Snowfall is SW175 for Deep Impact winning Wednesday’s Gr3 Musidora Stakes (10f 56y) for 3yo fillies at York. Allowed an uncontested lead in this traditional Oaks trial under Ryan Moore, Snowfall set steady fractions until beginning to quicken for home three furlongs out and was untroubled in the run to the line to defeat the
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Bolshoi Ballet is SW333 for Galileo emulating his sire Galileo winning Sunday’s Gr3 Ballysax Stakes (10f) for 3yos at Leopardstown. Bolshoi Ballet started favourite with punters and was settled second by Ryan Moore as Catena Zapata set a moderate tempo. Sent on two furlongs out, Bolshoi Ballet galloped all the way to the line to
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Seven-time Group 1 winner Magical has been retired and will join the broodmare band at Coolmore Stud, with mating plans yet to be decided. In September, the Aidan O’Brien-trained daughter of Galileo became the second dual winner of the Irish Champion Stakes and was last seen finishing a close third in the Group 1 Hong
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The Aidan O’Brien-trained Mogul added his second Group 1 win this year with a comfortable victory in Sunday’s HK$20m Longines Hong Kong Vase (2400m) at Sha Tin. The 2018 Hong Kong Vase winner Exultant was a somewhat unexpected leader, racing with his mouth open at times with Ryan Moore positioning Mogul fourth with cover before
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Van Gogh is SW11 and the first European Gr1 winner for American Pharoah winning Saturday’s Criterium International (1600m) at Saint-Cloud. Settled at the rear before halfway, Van Gogh swung widest of all into the home straight and went clear, staying on strongly to defeat Normandy Bridge (Le Havre) comfortably by four lengths with the favourite
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High Definition is SW328 for Galileo winning Saturday’s Gr2 Beresford Stakes (8f) for 2yos at The Curragh. High Definition looked no chance when under riding with two furlongs to go but finished powerfully over the final furlong to defeat Monaasib (Bobby’s Kitten) by three-quarters of a length with Snapraeterea (Buratino) in third. Winner of both
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Monday is SW159 for Fastnet Rock after breaking her Maiden in Saturday’s Ingabelle Stakes (7f) for 2yo fillies at Leopardstown. Allowed an uncontested lead, Monday was able to quicken around the home turn then stayed on strongly to defeat No Speak Alexander (Shalaa) by three-quarters of a length with A Taad Moody (Awtaad) in third.
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Divinely is SW326 for Galileo after winning Friday’s Gr3 Flame Of Tara Stakes (8f) at The Curragh. Divinely was second last in the bunched field with two furlongs to travel before unleashing a big finish on the outside to get up and defeat Ahandfulofsummers (Galileo) by half a length with Ubuntu (Fastnet Rock) a short
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Passion is SW325 for Galileo after winning the Stanerra Stakes (14f) at Naas. The Aidan O’Brien-trained Passion made virtually all the running, staying on strongly in the home straight to defeat Traisha (Invincible Spirit) by 1-3/4 lengths with Kastasa (Rock Of Gibraltar) in third. An 800,000gns Tattersalls October yearling, Passion is now the winner of
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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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