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Tuesday, San Siro (Milan), Italy, post time: 17:50, 143RD DERBY ITALIANO-G2, €640,200, 3yo, c/f, 11fT Field: Archers Bay (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Arkansas (Fr) (Sottsass {Fr}), Bright Light (Fr) (City Light {Fr}), Bruxelles (Ity) (Ruler Of The World {Ire}), Camponanes (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Dastan (Ger) (Reliable Man {GB}), Dear Enemy (Ger) (Isfahan {Ger}), Dr Omran (Ire) (Palace Pier {GB}), Ex Animo (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Grand Son Of Dark (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Hello Jo (Fr) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Pashang (Ger) (Isfahan {Ger}), Quantas (Ire) (Ghaiyyath {Ire}), Salitos (Ire)...

Doncaster Racecourse will stage a new Betfred St Leger Trials Day on Thursday, July 9, with a total prize fund of £175,000 on offer. The fixture will be headlined by the £80,000 Betfred St Leger Trial Novice Stakes, a Class 2 contest run over one mile and four furlongs. The winner will receive free entry at the initial entry stage to the 2026 Betfred St Leger, providing a valuable incentive for connections of potential Classic contenders. The race will also offer emerging staying prospects the opportunity to prove themselves at...

Britain had not had a prior runner in the first two editions of Monday's €200,000 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Gowran Classic, which is part of the Smullen Series, and Richard Hannon trainee Bunyola Bay (Ghaiyyath) broke new ground to become the first and took a €100,000 prize back across the Irish Sea after making virtually all in the 9 1/2-furlong feature. "He's relatively inexperienced and it was his first time going around a bend today, but it was impressive and he had to be," said rider Sean Levey. "We've always...

Victorious Forever's George Scott trainee Mrair (Mehmas), the £880,000 Goffs UK Breeze-Up topper who ran second to a quirky sort at Newmarket just over two weeks ago, confirmed the promise of that debut effort with a dominant performance in Monday's British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes at Lingfield. "I wasn't disappointed, the owner wasn't disappointed [with the debut effort] and we always wanted to get two runs into him before, potentially, going to [Royal] Ascot," explained Scott. "Ryan [Moore] educated him well and he did what he had to do....

Two special guests will make the pilgrimage to Epsom this weekend to mark the 150th anniversary of the Derby victory of the Hungarian-bred Kisber, a sporting achievement still lauded in the country of his birth. Andras Krebs, the deputy director of Kincsem Park racecourse in Budapest, will attend this year's Derby with his wife Linda, bringing with them commemorative coins of Kisber's great win, which will also be given as prizes for this year's Hungarian Derby. In what was an extraordinary era for Hungarian racing, Kisber was foaled the year...

Goodwood Racecourse will honour the memory of late apprentice jockey Tommie Jakes during its annual all-apprentice meeting on Friday, June 5. A dedicated race will be run in memory of Tommie Jakes, who passed away in October last year at the age of 19. Jakes's parents will attend as special guests and present the trophy following the race. Since his death, Jakes's mother, Tonie, has worked closely with the racing industry to raise awareness of mental health and the support available to young jockeys. First introduced by Goodwood in 2022,...

By Kit Gow/TTRAusNZ The team at Glenbeigh Farm is attending the Magic Millions Gold Coast National Yearling Sale for the first time in 2026, and the first day of selling on Monday was full of high points for the operation, most notably in the case of lot 913, a Lope De Vega colt who topped the session when knocked down to KPW Bloodstock, representing the Wanless family, for A$600,000. Bred by Ballylinch Stud, the colt is out of a Siyouni half-sister to G2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup winner Francesco Guardi...

Molly Mooney has joined the Aga Khan Studs in Ireland as bloodstock executive, assuming responsibility for nominations and client relations. Mooney succeeds Julie White, "a highly respected member of the team", at Gilltown Stud. Mooney, whose career to date has included roles at the National Stud in Newmarket, Ashford Stud in Kentucky, and Rathasker Stud and Newtown Stud in Ireland, is a graduate in Agricultural Science from University College Dublin. Pat Downes, manager of the Irish studs, said, "We are delighted to welcome Molly to the team at Gilltown. She...

Aidan O'Brien's seven-strong Betfred Derby team is headed by Benvenuto Cellini (Frankel) as 17 horses were left standing for the Epsom Classic at the latest forfeit stage on Monday. It was Dee Stakes winner Constitution River that led home an O'Brien-trained one-two-three in the French Derby at Chantilly on Sunday. Fellow Chester scorer Benvenuto Cellini is joined by Pierre Bonnard (Camelot), Action (Frankel), Causeway (Wootton Bassett), Endorsement (Wootton Bassett), Christmas Day (Camelot) and Proposition (Frankel) at the five-day stage. Although holding an exceptional hand once again in a race he...

James Ferguson has announced that he will cease training at the end of July after accepting an "an offer that, upon reflection, I simply could not refuse" to work in the bloodstock insurance industry with a company operating on the international stage. "Training racehorses has been both a dream and a privilege, and the last seven years have brought me more enjoyment, fulfilment and memories than I could ever have imagined," said Ferguson, who has spent his entire training career in Newmarket. "I want to be clear that this decision...

Despite missing the break and getting bumped by a foe to begin the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), favoured Lovcen delivered regardless stepping up to 2400 metres for the first time. His head victory over fellow tenacious closer Peintre Naif (Kizuna) handed his trainer Haruki Sugiyama his ninth JRA Group 1 win. The World Premiere colt is the 25th to win the G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) and then the Japanese Derby. The Kikuka Sho (Japanese St Leger) over 3000 metres in October would give Lovcen the opportunity to become...

In the aftermath of the Prix du Jockey Club, the Pantall family were enjoying their own red-letter day as their homebred Naomis (City Light) captured the G2 Prix de Sandringham. Coming off a win in Toulouse's Listed Prix Aymeri de Mauleon over this mile trip in April, the 20-1 shot travelled strongly under Tony Piccone tracking the leaders. Swooping on the front end a furlong out, the relative of Kirsten Rausing's stars Alborada and Alpinista hit the line with 3/4 of a length to spare over Vaticana (Goken). There was...