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Hollie Doyle has been sidelined after picking up an injury at Bath on Friday. She posted the news on X on Saturday. Doyle was riding Vault Of Heaven (Far Above) for trainer Kevin Frost in a sprint handicap when her mount went badly wrong after two furlongs. Doyle posted on social media on Saturday to say she would be out of action for "a while", with no return date specified. Doyle said, "Thank you for all the messages, unfortunately I will be on the sidelines for a while after sustaining...

Significantly delayed by the discovery of a drainage hole in the home straight, Haydock's G2 Sandy Lane Stakes eventually played out with a compensatory dazzling performance from the high-class Venetian Sun (Starman). Reverting to six furlongs after failed efforts over further in the Moyglare and the 1,000 Guineas, Tony Bloom and Ian McAleavy's Prix Morny heroine went through this contest as if operating on a different level and only needed encouraging late on to dismiss Division (Kingman) by three lengths. Spicy Marg (Starspangledbanner) was another 1 1/2 lengths away in...

Three races during Haydock's William Hill Temple Stakes card have been called off after a hole was discovered on the round course during the first race. Racing has been switched to the inner course after John and Thady Gosden trainee Friendly Soul (Kingman) took a false step in Saturday's opener, the Listed William Hill Epic Boost British EBF Hedge Of Oak Stakes. The 2-1 favourite was pulled up after the incident. Haydock's clerk of the course Dan Cooper told ITV Racing, "In the first race Friendly Soul took a misstep...

If you can get within six lengths of Ka Ying Rising, you've got above-average ability and Comanche Brave (Wootton Bassett) came back from his Chairman's Sprint Prize experience to hammer that home in Saturday's G2 Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes. Sent off the 7-4 favourite for the Curragh contest, the Donnacha O'Brien-trained four-year-old who was having only his third career start at this six-furlong trip followed the pace with ease. Committed by Ryan Moore passing two out, Muhaideb Almuhaideb's colour-bearer stretched to an authoritative two-length success from course specialist Big Gossey...

Saturday, Curragh, post time: 15:40, TATTERSALLS IRISH 2,000 GUINEAS-G1, €290,000, 3yo, c/f, 8fT Field: Alparslan (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}), Bamako Beach (Ire) (Sands Of Mali {Fr}), Distant Storm (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Go Just Do It (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Gstaad (GB) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Neolithic (Ire) (Sioux Nation), Pacific Avenue (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), Power Blue (Ire) (Space Blues {Ire}), Take Charge Star (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Thesecretadversary (Ire) (St Mark's Basilica {Fr}). TDN Analysis: Take out Bow Echo and we'd be talking about one of the most impressive 2,000 Guineas winners...

Spirits were raised at the Tattersalls Ireland Breeze-Up Sale on Friday when so many consignors who were feeling pain for the majority of the sale season enjoyed a much-needed shot in the arm on a day when when a Starman filly and St Mark's Basilica colt shared the spoils for top lot status at €360,000. Tally-Ho Stud supplied the joint sale-topping Starman filly, who was strikingly similar to high-profile 1,000 Guineas-winning graduate Sky Lantern, that went the way of Blandford Bloodstock agent Stuart Boman on behalf of trainer Joseph O'Brien. ...

1.45 Haydock, Listed, 4yo/up, f/m, 10f 100yT George Strawbridge's homebred FRIENDLY SOUL (GB) (Kingman {GB}), who has won five of six prior outings, makes her first start since posting a career highlight in 2024's G1 Prix de l'Opera. She is a sibling of Group 1 winners With You (GB) (Dansili {GB}), Call The Wind (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and We Are (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) and the John and Thady Gosden trainee faces eight rivals, including last year's G1 Irish Oaks runner-up Wemightakedlongway (Ire) (Australia {GB}), in this Listed Hedge Of Oak...

It seems hard to believe now that the form of the Ballydoyle stable was being questioned prior to the 2,000 Guineas, before Gstaad (Starspangledbanner) acted as the pivot to a major upturn and sequence of wins in key races in early May. That he slammed Godolphin's genuine Group 1 performer Distant Storm (Night Of Thunder) and the rest by upwards of eight lengths in that Newmarket Classic and still managed to be convincingly beaten is the remarkable story of this year's renewal and he gets the chance to excel in...

A number of Britain and Ireland's leading experts in equine welfare and thoroughbred retraining met for the inaugural Behind The Bridle seminar, an event specifically designed for addressing wellbeing in horses. The event took place at Newmarket's Rowley Mile Racecourse and featured a panel of six industry specialists who led discussions on a number of topics ranging from preparing racehorses for retirement and retraining to the importance of properly trained staff to the wellbeing of the thoroughbred. Co-host Richard Phillips said, "The panel were absolutely brilliant. We had James Ferguson,...

To the casual observer at Longchamp on Thursday evening there would not have appeared to be too much wrong with French racing. A lively, sell-out crowd of 10,000 was on course for two reasons: top-class horse racing and an after-party which shimmered through to the small hours while the Eiffel Tower sparkled in the distance.  The 'JeuXdi' initiative of post-racing DJ sets is not new. For some years now Thursday nights at France's flagship track have been filled with young revellers. The difference this week was that for the first...

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has warned trainers to continue to be vigilant in the wake of a rising number of equine influenza cases across the country. There has to date been more than 68 reported outbreaks in the non-thoroughbred population in both vaccinated and non-vaccinated horses. An update issued on Friday read, "Despite the huge benefits of vaccination, protection can never be 100%. We must also therefore try to prevent the virus entering the racing herd in the first place. This is how we keep our horses healthy and...

By Dane McLeod/TTRAusNZ Magic Millions is entering a fresh chapter, with James Hetherington elevated to bloodstock sales manager and Dane Robinson moving into an expanded hybrid role spanning bloodstock and property, as the Gold Coast company continues to reshape. Hetherington's promotion signals both reward for years of groundwork and the continuation of a philosophy already deeply embedded within the business, while Dane Robinson's transition into a broader role reflects the company's evolving ambitions beyond the traditional bloodstock sphere. For Hetherington, the appointment is less about reinvention and more about continuity....