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G1 Prix Morny and G2 Queen Mary S. winner Lady Aurelia (Scat Daddy) has remained in Newmarket to prepare for the G1 Cheveley Park S. Sept. 24. "She's at the National Stud at the moment, I'm very gracious to my friends there for letting her stay," said trainer Wesley Ward. "My assistant trainer Frankie Dettori rides her every morning and sends me a video." While Lady Aurelia's three-quarter length Morny score was not as visually impressive as her seven-length Queen Mary win, Ward said he has since revised his opinion...

The globe-trotting Rich Tapestry (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) may have his travels curtailed following a below-par barrier trial at Sha Tin on Tuesday. The 8-year-old, who had been pencilled in to make his swansong in the Korea Sprint – a local Group 1 contest over 1200 metres on the country's inagural international raceday on Sept. 11 – appeared to be uncomfortable in his trial under jockey Olivier Doleuze and was eased down to finish sixth of 12. His trainer Michael Chang said after the exercise, “His trial was only...

G1 Blue Diamond S. winner Extreme Choice (Aus) (Not A Single Doubt {Aus}) is being aimed at next month's G1 Moir S. for his seasonal resumption, with trainer Mick Price priming the 3-year-old colt with the first of several training gallops at Moonee Valley on Tuesday. The line-up for the 1000-metre sprint on Sept. 30 is likely to include some top-class older horses, such as Chatauqua (Aus) (Encosta De Lago {Aus}) and Buffering (Aus (Mossman {Aus}), who is now nine and won the Moir in 2012, 2014 and last year....

A total of 31 overseas runners have been nominated for the A$6.2 million Emirates Melbourne Cup among a list of 124 first-stage entries for the famous Flemington contest on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Previous winner Prince Of Penzance (NZ) (Pentire {GB}) and Protectionist (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}) are among the nominees, though the latter, the winner of his last three starts in Germany since being reunited with trainer Andreas Wohler, has been all but ruled out of a return to Australia by connections. Britain, Ireland, France, Japan, Germany and, for the first...

3rd-GOO, £25,000, 8-30, 2yo, 7fT, 1:26.73, gd. SEVEN HEAVENS (GB), c, 2, by Frankel (GB) 1st Dam: Heaven Sent (GB) (MGSW & G1SP-Eng, G1SP-Ire, $647,319), by Pivotal (GB) 2nd Dam: Heavenly Ray, by Rahy 3rd Dam: Highest Truth, by Alydar Seven Heavens, a rare but completely understandable yearling sale purchase by Khalid Abdullah, impressed when beating the subsequent G3 Acomb S. third Lockheed (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) on debut over six furlongs at Ascot July 8 and started at 1-10 taking on one rival in Shabeeh (Ire) (Raven's Pass)....

With three Horse of the Year statues on its mantle and two Hall of Fame inductees in just 11 years in operation, it would seem that Stonestreet Stables has accomplished everything it has set its mind to when it comes to American racing. Stonestreet's Barbara Banke ticked another item off her wishlist earlier this year when notching a win at Royal Ascot with her brilliant homebred Lady Aurelia (Scat Daddy) in the G2 Queen Mary S. The Wesley Ward-trained 'TDN Rising Star', campaigned by Stonestreet Stables in partnership with George...

2.35 Epsom, Mdn, £6,000, 2yo, 8f 114yT PIONEERING (IRE) (Shamardal) debuts for Godolphin and Charlie Appleby, having cost 475,000gns at Tattersalls. A full-brother to the 2011 GIII My Charmer H. winner Oregon Lady (Ire) from the family of the sire Mutakddim, he faces six rivals as he tackles the contours which make the Derby the unique test it is. 3.0 Goodwood, Cond, £25,000, 2yo, 7fT SEVEN HEAVENS (GB) (Frankel {GB}) takes a gentle next step on his career path for Khalid Abdullah and John Gosden, having impressed when recording a...

Khalid Abdullah's Time Test (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who missed the Aug. 17 G1 Juddmonte International, will now have a break and will therefore not contest the G1 Qipco Irish Champion S. Sept. 10, according to racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe. The 4-year-old was last seen winning the G2 York S. July 23, and also took the G3 Brigadier Gerard S. in May. "Time Test is having a break," said Grimthorpe. "[Trainer] Roger [Charlton] wasn't particularly happy with him in the lead-up to the Juddmonte, so he won't be going to Ireland."...

David Wachman, trainer of last year's G1 1000 Guineas winner and triple Group 1 winner Legatissimo (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), has announced he will hand in his training license at the end of the season. "After much deliberation I have decided to hand in my trainer's licence at the end of this season," said Wachman. "While not taken easily, the decision to retire will allow me to spend more time with my family as well as pursuing various other business interests. Over the last 20 years I have trained for...

Trainer Henry Candy has put G1 Darley July Cup winner Limato (Ire) (Tagula {Ire}) back in the reckoning for Saturday's G1 Haydock Sprint Cup with the possibility of ground conditions coming up too firm for his stablemate and defending winner Twilight Son (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}). Candy had previously removed Limato from consideration for the Sprint Cup over concerns that it would come too soon after his second to Mecca's Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) in the Aug. 19 G1 Nunthorpe S., but the conditioner reported the 4-year-old gelding to be...

Sheikh Khalifa, Sheikh Suhaim and Qatar Racing's Endless Drama (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) is likely to continue his career in Australia, according to trainer Ger Lyons. The 4-year-old finished second to Gleneagles (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in last year's G1 2000 Guineas, and was third in the G1 Lockinge S. this May after a year on the sidelines. Ninth in the G1 Queen Anne S. at Royal Ascot, he bounced back to win a Naas conditions race July 20 and could manage only fifth in the G3 Royal Whip S....

G1 Coral-Eclipse winner Hawkbill (Kitten's Joy), whose six-race win sequence came to an end when eighth in the G1 Juddmonte International Aug. 17, will have one more run this year, according to trainer Charlie Appleby. That run is likely to come in the G1 Qipco Irish Champion S. Sept. 10 or the G1 Qipco Champion S. Oct. 15. "He is great," said Appleby of the Godolphin-owned 3-year-old. "Coming out of the race we now know that he quite clearly needs a bit of cut in the ground. He is in...