Mehmas carried all before him on Monday, firing in three new debut winners to take his current juvenile tally for the year to 17. At Killarney, City Of Dubai came with a withering run to deny Francillon and the more experienced favourite Oklahoma to make a winning debut in the colours of Bond Thoroughbreds Ltd. That particular maiden boasts a storied history, having been won in recent years by Benevenuto Cellini and Anthony Van Dyck, and trainer Paddy Twomey is hopeful for th

The Curragh Racecourse has announced a new partnership with Churchill Tyres, marking the beginning of an exciting collaboration that will see the company become the title sponsor of the prestigious Churchill Tyres Beresford Stakes for the next three years. One of the highlights of the Irish Flat racing calendar, the Group 2 Beresford Stakes has long been recognised as a proving ground for future champions. Its roll of honour includes many horses that have gone on to achieve C

Tough Mehmas 4yo Redorange gained a deserved stakes breakthrough on Saturday when successful in the Listed John Smith's City Walls Stakes at York. Trained by Clive Cox on behalf of Al Mohamediya Racing, Redorange came into the race in good form having won his penultimate start at Windsor prior to a fourth in the Listed Achilles Stakes. On Saturday, he powered through from the back of the field under P J McDonald to come out on top in a tight finish, showing a game attitude in

Many congratulations to owner Antonino Giuffrida and trainer Vincenzo Caruso on the win of Tally-Ho graduate Give You My Love in the Listed Premio Gino E Luciano Mantovani at Milan. The daughter of Space Blues won by an easy two-and-a-quarter lengths. The winning jockey Gabriele Cannarella said: “She is an improving filly and last time she was an unlucky loser. I was not worried about the extra furlong, she travelled well and when I asked her to kick she picked up quickly. I

A fine summer for Mehmas continued on Saturday as progressive 3yo sprinter How Are You landed the Listed Prix Kistena at Deauville for Ecurie Ama Zingteam and Francis-Henri Graffard. The colt was appropriately bred by Ringfort Stud and is a brother to Mehmas' standout representative Minzaal; he sired his first stakes winner on the same Deauville card courtesy of Crownbreaker, successful in the Listed Prix Yacowlef. Previously runner-up in the Listed Prix Marchand d'Or, How Ab

Europe's leading first-crop sire Persian Force fired in another winner on Tuesday as Treasurer broke his maiden for Charlie Fellows at Salisbury. Appropriately carrying the colours of Persian Force's owner Amo Racing, Treasurer lined up following a creditable run in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot. He was always prominent in the hands of David Egan and showed a good, straightforward attitude to fend off the challengers led by the Mehmas youngster Harry Knows in second. Tre

Champion Scandinavian sprinter Aphelios made it 11 stakes wins when successful in the Listed Challenge Stakes at Bro Park in Scandinavia on Sunday. Kodiac's win machine, who is a credit to owners Hasby Vast and trainer Annike Bye Hansen, won the 7f event back in 2024 and again won easily, scoring by a length-and-a-half. It was his second stakes win of the year following his success in the Listed Pramms Memorial on dirt. Aphelios joined current connections when bought by Walte

Starman was well represented across Europe on Saturday as Antiqua Mare landed the Listed Premio d'Estate - Memorial Arturo Brambilla at Milan and David Ward's homebred Hallo Spaceboy looked a 3yo to follow with an impressive success at York. Antiqua Mare relished the fast ground at Milan to win well by a length-and-a-half for Stefano Botti and become the eighth first-crop scorer for Starman. Bred by Derek Smullen out of the Canford Cliffs mare Sea Of Antiquity, he was sold by

Another day, another stakes winner for Mehmas! The remarkable mare Bellarchi, making her 48th start, gained a deserved stakes breakthrough on Saturday when charging to victory in the Listed Queen Charlotte Stakes at Chester. The mare's success continues a great run for Mehmas, also responsible for this week's stakes winners Botagoz (winner of the Group 3 Hoppings Stakes) and Estepona (winner of the Listed Prix Hampton). Held up by Joanna Mason, Bellarchi put in a thundering r

Sirocco Sands looked a colt well capable of holding his own at a higher level when running out the easy winner of the 6f maiden at York on Saturday. He is the 11th winner for Europe's leading first-crop sire Persian Force, whose son Immortal Guard added another stakes placing to his record not long after when a close second in the Group 3 Anglesey Stakes at the Curragh. Trained by David Marnane for MRC International, Sirroco Sands was travelling notably well under Robbie Colg

