Irish Derby: Santiago clinches Aidan O'Brien's 14th win in Curragh Classic

The Betfred St Leger, first run in 1776, is the World's oldest classic and has an illustrious roll of honour with names such as Milan, User Friendly, Reference Point and Nijinsky amongst them. This year, trainer Aidan O'Brien, who is responsible for four entries, and jockey Frankie Dettori, who is set to ride in his final St Leger, are both bidding…

The Group 1 Betfred St Leger (3.35), the season's final Classic, takes centre stage on Saturday. Who will follow in the footsteps of the likes of Eldar Eldarov, Hurricane Lane and Galileo Chrome by winning on Town Moor? The stamina-sapping test of the 1m6½f epic is a true test for even the very best three-year-olds, but will be crowned St Leger…

First run in 1776, horse racing's St Leger is the oldest of the five British classics. Staged at Doncaster's Town Moor Racecourse, the contest has produced some of the sport's most memorable moments. Shantou, who gave John Gosden his first British classic winner in 1996, and Oh So Sharp, landing the Fillies Triple Crown for Henry Cecil and young…

Eldar Eldarov (Breandán Ó hUallacháin) By Breandán Ó hUallacháin Eldar Eldarov (16/5) won the Group 1 Comer Group International Irish St Leger at The Curragh on Sunday for English trainer Roger Varian and Irish jockey David Egan. Winner of the Cazoo St Leger Stakes at Doncaster, England, last season, the son of Dubawi was a three and a half-length…

Aidan O'Brien's dual Derby winner Auguste Rodin is again on the comeback trail after a below par effort in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes at Ascot. O'Brien is also set to run last year's Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes winner Luxembourg and he will clash again with the runner-up from 12 months ago, Onesto, trained in France…

Who wins the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday? Andy Stephens studies the 13 in the mix and gives an early 1-2-3. Trainer: Owen Burrows. Timeform rating: 131. Odds: 7-1. Hukum and Mostahdaf have flown the flag for Shadwell Estate in great style this summer, and now they are rolling the dice with the progressive…

Unfortunately for Gary O'Brien and Donn McClean the weather changed as they went live on air on Sunday afternoon. The pair were previewing the action, including the Irish Derby, at the Curragh as wind and rain hilariously began to cause them some problems, with the two presenters seeing the funny side. Luckily, their umbrella just about held up…

Aidan O'Brien has sprinkled some spice on Saturday's Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby by supplementing Oaks winner Tuesday, who will bid to become the first filly to win the Curragh Classic since Balanchine 28 years ago. Tuesday was the standout name among the 16 remaining possibles for the Irish Derby at the five-day stage and she is set for a…

State Of Rest held off odds-on favourite Bay Bridge to win the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot. Shane Crosse dictated the pace perfectly on the 5-1 winner to give him and trainer Joseph O'Brien their first victory at the meeting. The Irish challenger beat the Sir Michael Stoute-trained Bay Bridge by a length, with Grand Glory in…

Starman will take on 13 rivals as he bids for a first Group One victory in Saturday's Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. Ed Walker's charge made rapid strides last term, winning his first three starts before meeting with a first defeat when upped in company to the highest level on soft ground on Champions Day. The four-year-old made a…

May 3 (UPI) -- Just hours before Medina Spirit wired the Kentucky Derby, Poetic Flair won a nip-and-tuck victory in the first of the British Classics, highlighting a big weekend of international horse racing action. That Qipco 2000 Guineas showdown keyed a meeting at Newmarket that also included an upset in the Qipco 1000 Guineas, an impressive…

Sir Michael Stoute's Golan won the 2000 Guineas on his second start on the back of one maiden victory. Barry Hills' Ghanaati won the 1000 Guineas on her third start following maiden success, too. But the feat is a rare one and usually unexpected; Golan was 11/1, Ghanaati was 20s. What they achieved was superb, but if they were fancied by those…

Stradivarius: won his fourth successive Goodwood Cup this season Stradivarius will face five rivals in the Qatar Prix Foy at Longchamp on Sunday (4.10) before a potential tilt at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The six-year-old, who has been a dominant force over staying trips for the last four years, lines up against last year's Derby winner…

Stradivarius proved too good once more, overtaking hat-trick hero Double Trigger to claim a fourth Goodwood Cup under Frankie Dettori on the opening day Stradivarius made history by becoming the first horse to win the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup four times. The mighty stayer overtook hat-trick hero Double Trigger (1995, 1997, 1998) when taking the big…

The 13 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby took place behind closed doors at the Curragh Racecourse in Kildare, Ireland at the weekend. The bookies' favourite Santiago took home the win, marking a 14 victory for trainer Aidan O'Brien and continuing the horse's winning ways after his Queen's Vase triumph at Royal Ascot. In total, 14 horses took part in the…

Watch how the Royal Ascot winner held on by a head to provide Aidan O'Brien with his fourteenth victory in the Curragh Classic plus reaction from the Ballydoyle maestro and winning-jockey Seamie Heffernan. Santiago was a 14th winner of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby for Aidan O'Brien - who trained the first four home in this year's Classic at the…

The first of six challengers from the powerful Aidan O'Brien stable with the master of Ballydoyle looking to secure a 14th victory in the Irish Derby. ARTHUR'S KINGDOM is hoping to follow in the footsteps of his sire, Camelot who won this Classic for the trainer in 2012. He has never finished outside the top two places and has a leading chance for…

Having claimed some of jumping's most prestigious prizes, Rachael Blackmore will compete on Irish Flat racing's biggest stage this Saturday after being confirmed to ride Emmet Mullins' King Of The Throne in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby. Thursday's declarations featured a team of six from Aidan O'Brien for the Curragh highlight, and Blackmore's…

Santiago: Queen's Vase winner is 5-2 favourite for the Irish Derby Aidan O'Brien is preparing for a soft-ground Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby on Saturday evening and has left a whopping ten horses in the Curragh showpiece, which was whittled down to 19 at the latest forfeit stage on Tuesday. No trainer has a better record in the Classic than O'Brien,…

Just hours after the sport's ultimate underdog, Gordon Lord Byron, collapsed and died during a routine piece of work the all-conquering Aidan O'Brien was reminded too of just how fickle racing's fortunes can be. O'Brien won the first four races at Leopardstown on Tuesday, at combined odds of 907-1, and looked poised to make it five-in-a-row with…

Laura Mongan delayed the birthday party of daughter Daisy but celebrations on Sunday will be extra special for the seven-year-old after mum became the first female trainer to win the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster. Mongan, 36, entered the history books on Saturday thanks to the last-furlong thrust of 22-1 outsider Harbour Law, who delivered the…

Ruler of the World ends Dawn Approach's hopes of English Triple Crown Rated at 7/1 odds, he wins by one and a half lengths from Libertarian 2000 Guineas victor Dawn Approach, son of the 2008 victor, fades to second last Epsom Derby is England's most prestigious race and second leg of Triple Crown Under the watchful gaze of one monarch, a new king…