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Amy Murphy, who most recently served as assistant trainer to Luca Cumani, will join the Newmarket training rank this autumn, having taken up residence at Hamilton Stables on the Hamilton Road. Murphy grew up around horses at her father, Paul Murphy's, Wychnor Park Stud in Staffordshire, and rode out while studying for her Horse Management diploma at Hartbury College. Murphy then spent several seasons with trainer Tom Dascombe before traveling to Australia to work for Gai Waterhouse. She returned to Britain in 2013 to take up the pupil assistant role...

The Wildenstein Stables Dispersal, which will consist of 108 yearlings, foals, horses-in-training, fillies and broodmares offered across the Goffs Orby and November Sales, is now online and can be viewed here. The highlight of the draft is G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches victress Beauty Parlour (GB) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in foal to Kingman (GB), and her Dubawi (Ire) yearling colt and Dansili (GB) filly foal will also be offered. "The Wildenstein Stables Ltd Dispersal offers Thoroughbred breeders from every corner of the globe a chance that is rare and unique,"...

Tattersalls Ireland has suspended Bidpoint, it's online bidding portal for Point to Point horses that was launched last February, for the upcoming season. Tattersalls Ireland Director of Horses in Training, Richard Pugh, said, "We were satisfied with Bidpoint at the early stages. However, a number of factors have contributed to this difficult decision. Bidpoint seemed to appeal to the UK Point to Point fraternity from the outset but, as we know, the Irish Point to Point vendor has found this a challenging market with new rules in the UK restricting...

Award-winning racing journalist Tom O'Ryan has died at the age of 61 after a battle with lung cancer. O'Ryan, who was named Racing Journalist of the Year in 2002, worked for Racing Post as well as the Press newspaper in York. He was also a columnist for Sporting Life and an anchor and analyst for Racing UK. In addition to his media roles, O'Ryan was a well-regarded jockey and a leading apprentice before his weight forced him to give up riding. O'Ryan continued to ride out for many years for...

Dark Angel was king of the ring on the opening day of the Goffs UK Premier Sale, with four of the top five lots being by the Yeomanstown Stud star and two of them consigned by his home team. Top honours, however, went to fellow Irish farm, Manister House Stud, when lot 144, a strong bay colt from a solid family replete with German black type went the way of Angus Gold – the sale's leading buyer on behalf of his boss Sheikh Hamdan by a wide margin – at...

Adam Brickell will leave the British Horseracing Authority next month after serving as its director of integrity, legal and risk. During his seven years with the BHA, Brickell played key roles in putting in place British racing's Members' Agreement; establishing racing's data ownership model; and implementing the country's enhanced anti-doping policies in 2015. The BHA's disciplinary procedures were called into question earlier this year during the Jim Best case, when it was discovered solicitor Matthew Lohn, supposedly an independent member of the disciplinary panel, was being paid to advise the...

Authorised Betting Partner 32Red is the new sponsor of Sprint Cup Day at Haydock Park Sept. 3, having signed a three-year partnership deal. The headline event of the card is the £260,000 G1 32Red Sprint Cup, which celebrates its 50th renewal. Jason Fildes, Haydock Park general manager, said: "We're thrilled to welcome 32Red as the new sponsor of Sprint Cup Day in its 50th year. The Sprint Cup is steeped in history with outstanding sprinters such as Be Friendly, Danehill, Dayjur and Sheikh Albadou on the roll of honour, while...

Sheikh Mohammed Obaid's Postponed (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), who recorded his sixth-straight win and fourth Group 1 in last week's G1 Juddmonte International, could make an appearance at the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita in November, trainer Roger Varian told At The Races. The 5-year-old entire is set to press on to the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Oct. 2, for which he is the 4-1 ante-post favourite, but Varian said if all goes well after Chantilly, Postponed could be considered for a stateside tilt. "He's a great horse and...

This was the Arc prep chosen for La Cressonniere and the unbeaten G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and G1 Prix de Diane heroine made light work of it to lead home a one-two-three for the Jean-Claude Rouget stable. It was at this track that the bay first made an impact in black-type company when winning the Listed Prix Isonomy over a mile in October and was also the scene of her May 15 mile Classic victory which preceded her latest accompishment in Chantilly's 10 1/2-furlong Classic June 19. Anchored in...

12.10 Deauville, Debutantes, €25,000, 2yo, c/g, 8fT SAJJAD (FR) (Siyouni {Fr}) debuts for His Highness The Aga Khan and Alain de Royer-Dupre and is a half-brother to the G1 Prix d'Ispahan-winning sire Sageburg (Ire) from the immediate family of Sagamix (Fr) and Sagacity (Fr). He encounters Sun Bloodstock's National Defense (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), a Criquette Head-Maarek-trained €280,000 ARQAUG purchase whose dam is a half to the Classic-placed Anna Salai (Dubawi {Ire}).

Three days removed from Mecca's Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire})'s successful title defense in the G1 Nunthorpe S., trainer Michael Dods said the G1 Prix de l'Abbaye on the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe undercard Oct. 2 would be the 5-year-old mare's primary target before retiring to stud at the end of the season. The David Metcalfe colourbearer could also take in the G1 Qipco British Champions Sprint over six furlongs two weeks later. "She came home fine and she'll have an easy week or two and then I'll...

Dual Group 2 winner Mehmas (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) is set to clash with the likes of G1 Keeneland Phoenix S. winner Caravaggio (Scat Daddy) and 'TDN Rising Star' Blue Point (Ire) (Shamardal), winner of last week's G2 Gimcrack S., in the G1 Middle Park S. at Newmarket Sept. 24. The Al Shaqab colourbearer finished second to Caravaggio in Royal Ascot's G2 Coventry S. before winning the G2 Arqana July S. and the G2 Qatar Richmond S., besting Blue Point on the latter occasion, but missed Sunday's G1 Prix Morny after...