It's been 15 years since Deep Impact (Jpn) (Sunday Silence) added the G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) to his resume on his way to taking out the 2005 Japanese Triple Crown. Now, with 2019 Japanese champion juvenile colt Contrail (Jpn), he has a colt that could clinch that title too, as the Yoshito Yahagi trainee [...]

Daring Tact (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn})'s win in the G1 Yushun Himba at Tokyo on Sunday puts her in an exclusive club as only the second filly to take the first two legs of the Japanese Fillies' Triple Tiara while undefeated alongside Miss Onward (Jpn) (Hard Sauce {GB}), who completed that feat in 1957. Bet down [...]

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Monday's Insights features a half-sister to European Horse of the Year Zarkava (Ire) (Zamindar). [...]

Rare are the horses that go to stud that actually prove their worth as stallions. Rarer still are those that make an impact in more than one racing jurisdiction. Darley's Iffraaj (GB) (Zafonic), is one such exemplary individual. With time called on his Southern Hemisphere service as his son Ribchester (Ire) takes the reins at [...]

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Wednesday's Insights features the return of 'TDN Rising Star' Hurricane Ivor (Ire) (Ivawood {Ire}). [...]

With the successful Chantilly debut of George Strawbridge homebred and new 'TDN Rising Star' Another Sky (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) in March (video), the colt appears to be another feather in the cap of his dam, the unraced Darkova (Maria's Mon). Her first foal is the European highweight, MG1SW Almanzor (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), her [...]

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Wednesday's Insights features an expensive son of Curlin. 4.35 Kempton, Novice, £6,000, 2yo, 7f [...]

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Tuesday's Insights features a half-brother to 2019 G1 Prix du Jockey Club third Motamarris [...]

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Today's Observations features a son of French Group 1 winner Proportional (GB) (Beat Hollow [...]

Turning back to his pet distance of a mile for the first time since his G1 Asahi Hai Futurity S. win in December, Japanese champion 2-year-old colt Admire Mars (Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}) regained the winning thread with a half-length victory in the G1 NHK Mile Cup at Tokyo on Sunday. The second choice on [...]

Saturnalia (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}), who won the Dec. 28 G1 Hopeful S. over course and distance last time out, became the second Classic scorer for his sire with a gritty victory in the G1 Satsuki Sho on Sunday. The Nakayama 2000-metre feature found the Katsuhiko Sumii trainee a head better than runner-up Velox (Jpn) [...]

The G1 Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) was billed as a showdown between 2018 Japanese champion juvenile filly Danon Fantasy (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) and her paternal half-sister, Group 2 victress Gran Alegria (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}). However, it was the latter that had the last laugh and she bettered Japanese Horse of the Year [...]