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    • Anyone who doubted what a class act Calandagan (Gleneagles) is following some excusable defeats got an emphatic reply on Sunday in the feature G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. Relishing the genuine pace and lively surface, the Aga Khan Studs representative brushed aside last year's Arc runner-up Aventure (Sea The Stars) in scintillating style to record a deserved first top-level win. “He's such a consistent horse who always runs his race and we were a bit upset when people started talking about cheekpieces and blinkers after his last run,” racing manager Nemone Routh said of the winner, who was narrowly denied in the G1 Coronation Cup earlier this month. “He might have needed that race, as he hadn't run for a few months and he's better on this good ground. This was a proper field and he really, really deserved this win. We thought if he ran well today the King George is the plan if we have good firm ground. This is a confidence booster–he's run so many good races in defeat in different countries on different ground and it was nice to give him a race at home.” Calandagan, who started as the 1-2 favourite, was able to draft perfectly here under Mickael Barzalona as Aventure's pace-setter Junko (Intello) asked the big question. Seizing the initiative from the Wertheimers' star filly with 300 metres remaining, the kingpin of the Francis-Henri Graffard stable piled it on for a 3 1/2-length success. Aventure was 2 1/2 lengths in front of Junko, with the disappointment of the race being the winner's stablemate Goliath (Adlerflug) who faded tamely to be last.   The post ‘He Really Deserved This’: Routh Hails King George Bound Calandagan As He Crushes Saint-Cloud Rivals appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • Aidan O'Brien trainee Lambourn (Australia) was afforded the freedom of Epsom when making all for a wide-margin triumph in the G1 Derby and, prevented from enjoying a moment's relief in Sunday's Irish equivalent at the Curragh, was all heart in becoming the 20th horse to complete the Classic double. He found plenty, and then some, under Ryan Moore's forceful urgings inside final half-mile to provide the Ballydoyle maestro with a record-extending 17th success in the race. The 8-13 favourite was unable to dominate as he had in the Blue Riband and was harrassed throughout by Listed Cocked Hat Stakes runner-up Sir Dinadan (Camelot). Under the pump before straightening for home, Lambourn inched ahead as stablemate Serious Contender (Wootton Bassett) posed an ominous threat soon after passing the quarter-mile marker and called upon deep reserves in the closing stages to eke out a game 3/4-of-a-length victory. None of the remaining septet was able to mount a challenge as Lazy Griff (Protectionist) powered home far too late to snag third, 2 1/4 lengths adrift, in a bunch finish for the final podium spot with the game Sir Dinadan running out of gas nearing the line. The winner emulates his sire in completing the Epsom-Curragh double.   The post Aidan O’Brien Collects 17th Irish Derby, Lambourn Digs Deeps for Classic Double appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • Equos Blond, a half-sister to the G1 Coronation Stakes winner Cercene (Australia), will be offered by Arqana Online in a pop-up sale scheduled for Friday, July 4. Bidding will take place between the hours of 3pm and 4pm (French time). The once-raced daughter of Zoustar is out of the winning Acclamation mare Tschierschen, whose other progeny include the G3 Sovereign Stakes third Perotto (New Bay). Tschierschen herself is a half-sister to five black-type performers, including Roodeye (Inchinor), the Listed-placed dam of the G1 Sussex Stakes-winning sire Mohaather. Consigned by Haras du Logis with her first foal by Wootton's Colt at foot, the five-year-old Equos Blond is ready to be covered in the Southern Hemisphere or at the beginning of the 2026 season. Click here for more information. The post Half-Sister to Cercene to be Offered in Arqana Online Pop-Up Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • By Kit Gow/TTR AusNZ It was announced on Sunday evening that champion racehorse Winx's colt by four-time champion sire Snitzel will be offered as part of Coolmore Stud's draft at the 2026 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. The second foal of 25-time Group 1 winner Winx, the colt will walk through the same ring as his older sister Quinceañera (Pierro), who made A$10 million when selling at last year's Easter sale to part-owner Debbie Kepitis. “He's a very handsome boy,” Kepitis said. “Just wait until you see him, he's got everything going for him. From the day he was born, he's been a very charismatic horse. He has been bred to win a Cox Plate and anyone who looks at him tells me that he has all the right physical characteristics to be an elite racehorse.” Inglis Bloodstock CEO Sebastian Hutch added, “To have the first male offspring of the mighty Winx coming to the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale is an absolute thrill and something we're hugely grateful to the ownership group for. I have been lucky enough to see this colt a number of times through his development. He has always looked like a good horse and I think he is going to present as a very good yearling at the sale. “First and foremost, the objective of the ownership group has been to try and breed the best racehorse possible out of the mare, and I think this colt gives them genuine cause to be very excited. He is a handsome colt with great movement and an unflappable temperament. He's a special sort of horse.” The post Winx’s Snitzel Son to Headline the 2026 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • The Aga Khan Studs operation had not celebrated success in Saint-Cloud's G2 Prix Eugene Adam since Dariyan (Shanardal) saluted in 2015, but rectified matters after the hithero unbeaten Daryz (Sea The Stars) defeated five rivals in Sunday's renewal of the 10-furlong contest. Racing under a firm hold behind the leading duo for the most part, the even-money favourite quickened to the fore inside the final furlong and was ridden out to comfortably outpoint last year's G2 Champagne Stakes victor Bay City Roller (New Bay) by 3/4-of-a-length. Andre Fabre trainee Sinileo (Siyouni) ran on well from off the pace to finish a neck adrift in third.     Sunday, Saint-Cloud, France PRIX EUGENE ADAM-G2, €130,000, Saint-Cloud, 6-29, 3yo, 10fT, 2:09.81, g/s. 1–DARYZ (FR), 126, c, 3, by Sea The Stars (Ire) 1st Dam: Daryakana (Fr) (G1SW-HK, GSW & G1SP-Fr, $1,372,923), by Selkirk 2nd Dam: Daryaba (Ire), by Night Shift 3rd Dam: Darata (Ire), by Vayrann (Ire) 1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-Aga Khan Studs; T-Francis-Henri Graffard; J-Mickael Barzalona. €74,100. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0, €129,100. *1/2 to Dariyan (Fr) (Shamardal), G1SW-Fr, G1SP-HK & GSP-UAE, $872,592; Devamani (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}), MGSW-US, $563,306; Darkaniya (Fr) (Frankel {GB}), GSW-Ger & SW-Fr, $125,429; Dariyza (Fr) (Dawn Approach {Ire}), SW & GSP-Fr; and Darabad (Fr) (Dansili {GB}), SW-Fr, $145,558. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Bay City Roller (Ire), 126, c, 3, New Bay (GB)–Bloomfield (Ire), by Teofilo (Ire). (€320,000 Ylg '23 GOFOR). O-Victorious Racing; B-John Connaughton; T-George Scott. €28,600. 3–Sinileo (Ire), 126, c, 3, Siyouni (Fr)–Solilea (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O/B-Wertheimer & Frere; T-Andre Fabre. €13,650. Margins: 3/4, NK, 1 1/4. Odds: 1.00, 5.80, 4.00. Also Ran: Dumonet (Ire), Scorthy Champ (Ire), Parachutiste (Ire). The post Daryz Emulates Half-Brother Dariyan to Win Eugene Adam appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
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