International Horse Racing

• J J The Jet Plane grounded by injury

  The stellar career of superstar South African sprinter J J The Jet Plane is in limbo after he suffered a serious injury when working in Dubai.

   
• Hannon pair set for round four

  Canford Cliffs and Dick Turpin are on course to lock horns once again in the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on May 14.

   
• Memory team bullish as Classic looms

  Connections of 1000 Guineas hope Memory feel she represents the best chance any filly has ever had from the Richard Hannon yard of lifting the Newmarket Classic.

   
• So You Think among 11 declarations for Mooresbridge

  Eleven horses are among the declarations for the Group 3 Mooresbridge Stakes (1m 2f) at The Curragh on Monday, headlined by Australian champion So You Think.

   
• Lockinge beckons for Twice Over

  Henry Cecil’s three-time Group One winner Twice Over will return to action in the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on May 14.

   
• John Gosden to launch dual Guineas raid

  John Gosden could be double-handed in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on Sunday.

   
• Cape Blanco set for Ganay crusade

  Cape Blanco is expected to make his European return in Saturday’s Prix Ganay at Longchamp.

   
• D-day looms large for Frankel

  Henry Cecil will have to remain on edge until Saturday afternoon, but the 2000 Guineas preparations for Frankel were virtually completed on Tuesday morning.

   
• So You Think likely to make debut next Monday

  So You Think’s European campaign is set to begin in Monday’s Group 3 Mooresbridge Stakes (1m 2f, approximately 2012 metres) at The Curragh.

   
• Xtension wins 2011 Champions Mile

  Hong Kong’s most successful trainer John Moore has a dream to win the Cox Plate and hopes to fulfil it with Xtension following the four-year-old’s brilliant win in the Group One Champions Mile at Sha Tin.

   
• Presvis primed for Hong Kong

  Luca Cumani is praying his top-class performer Presvis gets the breaks in the Champions Mile at Sha Tin on Easter Monday.

   
• Dunlop pleased with Snow Fairy

  Snow Fairy will shortly re-enter her training regime with trainer Ed Dunlop pondering a plethora of Group One options.

   
• Four Australian horses entered for Royal Ascot

  Entries for seven Group 1 races at this year’s Royal Ascot carnival closed overnight, with Australia having four entries.

   
• Captain in line for Punchestown

  Cheltenham Festival scorer Captain Chris will attempt to plunder further Grade One riches at Punchestown next month.

   
• Church in hunt for Gold repeat

  Last year’s winner Church Island is in a field of 25 left in the Gold Cup Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

   
• Guineas unlikely for Helleborine

  French filly Helleborine has been all but ruled out of a crack at the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket.

   
• Bookies running scared of Frankel

  Frankel is set to be sent off the shortest-priced 2000 Guineas favourite since 1970 Triple Crown winner Nijinsky.

   
• Beshabar wins Scottish National

  Tim Vaughan continued his excellent end-of-season form as Beshabar turned in a fine round of jumping from the front to clinch the Scottish Grand National at Ayr.

   
• Brilliant Frankel leads Cecil domination

  A not fully-fit Frankel was still far too classy for the opposition as Henry Cecil’s budding superstar made a more than satisfactory start to his season in the Greenham Stakes at Newbury.

   
• Fame sets sights on Vintage harvest

  Aidan O’Brien’s multiple Group One winner Fame And Glory makes his seasonal reappearance in the Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan on Sunday.