Sajir excelled at Deauville to give master trainer Andre Fabre a first success in the Prix Maurice de Gheest. A winner of the Abernant Stakes at Newmarket earlier in the season, the mount of Oisin Murphy was somewhat unfancied with Jerome Reynier’s Royal Ascot hero Lazzat a heavy favourite to defend the crown he wore […]
Billy Loughnane registered his first Group One victory when guiding globetrotting superstar Rebel’s Romance to the Westminster 135th Grosser Preis von Berlin at Hoppegarten on Sunday. A firm favourite of trainer Charlie Appleby, the seven-year-old began his Group One haul in this very race back in 2022 and three years on he was back in […]
The exciting Moon Target will take a route Sir Mark Prescott knows well when she heads to Goodwood for the Virgin Bet Prestige Fillies’ Stakes later this month. The Heath House youngster has shone brightly so far and having enhanced her reputation at Yarmouth, now heads for the Group Three event Prescott won with Red […]
Montreal, a hugely impressive eight-length winner at Leopardstown on Thursday, is heading to the Irish Champions Festival weekend. Aidan O’Brien’s superbly-bred Sea The Stars colt stepped up markedly on his debut effort, putting his race to bed in a matter of strides for Wayne Lordan. He holds an entry in the Goffs Vincent O’Brien National […]
Richard Hughes is confident he has a “great chance” of notching a second big sprinting prize of the summer when course winner Sayidah Dariyan returns to York for the Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes. The Lambourn-based former jockey registered the first Group One success of his training career when stable flagbearer No Half Measures was […]
Latest News and Features Maureen Haggas urges improvement in Shergar Cup jockeys Team Asia lift Shergar Cup in thrilling finish Diamond Necklace sparkles on debut for O’Brien Dance To The Music strikes for Appleby and Loughnane Power Blue downs True Love in Phoenix shock Bucanero Fuerte fends them all off at the Curragh Gstaad given […]
Maureen Haggas has called on Ascot to improve the overall quality of Shergar Cup jockeys, saying she felt the standard of riding was not “as high as it should be” during Saturday’s competition. Haggas, who is assistant trainer to her husband William, saddled a winner for the yard at the fixture as Tenability was steered […]
Team Asia shaded victory in the 2025 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup as they triumphed by just one point from Europe in an exciting finish to the Ascot contest. The teams were slightly different this year with the Ladies side no longer featuring, although there were leading female jockeys on three different squads. Hollie Doyle […]
Aidan O’Brien is harbouring Group One hopes for Diamond Necklace after a straightforward success over a better-fancied stablemate in the Grand Hotel Malahide Irish EBF Fillies Juvenile Race at the Curragh. A St Mark’s Basilica half-sister to top-level scorers Chicquita and Magic Wand, Diamond Necklace was sent off a 9-1 shot under Wayne Lordan on […]
Dance To The Music maintained her unbeaten record for Charlie Appleby with a narrow Group Three verdict in the Newsells Park Stud Sweet Solera Stakes at Newmarket. The filly was a length winner under Billy Loughnane on the Rowley Mile back in May and the duo were reunited on the July course, being sent off […]
True Love suffered a shock defeat as Power Blue turned around previous form to win the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh. The Adrian Murray-trained Power Blue was beaten five and three-quarter lengths by Aidan O’Brien’s True Love in the Railway Stakes last time out and as a result she was sent off a 1-4 […]
Bucanero Fuerte secured a game front-running success in the Group Three FBD Hotels And Resorts Phoenix Sprint Stakes at the Curragh. The four-year-old won the Group One Phoenix Stakes at this fixture in 2023 and after a mixed run of luck last year, he was retired to stand at stud. However, Bucanero Fuerte’s stallion career […]
Gstaad could be rerouted to the Prix Morny at Deauville after bypassing Saturday’s Keeneland Phoenix Stakes. Aidan O’Brien’s Coventry Stakes winner was due to clash with his fellow Royal Ascot-winning stablemate True Love in the Curragh Group One but the handler was not totally satisfied with Gstaad’s condition on Friday. After overnight monitoring, O’Brien opted […]
Royal Dubai continued his perfect start for trainer Owen Burrows as he pounced late to claim the Betfred Rose of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock. Previously trained by Marco Botti, Royal Dubai switched to Burrows’ care after two unsuccessful British runs in April and June, but he struck gold in Listed company at Newbury on his […]
Joe Fanning has been booked to ride Goodwood winner Lady Iman in the Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes at York later this month. The two-year-old filly will have to be supplemented for the Group One sprint but after winning the Molecomb Stakes – Lady Iman’s fourth victory in five career starts – owners the O’Callaghan […]
