David Egan

Congressional (Constitution) made a winning debut Saturday going two turns on the grass facing several more experienced rivals for trainer Miguel Clement. Drawn inside, he was quickly outrun by fellow firster Friday Night Light (City of Light) who jumped out to a quick advantage around the clubhouse turn. Settling third on the fence, the 7-2 fourth choice saved ground and raced covered up through moderate fractions with a pair of rivals passing him to push the tempo into the far turn. That trio began to get away and Congressional had...

Appearing six months after connections went to €300,000 for her at the Arqana May Breeze-Up, Amo Racing's Domina Ignis (Pinatubo) looked well worth the wait as she sparkled on debut at Southwell on Friday. Sent off the 7-2 second favourite for the six-furlong novice, the Kevin Philippart De Foy-trained bay from the family of Johnny Barnes travelled smoothly and once committed by David Egan two out quickly had the race in safe keeping. At the line, there was a five-length margin back to the Doncaster maiden runner-up Angel Gabriel (Mehmas)....

Jockey David Egan and Amo Racing have extended their partnership through 2028, Kia Joorabchian's operation announced on X. One of the best horses to carry the purple and white Amo colours is Arizona Blaze, who will be ridden by Egan at the upcoming Breeders' Cup meeting. The duo have won several group races and were second in the G1 Commonwealth Cup in 2025. The son of Sergei Prokofiev captured the G1 Flying Five Stakes earlier this year with Egan at the controls. Egan said, "I'm incredibly proud to extend my...

Thoroughly deserving of his first Group 1 success on Sunday, AMO Racing Limited and Giselle De Aguiar's Arizona Blaze (Sergei Prokofiev) justified David Egan's call to partner him in The Curragh's Bar One Flying Five Stakes. Taking a lead from the owners' other live contender Bucanero Fuerte (Wootton Bassett), the 11-2 shot stayed on strongly to edge ahead a furlong out and land the five-furlong prize by a length from Nighteyes (Night Of Thunder) with Bucanero Fuerte holding on for third. "I had to go with my gut feeling and I...

The signs are that the end of summer is bringing a new force into the reckoning in St Mark's Basilica and Coolmore's first-crop sire was at the forefront again on Thursday as his daughter Aylin captured Doncaster's G2 May Hill Stakes. Third last time in Goodwood's seven-furlong G3 Prestige Stakes, Al Shaqab and Amo Racing's 5-1 second favourite relished this stamina-sapping mile test and stayed on for David Egan to overhaul Pacific Mission (Lope De Vega) late on and score by 3/4 of a length. "I thought she was going...

Space Blues had made a strong start to his stud career in 2025 and his son Power Blue took it to the next level on Saturday when causing a surprise in The Curragh's feature G1 Keeneland Phoenix Stakes. Handed an easier task by the withdrawal of Ballydoyle's Coventry winner Gstaad (Starspangledbanner), Amo Racing's Marble Hill runner-up was also able to benefit from the drop off of his comprehensive Railway conqueror True Love (No Nay Never) to land the spoils by 1 1/2 lengths at 10-1. "It's unbelievable--he has got bigger...

Amo Racing has extended jockey David Egan's contract until December 2026.  Egan was appointed as number one jockey to Kia Joorabchian's Amo Racing operation in December 2023.  The pair have drawn a blank at Royal Ascot thus far this week but have teamed up to notable success, including in last year's Lincoln through Mr Professor.  A statement released by Amo Racing on X read, "Amo Racing is delighted to announce that jockey David Egan has extended his contract through to the end of 2026. "David has been an integral part...

Making every yard in Monday's G3 Prix Sigy at Chantilly, Amo Racing and Giselle De Aguiar's battle-hardened Arizona Blaze (GB) (Sergei Prokofiev) proved too tough and classy for a fascinating cast. Dropping back to 5 1/2 furlongs having finished a game third to Henri Matisse (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) in Leopardstown's seven-furlong G3 Ballylinch Stud Red Rocks Stakes, the 10-3 shot was out of reach as the 9-5 favourite Polyvega (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) encountered traffic attempting to come from behind. At the line, the Adrian Murray-trained G3 Marble...

The opening Castle Star At Capital Stud Irish EBF Maiden at the Curragh on Sunday saw Darley's first-season sire Space Blues (Ire) get off the mark as Power Blue (Ire) ran out an emphatic three-and-three-quarter-length winner in the hands of David Egan. It was also a third consecutive win in the race for trainer Adrian Murray after those of Bucanero Fuerte (GB) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) in 2023 and Arizona Blaze (GB) (Sergei Prokofiev) last year. Representing the LNA Racing Syndicate, Power Blue was a £44,000 purchase at the Goffs UK...

Adrian Murray trainee Arizona Blaze (Ire) (Sergei Prokofiev--Liberisque {GB}, by Equiano {Fr}), who closed a nine-race juvenile campaign with a runner-up finish in November's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint when last seen, made a winning return to action in Friday's Horse Racing Every Friday Until 11th April Race at Dundalk. Amo Racing and Giselle De Aguiar's March-foaled bay got the better of subsequent G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere hero Camille Pissarro (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) in May's G3 Marble Hill Stakes and broke swiftly to gain an early advantage in...

Amo Racing's Cathedral (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}--War And Peace {GB}, by Frankel {GB}) was a talking horse making her debut at Lingfield on Wednesday and the Ralph Beckett trainee duly delivered with an impressive success in the six-furlong maiden. Sent off the 1-2 favourite under David Egan, the €800,000 joint-top-priced filly at the Arqana May Breeze-Up tracked the strong early pace before being launched from the top of the straight. Brushing aside Godolphin's Warm Summer (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) passing the furlong pole, the granddaughter of the G1 Matron...

Amo Racing's Angelo Buonarroti (Justify--Curlylocks {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}) was the second highest-priced lot when selling for €1-million at Arqana's Breeze-Up sale earlier this year and went some way to justifying that lofty price tag with a breakthrough success in Friday's British Stallion Studs EBF Convivial Maiden Stakes at York. The February-foaled chestnut, who first went through the ring for $135,000 as a Keeneland September yearling, was initially trained by Dominic Ffrench Davis, but was transferred to the Raphael Freire yard before posting a three-length debut ninth when highly tried...