Darius Racing and Michael Motschmann's hitherto undefeated Gostam (Saxon Warrior) punched his ticket to, and was installed as the new ante-post favourite for, July's G1 Deutsches Derby after a fourth straight career victory in Friday's G2 Wettstar Bavarian Classic at Munich. Darius Racing's Holger Faust indicated a trip to Chantilly for the G1 Prix du [...]

Amo Racing's Force Noir (Persian Force) was named a TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard, after a visually impressive display at Naas on Monday. The Robson Aguiar-trained colt had previously shown a battling attitude when beaten a head after attempting to make all on heavy ground in the season's opening juvenile contest at the Curragh [...]

Monday's Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden – over a trip 15 yards shy of six furlongs at Naas – has an honour roll featuring multiple Group 1 winners Fairyland (Kodiac) and Alpha Centauri (Mastercraftsman), who earned their Rising Star rosettes here. This year's renewal went the way of Aidan O'Brien trainee Victorious (Wootton Bassett), [...]

Forz Europe's 1.1-million guineas Tattersalls October Book 1 graduate Superior Choice (Dubawi) returned off a debut fourth over one mile at Newmarket in October with an encouraging seasonal return in Saturday's Madri Excepcional Maiden Stakes at Leicester. The John and Thady Gosden trainee employed patient tactics and settled fourth of the six runners for most [...]

Godolphin's G1 Jebel Hatta hero Opera Ballo (Ghaiyyath) was like greased lightning exiting the stalls in Friday's G2 Bet365 Mile and, having stolen a march on his five rivals, made all to defeat G1 Irish 2000 Guineas and G1 St James's Palace Stakes winner Field Of Gold (Kingman) by a mightily impressive three lengths in [...]

Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum's Roger Varian trainee Saddadd (Pinatubo), who hit the board in September's Listed Foundation Stakes at Goodwood when last seen, found the necessary gears to claim a career high in Friday's G3 bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes at Sandown. “He's an absolute darling of a horse and has the most delightful attitude,” claimed [...]

Last year's G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe hero Daryz (Sea The Stars) is set to face five rivals in Sunday's G1 Prix Ganay World Pool by PMU at ParisLongchamp after declarations for the 10 1/2-furlong contest were confirmed Friday morning. The Aga Khan Studs homebred is in fine fettle ahead of his seasonal debut [...]

Last term's G3 Prix Vanteaux victrix Mandanaba (Ghaiyyath) was last seen finishing unplaced in August's G1 Prix Rothschild and made a winning seasonal return with a narrow verdict in Thursday's Listed Prix Maurice Zilber at ParisLongchamp. The TDN Rising Star, who also ran third in the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and fourth in the [...]

Tally-Ho Stud resident Persian Force (Mehmas), who has registered six placings from his first nine runners, made a breakthrough when his gelded son Dragon Force prevailed on debut in Wednesday's Prix de l'Appe, a five-furlong claiming race, for Amy Murphy at La Teste. “All three of mine ran well and that's the first winner for [...]

Francis Graffard trainee Demah (Mehmas), Al Shaqab Racing's homebred half-sister to last term's G1 Prix du Moulin hero Sahlan (Wootton Bassett), made a winning debut in Wednesday's Prix de Brunehaut at Chantilly. Recovering from a slow start to race in midfield for most of the one-mile debutantes' heat, the 6-4 favourite launched her challenge inside [...]

Yann Barberot trainee Lapotheose (Wootton Bassett) enjoyed market confidence heading postward for Sunday's Listed Prix Caravelle and followed up earlier victories at Angers and Toulouse with a narrow verdict back at the latter venue. Positioned several lengths off the clear leader in third until easing closer on the home turn, the 19-10 favourite and G2 [...]

The John Oxley-owned Star Prospect (Starman), Joseph O'Brien's first juvenile runner of the year, made a stylish winning debut in Sunday's Arizona Blaze Standing At The Irish National Stud Irish EBF Race at the Curragh. “He had been showing plenty of natural speed at home and it's always nice when your first two-year-old runner runs [...]