Battaash overcame conditions to land back-to-back runnings of the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes (5f) at York on Friday. On a dampening track and chasing down a gallant Que Amoro, Battaash was forced to dig deep inside the final furlong to finally assert his superiority. At the finish Battaash (pictured winning at Ascot) defeated Que Amoro
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Love duly landed the odds with a minimum of fuss in Thursday’s Yorkshire Oaks. Following the decision to bypass this race with Enable, Love started the 4/9 favourite and those that took the short odds never had a moments worry, Love sweeping into the lead a furlong out under a hand ride from Ryan Moore
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Thursday’s Galtres Stakes (12f) winner at York Gold Wand is SW3 for Golden Horn. Gold Wand came to challenge two furlongs out then finished best to defeat Vivionn (Dubawi) and Award Scheme (Siyouni). Inbred 4×4 to Danzig, Gold Wand is bred on the reverse Danzig / Mr Prospector cross as Golden Horn and is now
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Zoetic is SW60 for Kodiac after winning the St Hugh’s Fillies’ Stakes (5f) at Newbury. Zoetic was last and behind a wall of fillies passing halfway before Oisin Murphy found an opening two furlongs and quickened into the lead inside the final furlong and drawing clear to defeat Fairy Dust (Gregorian) by three-quarters of a
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Hukum is SW68 for Sea The Stars after winning the Gr3 Geoffrey Freer Stakes (13f) at Newbury. Covered up along the inside to the home straight, Hukum came through between horses to quicken into the lead two furlongs out and went on to defeat longtime leader Max Vega (Lope de Vega) by 2-1/2 lengths with
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Donjah is the 18th Gr1 winner for Teofilo after landing Saturday’s Preis Von Europa (2400m) at Cologne. The Henk Grewe-trained four-year-old filly came wide and late to defeat Kaspar (Pivotal) by a neck with Dame Malliot (Champs Elysees) close up third. Bred by Gestüt Karlshof, Donjah was bought by HFTB Racing Agency for €100,000 at
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Stormy Girl is SW16 for Night Of Thunder after winning Friday’s Flying Fillies’ Stakes at Pontefract. Smartly away, Stormy Girl quickly settled on the lead and made all the running to defeat Jouska (Cable Bay) by 1-1/4 lengths with Magical Journey (Night Of Thunder) one length away third. A €22,000 Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling has
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Laburnum is SW324 for Galileo after winning Wednesday’s Hurry Harriet Stakes (9.5f) at Gowran Park. Laburnum finished a creditable fourth in the Irish Oaks at her previous start and had no trouble dropping back in distance here, striking the front early in the home straight before staying on determinedly to defeat Ennistymon (Galileo) by 1-1/4
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Maystar is SW7 for Mayson after winning the Prix Moonlight Cloud (1200m) at Deauville on Sunday. The Archie Watson-trained 3yo did best under Hollie Doyle in a driving finish to this competitive sprint, defeating Botch (Fuisse) by half a length with Galadriel (Dutch Art) one length further back in third. A €38,000 Tattersalls Ireland September
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Tiz The Law had five opponents in Sunday’s $1m Travers Stakes (10f) at Saratoga but none were able to stretch the three-year-old who strolled to a 5-1/2 length win. Tiz The Law went through the line eased down over Caracao in 2:09.95, second only to Arrogate’s record of 1:59.36. It is the fourth straight win
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