Ed Crisford

Ed Crisford, who announced a move to train under his own name in Dubai in April, will delay that journey until October, he confirmed on Friday. Crisford will be a private trainer for Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Currently, Ed Crisford trains alongside his father Simon, with their partnership on the licence beginning in 2020. The duo have sent out several big-race winners, including multiple Group 1 winner-turned-stallion Vandeek (Havana Grey). The Crisfords, who have a satellite yard in Dubai, have saddled Quddwah (Kingman) to place in the G1...

Rabbah Racing's Simon and Ed Crisford trainee Flann Sunna (Blue Point) notched an impressive debut score at Windsor last month and, penalised four pounds for that success, surged clear of toiling rivals in the closing stages of Friday's Knight Frank Conditions Stakes at Ascot to become his sire's sixth TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard. "I really liked his performance [at Windsor] last time and the George Boughey horse [runner-up Perfect Nation] has come out and won since," said winning rider Jack Mitchell. "He just seems to improve and he's...

Having been in the business for only about three years and with only six horses campaigning in the U.S., Will Stroud knew enough to have modest expectations. He had set a few goals but wondered if he would ever achieve them. He doesn't have to wonder anymore. Over the course of one hour and 20 minutes, the owner won two Grade I races in Saratoga. It started with a win by Kensington Lane (Ire) (Star Spangled Banner ({Aus}) in the GI Belmont Oaks. Two races later, his Title Role (GB)...

Victorious Forever's 900,000gns Craven Breeze-Up Sale topper Senorita Bonita (Starspangledbanner) entered the mix for this year's Royal Ascot meeting after securing a last-gasp triumph in Wednesday's British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes at Nottingham. The straight five-furlong dash has been annexed by a trio of Karl Burke Royal Ascot-bound contenders in recent years. "Midway through the race, it wasn't looking good," said Simon Crisford.  "We couldn't get the cover that we wanted and I think she's had to do it the hard way. Her turn of foot was exceptional,...

Britain's longest-standing training partnership is coming to an end following the news that Ed Crisford is set to succeed Michael Costa as head trainer at His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Jebel Ali Stables in Dubai. Currently based at Gainsborough Stables in Newmarket, Crisford has shared the licence with his father, Simon, since May 2020 when the British Horseracing Authority first started accepting training partnerships. In the near-six years since, the Crisfords have sent out over 400 winners in Britain, with notable victories including that of Vandeek in...

Victorious Forever's Simon and Ed Crisford trainee Zanthos (Sioux Nation), a €1-million Arqana Breeze-Up sale graduate, attained TDN Rising Star status in the colours of KHK Racing at Newmarket's July course in August and rebounded off a second behind Touleen (Lope De Vega) earlier in the month to make all for a career high in Friday's G2 BoyleSports Home Of Early Payout Rockfel Stakes at Newmarket. "We just said to Oisin [Murphy] to keep her happy and let her use her stride," explained Ed Crisford. "I thought she was maybe...

Mohammed Sultan's Coto De Caza (Ire) (Sioux Nation--Coto {Ire}, by Fast Company {Ire}), last seen finishing third in Ayr's Sept. 24 Listed Harry Rosebery Stakes, stepped forward to claim a career high with a determined effort in Friday's G3 Newmarket Academy Godolphin Beacon Project Cornwallis Stakes. The Simon and Ed Crisford trainee, who posted clear-cut wins at Beverley and Goodwood in July, accepted a tow racing second in the smaller stands' side grouping, and third overall, after a slick getaway in this five-furlong dash. Easing to the fore with a...

Last year's star juvenile Vandeek (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}) will miss his intended engagement in the G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville after suffering a setback. The news was released by joint-trainer Ed Crisford on X and came just 24 hours after Vandeek was put through his paces on the July course at Newmarket on Saturday. Ed Crisford said, "Unfortunately Vandeek has met with a setback and it is too early to say how much time he will need before resuming full training. It is very frustrating for everyone...

Algiers (Ire) (Shamardal), runner-up in the G1 Dubai World Cup last March, will contest the GI Breeders' Cup Mile rather than the 10-furlong GI Classic, according to the gelding's connections. "He just looked very effective over a mile and a mile-and-one at Meydan and he has a lot of speed," explained Ed Crisford. "I'm not saying he doesn't stay the 10 furlongs, it's just that we felt at Santa Anita a mile may play to his strengths more." An impressive winner going a mile in the G2 Al Maktoum Challenge...

MGSW A'Ali (Ire) (Society Rock {Ire}) is bound across the Irish Sea and will contest the G1 Flying Five S. at The Curragh on Sept. 13. The Shaikh Duaji Al Khalifa colourbearer a trio of Group 2s as a juvenile, added the G3 Coral Charge S. to his haul on July 5 and was also first past the post in the July 19 G2 Sapphire S. in Ireland. He could only manage fourth to Battaash (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) in the G1 Nunthorpe S. at York on Aug. 21. "He...

Simon Crisford and his son Ed are among the first to take advantage of the British Horseracing Authority's new rule to allow training partnerships; the pair will have their first runners under a joint license shortly after racing resumes in Britain, Racing Post reports. Paul Cole and son Oliver are also set to join forces. "Ed and I have become joint licence holders as well as business partners, something my owners have very much welcomed and are fully supportive of," Simon Crisford told Racing Post. "As well as Gainsborough Stables...