Software developed by Brazilians automatically measures pacus using artificial intelligence. Specimens with round body (top) and elliptical body. On the right, parts selected by the program via machine learning. Credit: Diogo Hashimoto/UNESP If you look at a net full of pacus (Piaractus mesopotamicus), you cannot distinguish with the naked eye which individuals will have descendants […]
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A minority share in Breeders’ Cup star Flightline has sold in the USA for $4.6m. The 2.5 per cent stake was offered up by Lane’s End Farm in Kentucky at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, after the horse was retired on Sunday having ended his racing career unbeaten in six runs, including Saturday’s epic […]
A return to the Breeders’ Cup and a trip to Australia are among the options under consideration for Highfield Princess next season after rounding off a memorable campaign at Keeneland on Saturday. While it is hard to believe now, the five-year-old was beaten once at Chelmsford and twice at Wolverhampton in early 2022. Even after […]
Charlie Appleby won the Breeders’ Cup Mile for the second year in a row as the globetrotting Modern Games continued his love affair with the USA. The Dubawi colt won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar 12 months ago – after initially breaking through the gates and being reinstated – and was captain […]
Victoria Road snatched success in the final strides of a dramatic final race on day one of the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland. The Aidan O’Brien-trained colt cut through a busy field in the $1m Grade One Juvenile Turf, surging forward at the same time as Charlie Appleby’s Silver Knott battled out from a boxed-in spot […]
British champion jockey William Buick produced a masterclass in patience coming from last to first to win the Grade One Juvenile Turf Sprint on Mischief Magic. Knocked to the rear early on in the five-furlong contest, Buick tried to come down the inside on the rail but found more traffic ahead of him as Hollie […]
The Breeders’ Cup kicks off with the juveniles taking centre stage, while there is jumping from Fontwell and Hexham and flat action from Newcastle, all live on Sky Sports Racing on Friday. 7.00 Keeneland – The Platinum Queen & Love Reigns head 12 runners After their heroics in Paris last month, Hollie Doyle and Abbaye […]
John Gosden was happy with what he saw of his two Breeders’ Cup contenders Mishriff and Nashwa on Thursday. Breeders’ Cup Turf-bound Mishriff was partnered by Frankie Dettori, while Hollie Doyle was on board Nashwa ahead of her engagement in the Filly & Mare Turf. Mishriff will be having the final start of his globetrotting, […]
Sky Sports Racing ambassador Hollie Doyle admits Breeders’ Cup victory on Nashwa in the Filly & Mare Turf this weekend would be “a dream come true”. The three-year-old filly has proven to be something of a revelation in Europe this year, having finished third in the Oaks at Epsom behind Tuesday before winning the French […]
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – The New Braunfels City Council passed an ordinance prohibiting the buying and selling of cats and dogs from commercial breeding facilities. The ordinance enacted on Tuesday impacted one pet store in the city — Puppyland. Animal activists applauded after hearing the 4-3 vote. The Puppyland owner said he feels targeted since […]