Aventure (Ire)

After an uncharacteristically poor Arc run and Ganay defeat at the hands of Daryz, Aventure (Sea The Stars) needed a confidence boost and that came in Sunday's G2 Prix Corrida at ParisLongchamp. Back at the scene of her Prix Vermeille success in September and of her gallant second in the 2024 Arc, the Wertheimers' high-class five-year-old went through the 10 1/2-furlong test with all her familiar gusto taking a lead under Maxime Guyon. Sent on two out, the 11-10 favourite responded with relish to seal the result and by the...

Any fears that Daryz (Sea The Stars) might need his reintroduction in Sunday's G1 Prix Ganay proved wide of the mark as the Arc hero served notice of what is to come in 2026 with a scintillating display. Sent off the 7-10 favourite for the 10 1/2-furlong ParisLongchamp feature, the son of Daryakana (Selkirk) cruised through the contest with Mickael Barzalona happy to wait behind the leading pair. Set alight inside the two, the homebred surged to a 3 1/2-length success from the race-fit Bright Picture (Intello). There was another 1 3/4...

Last year's G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe hero Daryz (Sea The Stars) is set to face five rivals in Sunday's G1 Prix Ganay World Pool by PMU at ParisLongchamp after declarations for the 10 1/2-furlong contest were confirmed Friday morning. The Aga Khan Studs homebred is in fine fettle ahead of his seasonal debut according to Francis Graffard, who has ambitious plans for the four-year-old further down the line. "He's in fantastic shape and looks amazing," the trainer reported earlier this week. "I started working him some time ago...

Having played bridesmaid in last year's Qatar Prix Vermeille and in the Arc, the Wertheimers' Aventure (Sea The Stars) put matters right in the first of those this time around without any degree of difficulty to earn a merited initial Group 1 victory. So easily was the homebred able to brush aside the Prix de Diane heroine Gezora (Almanzor) under a confident Maxime Guyon on Sunday, the prospect of her going one better in next month's showcase is now distinctively brighter. "She won very well and accelerated really well," trainer...

5th-Ellis, $90,025, Msw, 7-20, 2yo, f, 1m (off turf), 1:40.05, gd, 1/2 length. TO A FLAME (f, 2, Justify--Moth {Ire} {G1SP-Eng, $121,393}, by Galileo {Ire}) came into this race with a July 12 move at Keeneland going four furlongs in :47.20 (2/46) and was in no rush after the jump as Undercover Agent (Omaha Beach) led the field through :23.43, :47.97, and 1:13.19 pressured splits. Splitting leaders at the quarter pole, she locked horns with the longtime frontrunner through midstretch, lost a bit of ground, but gamely came back in...

Anyone who doubted what a class act Calandagan (Gleneagles) is following some excusable defeats got an emphatic reply on Sunday in the feature G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. Relishing the genuine pace and lively surface, the Aga Khan Studs representative brushed aside last year's Arc runner-up Aventure (Sea The Stars) in scintillating style to record a deserved first top-level win. "He's such a consistent horse who always runs his race and we were a bit upset when people started talking about cheekpieces and blinkers after his last run," racing manager Nemone Routh...

Last term's G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe runner-up Aventure (Sea The Stars) had confirmed her wellbeing at ParisLongchamp last month and continued in similar vein with a comfortable win in Monday's G2 Prix Corrida at Saint-Cloud. Fresh off a 2 1/2-length triumph in the G3 Prix Allez France at the capital's Bois de Boulogne venue, she settled into a smooth rhythm for most of this 10 1/2-furlong test. Cruising forward on the bridle in the straight, the 2-5 favourite quickened smartly to wrest control from last term's G1 Preis...

Far ahead of her peers heading to Sunday's G3 Prix Allez France at ParisLongchamp, the Wertheimers' Aventure (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) still had to deliver and in the end it was as straightforward as it gets. Always tanking behind the leader for Maxime Guyon, the Christophe Ferland-trained 3-5 favourite was finally let down to express herself approaching two out and quickly settled the outcome. At the line, the Arc runner-up had 2 1/2 lengths to spare over Mme Jourdain (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}). Aventure makes a successful reappearance in the...

Last month's G1 Irish Champion Stakes hero Economics (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) is now ranked in a joint-fifth at 123 on the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings, which were released on Thursday. The William Haggas trainee defeated the 122-rated Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) and Shin Emperor (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) (120) in the Irish showpiece. Also rated 123 are the GI Travers Stakes hero Fierceness (City Of Light) and the 2024 multiple Group 1 winner Rebel's Romance (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). Laurel River (Into Mischief), a winner of the...

In a renewal of ParisLongchamp's G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe marred by a serious injury to the outsider Haya Zark (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}) before halfway and shaped by persistent rain easing the ground by the minute, Juddmonte's rock-solid Bluestocking (GB) (Camelot {GB}--Emulous {GB}, by Dansili {GB}) came through once again to provide her owner-breeders with the shared record of seven wins in racing's great monument. As she had done in the course-and-distance G1 Prix Vermeille three weeks previously, the Ralph Beckett-trained 4-year-old who was supplemented this week had...

It's that time of year where most of the stories in the bloodstock world are being written in the sales ring, with the ink used to tell the tale of Book 1 of the Goffs Orby Sale still fresh on the page and the major plotlines ahead of next week's Tattersalls October Yearling Sale already starting to take shape. But as the search continues for the Classic winners of 2026, it's worth also reminding ourselves of the many stories still waiting to be written on the racecourse in the closing...

Following Monday's confirmation stage, 18 horses remain in contention for Sunday's G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp, including the three-year-old Sosie (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), who has topped the ante-post betting since registering his second consecutive victory over the course and distance in the G2 Prix Niel. He also won the G1 Grand Prix de Paris on his previous start. Sosie is one of three potential runners for Andre Fabre, who will be seeking a record-extending ninth win in the Arc. Fabre is also set to...