O'Brien Relishing 'Independent Thinker' Lambourn's Quest For Derby Double
Cock Of The North at Ballydoyle in the present moment, Lambourn heads to Sunday's G1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby...
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D-Day for Calandagan in Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud
"Always the bridesmaid, never the bride" is perhaps an apt way of describing the racing career of Calandagan thus far,...
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Barry Hills, a Towering Figure Among Trainers, Dies at 88
Barry Hills, who has died at the age of 88, was one of Britain's most successful, skilled and respected trainers,...
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'One To Celebrate And Enjoy': O'Brien Hails Whirl And Kalpana's Pretty Polly Battle
As if Saturday's action at The Curragh hadn't already championed Cooomore's stratospheric Wootton Bassett, along came Whirl to hammer home...
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Lyons Has The Moyglare In Mind For Suzie Songs
Denying a whitewash for Wootton Bassett on The Curragh's Saturday card, Moyglare Stud's homebred Suzie Songs (Starspangledbanner) did the unexpected...
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Quickfire Wootton Bassett Curragh Double As Beautify Takes Command
Making it a quickfire double on The Curragh's Saturday card for the lethal combination of Aidan O'Brien, Ryan Moore and...
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Dorset Becomes Fifth TDN Rising Star For Wootton Bassett In 2025
Such is the record of The Curragh's Barronstown Stud Maiden, it is a given that Aidan O'Brien reserves one of...
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Whirl And Kalpana Vie In Pretty Polly Stakes
Saturday, The Curragh, post time: 15:30, PADDY POWER PRETTY POLLY STAKES-G1, €180,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 10fT Field: Higher Leaves (Ire) (Golden...
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Ballydoyle Unveil Son Of Newspaperofrecord At The Curragh
Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses...
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Poet's Word Gelding Tops Derby Sale Part II
A bay gelding by Poet's Word caught the eye of Ballyboy Stables' Denis Murphy and was knocked down for €52,000...
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A New Chapter Begins On Irish Derby Weekend
Now that the Derby and Royal Ascot are in the rearview mirror, it is time for Flat Season Part 2...
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'She Has The Makings Of A Lovely Filly': O'Brien Sweet On Wootton Bassett's Composing
2nd-Curragh, €20,000, Mdn, 6-27, 2yo, 7fT, 1:26.43, gd. COMPOSING (IRE) (f, 2, Wootton Bassett {GB}--Epona Plays {Ire} {MGSW-Ire, $208,285}, by...
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