Aiden O'Brien

   Deep into the summer of 2026, one of the big stories so far has been the hegemony of the O'Briens and while that could easily continue this weekend, the G1 Juddmonte Irish Oaks is far from certain to follow recent trends. Joseph has three in the Curragh mile-and-a-half Classic and Aidan has five, so it is a clear case of numerical superiority as well as having the right material with Owning Hill represented by the scintillating Oaks heroine Thundering On (Frankel). However, the trio that arrive in Kildare to...

Jockey Christophe Soumillon's appeal against the eight-day suspension handed out by the Royal Ascot stewards after his ride on Puerto Rico (Wootton Bassett) in the G1 St James's Palace Stakes has been adjourned. An independent disciplinary panel chaired by Clement Goldstone KC and including Aidan Coleman and Grace Cheng sat on Friday and will reconvene for final submissions and deliberations on Thursday morning. The Belgian's suspension was due to run from June 30 until July 7, but will now not begin until next Friday, depending on the outcome of the...

The outside draw was no problem for Henri Matisse (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) who came flying late to award trainer Aidan O'Brien another win in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. The only O'Brien runner in the race, the son of Wootton Bassett likely would have been a shorter price if not for his last-out fifth as the beaten favorite in the G1 Prix JeanLuc Lagardere at Longchamp, a race in which he wore blinkers for the first time over soft turf. Otherwise sporting a nearly unblemished record including a...