 

“I’m hoping an Easter egg is on it’s way, possibly to a Mr Ashford or even Mr Ashforth. “

 
“EASTER already? I know it is because Waitross sent me an Easter card. I’m hoping that an Easter egg is on it’s way, possibly for Mr Ashcroft or Mr Ashworth.

 

“It’s a strange thing, Easter. As you know, Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the paschal full moon is different from the actual full moon and moves around a lot, creating havoc with the production of racing fixtures and Easter eggs.

 

“You’d have thought that if Jesus was born on a particular day, December 25th he’d have died and been resurrected on particular days too, but he seems to have risen again on various dates, from March 22 to April 25.
 

“You never know when he is going to pop up. I hope that isn’t blasphemous, probably unlike the boy at my school who used to walk around with his arms spread out, saying “What a way to spend Easter.”






JMC The Life & Times of Jesus Christ. The shocking cruelty burdened upon and suffered by Jesus. How far have we come since? Not far in the cruelty stakes. The punishment stakes.

The four gospels report that Jesus was crucified by Pontius Pilate, who governed Roman Judea from 26 to 36 AD/CE .

Isaac Newton was one of the first astronomers to estimate the date of the crucifixion and suggested Friday, April 3, 34 AD/CE.[40][76] In 1990 astronomer Bradley E. Schaefer computed the date as Friday, April 3, 33 AD/CE.[77] In 1991, John Pratt stated that Newton's method was sound, but included a minor error at the end. Pratt suggested the year 33 AD/CE as the answer.[40] Using the completely different approach of a lunar eclipse model, Humphreys and Waddington arrived at the conclusion that Friday, April 3, 33 AD/CE was the date of the crucifixion.[78][41][79]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus#Years_of_ministry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus 

 
The Life and Times of  Maria Magdalene
Maria Magdalene, 1899
The Russian Museum
 



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The Dead Sea Scrolls- Proves The Bible & Jewish History Confirmed
Published on 20 May 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5rvh8DWoMY
 
I don’t envy Paul Bittar if he’s still leading the BHA in 2038, let alone 2285, because in 2038 Easter Sunday will be on April 25 and in 2285 on March 22. My advice is to resign in 2037, before Easter gets out of hand.





 


 
JMC The life and times of Paul Bittar
Bittar, 42, was born in Wagga Wagga, which is famous in racing as the birthplace of legendary jockey Scobie Breasley. He is the second Australian to take charge of the day-to-day running of British racing. Almost a decade ago, Greg Nichols stepped into the same role when the controlling body was operating under the name of the British Horseracing Board.

The stumbling block for Paul Bittar as is same for most of the others who regulate and govern British Horseracing is their 'Bloodhorse Illiteracy' . Paul does not belong in the Equus Zone. He does not know how to carry a whip, leave alone use one.  To attempt even to advise others on the subject.  A no, no, no. Advisors to deligate  within the Equus Zone
Sir Henry Cecil, Sir Michael Stoute, Nicky Henderson. Corky Brown, Barry Geraghty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Geraghty

Yogi Breisner at Rolex Kentucky Three Day after the First Horse Inspection
 

“With Easter such a moveable feast, it’s difficult to know when you can expect an Easter egg.

“To be on the safe side, it’s best to keep buying those small ones, wrapped in multi-coloured foil, with bright yellow centres, that sit on newsagents’ counters the whole year round.

Easter Eggs from other countries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg#Easter_eggs_from_different_countries 

The History of Easter Eggs.
 

“They’re sickly sweet and the wrapper sticks to the egg  then to your fingers but, sometimes, it’s a case of any egg in a storm.

 

“As you’ll remember if you were at Cheltenham  for the Gold Cup in 1929 or 1930, or at Aintree for the 1929 Grand National, Easter Hero was one of the all-time great chasers.

 

“He strolled home in both Gold Cups and at Aintree he beat 64 rivals when carrying 12st 7lb. Unfortunately, there was a record 65th rival, the 100-1 winner Gregalach. There’s always something, isn’t there?

 

“There are plenty of horses in training named Easter something and you’d have thought at least one of them would be racing this weekend but none of them are.

 

“Instead, there are 22 horses, none of them with any connection to Easter (apart from LEVITATE), Contesting the William Hill Lincoln, as they were going to last Saturday until the weather forecaster stepped in.

 

“I offered my thoughts on the race last week and it’s not my fault if you didn’t read them. As our teachers used to say, I’m not going to tell you again.

