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Declarations for Sunday's €1.5m G1 Qatar Prix du Jockey Club were confirmed Thursday morning and G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains third Camille Pissarro (Wootton Bassett) will head a field of 18 for the 10 1/2-furlong Chantilly Classic. Last term's G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere hero has been allocated stall one and is joined by Aidan O'Brien-trained stablemate and fellow TDN Rising Star Trinity College (Dubawi), who is drawn in stall three. O'Brien's lone victory in the race, provided by St Mark's Basilica (Siyouni) in 2021, departed from stall two en route to victory. “To win the Prix du Jockey Club, you need a miler who can stay 10 furlongs and Camille Pissarro ran a very strong race in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains,” the trainer said. “It was a fast-run race, he finished very well and his performance convinced us he could be aimed at the Jockey Club. After his [G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere] win at ParisLongchamp, Christophe Soumillon told us he had the profile for the Jockey Club. You have to listen to jockeys, especially those with a lot of experience. He is a beautiful horse with a good mind, he recovered very well after the Poulains and his recent work at home has been very good.” Camille Pissarro is set to renew rivalry with Poulains also-rans Luther (Frankel), Ridari (Churchill), Detain (Wootton Bassett) and Heybetli (Showcasing). Detain's stakes-placed stablemate and the race's third TDN Rising Star, Bowmark (Kingman), is one of two participants from John and Thady Gosden's Clarehaven base and will exit stall eight. Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's Listed Feilden Stakes runner-up King Of Cities (Dubawi), a Richard Hannon trainee, and Alain and Gerard Wertheimers' Sinileo (Siyouni), one of three Andre Fabre nominees, were added to the field–for a fee of €72,000 each–at Wednesday's supplementary stage. They have been allocated stalls ten and four, respectively. Four-time winner Fabre also oversees Cualificar (Lope De Vega) and Nitoi (Siyouni), with the former drawing stall 12 and the latter getting the car-park booth in 18. The in-form stable of Francis Graffard has a trio of contenders declared, headed by dual winner Parachutiste (Dubawi), who has been drawn out wide in stall 17. Graffard is also represented by Azimpour (Dubawi) and Curragh Camp (Romanised). Jean-Claude Rouget is the leading active trainer with six prior renewals in the books, four shy of Tom Jennings's 10 set in the 19th century, and relies on Leffard (Le Havre) and Tipinso (Pinatubo), who have drawn stalls 15 and nine. The line-up is completed by the Lucie Pontoir-conditioned Al Aali (City Light) and Victoria Head trainee Frankly Good Cen (Frankel). The post Wootton Bassett’s Camille Pissarro Heads 18 Declarations for the G1 Prix du Jockey Club appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The good old days of post race-day appeals. Total tangent here, but the one I always remember was in the galloping code. The 3yo fillies race at Oamaru, in the days when Oamaru was a respected track. Sea Princess beat one of the Dennis brothers horses and the result changed numerous times with protests, appeals and counter appeals. Can't happen these days. They changed the rules as it has the potential to be a bit embarrassing.

It's Brosnan, not Brossnon, correct spelling is important🫣 I only take pride in spelling after reading many comments on Facebook lol. 

Geez no special privileges - anyone can start a Topic if they wish.  I realise for a while you couldn't do that elsewhere but never a problem here.   Each to their own.  I wonder what Llyod Williams and James Packer paid for him originally.

Calyx, who covered more mares than any other Flat sire in Europe in 2024, has died at the age of nine. The stallion's death was announced by Coolmore as a result of the son of Kingman suffering an acute foot injury earlier this year, with the decision being taken to euthanise him on Wednesday on humane grounds. “It is very unfortunate to lose such a promising young sire,” said Castlehyde Stud's Cathal Murphy. “He was very strongly supported by breeders last year and looked to have an extremely bright future ahead of him.” Juddmonte homebred Calyx won three of his four starts when trained by John Gosden. Kingman's first 'TDN Rising Star' when making a successful debut at Newmarket, he then enjoyed the highlight of his short career just 10 days later when winning the G2 Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot, by a length from the multiple Group 1 winner Advertise. Retired to Coolmore Stud in 2020, Calyx is the sire of six stakes winners, including the G2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte scorer Classic Flower and G2 Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes heroine Persian Dreamer from his first crop of juveniles in 2023. Purple Lily also featured among 23 individual winners in Europe from Calyx's first two-year-olds, before going on to finish third in last year's Irish Oaks. The post Promising Young Sire Calyx Dies at Nine appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article