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Billy Loughnane moved to England at the end of 2011 when he was five years old. He relocated from County Tipperary, Ireland, with his parents (including his father, racehorse trainer Mark Loughnane) and his brother Jack. The family initially settled in Staffordshire before moving to Worcestershire in 2017 to base themselves at their Rock Farm […]

The title market has O’Brien at 1-2 from 1-4, and Balding at 6-4 from 11-4. Balding clear of O’Brien heading into Champions Day Andrew Balding’s late push for a first Flat trainers’ championship has taken him further clear of Aidan O’Brien, with Champions Day at Ascot next Saturday still to come. He was about £700,000 […]

Rock Montreal holds on in the Autumn Stakes Rock Montreal, the 11/8 favourite, won the Group 3 Emirates Autumn Stakes at Newmarket under William Buick. The one-million-guineas purchase for Godolphin held off the 15/8 second favourite Sergei Diaghilev, with Ryan Moore in the saddle. The margin was a neck. Roger Varian trains the winner; Sergei […]

Drumbeat, the 10/11 favourite, took the Group 3 Native Trail Zetland Stakes at Newmarket by five and a half lengths under Ryan Moore. The 200,000 guineas colt, bred by Barronstown Stud, is by Wootton Bassett out of the South African Group 1 winner Cloth Of Cloud. He runs for Aidan O’Brien, Ballydoyle and Coolmore. He […]

Darkness Falls won the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket, beating the 10/11 favourite Desert Castle at 6/4. Aidan O’Brien’s colt, ridden by Ryan Moore, had already taken the Golden Fleece at Leopardstown. He dropped back to seven furlongs here and still had too much for Charlie Appleby’s unbeaten Desert Castle, the Champagne Stakes winner, with […]

It was just not his turn today, as Ted’s Turn 6/1 for Joseph G Murphy is pipped at the post by Admired Beauty for Jim Bolger, The favourite Iveagh House 5/6 AP O’Brien has his race ran 2f out , it was  definitely Admired Beauty Day after her last run in cork finished 10th to […]

Desert Castle aims to stay unbeaten Charlie Appleby’s Desert Castle will attempt to keep his perfect record intact when he lines up in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday. The colt impressed on debut in August and followed up with a clear-cut victory in the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster. Strong opposition expected Appleby […]

Jockey eyes strong return at Ascot after Kalpana’s fifth-place finish Colin Keane is hoping history will repeat itself with Kalpana after the filly finished fifth in Sunday’s Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. The multiple Group One winner could only manage seventh in Paris twelve months earlier but recovered impressively two weeks later to win […]

Willie Mullins stable preparing for new season Preparations are ramping up at Willie Mullins’ Closutton base, with several horses expected to begin their campaigns next month. Long-time assistant David Casey has highlighted five horses he believes could make an impact this season. Five horses to follow Mighty Park – Owned by JP McManus, this horse […]

True Love gave Aidan O’Brien his Group 1 of Arc weekend, and she left it late. The Qatar Prix de la Forêt was the last top-level race on the card at ParisLongchamp, and the Ballydoyle filly took it under Ryan Moore, getting the better of Christopher Head’s Nighttime in a head bob. She was never […]