Juddmonte-homebred Acanella is SW149 for Dansili winning Friday’s Gr3 Snow Fairy Fillies Stakes (9f) at The Curragh. Settled in behind the early speed set by Flirting Bridge, Acanella was rousted along three furlongs out to challenge, striking the front with a furlong to go and then holding off Champers Elysees (Elzaam) to score by three-quarters
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Spirit Ridge is SW22 for Nathaniel winning Saturday’s Gr3 Summer Cup (2000m) at Randwick. Spirit Ridge was in need of a run behind the leaders deep in the home straight before Robbie Dolan made his own room and Spirit Ridge drove through to defeat Best Of Days (Azamour) and Black On Gold (Sebring) in a
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Viadera is the first Gr1 winner for Bated Breath with her victory in Sunday’s Matriarch Stakes (8f) for fillies and mares on turf at Del Mar. Viadera settled towards the rear and was still well back into the lane, swinging widest of all and then finishing with intent to get up and edge Blowout (Dansili)
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Kalahara is SW 57 and the 40th Group winner for Frankel after winning Thursday’s Prix d’Arenberg (100m) at ParisLongchamp. Kalahara was slow into stride and last early as the Wesley Ward-trained Wink blazed a trail before finding her stride passing halfway and finishing best of all to defeat Wink (Midshipman) by one length with Livachope
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Summer Romance is the 12th Group winner for Kingman after winning the Gr3 Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Epsom. A half-sister to Gr1 Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh winner Rizeena (Iffraaj), Summer Romance sold for 300,000gns as a Tattersalls October yearling then €800,000 as an Arqana August yearling. Her dam Serena’s Storm (Statue Of Liberty)
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The death has been announced of Empire Maker, the sire of 12 Grade 1 winners and grandsire of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. The 20-year-old died at Gainesway Farm in Kentucky on January 18 after a battle with a rare disease that had affected his immune system. Bred and raced by Prince Khalid Abdullah’s Juddmonte
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Leading European sire by Stakes winners: Galileo (34) Leading European sire by Group winners: Galileo (21) Leading European sire by Stakes horses: Galileo (61) Leading European 1st crop sire by Stakes winners: Night Of Thunder (7) Leading European 1st crop sire by Group winners: Night Of Thunder (3) Leading European 1st crop sire by Stakes
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