Cythera is SW75 for I Am Invincible winning the Lonhro Plate (1000m) at Randwick on debut. Racing in second place to the home turn, Cythera went clear halfway up the straight and although getting a little tired stayed on well to defeat the favourite, Lady Laguna (Overshare). The 37th two-year-old stakes winner for her sire,
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Emaraaty Ana is the 27th Gr1 winner for Shamardal winning Saturday’s Sprint Cup (6f) at Haydock. Emaraaty Ana was positioned just behind the early speed set by Art Power and Supremacy, Emaraaty Ana came with his challenge two furlongs out to reach the lead and getting first run on the favourite Starman to go clear
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Converge is the 15th Gr1 winner for Frankel winning Saturday’s J J Atkins Stakes (1600m) for 2yos at Eagle Farm. Converge came from well back when finishing runner-up last time out in the Gr.2 Sires’ Produce Stakes over 1400m at Eagle Farm and relished the extra furlong here, powering away over the final 200m to
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Ummalnar is SW151 for Shamardal winning Friday’s Cooley Fillies Stakes (8f) on the all-weather surface at Dundalk. Chris Hayes had Ummalnar on the lead after a furlong and she was never headed, ridden clear into the home straight and going on to defeat Surrounding (Lilbourne Lad) by six lengths with Pretty In Grey (Brazen Beau)
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Tarnawa gave her rivals a start and a beating in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Turf (12f) at Keeneland. The HH Aga Khan-homebred was last approaching the home turn where Colin Keane, replacing a COVID-19 Christophe Soumillon, eased the daughter of Shamardal out into running room and Tarnawa lengthened stride almost immediately, reaching the lead inside the
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Champion French 2yo Earthlight has been retired and will stand at Kildangan Stud in Ireland. The son of Shamardal was trained by Andre Fabre and was unbeaten at two in 2019 with wins in the Gr1 Prix Morny and Gr1 Middle Park Stakes. This year at three he was successful in the Gr3 Prix du
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Algiers is SW150 for Shamardal winning Wednesday’s Prix Turenne (2400m) at Saint-Cloud. Enjoying an uncontested lead, Algiers quickened up into the home straight and stayed on strongly to hold out Zeyrek (Sea The Stars) by 1-3/4 lengths with Dick Whittington (War Command) another 1-1/4 lengths away third. It is the second win from six starts
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Tarnawa is the 26th Gr1 winner for Shamardal following her win in Sunday’s Prix Vermeille (2400m) at Paris Longchamp. The Dermot Weld-trained Tarnawa raced wide to the final turn but in clear air and then accelerated smoothly to reach the lead inside the final 100m and go clear to defeat Raabihah (Sea The Stars) by
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Pinatubo got back on the winning list with a dominant performance in Sunday’s Gr1 Prix Jean Prat (1400m) at Deauville. Dropping back in trip after finishing runner-up in the St James’s Palace Stakes last time out, last season’s Champion juvenile looked to have a bit to do two furlongs out as stablemate Well Of Wisdom
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Sunday’s Prix Amandine (1400m) at Deauville winner Althiqa is SW 64 for Dark Angel. Always in the firing line, Althiqa held off My Love’s Passion (Elvstroem) and Digression (Gleneagles) in the run to the line to score narrowly. Inbred 3×4 to Machiavellian, the Godolphin-owned three-year-old is the first foal of Boadicea Stakes at Newmarket winner
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