Constitution River (Fr)

No trainer had won Sandown's G1 Coral-Eclipse four years in a row before Saturday, but Aidan O'Brien's Team Ballydoyle did what they do and put another statistic to bed with their exciting talent Constitution River (Wootton Bassett). In a finish which almost mimicked that of the Prix du Jockey Club, the 8-11 favourite was in command by three lengths from A Boy Named Susie (Starspangledbanner), with Donnacha's colt reversing the Chantilly Classic form with Hawk Mountain (Wootton Bassett) by a neck as the three-year-olds and the O'Briens dominated. "We've always thought...

Aidan O'Brien, who is looking to become the first trainer to saddle the winner of four consecutive renewals of Sandown's G1 Coral-Eclipse, will as expected be represented by both the Wootton Bassett-sired Prix du Jockey Club one-two Constitution River and Hawk Mountain in Saturday's feature. With his own world record of top-level winners being threatened by the week, the key 10-furlong monument has attracted a field of only seven and boasts only three older horses and two pacemakers. As expected, Ryan Moore sticks with the exciting Chantilly Classic hero, with Wayne...

Aidan O'Brien left Chantilly on Sunday having created a legacy performance of training as he did here in the Arc several years ago after Constitution River led home Hawk Mountain and Montreal for a Team Ballydoyle G1 Qatar Prix du Jockey Club one-two-three. MV Magnier was on hand to pay tribute to the combined expertise of the master of Ballydoyle and Ryan Moore. "In fairness to Aidan, he was pretty confident coming here even though he was worried about the draw for Constitution River," he said. "Ryan gave him a...

Aidan O'Brien has trimmed his team down from eight entries at the beginning of the week and will be represented by a trio of candidates, headed by G2 Futurity and Listed Dee Stakes hero Constitution River (Wootton Bassett), in Sunday's G1 Qatar Prix du Jockey Club after 16 declarations for the €1.5-million contest were confirmed on Thursday morning. Drawn out wide in stall 15, he will be chaperoned by stablemates Hawk Mountain (Wootton Bassett) and Montreal (Sea The Stars) in the 10 1/2-furlong Chantilly feature. Hawk Mountain is nearby in...

Delayed by an hour due to a course inspection at Chester, the Listed Dee Stakes eventually went the same way of the previous day's Classic trials and fell to Ballydoyle and their exciting colt Constitution River (Wootton Bassett). While the fall-out from the lengthy delay was the withdrawal of winner's key rival Morshdi (Dubawi) as Tom Marquand described the track's home bend as dangerous, there can be no debate about the outcome of the 10-furlong Derby trial with the winner so utterly dominant. Content to wait in third early on...

Making it win number 18 for Aidan O'Brien in Saturday's G2 Coolmore Stud Wootton Bassett Tom Cooper Irish EBF Futurity Stakes, Constitution River (Wootton Bassett) dominated the Curragh contest from start to finish to stake his Classic claims for 2026. Sent on by Wayne Lordan, the 5-6 favourite who had followed an encouraging debut second at Newmarket with a win at Galway turned it on two out to dismiss Geryon (Lope De Vega) by two lengths. "He's a lovely colt and was good and professional," Lordan said of the stable's...