Military Style

Group 3 winner Military Style has had his first mares scanned in foal, it was announced on Wednesday. Trained by Aidan O'Brien, Military Style achieved a smart level of form as a two-year-old and had the subsequent Group 1 winners Van Gogh (American Pharoah), State Of Rest (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) and Mac Swiney (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) behind him when gaining his biggest success in the Tyros S. at Leopardstown. A half-brother to City Of Troy, the top-rated juvenile in Europe in 2023, Military Style is standing his first season...

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Sunday's Insights features a colt out of Group 1 winner Together Forever. 1.00 Dundalk, Mdn, €14,000, 2yo, 8f (AWT) ABSOLUTE RULER (War Front) is the third foal out of the G1 Fillies' Mile winner Together Forever (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), with her previous two being last year's G3 Tyros S....

Thursday's G3 Japan Racing Association Tyros S. lost a potential major player after Jessie Harrington deemed the ground too fast for the likely favourite Cadillac (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) and with the surface slick at Leopardstown it was a front-runner who prevailed in Military Style (War Front). This year more than any other it seems that the Foxrock venue is favouring those on the front end when the going is riding as it was here, but such is the blueblooded nature of the winner it is dangerous to argue...