Cartier Awards: John Oxx a superb ambassador for horse racing
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
John Oxx's selection as this year's winner of the Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit was unanimously applauded.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
John Oxx's selection as this year's winner of the Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit was unanimously applauded.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
JOHN OXX and Mick Kinane have enjoyed an unparalleled year through the exploits of Sea The Stars, so Rayeni would be an appropriate big-race winner on the final day of the turf Flat season at Leopardstown this afternoon.
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
John Oxx is delighted Sea The Stars will stay in Ireland as he heads off to the Aga Khan's Gilltown Stud in County Kildare.
icWales (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
JOHN OXX expects Sea The Stars to head to his new home in the next few days after it was confirmed that the brilliant colt will stand at the Aga Khan’s Gilltown Stud in County Kildare.
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
The deal will see the Hong Kong-based Tsui family retain ownership of the brilliant colt, who, under John Oxx, was unbeaten in six Group Ones this season, culminating in a breathtaking triumph in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp earlier this month.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Sea The Stars is to stand at the Aga Khan's Gilltown Stud in County Kildare Ireland not far from where he was trained.
The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
He appears straightforward and can follow up for Keith Mercer. Trainer James Hetherton has been very patient with the Sadler's Wells gelding and said after the victory at the northern track: "He is beautifully bred and when he was with John Oxx they were talking in terms of the Derby. He wasn't bred to be winning maiden hurdles at Newcastle but he needed a bit of confidence."
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Legendary Irish racehorse Sea The Stars was named horse of the year here on Tuesday at the Cartier Awards. Sea The Stars - who won an historic treble of the 2,000 Guineas, the Epsom Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe as well as three other Group One races this season - also scooped the three-year-old accolade. John Oxx trainer of Sea The Stars - who has since been retired to stud at the Aga Khan's...
Racing Diary (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... (13:55) with the young hurdler having won five of his six races since being acquired from John Oxx. Although this is his biggest test to date it is one he should be up to, certainly if he is to fulfil the ambitions set out by his trainer. One of the best bets on the card in my view. 13:20 Petitfour, Win This has cut up badly and is a bit of a no contest as a betting medium. Petitfour (13:20) should...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Published: 8:30PM GMT 18 Nov 2009Sea The Stars, unbeaten in six Group One races last season, was named the Cartier Horse of the Year and Champion Three-Year-Old Colt while John Oxx, his trainer, won the Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit. The accolades for the colt, now at the Aga Khan's Gilltown Stud in Ireland, may have been predictable after his unprecedented season. Related Articles However,...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Racing’s glitterati gathered at Claridge’s Hotel in Mayfair where the John Oxx-trained superstar was also awarded the title of Champion Three-Year-Old Colt. Wins in the 2000 Guineas, Derby, Eclipse, Juddmonte International, Irish Champion Stakes andthe Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe etched Christopher Tsui’s horse into the annals of Turf history.Brilliant French filly Goldikova was Champion Older Horse...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
By Marcus Armytage Published: 7:30AM GMT 18 Nov 2009 Winning team: Sea The Stars and trainer John Oxx both won Cartier Awards Photo: PA The colt, unbeaten in six Group One races last season, was named the Cartier Horse of the Year and Champion Three-Year-Old Colt while John Oxx, his trainer, won the Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit. The accolades for Sea The Stars, now at the Aga Khan's Gilltown...
Racing Diary (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Sea The Stars crowned a glorious year with Horse of the Year honours at the 2009 Cartier Racing Awards. It really was the biggest certainty of 2009 that he would be announced the Cartier Horse of The Year. May be this had something to do with his winning… And this… Racing’s glitterati gathered at Claridge’s Hotel in Mayfair, London, where the John Oxx-trained superstar was also awarded the title of...
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
... line through Twice Over, who will now be aimed at the Dubai World Cup, suggests a match with John Oxx’s colt would have been some spectacle.Winning jockey Smith certainly felt that Zenyatta could have produced more.He said: ‘The length of her stride and style of running is incredible. I believe if there Storming to victory: Zenyatta, ridden by Mike Smith, sails to victoryhad been another horse...
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... 2002, 2007), WBA Super-Bantamweight World Champion Bernard Dunne (2006) and joint winners John Oxx and Mick Kinnane (1989, 1993, 1995). The winners will be presented at a ceremony in Dublin on Thursday, November 19.Chosen by sports editors representing print and broadcast media, north and south, the full line-up of this year's Texaco award winners are:Olive Loughnane - AthleticsBernard Dunne -...