A relative of Urban Sea wins the Prix Urban Sea at Lyon as Half Light makes most of the running to become SW148 for Shamardal. The four-year-old Half Light was unraced at two and has now won two of her four starts. A half-sister to six winners her dam is the unraced Northern Melody (Singspiel),
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French Group 1 winner Royal Meeting has been retired and will stand at stud in Australia. Royal Meeting has been purchased from Godolphin by a group of breeders including Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum and will stand at Aquis Farm in Victoria at a fee of A$10,000 plus gst. A son of Invincible Spirit,
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Gr3 Mermaid Stakes (2000m) at Hanshin winner Summer Scent is SW18 for Harbinger. Raced by Godolphin and bred by Darley’s Japan arm, Summer Scent defeated Centelleo (Deep Impact) by three-quarters of a length to post her fourth win from 12 starts. Summer Scent is a half-sister to five winners including Sun Lane (Oasis Dream). Their
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Godolphin homebred Lazuli is SW183 for Dubawi after winning the Scurry Stakes (5f) at Sandown. The fifth winner for his dam, 2yo stakes winner Floristry (Fasliyev), Lazuli is a half-brother to Prix Contessina at Fontainebleu winner Inspiriter (Invincible Spirit). Floristry is a half-sister to Gr3 Prix de Lieurey at Deauville winner Zibelina (Dansili). Dubawi (Dubai
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Woodlands Stakes at Naas winner Sceptical is SW172 for Exceed And Excel. Bred by Godolphin, Sceptical sold and for just £2,800 at last year’s Goffs UK August Sale as an unraced three-year-old gelding. He is a half-brother to the Gr3 Anglesey Stakes at the Curragh third Queen Of Sicily (Cape Cross), out of Jealous Again
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Godolphin-owned filly Colette crowned her rapid improvement this preparation with an easy win in the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick. Having broken her maiden at Newcastle in February, Colette has not been beaten in three starts since and started favourite for the Oaks on the strength of an easy win in the Gr.3 Adrian
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Rosehill Gr3 Doncaster Prelude winner Cascadian is the 52nd stakes winner for New Approach. The flashy Godolphin runner commenced his career in France where he finished runner-up in the Gr.1 Prix Jean Prat. Cascadian is the first stakeswinner for his dam, the Gr3 UAE Oaks winner Falls Of Lora (Street Cry) and the third stakes
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The Grade 3 Kyodo News Service Hai (1800m) winner Darlington Hall is the 51st stakes winner for New Approach. The Godolphin-owned 3yo is inbred 3×4 to three-quarter brothers Sadler’s Wells and Nureyev and has won two of his four starts, placing in the other two for trainer Tetsuya Kimura. Bred by Canning Bloodstock, Darlington Hall
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The track record win of Magic Lily in the Gr 3 Cape Verdi Stakes (1600m) at Meydan is noteworthy for several reasons. Magic Lily is out of Champion three-year-old and Gr1 Oaks winner Dancing Rain (Danehill Dancer). Her brother Jalmoud was third in last year’s Gr1 Grand Prix de Paris. Apart from her becoming the
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