Nick Pocock

Saturday's GIII Honey Fox Stakes at Gulfstream Park brings with it the next chapter in the feel-good story of Lush Lips (Ten Sovereigns), the first four-year-old start for the Keeneland pin-up girl who remains a Somerset lass at heart. Trained by Brendan Walsh, Lush Lips lines up at Gulfstream as the winner of four of her 11 starts to date. In October, she enjoyed her career highlight when making the breakthrough at the top level in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes at Keeneland. Then, just a few weeks...

If Tuesday's opening session of the December Foal Sale at Tattersalls was all about Dragon Symbol, then Wednesday was the day that the young upstart received a sharp warning should he wish to assume the throne as Whitsbury Manor Stud kingpin, with the present incumbent, Havana Grey, taking his turn to play the starring role on a day of fierce trade at Park Paddocks. By the close of play, Havana Grey accounted for five of the day's top 18 lots, headlined by lot 650 from the Whitsbury Manor draft. The...