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O’Brien double-handed in search of record victory Japan and Circus Maximus give Aidan O’Brien a strong hand as he goes in search of a record-equalling sixth victory in the Juddmonte International at York. It is 19 years since the Ballydoyle maestro first landed Wednesday’s Group One prize with the mighty Giant’s Causeway (2000) – and he has since a

Constantinople heads O’Brien duo seeking Voltigeur victory Aidan O’Brien sends both Constantinople and Norway to York as he bids for fourth victory in the Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stames. The Ballydoyle handler has saddled Milan (2001), Powerscourt (2003) and Idaho (2016) to win Wednesday’s St Leger trial – and Constantinople appears the yard’s first string,

Adimelo sparks Sligo double for McNiff Local trainer Mark McNiff sealed a double at Sligo that was sparked by Adimelo (13-2) in the featured Francie ‘Banger’ Burns Memorial Handicap Hurdle. Derek Fox’s mount picked off Iamastartoo at the last and forged seven lengths clear. McNiff said: “He ran very well here the last day and the extra b

Doyle delighted to stay aboard Crystal Ocean James Doyle is relishing the opportunity to continue his association with Crystal Ocean in the Juddmonte International at York. After kickstarting his campaign with victories in the Gordon Richards Stakes at Sandown and the Al Rayyan Stakes at Newbury under Ryan Moore, Sir Michael Stoute’s stable st

Moulin date in diary for Romanised Romanised may return to France for next month’s Prix du Moulin following his impressive display at Deauville. A surprise winner of last year’s Irish 2,000 Guineas, Ken Condon’s stable star struggled to make a significant impact during the remainder of his three-year-old campaign – but he has really

Enable and Magical clash again in Yorkshire Oaks Enable and Magical will renew rivalry at York on Thursday after featuring among just four horses declared for the Darley Yorkshire Oaks. The brilliant Enable has suffered just one defeat in 13 career starts and is unbeaten in her last 11, a sequence which includes back-to-back wins in the Prix de l’

Vitalogy and Harpocrates to face strong home defence in Acomb Irish challengers Vitalogy and Harpocrates will face a strong home defence of the Tattersalls Acomb Stakes at York. Joseph O’Brien’s Vitalogy dispatched his father Aidan’s more experienced Harpocrates when getting off the mark on debut as the 25-1 winner of a Naas maiden last month. Both must conten

Conron shoots for Killarney prize Jessica Harrington’s Conron merits plenty of respect when he lines up for the Larkins Pub, Restaurant, B&B And Bakery Handicap Hurdle on the first day of Killarney’s August Festival on Wednesday. The five-year-old gelding was second in the Adare Manor Opportunity Final Handicap Hurdle at Punchestown

Helvic Dream makes it third time lucky at Roscommon The progressive Helvic Dream claimed top honours in the featured Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Race at Roscommon on Monday evening. Noel Meade’s son of Power was third on his first two starts at Down Royal and Galway respectively, getting much closer to the principals on his latest start at Ballybr

Storm out to blow away Sligo rivals Mon Storm goes in search of further success at Sligo when he lines-up in the feature on Tuesday evening, the Francie ‘Banger’ Burns Memorial Handicap Hurdle. Trained in Co Down by Victor Wilson, the eight-year-old gelding recorded his first career success at Sligo in April. Fourth and fifth on his n

O’Brien fields two in search of sixth Juddmonte International triumph Japan and Circus Maximus give Aidan O’Brien a strong hand as he goes in search of a record-equalling sixth victory in the Juddmonte International at York on Wednesday. It is 19 years since the Ballydoyle maestro first landed the Group One prize with the mighty Giant’s Causeway (2000) and he has sinc

Armory leads Ballydoyle challenge in Futurity Stakes Armory is the star name among seven possible runners for Aidan O’Brien in the Galileo Irish EBF Futurity Stakes at the Curragh. The Ballydoyle maestro has saddled 12 previous winners of Friday’s seven-furlong Group Two – with Giant’s Causeway (1999), Hawk Wing (2001) and this year’s Epsom Derby hero

Max Dynamite in Ebor mix for Mullins The much-travelled Max Dynamite could lead his trainer Willie Mullins’ bid to scoop the spoils in the first £1million Sky Bet Ebor at York. Winner of the Lonsdale Cup at this meeting in 2015, Max Dynamite has served connections well – notably when placed in two Melbourne Cups. The evergreen nine-yea

Love may bid for hat-trick in Debutante Love heads Aidan O’Brien’s potential assault on the Debutante Stakes at the Curragh. The master of Ballydoyle has claimed this Group Two prize on a record 12 occasions, and this year is responsible for seven of the 14 possible runners on Friday evening. Love has won her last two starts – opening her

Cheveley Park Stakes next for Raffle Prize The Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket is the next likely target for Raffle Prize following her narrow defeat in the Prix Morny at Deauville. Having won the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes at Newmarket on her two previous starts, the daughter of Slade Po

Dramatic win for Dolly Dancer Dolly Dancer was a dramatic winner of the Europcar Mares Beginners Chase at Tramore. With the race seemingly in safe keeping, Brian Hayes’ mount made a hash of the second last – where he collided with the wing and came almost to a standstill. In the process of doing that, the 5-2 shot badly hampered

Coronet on top as Dettori delivers in Prix Jean Romanet Coronet provided John Gosden and Frankie Dettori with yet another Group One winner, in the Darley Prix Jean Romanet at Deauville. Gosden sent the five-year-old to France in preference to a clash with stablemate Enable in the Yorkshire Oaks later in the week, and the decision paid dividends. Having r

Decrypt leaves Twomey to race in Hong Kong Paddy Twomey has lost his smart three-year-old Decrypt, who will continue his career in Hong Kong. The Dark Angel colt finished a very creditable third to Phoenix Of Spain in the Irish 2,000 Guineas, but has not been seen since. Twomey said: “He’s gone to Frankie Lor in Hong Kong to be trained for t

Earthlight puts Brits in shade with battling Morny win Earthlight maintained his unbeaten record when seeing off the determined challenge of Raffle Prize in the Darley Prix Morny at Deauville. Trained by Andre Fabre and owned by Godolphin, Earthlight had looked very impressive in winning his three races to date – but connections had voiced reservations