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Juddmonte newcomer Lead Artist has had his first mares scanned in foal, including the Listed winner Classical Times (Lawman), a half-sister to the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf heroine Newspaperofrecord (Lope De Vega). The unraced Whispering Dawn, a Mehmas mare from the family of the Group 1-winning sire Zoffany, is also among the mares confirmed in foal to the son of Dubawi, along with Tiptoe (Lightning Spear), a half-sister to multiple black-type performers, including the G2 Al Maktoum Classic winner Military Law (Dubawi). Lead Artist, who counted the G1...

Mujahid, who enjoyed his career highlight when winning the G1 Dewhurst Stakes in 1998, has died at Allevamento di Besnate in Italy. He was 30. The Shadwell homebred was trained by John Dunlop and ridden by Richard Hills in each of his 12 career outings. He won three of his four starts at two, culminating with a two-length defeat of Auction House in the Dewhurst, while his best performance as a three-year-old came when finishing third behind Island Sands in the 2,000 Guineas. Mujahid began his stallion career at Shadwell's...

Lord Charles Allen has resigned as chair of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) after just six months in the role, having been unable to achieve the governance change that he proposed when taking up his post on September 1. Lord Allen was first nominated as chair in November 2024, but the start of his tenure was delayed as the BHA said that he wished to "continue meeting stakeholders to better inform his vision for the sport". Three months later than was originally planned, Lord Allen stepped into his position at...

Guillaume Herrnberger, currently managing director of AFASEC, has been appointed to the role of deputy managing director of France Galop, alongside Henri Pouret who has held the same title since February 2024. France Galop will now be managed in tandem by Pouret and Herrnberger, both of whom will report to the president, Guillaume de Saint-Seine, who chaired a meeting of the Board of Directors on Monday. The appointment of Herrnberger and changes to the leadership structure follow the departure of Elie Hennau from his role as managing director last month....

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Tuesday's Observations features a horse to follow at Chantilly. 3.05 Chantilly, Debutantes, 3yo, f, 9 1/2f (AWT) MAINE (FR) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) is the 12th foal out of the Wertheimers' G2 Prix de Royallieu winner and outstanding broodmare Balladeuse (Singspiel), who is responsible for the Prix Vermeille heroine...

All four newcomers to the Darley stallion ranks in Europe - Inisherin, Rosallion, Shadow Of Light and Tribalist - have now had their first mares scanned in foal. Rosallion and Inisherin, both Group 1-winning grandsons of Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's blue hen Reem Three, have recently embarked on their first seasons at Dalham Hall Stud in Newmarket. Rosallion, who won the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at two and the Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes at three, has been introduced at a fee of £40,000, while Commonwealth Cup...

Kyllarney (Kyllachy), a half-sister to the G2 Duke Of Cambridge Stakes winner Move Swiftly (Farhh), is among the first mares confirmed in foal to the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Unquestionable. Kyllarney has already produced the G3 Solario Stakes second Inishfallen (Exceed And Excel), while another proven mare confirmed in foal to the son of Wootton Bassett is Claramara (Epaulette), whose standout runner to date is the G3 Prix du Bois third Havana Angel (Havana Grey). Others to mention include Teodora De Vega (Lope De Vega), a half-sister to...

Turbulente was a prophetic winner at Chantilly on Friday considering the events that would transpire less than 24 hours later across the Middle East. The Wertheimer-bred daughter of Australia from the family of a horse whose greatest exploits came in Australia - Americain (Dynaformer) - looks one to follow as the French Classic trials come around.  Super Saturday went ahead in Dubai amid early rounds of missile strikes and interceptions across the region as American and Israeli troops struck Iran and the inevitable retaliation ensued. Sheikh Mohammed demonstrated his own...

The top spot on the second day of selling at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale belonged to a son of the high flying Too Darn Hot (GB), offered as Lot 499 by Gilgai Farm, who provided a number of the top lots on Monday.  The dark brown colt is out of Baveno (Street Cry {Ire}), a winning daughter of G1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes winner Neroli (Viscount) and a half-sister to Group 3-performed Enfleurage (Exceed And Excel). This is also the family of sire Benfica and 10-time winning black-type...

Aesterius, new to Bearstone Stud for 2026, has had his first mares scanned in foal.  Among them is the Showcasing mare Ladiapur, a half-sister to the stakes performer Rockymountainway and out of the dual stakes-performing sprinter The Wagon Wheel. Further mares booked to visit the classy sprinter by Mehmas include Epping Rose (Kodiac), dam of Group 3-winning sprinter Washington Heights, and Showdanse (Showcasing), dam of the 2025 Stakes winner and Group 2-placed two-year-old Argentine Tango.  A fast and precocious juvenile, Aesterius captured the Group 2 Flying Childers Stakes and also...

The Irish Flat season is a matter of weeks away, with the opening day of the season kicking off at the Curragh on March 15, where the €100,000 Irish Lincoln takes centre stage. There will be Classic clues aplenty on April 12, when the 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas Trials, along with the Ballysax Stakes, a key Derby trial, takes place at Leopardstown. TDN Europe's Brian Sheerin has had a look at some of the under-the-radar three-year-olds who could have a big role to play that weekend and indeed for the...

The Frankie Lor-trained Stormy Grove (Toronado) came from a long way back to cause an upset in Sunday's HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Cup at Sha Tin, showing a serious turn of foot to stamp his authority on the contest and register a one-length verdict. Invincible Ibis (Hellbent) was second, with another half a length back to Patch Of Cosmo (Super Seth) in third. Favourite Little Paradise (Toronado), who had kicked off the Four-Year-Old Classic Series with an impressive success in the HK$13-million Hong Kong Classic Mile, could finish only...