Horse Racing: Preis der Diana

Gestüt Brümmerhof wrote its name into turf history as the breeder of brilliant Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes heroine Danedream, but it is far from a one-horse operation. That much has been proved this summer, as the north German stud owned and managed by Gregor and Julia Baum is the owner and breeder of…

Frankie Dettori broke new ground by riding his first winner of the German Oaks at Dusseldorf on Sunday. He made most of the running on Miss Yoda, who faltered briefly early in the straight but fought back well to land the 162nd Henkel-Preis der Diana by three-quarters of a length at odds of 53-10. The race, worth £254237 to the winner, far…

Coming into Wednesday's Listed EBF Stallions John Musker Fillies' S. off a win in Haydock's Reprocolor Premier Fillies' H. 13 days previously, Godolphin's Sapphire Seas (GB) (Frankel {GB}) raised her game again to beat some talented peers for her black-type breakthrough. Tracking the leaders early, the 9-2 shot travelled smoothly to the fore under…

Frankie Dettori jets off to Germany on Sunday in his bid for a first win in Dusseldorf's Preis der Diana and connections of Miss Yoda, owned by Georg von Opel, the billionaire great-grandson of the founder of the German car manufacturer of the same name, are hoping she motors home. Trained by John Gosden, who has yet to win the £423729 Group 1…

Sunday's G1165th Henkel-Preis der Diana (German Oaks) at Dusseldorf went the way of Stall Golden Goal's G3 Hamburg Stuten-Meile scorer Muskoka (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}-Morning Mist {Ger}, by Peintre Celebre) as she mastered Kassada (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) in the 11-furlong Classic staged in heavy rain. Stepping up in trip having won at a mile,…

Ollie Sangster trainee Shuwari (Ire) (New Bay {GB}-Lady Pimpernel {GB}, by Sir Percy {GB}) recovered from a slow getaway to snag her June 27 debut at Newbury and stepped forward to register a first black-type success for the freshman conditioner in Friday's Listed European Bloodstock News Star S. at Sandown. The 9-4 second favourite was less than…

Ruling, with jockey Shane Crosse in the saddle, reaching the finish line. Pic: Racing Post The Curragh, Newbridge: Already placed at listed level, the Qatar Racing Limited-owned Ruling (Camelot x Rosenreihe) secured a well-deserved first success when romping away with the William Hill Ireland Double Your Odds Maiden at The Curragh…

Yann Barberot trainee Beauvatier (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}-Enchanting Skies {Ire}, by Sea The Stars {Ire}) was two-for-two heading into Deauville's Listed Prix Roland de Chambure and remained on a roll after notching a 1 1/4-length success in the seven-furlong test. He became the 12th' TDN Rising Star' for his sire (by Shamardal) in a May 9…

Waylaid for much of last year, Adayar (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) showed he is in a good place this Spring with a smooth winning return in the rescheduled G3 Gordon Richards S. very much a marker of his current wellbeing. Travelling strongly but always under William Buick's control tracking stablemate Highland Avenue (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) in the early…

Arc weekend kicks off on Saturday at Longchamp, featuring six Group 1 contests across two days. France correspondent Scott Burton picks out four runners overlooked in the betting. With the likes of The Revenant, Victor Ludorum and Coeursamba in the line-up, not to mention the hugely progressive Real World, this will take a Group 1 performance to…

This article first appeared in our Summer Yearlings supplement and is reproduced here as we count down to the annual highlight of the German sales season, the BBAG auction on Friday. You can read the whole supplement here The Jacobs family might have sold Newsells Park Stud but they remain one of the biggest players on the European bloodstock scene…