Animal Kingdom’s quest to become the first grade or group I winner on three different surfaces–and on three different continents to boot–fizzled ingloriously June 18 in the Queen Anne Stakes (Eng-I) at Royal Ascot. Nonetheless, it was a noble attempt and a sporting gesture by the colt’s owners. It was also one of the relatively […]
FAREWELL ANIMAL KINGDOMANIMAL KINGDOM declared war on Royal Ascot, but he beat a hasty retreat in Tuesday’s Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes. To be honest, Animal Kingdom gave a dismal performance in England. Studdish in the paddock and rank when unable to find cover in the early stages, Animal Kingdom never threatened and faded to eleventh in […]
AT ROYAL ASCOT WITH BARRY IRWINAbout 25 minutes after walking calmly around the pre-parade ring at Royal Ascot today prior to the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes, Animal Kingdom suddenly stopped, turning his head left as his nostrils flared while he took in a scent, and dropped his penis and started acting stubborn. Alice Clapham, his traveling “head lad” from […]
ANIMAL KINGDOM FALLS FLAT AT ASCOTASCOT, England — Queen Elizabeth II had made it look so easy. Sharing her carriage with Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, she led the royal procession uphill on the mile-long racecourse straightaway as if they were on an escalator. Britain’s monarch had no sign of tremor in her wave and Prince […]
DRAPE: NO SHAME IN ANIMAL KINGDOM’S DEFEAT AT ASCOTAnimal Kingdom came and saw Royal Ascot, but he did not conquer it. “Not that there was any shame in that,” writes the New York Times’ Joe Drape, who is in England for the venerable race course’s 302nd meeting. Sure, there was disappointment on the faces of the connections, including Team Valor’s Barry Irwin and […]
RUN AT ROYAL ASCOTThe Kentucky Derby/Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom (Leroidesanimaux) was the heavily backed even favorite in the Queen Anne S.-G1 at Royal Ascot but he looked uncomfortablethroughout and was soon outpaced two furlongs from home. Animal Kingdom’s trainer Graham Motion said after the race, “It took the wind out of our sails. There was a […]
DENALI STUD ON LEX 18Check out Denali Stud on local news station LEX18 last night!! Start at 1:28 to go straight to his story. GOOD LUCK ANIMAL KINGDOM, TEAM VALOR, ARROWFIELD STUD and DARLEY. Click here to watch
ROYAL ASCOT OPENS WITH AN AMERICAN BEAUTY NAMED ANIMAL KINGDOMA Kentucky Derby winner who also claimed the Dubai World Cup is the star attraction in the first race at Royal Ascot. [Read the full story here]
BUILDING A KINGDOM WITH THE RIGHT FOUNDATIONWhen Animal Kingdom makes his final start on June 18 at Royal Ascot in the Queen Anne Stakes, the 2011 Kentucky Derby winner will have overcome an incredible amount of adversity to compete in arguably the most prestigious meet in the world. Read more and watch the interview with Craig Bandoroff, owner Denali Stud
ATOP THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINWhen Craig Bandoroff set out to develop one of Kentucky’s leading farms and consignment companies in 1990, he wanted to work at the highest end of the market, and desired to trade the best quality bloodstock. That’s why he named his farm Denali Stud–a term meaning “the great one,” coined by Alaskan Eskimos to describe […]
