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Coolmore and Westerberg's G3 Park Express Stakes fifth Cameo (Wootton Bassett) benefitted greatly from a jump up in trip and entered G1 Oaks calculations with a powerful display, and a fourth success for Aidan O'Brien, in Saturday's Listed William Hill Oaks Trial at Lingfield. "Today was the first time I've ridden her," said Ryan Moore. "She's a scopey filly, she handled the track well and did everything right. She picked up from a long way out and kept going. She is a filly that will get better as the year...

2.35 Naas, Mdn, 2yo, 5f 205yT CONFUCIUS (IRE) (No Nay Never) looked unlucky not to get off the mark on debut at the Curragh last month and is Ballydoyle's pick to represent the stable in the maiden won 12 months ago by Albert Einstein. The son of the Cheveley Park Stakes heroine Millisle (Starspangledbanner) cost 1.7 million gns at Tattersalls October Book 1 and should have too many guns for his peers which include the Moyglare homebred Luca Brillante (Ire) (No Nay Never), a Dermot Weld-trained son of the Group...

Saturday, Lingfield, post time: 14:40, THE WILLIAM HILL CHARTWELL FILLIES' STAKES-G3, £100,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 7fT Field: Copacabana Sands (Ire) (Sands Of Mali {Fr}), Dash Of Azure (GB) (Blue Point {Ire}), Fouette (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), Havana Pusey (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), La Brodeuse (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Mandurah (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), Royal Velvet (GB) (Lightning Spear {GB}), Sunlit Uplands (Ire) (Sands Of Mali {Fr}). TDN Analysis: Copacabana Sands gets Ryan Moore for the first time following her shift from Michael O'Callaghan to Andrew Balding and that extra help in the saddle...

Following a remarkable Chester May meeting, Ballydoyle will look to continue their momentum into the weekend, with two Classics at stake on Sunday. Heading the baker's dozen going forward for ParisLongchamp's G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains is the yard's Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere and Criterium International hero Puerto Rico (Wootton Bassett), while their Prix Marcel Boussac heroine Diamond Necklace (St Mark's Basilica) is heavily favoured for the 15-strong G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches. Puerto Rico (Wootton Bassett), who will be accompanied by the G3 Killavullan Stakes and Goffs Million winner Dorset...

Local breeze-up handler Philip Prevost-Baratte and Arqana President Olivier Delloye share their thoughts ahead of the Arqana Breeze-Up Sale Given the breeze-up market is ruled by stopwatches and split seconds, it would be easy to assume there is no longer a space for old-school horsemanship and taking your time - yet Philip Prevost-Baratte proves otherwise.  The Frenchman does not compete in the breeze. In fact, it wouldn't be uncommon to see all of the Prevost-Baratte horses occupy the slowest times at the majority of the sales. Yet, it proves no...

Timeform have revealed that the victory of Constitution River in Thursday's Listed Dee Stakes at Chester ranks as one of the very best performances in a classic trial for many a year, with the son of Wootton Bassett earning a rating of 124p. The withdrawal of second favourite Morshdi left Constitution River to go off at odds of 2/9, the sort of price that suggested we wouldn't learn much. However, such fears proved completely wide of the mark as the Ballydoyle runner dismissed his four rivals by seven lengths, with...

History was made at Chester on Friday when the dual Derby hero Lambourn (Australia) took the G2 Huxley Stakes to provide Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore with a clean sweep of the May meeting's Stakes races. Having to battle harder than Jan Brueghel, Constitution River, Benvenuto Cellini and Amelia Earhart had to complete the clean sweep in the extended 10-furlong contest, the 6-4 favourite who was last seen finishing fourth in the St Leger saw off Bay City Roller (New Bay) to prevail by a neck, with 1 1/4 lengths...

Brilliant Group 1 winners Auguste Rodin and Paddington return to Windsor Park Stud in 2026, with each standing at NZ$30,000 plus GST. The six-time Group 1 winner Auguste Rodin returns for his second season, having covered 160 mares in his first season in 2025. "He served an outstanding book of mares in his first season with us," said Windsor Park Stud's Rodney Schick. "He was world-class on the track and he is world-class in temperament. We have received excellent reports on his foals in the Northern Hemisphere, with his progeny...

A baker's dozen will go forward for Sunday's G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains and 15 are set to head postward for the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches after declarations for the ParisLongchamp Classics were confirmed Friday morning. Likely favourite for the colts' Classic is G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere and G1 Criterium International hero Puerto Rico (Wootton Bassett), who will be accompanied by Aidan O'Brien stablemate Dorset (Wootton Bassett), as the trainer seeks a seventh win in the contest. They have drawn stalls seven and three, respectively. The domestic defence is...

   In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by the victory of King's Remark during the Belmont at the Big A meeting. Kingman Colt Reigns In New York Firster King's Remark closed to win a Belmont at the Big A affair on April 30 (video) for Cheyenne Stable and Miguel Clement. Clearwater Stud bred the son of Kingman out of Parle Moi (Montjeu). The 300,000gns Tattersalls October graduate was selected by Mike Ryan and is...

The National Hunt meeting scheduled for Plumpton on Sunday has been abandoned by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) as a "precautionary measure", after a confirmed case of equine influenza at a livery yard adjacent to the racecourse. The BHA said the discovery of equine flu and EHV-4 was in an unvaccinated non-thoroughbred horse based at the yard. Equine flu is highly contagious respiratory disease and can be airborne over reasonable distances and transmitted indirectly to horses, including via people. Racing in Britain was brought to a halt for six days...

A five-strong panel for the 'Bringing Your A-game To Work' event was announced by Women In Racing (WiR) in partnership with Weatherbys. Set for Friday, May 22, the event will be held at WiR's Wellingborough headquarters. The event, let by Weatherbys CEO Sharon O'Regan, will feature the following panelists: Claire Taylor, managing director of European Bloodstock News (EBN), Ace Stud's European marketing manager Lilly Sahla, Racing Post Weekender columnist, ex-jockey and exercise rider at Somerville Lodge Georgia Cox, and Simply Racing founder and Racing Home coordinator Dena Merson. For information...