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Fresh after a small break, Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor's Title Role (Too Darn Hot) showed he could handle the heat to take Monday's G2 Coolmore City Of Troy German 2000 Guineas at Cologne. Having beaten Godolphin's subsequent Irish 2000 Guineas third Pacific Avenue and exciting prospect Talk Of New York in Meydan's Listed Jumeirah 2000 Guineas, the Simon and Ed Crisford-trained relative of Courage Mon Ami had been fifth in the G3 Greenham Stakes over an inadequate seven furlongs. Settled against the rail by Sean Levey early,...

Juddmonte is looking to the future with Joseph O'Brien, who joins trainers Ger Lyons and Dermot Weld on the Irish roster for the powerful owner-breeders.  O'Brien has won some of the biggest races in the world and described being added to Juddmonte's training roster as "a real privilege" before explaining that he has a number of back-end horses for the team associated with legends like Dancing Brave, Frankel, Kingman and Enable. Speaking on the Nick Luck Daily podcast, O'Brien said, "It's a real privilege for us to be asked to...

Unbeaten colt Protection Act, who achieved a rating of 102 for winning a conditions event at Goodwood last week, is the latest classy prospect to have been snapped up by Wathnan Racing.  By the sire-of-the-moment Starspangledbanner, who recorded a memorable Guineas double with Gstaad and Precise at the Curragh over the weekend, Protection Act was knocked down to Richard Ryan for 160,000gns at Book 2 session of the October Yearling Sale at Tattersalls in 2024. He made a winning debut for trainer George Boughey in the colours of Teme Valley...

A glittering cast has been assembled for the Japan Racing Horse Association Select Sale with 270 yearlings and 252 foals listed for the two-day showpiece which takes place at Northern Horse Park between July 13 and 14. The biggest catalogue in recent years features 14 yearlings by the six-time Group 1 winner Equinox as well as three foals by Coolmore's Auguste Rodin.  Forever Young, who was handed an entry in this year's Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe last week, is the poster boy for the sale.  There are also...

Monday, Cologne, Germany, post time: 16:40, COOLMORE CITY OF TROY GERMAN 2000 GUINEAS-G2, €125,000, 3yo, c/f, 8fT Field: Aktivist (Ger) (Victor Ludorum {GB}), Asker (Ger) (Aclaim {Ire}), Lord Clover (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}), Lost Signal (Ire) (Lucky Vega {Ire}), Loucas (Ger) (Best Solution {Ire}), Nardos (Ger) (Kodiac {GB}), Shayem (ire) (King Of Change {GB}), Silver Impact (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Simply Best (Ger) (Best Solution {Ire}), Sonic Boom (Ger) (Zelzal {Fr}), Title Role (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}). TDN Analysis: The international quartet holds all the aces in Germany's first Classic...

An inspection has been called for Haydock Park on Tuesday, after a trio of races were abandoned on the round course on G2 Temple Stakes Day. The inspection is set for 1 p.m. to determine the suitability of switching next weekend's fixtures to the inner course. Action on the track's outer course was curtailed after a hole was discovered following a false step taken by Friendly Soul (Kingman) in the opening Listed Hedge Of Oak Stakes, with the feature sprint races switched following a delay and inquiry to the inner...

A chestnut filly by Home Affairs sold to SP Bloodstock to top the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale at A$680,000. A half-sister to Group 1 winner Madame Pommery (No Nay Never), the filly was consigned as lot 251 by Coolmore Stud. Coolmore's Home Affairs led the sire table with all nine weanlings all selling for A$1.95 million. Coolmore Stud bought the filly's dam Cancel (Exceed And Excel) from the 2018 National Broodmare Sale for A$400,000. Cancel is a full-sister to Australian champion, G1 Blue Diamond Stakes heroine and G1 Golden...

Group 1 scorer Lazzat (Territories) will miss a title defence in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot in June after picking up an injury during his victory in Thursday's G3 Prix du Palais Royal. Trained by Jerome Reynier, he is expected to make a full recovery. The Wathnan Racing colourbearer had a busy campaign after his Royal Ascot heroics, finishing second later that summer in the G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest, as well as the G1 British Champions Sprint Stakes two starts later. Second in the...

Sunday's G1 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) result represented a lot of firsts, with Juryoku Pierrot (Orfevre) claiming Classic laurels. Seina Imamura, Japan's Best Newcomer Jockey in 2022, became the first Japanese female jockey to win a JRA Group 1--it was her third attempt--as well as the first to ride in and win a Japanese Classic race. She follows in the footsteps of jockey Rachel King, who claimed the G1 February Stakes aboard Costa Nova (Lord Kanaloa) in 2025 and was the first woman to win a top tier race in...

At the culmination of the battle of the Ballydoyle starlets in Sunday's G1 Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas, there was a dramatic if not entirely unexpected turnaround of this month's Newmarket Classic form as Precise (Starspangledbanner) held sway in some style at The Curragh. As last year's Fillies' Mile and Moyglare winner swooped on True Love (No Nay Never) en route to an emphatic 2 1/2-length success, she put her 1,000 Guineas eclipse firmly behind her to complete a remarkable weekend Classic double for her initially subfertile sire and make it...

Ed Walker has long sung the praises of Almaqam (Lope De Vega) and although the elusive Group 1 win took its time coming, it all fell into place for the stable star on Sunday as he bossed The Curragh's G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup. Making his seasonal return in the 10 1/2-furlong prize, Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum's homebred who had last been seen finishing third in the Champion Stakes in October was moved up to shadow the Ballydoyle pacemaker with Kieran Shoemark confident in his readiness. Taking command approaching the two-furlong...

Relatively unexposed in the competitive line-up for Sunday's G2 Lanwades Stud Stakes at The Curragh, the Zinlo Syndicate's City Of Memphis (Sioux Nation) stamped her class on the mile test to continue her upward trajectory. Beaten only once in her career so far when fifth in the Irish 1,000 Guineas on this card 12 months ago, last month's G3 Mutamakina Stakes winner was the subject of support as the 2-1 joint-favourite and travelled easily under cover early. Launched by Billy Lee to subdue Carolina Jetstream (Pinatubo) inside the final furlong,...