International Horse Racing

• Midday crowned Nassau queen

  Midday has been hailed the queen of Goodwood following her unprecedented third triumph in the Group One Nassau Stakes.

   
• Dermot Weld rocks Galway again

  Dermot Weld’s sensational week continued at Galway on Saturday as Rock Critic’s victory proved the highlight of a treble and ensured the trainer ended the afternoon with 16 Festival winners.

   
• Ryan Moore injured in fall

  Ryan Moore could be sidelined for the rest of the season after suffering a nasty fall on the final day of the Goodwood meeting.

   
• Watch reaps Richmond rewards

  Harbour Watch soothed some of the discomfort suffered by Richard Hannon and his team from the defeat of Canford Cliffs as he blazed clear in the Richmond Stakes at Goodwood.

   
• Walsh eyes September return

  Ruby Walsh is on course to return to the saddle in September after suffering crushed vertebrae in a fall at Killarney.

   
• Injury rules out Borderlescott

  Borderlescott will not run again this season after he was found to have a pelvic injury.

   
• Goldikova returns in Rothschild

  Goldikova will attempt to get back to winning ways in Sunday’s Prix Rothschild at Deauville.

   
• Stud career mooted for Geordie

  Geordieland could embark upon a National Hunt stud role following his retirement from racing.

   
• Ailing Frankie Dettori toes the line

  Frankie Dettori ignored the effects of a damaged toe from his traumatic experience at Ascot to help the Godolphin team secure a one-two in the Goodwood Cup.

   
• Queen Elizabeth II Stakes confirmed as Frankel target

  Sir Henry Cecil has confirmed the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes as the next intended port of call for incredible Sussex Stakes winner Frankel.

   
• Cracking Nassau on the cards

  Top-class mares Midday and Snow Fairy feature among seven declared runners in the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood on Saturday.

   
• Rio set for more travel By Keith Hamer

  Rio De La Plata could seek further Group One victories abroad after finishing a highly-respectable third in the Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.

   
• Opinion Poll hangs on to win Goodwood Cup

  Opinion Poll headed a one-two for the Godolphin stable in the Goodwood Cup, holding off the fast-finishing Lost in the Moment to win Thursday’s feature race by a short head.

   
• Cecil hails superstar Frankel

  Sir Henry Cecil declared Frankel to be the greatest horse he had ever set eyes upon after his colt turned the much-publicised clash with Canford Cliffs into an almost hopeless mismatch in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood.

   
• Watch clocks on for Richmond

  Harbour Watch heads a field of 10 for the Richmond Stakes at Goodwood on Friday.

   
• York an option for Lashes

  The Yorkshire Oaks is being considered for Laughing Lashes following her fine effort in defeat in the Irish Oaks earlier this month.

   
• Markab in French frame

  Markab could take in the Prix Maurice de Gheest on the way to attempting to regain his crown in the Sprint Cup.

   
• Hunt for Hendra virus in other species

  Scientists will focus on the effect of Hendra virus on canines and the extra threat it could pose to humans after a pet dog in Queensland was found to be infected.

   
• Strong performance from Suit

  It would be a lot to ask for Richard Hannon and Richard Hughes to replicate their nine winners apiece from the Glorious Goodwood of 2010, but Strong Suit helped the all-conquering team make the perfect start to this year’s meeting with an effortless win in the Lennox Stakes.

   
• Namibian strikes Gordon gold

  Namibian gave Mark Johnston his 50th Glorious Goodwood winner with a performance characteristic of so many of the trainer’s best horses in the Gordon Stakes.