Month: June 2022

Klug readying Deutsches Derby squad – with Doyle and Dettori part of the team

Trainer Marcus Klug has turned to a band of British-based jockeys as he prepares to saddle seven runners in this year’s Deutsches Derby. The Romanian-born horseman has won three of the past 10 renewals of the Hamburg Classic, taking his first title with Sea The Moon in 2014 before Windstoss won in 2017 and Weltstar …

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Henderson pays tribute to Buveur D’Air on well-deserved retirement

Nicky Henderson paid a heartfelt tribute to Buveur D’Air after connections confirmed the dual Champion Hurdle winner’s retirement. The JP McManus-owned gelding claimed the two-mile hurdling crown at Cheltenham in 2017 and 2018 – and may well have completed the hat-trick the following year but for falling at the third flight. The 11-year-old won 17 …

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