English King

This year's Listed Lingfield Derby Trial winner and G1 Derby favourite English King (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) is headed Down Under to continue his racing career, having been secured by Ballymore Stables and Paul Moroney Bloodstock for 925,000gns, with Armando Duarte signing the ticket. The 3-year-old colt, who finished fifth in the Derby, was bought by Bjorn Nielsen for €210,000 at Arqana's October yearling sale in 2018 and was trained for him by Ed Walker.

The Tattersalls Autumn Horses-in-Training Sale has become a key attraction for stables around the world looking to bolster their quality, and the latest renewal takes place at Park Paddocks in Newmarket from Monday through Thursday. Demonstrating the global impact of the sale are 2020 Grade/Group 1-winning graduates River Boyne (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) and Fierce Impact (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), who have this year taken top-level contests in the U.S. and Australia. Chris Waller selected Imaging (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) from the Juddmonte consignment last year and he rewarded his...

Trainer Ed Walker said Bjorn Nielsen's Listed Lingfield Derby Trial winner English King (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) is "really well" two weeks after running fifth as the favourite in the G1 Investec Derby, but that no future plans have been decided. "He's recovered from Epsom and put the weight back on that he lost--we're very happy with him," the trainer said. "There is no great plan at the moment, that's for sure. We're just mulling things over and we'll see what we come up with. The main thing is the horse...

A day removed from the G1 Investec Derby, trainer Ed Walker said English King (Fr) (Camelot {GB}), fifth as the early favourite, had come out of the race well and could target the G1 Grand Prix de Paris in September. "We'll let the dust settle and mull over it for a few days," Walker said. "I think an obvious target would be the Grand Prix de Paris, because he's French-bred and qualifies for the premiums. I wouldn't rule out the St Leger, but I wouldn't want to run him on...

Saturday sees racing continue its measured defiance of the chaos around the globe, with the 241st renewal of one of the beautiful races, the G1 Investec Derby, emanating light as a beacon to the world's audience from its traditional home of Epsom Downs in Surrey. As it is, this will likely be the only post-Royal Ascot one, which adds a fascinating new dimension to a dramatically purse-reduced renewal and also to the stage-sharing G1 Investec Oaks. Due to the vagaries of the current situation, only one of the 24 colts...

G1 Investec Derby favourite English King (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) and new rider Frankie Dettori had an opportunity to get acquainted with one another on the Lambourn gallops on Wednesday, with the Italian partnering the Ed Walker-trained Listed Derby Trial S. winner in a piece of work. "Today is 10 days out from the Derby, which is always when I would do my last proper piece of work with a horse, and he worked very well," Walker said. "Frankie came in and had a sit on him, and everything went smoothly....

Frankie Dettori, who on Monday picked up the mount on favourite English King (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) in the July 4 G1 Investec Derby, told Sky Sports Racing on Tuesday that he will get acquainted with Bjorn Nielsen's Listed Derby Trial S. winner this week. "I'm going to go and ride him this week," Dettori said. "I can only go on what I've seen, but he was impressive at Newcastle last year, and very impressive at Lingfield. "He's interesting. On the plus side, he went round Lingfield like it was a...

There were days when we were drumming our fingers on our at-home desks or dining tables wondering what on earth to write about for tomorrow. But now that the shock of racing's shutdown has been completely erased by the return, finally, of racing in Ireland to complete a European full set, the panic is not what to write but how on earth to keep up with it all. No complaints here. The last few weeks since the French return in mid-May and Britain just over a week ago have provided...