Jacques le Marois

The Aga Khan Studs Prix Jacques le Marois, which takes place on August 16, has attracted 34 entries, including four from Japan.  Embroidery is Japan's leading four-year-old filly over a mile and heads that list. A winner of this season's G1 Victoria Mile, Japan's Spring Championship for fillies over the mile, the daughter of Admire Mars had already established herself among the country's best fillies in 2025 after winning both the G1 Oka Sho (Japanese 1,000 Guineas) in the spring and the G1 Shuka Sho in the autumn.  She adds...

Some of the gloss has been wiped away from Sunday's G1 Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville after Maljoom (GB) (Caravaggio) was taken out of the race due to a dirty scope. Trained by William Haggas, Maljoom emerged as one of the most eye-catching losers of the week at Royal Ascot when flashing home for fourth in the St James's Palace S. Maljoom had already won the German 2,000 Guineas earlier in the season and had been on course to bid for a breakthrough Group 1 triumph in France. However,...