 

“Anyway, there’s the Dubai World Cup to consider, a splendid race which I thought I’d cracked until they abandoned dirt in favour of Tapeta – an altogether trickier proposition from an American perspective.
 

“How would the mighty CIGAR, winner of the inaugural running of the World Cup in 1996, have fared on Tapeta?




“Last year Bob Baffert had a heart attack in Dubai a few days before his GAME ON DUDE finished 12th of 13 in the World Cup, so perhaps it’s not surprising this year he’s left it to Bill Mott, Dale Romans and the once English Graham Motion to fly the US flag.


" I expect Mott's ROYAL DELTA to fly it better this time than she did last time. So a little each-way on ROYAL DELTA, followed by the most enormous lay bet on RED CADEAUX, at 25-1; £4,000 to lose £100,000, shall we say?

 
" RED CADEAUX is a terrific racehorse, high class and versatile, at distances from 12 furlongs to 18 furlongs but 10 furlongs is a step too far, by which I mean not far enough. Ed Dunlop's great servant will run respectably but there's no way he'll win.
 
RED CADEAUX'S DIARY
 
18-03-2013 Red Cadeaux arrives in Dubai
 
23-03-2013 Heavy Snow in Newmarket Today
 
28-03-2013 Warren Hill this morning
 
28-03-2013 Red Cadeaux gets Stall 2 for Dubai World Cup
“I didn’t have many options left so I went for stall two as I thought it would be better on the inside than way out wide – I’m not too worried though as I have world class jockey, Gerald Mosse, in charge of the whole show” -Ed
 
30-03-2013 Dubai World Cup Day has arrived  full story
 
"If he does, I suggest the Indian approach and rioting until the stewards declare RED CADEAUX a non-runner. It's an interesting idea, as is the Cypriot approach to bank deposits, which has attracted a lot of criticism but has some merit. If the British banks had refused access to our money, and taken some of it as a sort of service charge, think how much healthier most of our betting records would look.

 
"Whatever happens at Meydan, I do hope I get one of those Easter eggs, preferably with Smarties or chocolate drops in them, and loose, not in a packet. We can dream."
 
J Margaret Clarke Turfcall Comment
 
Yes Yes Yes  RED CADEAUX (second) 28-1 made a race of it with ANIMAL KINGDOM (Winner).
 
RED CADEAUX's trainer Ed Dunlop interviewed by Ch4 Emma Spencer shortly after the race, white with shock and excitement all at the same time.
 
 
NEWS OF RED CADEAUX DUBAI ADVENTURE
 http://www.edunlop.com/news.php?id=447

31-03-2013 So proud of Red Cadeaux!

RED CADEAUX never ceases to amaze us and he put in another stellar performance yesterday when finishing a gallant runner up in the Dubai World Cup. We are so proud of him!  http://www.edunlop.com/news.php?id=453

 
 
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Post's Nicholas Godfrey wins journalism award

RACING POST international editor Nicholas Godfrey was the toast of Louisville on Wednesday after being honoured at American racing journalism's most prestigious awards ceremony.
 
PLUS Nicholas'
 
100-GREATEST RACES
 
 

 
 


Friday 29 March 2013

EASTER SATURDAY MARCH 30th RACING POST 2013. A BRAVE NEW WORLD GLOBAL STARS GATHER IN DUBAI FOR THE RICHEST RACE ON THE PLANET PREVIEWS PAGES 6-12

 

RACING POST SATURDAY MARCH 30th 2013
WEEK MONDAY MARCH 25th TO SUNDAY MARCH 31st 2013
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MEYDAN (UAE) C4/SKY
1:10 Godolphin Mile Sponsored By Etisalat (Group 2) (Tapeta) 1m Card Betting
1:45 Dubai Gold Cup Sponsored By Al Tayer Motors (Group 3) (Turf) 2m Card Betting
2:25 UAE Derby Sponsored By Al Naboodah (Group 2) (Tapeta) 1m1f110y Card Betting
3:05 Al Quoz Sprint Sponsored By Emirates NBD (Group 1) (Turf) 5f Card Betting
3:45 Dubai Golden Shaheen Sponsored By Gulf News (Group 1) (Tapeta) 6f Card Betting
4:40 Dubai Duty Free Sponsored By Dubai Duty Free (Group 1) (Turf) 1m1f Card Betting
5:20 Dubai Sheema Classic Presented By Longines (Group 1) (Turf) 1m4f11y Card Betting
6:05 Dubai World Cup Sponsored By Emirates (Group 1) (Tapeta) 1m2f Card Betting