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Prince Faisal's Kalimaat (Frankel), who hails from the family of Invincible Spirit (Green Desert), was sent postward as the 23-10 favourite for Sunday's Prix Club Hipico Santiago at Deauville and returned with a TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard, after delivering an impressive debut display in the seven-furlong maiden. "Kalimaat has always had a very good stride on her and today showed she is very capable of changing gears too," said racing manager Ted Voute. "Andre [Fabre] has not yet confirmed where she will race next, but her main target...

2nd-DMR, 100K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, 5:30 p.m. Spendthrift Farm went to $3.4-million to secure champion 2-year-old filly and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Vequist at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale in 2021 and debuts her second foal, WELL VERSED (Into Mischief), Sunday at Del Mar. Trainer Richard Mandella, who oversaw a bullet work for this filly two back on July 23 (five furlongs in :59 1/5 {1/24}), will leg up Hall of Famer Mike Smith in the Spendthrift orange and purple silks. Royal Pearl (Mandaloun), a $425,000 Keeneland...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - It's a safe bet that when Dottie Ingordo-Shirreffs carried a blue ballcap to the stage for the Hall of Fame induction of her late husband, trainer John Shirreffs, Friday many of the people in the audience could see what was coming. To punctuate her acceptance speech, Ingordo-Shirreffs flung the cap into the crowd, repeating Shirreffs' spontaneous celebration after his Hall of Fame filly Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}) completed a thrilling last-to-first move to win the 2009 GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park. Shirreffs, who...

Bettors suspected something was afoot and hammered the Godolphin homebred Desert Castle (Frankel) into 1-2 favouritism for Friday evening's Zyn Frontrunner EBF Newcomers' Confined Maiden Stakes at Newmarket, and the imposing bay duly delivered in eyecatching fashion to earn a TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard, on debut. "He's a very nice horse, I have been lucky to sit on him a bit at home and I really liked him coming into today, said Billy Loughnane of the sire's 51st Rising Star. "He did everything right, but he had a...

A pair of Grade II contests for 3-year-old grass horses anchor an 11-race program Friday at Saratoga, featuring the 8 1/2-furlong National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes on the inner turf course a few hours after the induction ceremonies just up the road and the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Oaks at 9 1/2 panels on the Mellon Turf Course. The Juddmonte braintrust had the option of entering 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard Touch of Fire (Constitution) in Saturday's GI Belmont Derby, but instead opt for this softer spot at...

It looked the obvious outcome on paper beforehand, but Juddmonte's Livenka (Bated Breath) still had to go through the motions and deliver in Monday's valuable Ballyhane Stakes and she did so in style. Heavily favoured by the weights for the Naas feature due to her sire's median, the half-sister to the Phoenix Stakes heroine Babouche (Kodiac) and her multiple Group-winning sister sibling Zarinsk was able to cruise to halfway with Colin Keane always confident. Set alight when already in command two out, the 4-6 favourite powered clear for a resounding...

Sunday's G1 Prix Rothschild saw the same one-two as the Falmouth, but it was a lot closer between Blue Bolt (Blue Point) and Precise (Starspangledbanner) at the end of the Deauville feature. Unbeaten in 2026, Juddmonte's 1-2 favourite who also captured Royal Ascot's Duke of Cambridge Stakes drifted left and ended up on the stands' rail under Colin Keane but had enough to deny the Ballydoyle filly by half a length. The early leader Moon Target (Cracksman) was a further 1 3/4 lengths back in third. "It wasn't very comfortable...

Juddmonte homebred Spirited Gesture (Kingman) scored low in some aspects of Saturday's Lodge At The National Stud EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes at Newmarket, but collected a TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard, badge after delivering an impressive debut display in the seven-furlong contest. She becomes the 38th Rising Star for her sire and emulates her brother Calyx, who also attained Rising Star status when scooting to an impressive debut success under Rab Havlin at this venue in 2018. "We know the family and I think Rab [Havlin] has ridden all...

ASCOT, UK -- It was a day that rippled with history, from the banners strung around the course bearing the names of King George greats to the stable which provided this year's winner. It has been 55 years since Mill Reef won the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes - and even longer since Supreme Court won the inaugural running for former Kingsclere trainer Even Williams in 1951. Poignantly, in a year which began with the passing of Mill Reef's trainer Ian Balding, Kalpana has brought Kingsclere full circle...

Outsprinted by Calandagan (Gleneagles) in 2025, Juddmonte's Kalpana (Study Of Man) outstayed the French superstar this time to carry off a stellar renewal of Ascot's G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Living up to its billing, Saturday's edition was strongly-run as expected and it was the mare who proved the strongest of the best with an emphatic success in this GI Breeders' Cup Turf "Win and You're In". "She was impressive--she always improves run-to-run as the year goes on and she's a special mare," jockey Colin Keane said...

Having surrendered his unbeaten record in last month's G1 Derby, Juddmonte's homebred G2 Dante Stakes hero Item (Frankel) bettered his elders and dominated the closing stages to become the first sophomore to garner York's G2 Sky Bet York Stakes. "It was a great performance and it's never easy with a [three-pound Group 2] penalty, but he looked to be doing it well at the end," said Andrew Balding. "He's beaten some nice horses there, so you have to be delighted. I haven't discussed or thought about plans at the moment,...

CONSEQUENT (f, 3, Into Mischief--Cognitive, by Uncle Mo) made her seasonal bow a winning one at Ellis Park against optional claiming company. Breaking well to stalk Sudden Switch (Munnings) as that rival posted splits of :23.49 and a half-mile in :46.41, she overtook that leader coming into the lane, kicked on with it late, and held off a hard-charging Union Mist (Union Rags) on the line. Consequent was last seen winning the GII Starlet Stakes at Los Alamitos in December. That contest ended up being the Bob Baffert barn vs....