G1 Prix Ganay

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...

Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, post time: 14:35, CHAIRMAN'S SPRINT PRIZE-G1, HK$24,000,000, 3yo/up, 1200mT Field: Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress {NZ}), Satono Reve (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}), Helios Express (Aus) (Toronado {Ire}), Fast Network (NZ) (Wrote {Ire}), Raging Blizzard (NZ) (Per Incanto), Comanche Brave (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Tomodachi Kokoroe (Aus) (Written Tycoon {Aus}), Beauty Waves (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}). TDN Analysis: One of the headliners of FWD Champions Day, Ka Ying Rising is gunning for his 20th consecutive win by a Hong Kong-trained horse. The reigning Hong Kong Horse of...

Saturday, Navan, Ireland, post time: 15:40, IRISH STALLION FARMS EBF SALSABIL STAKES-G3, €42,000, 3yo, f, 10f 40y Field: Bloom (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Camino Vino (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Chasing Paradise (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}), Emmeleia (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Ice Dancer (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Minerva (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Thundering On (GB) (Frankel {GB}). TDN Analysis: Aidan O'Brien trainees Ice Dancer and Minerva both have Group 3 placings to their name, with Ryan Moore opting for the former, who was last seen hitting the board in October's G3 Staffordstown Stud Stakes....

When it comes to Sandown's G1 Coral-Eclipse, there has been a shift of power to the Classic generation in recent times with seven of the last ten going their way. Saturday's renewal will either see a fifth consecutive success for the 3-year-olds or a break in the sequence and the onus is on Ombudsman to reestablish the reputation of the older horses. Godolphin's son of Night Of Thunder is the key protagonist on his emphatic Prince of Wales's Stakes success last month and to date has no blemish on his...

One of the elite of his generation last term, the Wertheimers' Sosie (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) showed he has lost nothing of his power in Sunday's G1 Prix Ganay at ParisLongchamp. Patiently-ridden by the double-seeking Maxime Guyon, the Andre Fabre-trained G1 Grand Prix de Paris hero had first run on the 6-5 market-leader Map Of Stars (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) heading to the final furlong. Able to contain that rival's threat close home, the 5-2 second favourite scored by a neck, with Royal Rhyme (Ire) (Lope De Vega...

Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 16:25, PRIX GANAY-G1, €300,000, 4yo/up, 10 1/2fT Field: Royal Rhyme (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Al Riffa (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Horizon Dore (Fr) (Dabirsim {Fr}), Map Of Stars (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Sosie (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) and Higher Leaves (Ire) (Golden Horn {GB}). TDN Verdict: After straightforward wins in the G3 Prix Exbury and G2 Prix d'Harcourt, Map Of Stars goes for gold here with momentum on his side and a profile that begs a Group 1 win. First time up,...

Saturday, Navan, Ireland, post time: 15:55, IRISH STALLION FARMS EBF SALSABIL STAKES-G3, €39,000, 3yo, f, 10f 20y Field: Barnavara (Ire) (Calyx {GB}), Catalina Delcarpio (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Ecstatic (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}), Island Hopping (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), J M's Joy (Ire) (Elzaam {Aus}), Medici Venus (Tiz The Law), Spicy Margarita (Ire) (Earthlight {Ire}), Tarima (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Wemightakedlongway (Ire) (Australia {GB}). TDN Verdict: TDN Rising Star Catalina Delcarpio looked every inch an Oaks filly when impressing in the Leopardstown maiden which has become a pointer to...

Joseph O'Brien has laid out an adventure in America for juvenile Group 1-winner Al Riffa (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), the target being the GI Manhattan S. in New York on June 8, in a path eventually routing to the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. After having his sophomore season disrupted by injury, Al Riffa resurfaced in the G1 Prix Ganay at ParisLongchamp and was only beaten by three-quarters of a length in a wild scramble on the wire. O'Brien admits his charge's size is something of a concern, and...

One of the outsiders for Sunday's G1 Prix Ganay at ParisLongchamp, Odette Fau's Haya Zark (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}) proved toughest where it mattered to up his level a notch and register a career-best at 19-1. Last seen recording back-to-back wins in Saint-Cloud's G3 Prix Exbury in March, the homebred who had also garnered this track's 12-furlong G3 Prix d'Hedouville last May was kept close to the early pace by Alexis Pouchin before being launched passing two out. Game and genuine to the line, the Adrien Fouassier-trained 5-year-old got there a...

A select field of nine will assemble for Sunday's G1 Prix Ganay at ParisLongchamp, Europe's first Group 1 contest of the season, with G1 Deutsches Derby hero Fantastic Moon (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) among the likely protagonists. Liberty Racing's 4-year-old added to his Classic score when annexing September's G2 Prix Niel at the Bois de Boulogne venue, but failed to make an impression and was down the field in the following month's G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He returned for this campaign with a pipe-opening second in last...

Sunday's G1 Prix Ganay was as strong as any in recent times and there was no fluke about the victory of Bertrand Milliere's Iresine (Fr) (Manduro {Ger}--Inanga {GB}, by Oasis Dream {GB}), who provided trainer Jean-Pierre Gauvain and jockey Marie Velon with a once-in-a-lifetime moment at ParisLongchamp. Carrying a penalty for his G1 Prix Royal Oak success when an eye-catching second to Simca Mille (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}) in the G2 Prix d'Harcourt here three weeks previously, the 4-1 shot was anchored in last early with the pace generous. Delivered with...

Six months on from his near-miss in the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, The Aga Khan's Vadeni (Fr) (Churchill {Ire}) returns to ParisLongchamp on Sunday for what amounts to a stern test in the G1 Prix Ganay. Last year's G1 Prix du Jockey Club and G1 Eclipse hero has a surprise awaiting him in James Wigan and Ballylinch Stud's G1 Champion S. winner Bay Bridge (GB) (New Bay {GB}), who was impressive on his seasonal debut in 2022 when taking the G3 Brigadier Gerard S. Ballylinch Stud also have...