Romantic Proposal, Discoveries surprise in Breeders’ Cup WAYIs at the Curragh
The upsets kept coming on day two of Irish Champions Weekend at the Curragh, including both of Sunday’s Breeders’ Cup Challenge events. […]
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Breeders’ Cup champ Glass Slippers defends title in WAYI Flying Five; Love in action
Irish Champions Weekend culminates in a spectacular Sunday at the Curragh, with two Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” races among a quartet of Group 1s. […]
New Mandate bosses BC WAYI Royal Lodge; High Definition bursts late in Beresford
Saturday’s Royal Lodge Stakes (G2) at Newmarket and Beresford Stakes (G2) at the Curragh, the first two races on the European Road to the Kentucky Derby, witnessed striking performances from a pair of exciting juveniles. […]
Glass Slippers, Shale earn Breeders’ Cup berths at the Curragh
After Magical starred on the first day of Irish Champions Weekend at Leopardstown, the distaff magic extended to Sunday’s conclusion at the Curragh. Fillies took two of the open-company Group 1s on a program replete […]
Irish Champions Weekend: Flying Five, Moyglare Stud offer Breeders’ Cup spots
After Saturday’s Irish Champion Stakes (G1) highlights a superb card at Leopardstown, the Curragh stages an action-packed day two of Irish Champions Weekend on Sunday. Two of the Group 1s are Breeders’ Cup “Win and […]
Magical keeps it simple in Tattersalls Gold Cup repeat
Easily the class of the field in Sunday’s Tattersalls Gold Cup (G1) at the Curragh, Magical kept the tactics to pure simplicity in her title defense. The heavy odds-on favorite took control early and held […]
‘Stronger’ Magical serves notice in Pretty Polly
Briefly retired before the Coolmore “lads” had a rethink this winter, Magical apparently agreed with the decision to keep her around for another season. The 5-year-old mare served notice in her comeback in Sunday’s Pretty […]
Royal Dornoch, Innisfree shine for O’Brien on European Road to the Kentucky Derby
by J. Keeler Johnson The 2019-20 European Road to the Kentucky Derby kicked off over the weekend with the Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (G2) at Newmarket in England and the Beresford Stakes (G2) at the […]
O’Brien goes for ninth straight Beresford score
To say that conditioner Aidan O’Brien has endured some success in the Beresford Stakes (Ire-G2) is a massive understatement. […]
Fairyland, Love score Breeders’ Cup berths but Pinatubo’s the Curragh star
On the heels of four wins on the first day of Irish Champions Weekend, trainer Aidan O’Brien captured both Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” events at the Curragh on Sunday. Fairyland secured a spot […]