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Quid Pro Quo (Lance), a champion 2-year-old in her native South Africa, arrived at Jerome Reynier's yard several weeks ago and is acclimating to France. The filly races for an ownership group headed by Team Valor International. A winner of both the G1 Douglas Whyte Stakes and the G1 Allan Robertson Championship at two, Quid Pro Quo will be given plenty of time to acclimate to the Northern Hemisphere. "We gave her time to adapt because she has changed hemisphere and environment," Reynier told Paris Turf. "It's been a few...

Friday, Ayr, post time: 14:33, THE BRITISH EBF STALLIONS HARRY ROSEBERY STAKES-Listed, £35,500, 2yo, 5fT Field: Boston Dan (Ire) (Ardad {Ire}), Chairmanfourtimes (Ire) (Nando Parrado {GB}), Rikki Tiki Tavi (Ire) (Bungle Inthejungle {GB}), Ipanema Queen (Ire) (Sands Of Mali {Fr}), Arduis Invicta (Ire) (Invincible Army {Ire}), Daneh Of Dandy (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}), Hanney Girl (GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}), Lebron Power (GB) (Starman {GB}), Our Cody (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}), Pearl Fortune (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), Shine On Me (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), Spicy Marg (GB) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Temple Of Athena...

Invincible Spirit's Marvelman has been sold to Bond Thoroughbred Limited, the organisation's Charlie Bond revealed. The 3-year-old G2 Park Stakes hero is likely to be supplemented to the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on British Champions Day, October 18 at a cost of £70,000. Trained by Andrew Balding, the colt was winning his first stakes race at Doncaster last weekend and was previously owned by Mr and Mrs Rex Gorell. Bred by Gigginstown House Stud, Marvelman sold for 140,000gns out of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale to Balding from the...

A number of changes to the upcoming 2025/2026 National Hunt programme, including a minimum rating requirement for Grade 1 novice and juvenile hurdles, were announced by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) on Thursday. Horses will only be allowed to run in the top-level contests should they have achieved a rating of 110 or higher, either through a published handicap mark or as assessed by the BHA handicapper to have to raced to that level in at least one hurdle run. There is also an increase in the number of weight-for-age...

Joe Murphy has raised the possibility of stable star Cercene travelling to Del Mar for the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf in November. A winner of the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot, the Australia filly went on to finish second to Whirl in the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood over a-mile-and-a-quarter before reverting to a mile when fifth in the Matron Stakes at the Irish Champions Festival.  While unable to land a telling blow, Cercene was only beaten three lengths and Murphy feels she could have finished closer with a...

Harry Eustace's eyes light up as soon as the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale is mentioned. And why wouldn't they? It was at that sale where the 37-year-old's Group 1 winners Docklands (Massaat) and Time For Sandals (Sands Of Mali) were sourced and the Newmarket-based handler openly admits to having 'kept powder dry' for the action at Fairyhouse next week.  "We've had a lot of luck out of Fairyhouse, particularly with the filly [Time For Sandals]," he explained. "It's a sale that I have always worked hard at because it...

Friday, Ayr, post time: 14:33, THE BRITISH EBF STALLIONS HARRY ROSEBERY STAKES-Listed, £35,500, 2yo, 5fT Field: Boston Dan (Ire) (Ardad {Ire}), Chairmanfourtimes (Ire) (Nando Parrado {GB}), Rikki Tiki Tavi (Ire) (Bungle Inthejungle {GB}), Ipanema Queen (Ire) (Sands Of Mali {Fr}), Arduis Invicta (Ire) (Invincible Army {Ire}), Daneh Of Dandy (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}), Hanney Girl (GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}), Lebron Power (GB) (Starman {GB}), Our Cody (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}), Pearl Fortune (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), Shine On Me (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), Spicy Marg (GB) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Temple Of Athena...

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Thursday's Observations features a son of dual Group 1 winner Amazing Maria (Mastercraftsman). 5.48 Naas, Debutantes, 2yo, 7fT PORT FERDINAND (IRE) (Camelot {GB}) is a son of the Falmouth, Prix Rothschild and Duke of Cambridge Stakes winner Amazing Maria (Mastercraftsman) and is one of two runners for Ballydoyle in...

The 297-strong catalogue for the BBAG Sale and Racing Festival is now online. Set to begin after the races on October 17-18, the sale features 210 yearlings, three foals, 32 broodmares, and 51 horses-in-training. There is also a breeding right to Tunnes catalogued as lot 236. Most of the yearlings are nominated for the BBAG auction races and some are also nominated for French premiums. Broodmares in foal to Alter Adler, Amaron, Best Solution, Iquitos, Japan, Make Believe, Neatico, Rubaiyat, Torquator Tasso, Van Beethoven and Windstoss will go through the...

Sea The Stars's Renato (lot 95) led the way at the Tattersalls Online September Sale when selling for 80,000gns on Wednesday. Consigned by Prestige Place, the Timeform 89-rated 3-year-old colt has placed in four of his seven starts and is a full-brother to Call Me Love, a winner of the G2 Premio Lydia Tesio and the G3 Premio Verziere - Mem. A Cirla in Italy and multiple graded-placed in the U.S.; and a half to listed winner Freetown (Speightstown). The grandson of G1 Prix de la Foret heroine Field Of...

Grade 2 scorer Allegorie De Vassy (No Risk At All) is one of several mares trained out of Willie Mullins's Closutton Stables confirmed for the Goffs December NH Sale. The Rich and Susannah Ricci runner is in foal to Jukebox Jury and won twice over fences at Grade 2 level. She is also out of a half-sister to six-time Group 1 winner Laurens (Lawman). Other mares set to go through the Goffs ring include G1 Triumph Hurdle fourth Lady Vega Allen (Saint Des Saints), who is also Grade 1-placed; Jet...

1/ST CONTENT, a provider of North and South American horse racing content, and the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry (MASAF) have joined forces ahead of the Breeders' Cup. The deal now opens gateway local pool betting on North American, South American and Turkish racing in Italy - and was soft-launched over last month's 100th edition of the Hambletonian at The Meadowlands, NJ. The agreement kicks off with the Breeders' Cup on October 31 and November 1. Other races that will be shown to Italian audiences include: the...