St Mark's Basilica wins feature Irish Champion Stakes for Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore

The Dewhurst Stakes 2023 trends, ahead of Saturday's big Newmarket juvenile race, will tell us if there are any horses that might be able to upset the hot favourite City Of Troy, as trainer Aidan O'Brien looks to win the UK's best 2 year-old race for an eighth time. ��Time: 2:00pm��Date: Saturday 14th Oct 2023��Racecourse: Newmarket (7f)��: Winner:…

Auguste Rodin comes back in style (Eclipse Sportswire) Jim Gluckson/Breeders' Cup LEOPARDSTOWN, Ireland- Auguste Rodin (IRE) gave Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore a fifth successive win Saturday in the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes (G1) at Leopardstown. The victory earned Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Westerberg's 3-year-old…

Trainer Aidan O'Brien has told the horse racing press that his Epsom Derby winner Auguste Rodin, who was last seen running poorly in the King George, has been working'brilliant' ahead of his next target - the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on September 9th. We last saw Auguste Rodin running last of 10 in the King George VI and Queen…

Aidan O'Brien shrugged off fears that a tactical race could hinder Paddington after just four horses were declared for Saturday's Coral-Eclipse (3.40). The trainer triumphed with St Mark's Basilica in a similarly small field at Sandown two years ago and is bidding for a record seventh victory in the race. Paddington is 11-10 favourite for a Group 1…

Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 7:14 am |Back to:, Ryan Moore: "He [Luxembourg] obviously needs to improve on what he has done this year." | Coady By Ryan Moore has admitted that French Derby and Coral-Eclipse winner Vadeni sets the standard in the Irish Champion S. at Leopardstown on Saturday but warned that Luxembourg should not be underestimated…

THE Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is the race that stops a continent. Worth a stonking £4.3million, Europe's richest contest always throws up a top class winner. This year's race over 1½ miles takes place at Longchamp on Sunday October 3 - and it looks to be an absolute stonker. Epsom Oaks winner Snowfall was the runaway favourite but has now drifted…

Godolphin pair Adayar and Hurricane Lane, the Aga Khan's superstar mare Tarnawa and dual Oaks winner Snowfall have been declared for Sunday's Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe as 15 runners stood their ground on Thursday. The Roger Varian-trained Teona, who beat Snowfall in the Prix Vermeille this month, misses the race as the ground will be…

Narrow Irish Champion Stakes winner St Mark's Basilica has a similarly slender lead in the race to be Cartier Horse of the Year for 2021. Getting the best of a three-way battle at Leopardstown last weekend landed the Aidan O'Brien-trained three-year-old his fourth Group 1 success of the season, after the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Prix du Jockey…

Watch a full replay of a race that memorably lived up to its billing at Leopardstown on Saturday. St Mark's Basilica landed the odds in a pulsating renewal of the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown. Having his first race since winning the Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown 10 weeks ago, St Mark's Basilica (5-6 favourite) showed his trademark…

Magical: won a high-class running of the Irish Champion Stakes last year It's almost here. Longines Irish Champions Weekend takes place this Saturday and Sunday, with leading international performers doing battle across a host of divisions at Leopardstown and the Curragh. First introduced in 2014, the massive two-day meeting begins with eight races…

Mishriff is the hot favourite for the Juddmonte International, the feature race on day 1 of York's Ebor Festival. He is a general 7-4 shot to see off six rivals Even in horse racing, there are some things money can't buy. The likes of Frankie Dettori and Ryan Moore would have struggled to match David Egan's earnings during the first three months of…

Jockey David Egan has backed Mishriff to deliver in Wednesday's Group One Juddmonte International Stakes at York on the return to his optimum mile and a quarter distance. The colt trained by John and Thady Gosden is now 7-4 favourite after Aidan O'Brien's St Mark Basilica, who beat Mishriff in the Eclipse Stakes, was forced out of the race. O'Brien…

Alcohol Free: will run at York in the Juddmonte International Star miler AlcoholFree will step up in trip and take on St Mark's Basilica in Wednesday's Juddmonte International at York. The Coronation Stakes winner beat top-class colt Poetic Flare in the Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood last month, prompting owner Jeff Smith to say she was "60-40" to…

Palace Pier: has entries in the Queen Elizabeth II and Champion Stakes Stars of the season Palace Pier, St Mark's Basilica, Snowfall, Adayar and Poetic Flare are among an outstanding list of entries for Qipco British Champions Day on October 16. £4 million in prize-money is offered on Britain's richest raceday, up from £2.5m in 2020, with the Queen…

Poetic Flare: unstoppable in the St James's Palace Stakes Jim Bolger knows what he is doing. It would have been easy to question his decision to try Poetic Flare for a fourth time in Group 1 company in just 45 days, especially after Classic glory at Newmarket was followed by two defeats, but to do so was to underestimate the man. There may not have…

Aidan O'Brien thinks the 2000 Guineas may have come a few weeks too early for his top three-year-old colts and is convinced Wembley and Van Gogh are all better than they showed at Newmarket. They will certainly need to be if O'Brien is to win Ireland's first Classic of the season for an unprecedented 12th time, but the master of Ballydoyle has not…

Master Of The Seas: finished second in this month's Qipco 2000 Guineas Guineas runner-up Master Of The Seas will miss Royal Ascot after suffering a setback, Godolphin confirmed on Monday. The Charlie Appleby-trained three-year-old, who finished a short head behind Poetic Flare in the 2000 Guineas this month, will be on the easy list for up to four…

Qipco 2000 Guineas winner Poetic Flare will head a maximum field of 12 in what could be a superb running of the Emirates Poule d'Essai des Poulains (2.50) at Longchamp on Sunday. Poetic Flare caused a 16-1 shock at Newmarket and will bid to give trainer Jim Bolger a first success in the race also known as the French 2000 Guineas. Aidan O'Brien has…

Racing fans will be watching Newmarket on Saturday where the first Classic of the Flat season is run at 3.40. The race is one of six on the ITV schedule The first Classic races of the Flat season take place this weekend, with Wembley hoping to score in the Qipco 2000 Guineas. The Galileo colt, named after the home of English football, was backed in…

St Mark's Basilica (centre) is absent but Wembley (left) and Thunder Moon (right) will run St Mark's Basilica is a notable absentee from the final field for the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday after 15 colts were declared for the first Classic of the season. Trainer Aidan O'Brien will still be represented by Battleground, Van Gogh and…

VINTAGE CLOUDS can make it fourth time lucky in next weekend's Scottish Grand National at Ayr. Sue Smith's grey was a beaten favourite in the great race two years ago when sixth to Takingrisks. Prior to that, he'd finished third and seventh in our showpiece event of the jumps season. But VINTAGE CLOUDS was back in top form in first-time cheekpieces…

Irish champion flat trainer Aidan O'Brien is responsible for 12 of the 72 entries for the QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, England, on Saturday, 1 May 2021. The first Classic race of the British flat season, which will be staged on Newmarket's Rowley Mile course, will see the Irish handler bid for an incredible 10 QIPCO 2000 Guineas success. The…

Vindicating Aidan O'Brien's long-held faith, Mogul emphatically underlined claims as heir apparent to Ballydoyle's throne when claiming victory in the HK$20 million Longines Hong Kong Vase. Providing Aidan O'Brien's third triumph in the race, adding to Highland Reel's 2015 and 2017 wins, Mogul downed Hong Kong champion Exultant and Columbus County…