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Los Angeles hands O’Brien record-extending 16th Irish Derby
Ballydoyle maestro Aidan O’Brien once again showcased his training brilliance as he sent out Epsom Derby (Gr 1, 1m 4f) third Los Angeles (3 c Camelot – Frequential by Dansili) to go two places better in the Irish equivalent (Gr 1, 1m 4f) at the Curragh on Sunday, in what as a record-extending 16th success... Read More
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Wollombi repays new connections with Gai Waterhouse Classic victory
Wollombi (Extreme Choice) delivered her new owners an immediate return on their recent investment when she landed Saturday’s $160,000 Gai Waterhouse Classic (Listed, 1200m) at Ipswich. The daughter of Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) was bought from the Newgate Consignment by the Panthalassa Syndicate for $500,000 at last month’s Magic Millions Broodmare Sale and... Read More
Soprano wins Sandringham Stakes, Australian-bound Kitty Rose fifth
Soprano hits the right notes in the Sandringham Stakes The George Boughey-trained and Billy Loughnane-ridden Soprano, a daughter of Coolmore’s reverse shuttler Starspangledbanner (Choisir), put a string of luckless runs behind her to produce a dominant display to win an ultra competitive renewal of the Sandringham Stakes (1m) at Royal Ascot on Friday. The Highclere... Read More
Fairy Godmother produces magical performance in the Albany
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‘He’s a machine’
Sprinter-turned-miler Inisherin blasts away rivals in Commonwealth Cup rout Inisherin (Shamardal) confirmed himself as the dominant three-year-old sprinter in Britain and Ireland when he produced a devastating performance to land Friday’s Commonwealth Cup (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot. Providing sire Shamardal (Giant’s Causeway) with a 28th individual Group 1 scorer, Inisherin’s path to victory... Read More
Gollan hoping Typhoon Taavi can deliver the goods for new connections
Tony Gollan holds a packed five-card hand for one of the last deals at the prospective broodmare table – the Gai Waterhouse Classic (Listed, 1200m) – and admits he’s finding it hard to pick one who’ll emerge with some precious late season black-type. As of last night Gollan had five of the 16-horse field for... Read More