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Andre Fabre has captured Chantilly's G2 Prix de Sandringham on a record nine occasions, and sends a dark prospect to Sunday's renewal in the Wertheimers's High Quality (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). Untried in this type of company, the homebred beat the subsequent winner Roshanara (Fr) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) in a mile maiden at Saint-Cloud last time May 1 and on a line through that rival is closely matched with the May 9 Listed Prix Volterra winner Volta (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}). High Quality is a half-sister to Solow (GB) (Singspiel...

Having failed to live up to expectations in the G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains, 'TDN Rising Star' Zarak (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) goes to post for another Classic opportunity on Sunday in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly. Unlike his famous dam Zarkava (Ire) (Zamindar), His Highness the Aga Khan's homebred was unable to maintain his unbeaten sequence in the mile Classic staged this year at Deauville May 15, but may have been hindered by being drawn on the stand's side and away from the main action which centered...

MIND OVER MATTER Derrick Smith's Minding (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) had the fortunes turn against her when beaten at The Curragh last time and that looked the case for much of Friday's G1 Investec Oaks at Epsom, but the G1 1000 Guineas heroine pulled the race out of the bag to prevail in scintillating style and complete the Classic double. Banged about and holed up after Tattenham Corner, the 10-11 favourite needed all of Ryan Moore's guile and a considerable amount of her inherent class to come from last to first...

4.20 Curragh, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, 6fT PENNSYLVANIA (The Factor) is the first progeny by his first-season sire to race in Europe and the $375,000 Fasig-Tipton yearling is under the tutelage of Aidan O'Brien. Out of a half-sister to the 2004 GII Santa Catalina S. runner-up Lucky Pulpit (Pulpit), Michael Tabor's grey is one of a trio of unraced colts from Ballydoyle alongside Intelligence Cross (War Front), a full-brother to the 2012 G1 QEII Cup third Sweet Orange and Sportsmanship (War Front), a $500,000 KEESEP graduate whose dam is a half...

Returning under a seven-pound penalty as a result of his emphatic success in the G1 Irish St Leger at The Curragh in September, Order of St George gave his backers little cause for concern under a cool ride from Donnacha O'Brien. This time last year, the bay was still missing from the 3-year-old scene having created a striking impression with an 8 1/2-length maiden win and finished runner-up in the Listed Eyrefield S. here as a juvenile but quickly made up for lost time with wins in the G3 Irish...

2nd-GOO, £5,000, Cond, 6-3, 2yo, 6fT, 1:11.30, gd. +BOYNTON (c, 2, More Than Ready--Baffled {GSP-Eng}, by Distorted Humor), a half-brother to the 2014 GI Florida Derby and GI Donn H. hero Constitution (Tapit), MGISW-US, $1,031,596, and to Jacaranda (Congrats), GSW-US, $207,200, broke well to race just behind the pace throughout the early stages. Moving up to challenge Mutawatheb (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) approaching the furlong pole, the $750,000 KEESEP yearling overcame that relative of the 2006 GI Hollywood Turf Cup winner Boboman (Kingmambo) with 150 yards remaining en route to...

1st-LEO, €16,500, Mdn, 6-3, 2yo, 7fT, 1:29.82, g/f. +WAR DECREE (c, 2, War Front--Royal Decree, by Street Cry {Ire}), sent off the 2-1 favourite for the maiden won by War Command (War Front) three years ago, was provided with ample pace to run at by stablemate Orderofthegarter (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) as he settled in second under Donnacha O'Brien. Sent after that determined front-runner in the straight, the homebred passed him with just under a furlong remaining and asserted to score by 1 1/2 lengths, with the stable's Sir Edwin Landseer...

“It's not the Derby,” said Ryan Moore after riding Snow Fairy (Ire) (Intikhab) to victory for his first win in the Investec Oaks back in 2010. Though hardly unseasoned, Snow Fairy came into the Oaks as a 9/1 shot with a win in the Listed Height Of Fashion S. to her name. With Minding (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) it was quite a different story, and delivering a Classic double for the stable which has provided him with so many top-level opportunities will have doubtless given Moore cause for satisfaction, even if...

Saturday's G3 Prix du Palais-Royal, which has been switched from Maisons-Laffitte to Deauville with the wet spell inflicting its damage, witnesses the comeback of the classy Andre Fabre duo of Territories (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and Esoterique (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), who are both forced to race under penalties as a result of their Group 1-winning exploits last season. While the former captured the G1 Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly in July, Esoterique had his measure when they filled the first two positions in the G1 Prix Jacques le Marois...

Sunday's G1 Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly has as wide-open a feel as the Epsom feature 24 hours earlier, with Highclere Thoroughbred Racing's Foundation (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) looking likely to start as one of the market leaders after drawing 12 of the 17 runners. Aimed at this since his return second in the G3 Craven S. at Newmarket Apr. 14, last year's G2 Royal Lodge S. winner was third behind stablemate Wings of Desire (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) after suffering a troubled trip in the G2 Dante S. over just...

While it is difficult to describe a horse that has won the G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. as a work in progress, there is a feeling that the former Luca Cumani project Postponed (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) is only just starting to come to himself as he goes to post for Saturday's G1 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Cup at Epsom. Now with Roger Varian, the 5-year-old dispatched with the Japanese 2000 Guineas and Derby hero Duramente (Jpn) (King Kamehameha {Jpn}) in the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic over this...

1st-CAB, £5,000, Cond, 6-3, 2yo, 5fT, 1:00.27, g/f. +QUEEN KINDLY (GB) (f, 2, Frankel {GB}--Lady of the Desert {Hwt. 3-year-old Filly-Eng at 5-7f, MGSW & MG1SP-Eng, G1SP-Fr, $488,177}, by Rahy) was well away from the traps and found cover in third after the initial exchanges of this debut. Making continued headway once passing halfway, the 2-5 lock tackled Katebird (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) entering the final eighth and romped clear of that rival to score by an impressive five lengths. "We thought she'd win and I'd have been disappointed if...