Alpha

The Timeform rankings return to highlight the top-rated maiden/novice winners in Britain and Ireland from the last fortnight (June 22-July 5), with a trio of Ballydoyle bluebloods taking high order after a productive Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Festival for the stable. =3. ABRAHAM LINCOLN (GB) Wootton Bassett (GB) - High Celebrity (Fr), by Invincible Spirit (Ire) Timeform performance rating: 90 Aidan O'Brien's domination of the two-year-old maidens staged at the Curragh's three-day fixture was kicked off by Abraham Lincoln, a straightforward winner of the 6f contest run on June...

1.10 Curragh, Mdn, 3yo, f, 7fT ALPHA (IRE) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) showed abundant promise when second on debut at Leopardstown earlier this month and looks to provide Ballydoyle with the clean sweep of two-year-old maidens at the Irish Derby Festival following the exploits of Abraham Lincoln and Giant Sequoia. A daughter of the stellar miler Alpha Centauri (Mastercraftsman), the blueblood bred in partnership by Coolmore and Flaxman Stables is joined in a strong contest by the stable's newcomer Exceptionally (Into Mischief), a half-sister to none other than City Of...

Old Friends in Georgetown, Kentucky welcomed Godolphin's GI Travers S. hero Alpha (Bernardini) on Friday, Dec. 8, the retirement farm said in a release Saturday. Bred by Darley in America, Alpha was trained by Kiaran P. McLaughlin and owned by Godolphin his entire career. He finished with a record of six wins and $1,815,667 in earnings over 22 starts, which included the first dead heat in the Travers since 1874. Alpha began his stud career in 2015 at Sequel Stallions in New York, before moving to Haras Bagé do Sul...