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Leroidesanimaux (Brz) (Candy Stripes–Dissemble {GB}, by Ahonoora {GB}), the Eclipse champion turf male of 2005 and sire of GI Kentucky Derby and G1 Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom, has died at age 16 at Lanwades Stud in Newmarket following complications from a minor paddock accident earlier this year. Foaled in Brazil, Leroidesanimaux broke his maiden there and was Group 1-placed before being transferred to Bobby Frankel in the U.S. He was fourth in his local debut sprinting on the grass before winning eight straight. He collected the GIII Inglewood...

Showing no ill-effects for his ultimately wasted round-trip to Ireland at the weekend, Time Test defied a five-pound penalty that would have stopped a lesser talent to mark a significant return to action for the Juddmonte homebred. First coming to the fore over this trip when winning Newbury's London Gold Cup H. May 16 and Royal Ascot's G3 Tercentenary S. the following month, the bay was fourth in the G1 Juddmonte International at York in August before successfully dropping to a mile to win the G2 Joel S. at Newmarket...

Tattersalls Ireland's Cheltenham May Sale yielded six lots costing more than £100,000, which helped boost figures. The aggregate of £3,206,000 was up 23% last year, while the median rose 13% to £40,000. The average remained steady at £50,889, while the clearance rate rose 14% to 89%. Monbeg Stables consigned three of the six-figure lots, headed by the sale-topping Redhotfillypeppers (Ire) (Robin Des Champs {Fr}) (lot 17), who was bought by Harold Kirk and Willie Mullins for £200,000. The second-highest price was the £190,000 paid by Highflyer Bloodstock for Lough Derg...

2.10 Haydock, Cond, £6,600, 2yo, 6fT Godolphin's FINAL RECKONING (IRE) (Dark Angel {Ire}), who was an €87,000 GOFNOV foal and a 220,000gns TATOCT yearling, is a half to multiple Italian highweight Priore Philip (Ity) (Dane Friendly {GB}), who registered victories in the G1 Gran Criterium, G1 Premio Vittorio di Capua and G1 Premio Roma. The Charlie Appleby incumbent faces a baker's dozen, which includes Juddmonte's fellow newcomer Hyde Park (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), a John Gosden-trained half to two stakes performers who is out of a half-sister to Flintshire (GB)...

Impressive when making a winning start to his career at Newmarket May 1, Global Applause was seemingly put in his place by Mehmas when 3 1/4 lengths second to that rival in Newbury's Olympic Glory Conditions S. on the Lockinge undercard 13 days later but bounced back to reverse the placings with this straightforward effort. Seizing the lead from the break as TDN Rising Star Chupalla (GB) (Helmet {Aus}) dodged left and hampered Mehmas, the bay kicked on into a decisive advantage as that rival began his pursuit approaching the...

Sammy Jo Bell, the leading rider in last year's Shergar Cup, will be wheelchair-bound for six weeks after surgery on her fractured pelvis sustained in a fall at Carlisle last Friday. The three-pound claimer was injured when her mount, the Lucy Normile-trained Royal Duchess (GB) (Dutch Art {GB}), reared up and fell on her on the way to the start. Bell won twice on the 6-year-old mare at Ayr last season. Initially thought to have injured her pubic bone, Bell, who is apprenticed to Richard Fahey, underwent further tests at...

Société des Courses de Vichy, which runs Vichy racecourse in central France, is offering to double the prize-money for the winner of this year's Prix des Reves d'Or if the winner goes on to win a Group race later in the season. The five-furlong listed race for 2-year-olds, which this year will be run on Tuesday, July 26, is currently on the European Pattern Committee's 'at risk' list to lose its black-type status owing to its participants in recent years not achieving suitably high ratings. “It's very close to the...

Twenty-one juveniles will be put through their paces at Kempton Park racecourse on Sunday, June 12, prior to the following day's Goffs London Sale. The pedigrees for the breeze-up section of the auction are now available online ahead of the publication of the full catalogue, which will include listed Dee S. winner Viren's Army (Ire) (Twirling Candy), on June 2. A mixture of proven and young sires are responsible for the breezers, which include a Kendargent half-brother to three winners out of the listed-winning mare Drosia (Ire) (King's Best), who...

4th-HAY, £5,000, Mdn, 5-26, 3yo/up, 8fT, 1:42.12, gd. +LUSORY (GB) (c, 3, Shamardal--Playful Act {Ire} {Hwt. 2-year-old Filly-Eng, G1SW-Eng & G1SP-Ire, $482,582}, by Sadler's Wells), found cover after the initial strides and raced in rear for most of this belated debut. Making smooth headway into contention in the long straight, the 11-4 co-favourite loomed large on the outside approaching the final quarter mile and kept on well under mild rousting to comfortably assert by 1 1/4 lengths from Perigee (GB) (Cacique {Ire}). Bred in the purple, Lusory is the last...

Last year's G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud victor Robin Of Navan (Fr) (American Post {GB}) is on course for the G1 Prix du Jockey Club June 5 despite being overturned in his seasonal debut when second in the G2 Prix Greffulhe May 8. "The French Derby is still very much on my mind for Robin Of Navan," confirmed trainer Harry Dunlop. "It is a massive test, but he is a course winner so we know he likes the track." "He had a few coughs back in February and that held him...

Early entries for the two feature races on Irish Champions Weekend, the G1 Qipco Irish Champion S. Sept. 10 and the G1 Palmerstown House Estate Irish St Leger the following day, have increased from last year. The Irish Champion S. has an initial entry of 63, including 16 Grade/Group 1 winners, such as Postponed (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), The Grey Gatsby (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), Fascinating Rock (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) and Found (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). The 52 entries for the Irish St Leger include Simple Verse (GB) (Duke of Marmalade {Ire}),...

3.30 Haydock, Mdn, £5,000, 3yo/up, 8fT LUSORY (GB) (Shamardal) is a Godolphin-owned and Charlie Appleby-trained son of the G1 Fillies Mile heroine Playful Act (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), who has gone on to produce the GII New York S. winner Giants Play (Giant's Causeway) and the GIII Orchid S. scorer Anjaz (Street Cry {Ire}). Playful Act is a daughter of the prolific matriarch Magnificient Style (Silver Hawk), responsible for the likes of Nathaniel (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and his G1 Irish Oaks-winning full-sister Great Heavens (GB).