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Last term's G3 Prix Vanteaux victrix Mandanaba (Ghaiyyath) was last seen finishing unplaced in August's G1 Prix Rothschild and made a winning seasonal return with a narrow verdict in Thursday's Listed Prix Maurice Zilber at ParisLongchamp. The TDN Rising Star, who also ran third in the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and fourth in the G1 Prix de Diane, was positioned in fifth through the early fractions. Inching closer in the straight, she quickened to the fore with 300 metres remaining and was ridden out to hold the late surge...

2.50 Doncaster, Nov, 3yo/up, 7f 6yT Roger Varian trainee MOREEDD (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) is out of G1 Prix de l'Opera and GI Flower Bowl Invitational victrix Nahrain (GB) (Selkirk) and thus kin to G1 1000 Guineas heroine Elmalka (GB) (Kingman {GB}) and multiple Group 1-winning sire Benbatl (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). The Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum-owned newcomer is opposed by five on debut.   1.57 Saint-Cloud, Mdn, 3yo, c/g, 12fT LNJ Foxwoods' DEFINING (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), a full-brother to G1 Futurity Trophy hero Ancient Wisdom (Fr), comes back off...

The team at Opulence Thoroughbreds is said to be "on cloud nine still" following the success of Sukanya in Saturday's G3 Dubai Duty Free Stakes at Newbury, with a decision on whether the daughter of Havana Grey will be supplemented for next week's 1,000 Guineas set to be made in the coming days. "My first reaction is I would like to go for the Irish 1,000 Guineas," said trainer Jack Channon in the immediate aftermath of that victory in the Classic trial better known as the Fred Darling. "We'll see...

Trainer Michael O'Callaghan described the sliding figures at the Goffs Breeze-Up Sale on Wednesday as "refreshing" for buyers as Tally-Ho Stud once again dominated at the top end of a polarised market when selling a Mehmas colt to Anthony Stroud at £880,000. Amo Racing and Richard Brown, who filled the role as underbidder, were involved in the running on the Mehmas colt who was out on his own as the most expensive horse sold at this year's sale. Still, he fell £120,000 short of the record-breaking Mehmas colt [Rapid Force]...

Thursday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 16:27, PRIX DU PONT NEUF-Listed, €50,300, 3yo, 7fT Field: Synaran (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), Alhaeba (Upstart), Pas Dansant (Fr) (Muhaarar {GB}), Mai Dire Mai (GB) (No Nay Never), Romanticon (GB) (Time Test {GB}), Noble D'Argent (Fr) (Romanised {Ire}), Acary (Fr) (Armor {GB}), Take Me On (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Rencontre Sportive (Fr) (Seabhac), Kenzel (Ire) (Zelzal {Fr}), Charming Zel (Fr) (Zelzal {Fr}), Valdorcia (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Kozlovskha (Ire) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Royal Chapel (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Lady Tedsmore (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}), Sonatine...

Tally-Ho Stud resident Persian Force (Mehmas), who has registered six placings from his first nine runners, made a breakthrough when his gelded son Dragon Force prevailed on debut in Wednesday's Prix de l'Appe, a five-furlong claiming race, for Amy Murphy at La Teste. "All three of mine ran well and that's the first winner for the sire," Murphy said. "We've just moved to La Teste, so I'm delighted to get that first winner on the board. It's a very good result all-round and, hopefully, it's the first of many." Breaking...

A son of Mehmas (lot 197) brought £880,000 from Stroud Coleman Bloodstock to seize the lead during the Goffs UK Breeze-Up Sale at Doncaster in the late afternoon. "He did a very good breeze, has a very good pedigree and we're all trying to buy an Ascot runner," Anthony Stroud said. "He comes from Tally-Ho, who does a fantastic job. He just had the make and shape of what we're looking for in a breezer. Obviously it's a great deal of money and is a lot more than one would...

The nine winners of the 2026 Irish Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards (ITIEA), supported by Godolphin, the Irish Stable Staff Association, HRI Equuip, Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association and the Racing Post, were announced on Wednesday. The winners will be formally celebrated at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, June 2 in the Keadeen Hotel in County Kildare, where the flagship award - The Irish Racing Excellence Award - will be announced and presented to one of the eight individual winners. This year's eight individual award winners are: Newcomer Award: Michelle Mallon, Stud...

Christophe Lemaire is counting down the days until Sunday's HK$30-million G1 FWD QEII Cup at Sha Tin, with the French-born jockey expressing his belief that his mount in the race, Masquerade Ball (Duramente), has "the potential to be one of the greats in Japanese racing". Lemaire, who has partnered top-class performers such as Almond Eye and Equinox during his time riding in the Far East, retains the utmost faith in the G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn) winner as he returns to action for the first time since being narrowly beaten by...

By Kit Gow/TTRAusNZ Arrowfield Stud have released their 2026 service fees, with The Autumn Sun stepping up to occupy the lead spot previously held by Snitzel and their father Redoute's Choice, standing for a career-high fee of A$137,500 (inc GST). Rising from a fee of $66,000 (inc GST) last year, The Autumn Sun's oldest crop are now five and, from 235 runners, he has recorded 145 winners at a strike-rate of 61.7%. His tally of 11 stakes winners includes eight Group winners, five of whom have struck at Group 1 level,...

The 2026 TBA Flat Breeders' Awards, which will celebrate the successes of British-bred horses from the 2025 Flat racing season, will be sponsored by Harris Li and Rachel Zhang's Ace Stud. "We are delighted to be sponsoring the TBA Flat Breeders' Awards, which reflects our full commitment to supporting the British breeding sector," said Li. "Ace Stud is a growing operation with a clear vision for the future, and we are actively looking to build on our foundations, including expanding our stallion roster in the years ahead." The Newmarket-based Ace...

Francis Graffard trainee Demah (Mehmas), Al Shaqab Racing's homebred half-sister to last term's G1 Prix du Moulin hero Sahlan (Wootton Bassett), made a winning debut in Wednesday's Prix de Brunehaut at Chantilly. Recovering from a slow start to race in midfield for most of the one-mile debutantes' heat, the 6-4 favourite launched her challenge inside the final quarter-mile and kept on well in the closing stages to comfortably outpoint Nina's Victoria (Victor Ludorum) by two lengths. Demah is the second foal and scorer out of Listed Berenberg Cup victrix Wasmya...