International Horse Racing

• Rain required for Dunboyne Express

  Connections of Dunboyne Express are praying for soft conditions at the Curragh for the Irish Derby on Sunday.

   
• Prohibit set for York

  A crack at the Nunthorpe Stakes is “firmly on the agenda” for Prohibit after his victory in last week’s King’s Stand Stakes.

   
• Frankel handed International entry

  Frankel is one of the headline names among 43 entries for the Juddmonte International at York.

   
• Brigantin could be Melbourne Cup-bound

  Brigantin is to be aimed at the Prix Kergorlay before connections decide whether to go for this year’s Melbourne Cup.

   
• Richard Hughes to miss Newmarket meeting

  Leading jockey Richard Hughes picked up a seven-day ban at Windsor on Monday evening that rules him out of the Newmarket July meeting.

   
• Johnston mulls Namibian options

  Namibian has a host of possible options following his victory in the Queen’s Vase at Royal Ascot.

   
• Eclipse poser for Canford camp

  The Eclipse Stakes at Sandown on July 2 has emerged a possible destination for Canford Cliffs.

   
• Robert Eddery preserves family legacy

  Robert Eddery is the least-known brother of an instantly-recognisable family, but he made his own mark with the first winner of his training career at Kempton.

   
• Jamie Spencer tipping long reign for Glory

  Jamie Spencer hopes Fame And Glory can become a permanent fixture in the Gold Cup following his outstanding success at Royal Ascot.

   
• Luca Cumani to attack Melbourne Cup again

  Drunken Sailor’s third place at Royal Ascot has trainer Luca Cumani eyeing another attack on the Melbourne Cup.

   
• Carlton House thrives in Newmarket workout

  Carlton House has delighted connections in a workout at Newmarket ahead of a likely run in the Irish Derby.

   
• Royal Ascot Day 5 Preview – Australia to finally make their mark

  The final day at Royal Ascot awaits – can Australia belatedly get on the scoreboard?

   
• Royal Ascot Day 4 Preview – Memory to begin World Domination

  Day 4 at Royal Ascot celebrates the fillies, with the feature the Coronation Stakes for three year old fillies over a mile.

   
• Fame And Glory crowned king of stayers

  Fame And Glory provided redemption for Jamie Spencer and Aidan O’Brien as he graduated into a top-level stayer in the Gold Cup.

   
• John Magnier Thinks positive

  John Magnier is convinced So You Think was not at his best when beaten by Rewilding in Wednesday’s Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot.

   
• Aidan O’Brien trio given Derby go-ahead

  Aidan O’Brien plans to have three big contenders in the Irish Derby as he goes for a sixth successive win in the Classic at the Curragh on Sunday week.

   
• Dawn awaits Hardwicke mission

  Aidan O’Brien’s Await The Dawn heads a field of 10 declared for Saturday’s Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot.

   
• Godolphin issues Delegator warning

  Godolphin has warned that Delegator, the pre-post favourite for the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot on Saturday, will only run if the ground is suitable.

   
• Fame And Glory wins 2011 Ascot Gold Cup

  Jamie Spencer teamed up with his old boss Aidan O’Brien on Thursday to win the Gold Cup aboard Fame And Glory.

   
• Royal Ascot Day 3 Preview – Opinion Poll to continue our good fortune

  Day 3 at Royal Ascot celebrates the stayers, with the feature the time honoured Ascot Gold Cup over 4000m.