Black Caviar Gold (Ire)

True Love winning at Royal Ascot
Moore Picks True Love In The Irish 1,000 Guineas

Ryan Moore has sided with True Love (No Nay Never) of the high-profile Ballydoyle pair at the head of the market for Sunday's G1 Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas at The Curragh. After a dozen were declared, Newmarket's 1,000 Guineas heroine who is drawn in one was the selection of Coolmore's number one rider with Wayne Lordan on the Fillies' Mile and Moyglare Stud Stakes winner Precise (Starspangledbanner). Seventh three weeks ago, she will exit from stall seven. Godolphin's Abashiri (Frankel), who was fifth at Newmarket, was confirmed by Charlie Appleby...

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Kensington Lane Has Irish Guineas Target After Athasi Win

Up to a mile for the first time in Monday's G3 Coolmore Auguste Rodin Irish EBF Athasi Stakes at The Curragh, Annemarie O'Brien's Kensington Lane (Starspangledbanner) toughed it out to provide Donnacha with a live Irish 1,000 Guineas contender. Seventh behind True Love in Leopardstown's Priory Belle last month, the homebred granddaughter of Ramruma (Diesis) raced near the pace before being committed by Chris Hayes approaching two out. Hassled all the way to the line, the 14-1 shot got there 3/4 of a length in front of last year's Weld...

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Black Caviar Gold
Guineas Prospect Black Caviar Gold In Command In Curragh Feature

Coming off an authoritative Cork maiden success, Bond Thoroughbred's Black Caviar Gold (Havana Grey) carried that momentum into Sunday's G3 Weld Park Stakes at The Curragh. Sent off the 4-1 joint-second favourite for the seven-furlong feature for two-year-old fillies, the Paddy Twomey-trained grey arrived under Billy Lee to overpower her peers a furlong from home and register a 2 3/4-length success from Pivotal Attack (Pinatubo). "I loved the way she put the race to bed well at Cork the last day and had come forward," Twomey said. "She was very...

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