Botagoz continued a great run for Mehmas on Friday when landing a breakthrough success in the Group 3 Hoppings Stakes at Newcastle. Her win came hot on the heels of Estepona's success in Wednesday's Listed Prix Hampton at Chantilly. Trained by Roger Varian for Nurlan Bizakov, the progressive Botagoz was the only 3yo in a competitive renewal of the Hoppings Stakes. Held up in the early stages, she dived through a gap under Ray Dawson and bravely ran down Diamond Rain for a cos

Tough Mehmas colt Estepona gained a deserved stakes success on Wednesday when coming out on top in the Listed Prix Hampton at Chantilly. In the process, he became a landmark 50th stakes winner for Mehmas. Not far behind was Mehmas 3yo Ajfan, who ran a fine race against the older generation in third. Estepona has kept good company for Mauricio Delcher Sanchez since winning his first two starts as a 2yo, running placed in the Group 3 Prix Sigy and Prix du Petit Couvert alongsid

Returning to the scene of her Albany Stakes success, Starman's first-crop daughter Venetian Sun starred at Royal Ascot once again on Friday, turning in a brilliant performance to win the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup for Tony Bloom and Ian MacAleavy. The Tally-Ho bred filly had been highly impressive when taking last month's Sandy Lane Stakes and was duly installed as the 11/8 favourite in a field of 22. Always in a prominent position under Clifford Lee, she showed real tenacity t

Starman was to the fore at Royal Ascot on Thursday as Moonfall continued his rapid progression for George Boughey to take the hugely competitive Britannia Stakes under Zac Lloyd. Always prominent on the stands side, Moonfall took it up a furlong out and was always in control thereafter to win by just under a length. The three-year-old, who looked a smart prospect when winning at Newbury last summer, races for the Exors of the late Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum, who paid 20

It was two winners in two days for Europe's leading first-crop sire Persian Force on Thursday as Tally-Ho graduate Persazz made a winning debut at Ripon. His win came hot on the heels of Dubai Champion's impressive success the previous day. At Ripon, the William Knight-trained Persazz showed bright pace to sit behind the leaders before quickening up the rail for an authoritative score - ''finished off with real purpose to make a striking winning debut'', commented the Racing

Tally-Ho breezer Dubai Champion ran out the wide-margin winner of the 5f maiden at Hamilton Park on Wednesday to become the latest scorer for Europe's leading first-crop sire Persian Force. His win came on the same afternoon that Persian Force's daughter, Goodwood winner Pershaada, ran an excellent fourth in the Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot. Always prominent under Andrew Mullen, Dubai Champion quickened clear to win by over three lengths from Future Champions Raci

Classy Kodiac mare Circe gained a deserved stakes success on Saturday when taking the Listed Edinburgh Gin Queen Of Scots British EBF Fillies' Stakes at Musselburgh. Sent off at 4/1, the Richard Hannon-trained mare kept on well under Callum Rodriguez to score by just over a length and bag her sixth win overall. Effective from 6f to a mile, Circe now boasts earnings of about £130,000 for Pineapple Stud and Miss C Douglas. Circe was bred by McCracken Farms - also breeder of Kod

Fresh off a win in the Listed Prix de Montretout at Longchamp, the Tally-Ho bred and sold Seagulls Eleven backed up in fine style at Epsom on Friday, answering all of Oisin Murphy's urgings to deny Persica by a head in the Group 3 Diomed Stakes. It was the third stakes win for the son of Galileo Gold, whose career highlight had previously come when successful in last year's Group 3 Thoroughbred Stakes at Goodwood. "His last three wins have come on downhill tracks with a bend

Many congratulations to Stefano Botti on the win of Tally-Ho bred Steller's Sea in the Listed Premio Mauro Sbarigia at Milan on Tuesday. The Ghaiyyath colt ran out the impressive five-and-a-quarter length winner of the race in the manner of a colt who will hold his own at a higher level. Stefano Botti Turf, which both owns and trains Steller's Sea, bought the colt from us at the 2024 Tattersalls Ireland September Sale. He is out of the winning Ice Eagle, a Free Eagle half-sis

It was a Tally-Ho bred and sold one-two in the Listed National Stakes at Sandown on Thursday evening as Where Love Lives came out on top over Adaay Of Scarlett. Where Love Lives, who was making it two out of two for owners J Blackburn and partner, was purchased by his trainer Kevin Ryan and Stephen Hillen from our draft at the Goffs Premier Sale in Doncaster. The son of Cotai Glory is out of Weatherbys Super Sprint heroine Bettys Hope. Adaay Of Scarlett, by Mehmas, was purcha