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1 day ago | 
thoroughbreddailynews.com | Tom Frary
By Relishing the step up to an extended 10 furlongs on Wednesday, Ballyodyle's Whirl dominated York's G3 Tattersalls Musidora Stakes to continue Aidan O'Brien's remarkable run in the Classic Trials.
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2 days ago | 
thoroughbreddailynews.com | Tom Frary
By It was tight at the end of Killarney's opener on Tuesday, but Ballydoyle's $1.25million Keeneland September graduate Gun Carriage held on to break his maiden. Third on debut behind stablemate Stay True over 10 furlongs at Leopardstown last month, the son of Gun Runner whose triple Graded-Stakes-placed dam Special Event is a half to the GII Swaps Stakes winner Chief Havoc was always on the front end.
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4 days ago | 
thoroughbreddailynews.com | Tom Frary
By At the end of a week to forget for Kieran Shoemark, the rider who had suffered agony at Newmarket eight days earlier had to endure a second bout as the ParisLongchamp stewards stripped his mount Shes Perfect of G1 Emirates Poule d'Essai des Pouliches glory on Sunday.
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4 days ago | 
thoroughbreddailynews.com | Tom Frary
At the end of a week to forget for Kieran Shoemark, the rider who had suffered agony at Newmarket eight days earlier had to endure a second bout as the ParisLongchamp stewards stripped his mount Shes Perfect of G1 Emirates Poule d'Essai des Pouliches glory on Sunday.
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4 days ago | 
thoroughbreddailynews.com | Tom Frary
By Bringing yet more success to the Francis-Henri Graffard stable in 2025, White Birch Farm's Gezora emulated the 2006 Prix Saint-Alary success of her dam Germance at ParisLongchamp on Sunday. Sent off at 6-1 for the former Group 1 contest, now a level below carrying the sponsors' “Auguste Rodin Coolmore” title, last year's G3 Prix des Reservoirs winner was anchored behind the leading pair early by Mickael Barzalona.
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5 days ago | 
thoroughbreddailynews.com | Tom Frary
at 11:54 am | Back to: Top News Europe By Continuing Ballydoyle's clean sweep of the week's Derby and Oaks trials, Saxon Warrior's Garden Of Eden stepped up to the mark in Saturday's Listed Darley Irish EBF Naas Oaks Trial Stakes. Up from a mile for the first time, last year's Listed Ingabelle Stakes runner-up relished the extra two furlongs and 84 yards as she swooped inside the final furlong under Ben Coen to score by a length from Mehmas's Jaliyah.
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5 days ago | 
thoroughbreddailynews.com | Tom Frary
at 10:48 am | Back to: Top News Europe By Ballydoyle's form in the Classic trials maintained its formidable momentum on Saturday with a one-two in the Listed Lingfield Derby Trial. At the line, the 4-5 favourite and Ryan Moore's pick Puppet Master had a short head to spare over Stay True in the extended 11-furlong contest, with neither stablemate giving an inch.
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1 week ago | 
thoroughbreddailynews.com | Tom Frary
By Already responsible for the winners of the G3 Chester Vase, Listed Cheshire Oaks and Listed Dee Stakes, Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore combined with Illinois in Thursday's G3 Ormonde Stakes to complete the quadruple of Chester's black-type events on the first two days of the May Festival.
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1 week ago | 
thoroughbreddailynews.com | Tom Frary
By Chester's May Festival is all about Ballydoyle these days and they were at it again on Wednesday's opening fixture with Lambourn bringing up a feature-race double in the G3 Chester Vase. Like the yard's preceding Cheshire Oaks winner Minnie Hauk, the G3 Ballysax Stakes runner-up was well-supported and with Ryan Moore able to gain a prominent pitch behind the leading pair soon after the start the writing was already on the wall.
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1 week ago | 
thoroughbreddailynews.com | Tom Frary
By Entering Wednesday's Listed Cheshire Oaks with great expectations, Ballydoyle's €1.85million 2023 Goffs Orby Book 1 topper Minnie Hauk duly delivered to enter the Oaks picture. Sent off the 13-8 favourite for the extended 11-furlong trial for that Epsom Classic, the daughter of Frankel tended to race a touch lazily behind the pace-setter Queen Of Thieves but was able to answer every call from Ryan Moore to take command inside the final three furlongs.
