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A chestnut daughter of Space Blues topped the Osarus Pornichet Breeze-Up Sale on Wednesday. Sold by Hyde Park Stud, lot 22 went to SAS Raynald Freres for €22,000. Out of Samba Brazil (Teofilo) who won at Group 3 level in Germany, the filly is from a deep German family. Her dam is a half-sister to G1 Grosser Preis von Bayern hero Seismos (Dalakhani), while another half-sibling, Soberania (Monsun), was placed in the G1 German Oaks and G1 Premio Lydia Tesio. Under the third dam are the trio of German Classic...

The GAIN the Advantage Series returns for 2026, Horse Racing Ireland (HRI), in partnership with GAIN Equine Nutrition announced on Wednesday. The 2026 GAIN the Advantage Series will get underway on Thursday, June 11 at Bulmers Live at Leopardstown Racecourse and will span across a further five race meetings throughout the summer. Listowel Racecourse will join the roster for 2026, hosting the final leg on Monday, September 21, the second day of their seven-day Harvest Festival. Ballinrobe (Monday, June 21), Fairyhouse (Wednesday, July 1), Down Royal (Friday, July 17) and...

From the immediate family of Frankel, Juddmonte's Legacy Link (Dubawi) put herself in the Oaks picture in Wednesday's G3 Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York. Not seen since finishing fourth in the Fillies' Mile at Newmarket in October, the John and Thady Gosden-trained granddaughter of Kind travelled smoothly tracking the front pair early. Committed three out by Colin Keane, the 6-4 favourite was joined soon after and headed by Felicitas (Teofilo) but battled to regain the advantage and forge ahead for a 3/4-of-a-length success. The Aykroyds' K Sarra (New Bay) was a further...

Shadwell's Elmonjed (Blue Point) bounced back off an unplaced effort at Newmarket's Craven meet and completed an afternoon double for William Haggas with a career high in Wednesday's G2 Go Local Stores Minster Stakes, formerly known as the Duke Of York Stakes, at York. "He really loves this track and I think the draw helped today," commented Haggas. "He's a really tough horse, he's gone from handicaps and won the Listed in September. We kept him in training to win this race as we thought we may as well have...

The word was out for Night Of Thunder's daughter Silent Beauty at Yarmouth on Wednesday and Amo Racing's €1million Goffs Orby Book 1 buy lived up to the hype to become her sire's seventh TDN Rising Star, Presented by Hagyard. Sent off the 5-4 favourite for the six-furlong two-year-old fillies' maiden on the rain-hit fixture, the Kevin Philippart De Foy-trained daughter of the Matron Stakes heroine No Speak Alexander (Shalaa) cruised near the pace throughout before being given the office by David Egan two out. Soon clear, the diminutive starlet...

3.18 Yarmouth, Mdn, 2yo, f, 6f 3yT SILENT BEAUTY (IRE) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) is a significant newcomer for Amo Racing, having cost the operation €1 million at Goffs Orby Book 1. With Kevin Philippart De Foy, the daughter of the Matron Stakes heroine No Speak Alexander (Shalaa) faces seven peers.

Wednesday, York, post time: 15:30, THE GO LOCAL STORES MINSTER STAKES-G2, £165,000, 3yo/up, 6fT Field: Big Mojo (Ire) (Mohaather {GB}), Ain't Nobody (Ire) (Sands Of Mali {Fr}), American Affair (GB) (Washington DC {Ire}), Aramram (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), Cool Hoof Luke (GB) (Advertise {GB}), Crestofdistinction (GB) (Kodiac {GB}), Diligent Harry (GB) (Due Diligence), Elmonjed (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), Jasour (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), Kind Of Blue (GB) (Blue Point {Ire}), Quinault (Ger) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Regional (GB) (Territories {Ire}), Time For Sandals (Ire) (Sands Of Mali {Fr}). TDN Analysis: With...

If horse racing is your thing and you value the Derby above all other races, then there can be no finer way to spend a Monday morning in May than at the place which has had more influence on the great race than any other. Ballydoyle can be held up alongside any of the great sporting arenas such as Lord's, Murrayfield, Old Trafford, Fenway Park, the MCG. True, it's not where the competition actually takes place, but what happens on its fabled acres has long been of worldwide significance to...

Four wildcards have been added to next week's Tattersalls Ireland Breeze Up Sale, in addition to the initial 22 wildcards that have already been announced. The four additional wildcards are: Lot 276 - Cormac Farrell's CF Bloodstock will offer a Siyouni colt out of a dual-winning Exceed And Excel half-sister to the 14-time Group 1 winner Romantic Warrior. Lot 277 - A Ten Sovereigns filly out of a winning half-sister to the Group 2-winning sprinter Family One. She will be consigned by Dermot Kilmartin's Kildallan Farm. Lot 278 - Ryan...

Field Of Gold is set to be reassessed in the next few days as he continues his recovery from the bacterial infection that ruled him out of Saturday's G1 Lockinge Stakes, with Barry Mahon, Juddmonte's European racing manager, adding that "it could be tight enough" for the son of Kingman to make Royal Ascot. Trained by John and Thady Gosden, Field Of Gold was a dual Group 1 winner last year, having followed a runner-up finish in the 2,000 Guineas with impressive victories in the Irish 2,000 Guineas and St...

Leading Australian sprinter Lady of Camelot (Written Tycoon) has been ruled out of a potential appearance at Royal Ascot after being injured by a stingray during a beach swim on Tuesday morning. Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Lady of Camelot was not yet a confirmed runner at Royal Ascot, with her connections waiting to see how she performed in Saturday's G1 Doomben 10,000 before making a decision on whether or not to travel. However, that call has now been taken out of their hands, with all plans on...

The International Thoroughbred Breeders' Federation (ITBF) has concluded its biennial Conference, this year hosted by the Fédération des Eleveurs du Galop (the French TBA) over five days. Representatives from 25 of its 29 member countries and umbrella associations participiated in the programme, which began in Normandy with visits to leading stud farms such as Haras de Bonneval, Haras de Beaumont and Haras d'Etreham. They also enjoyed a tour of the cutting-edge Équine Vallée in Normandy, the international campus dedicated to equine health research. Delegates were then transferred to Paris for...