Charlie Appleby

Even in a booming yearling sales market, Keeneland's marquee September Sale has exceeded expectations, selling a remarkable 13 seven-figure yearlings in Book 1 and passing its 2021 gross numbers Monday despite having five sessions left to go. Tuesday, Keeneland's VP of Sales Tony Lacy joined the TDN Writers' Room presented by Keeneland as the Green Group Guest of the Week to talk about the banner results, the preparation that goes into selling over 4,000 yearlings, what the future of the sale will look like and more. "I think you had...

Newmarket's three-day Cambridgeshire festival features 10 black-type heats, reaching the high plateau of Saturday's G1 Cheveley Park S. and G1 Middle Park S., and opens Thursday with the four-runner G3 Tattersalls S.--also known as the Somerville Tattersall S.--the highlight of day one. Sir Michael Stoute has not won this contest since 1994, when Annus Mirabilis (Fr) (Warning {GB}) joined the race's honour roll, and the veteran trainer relies on Juddmonte's homebred Nostrum (GB) (Kingman {GB}--Mirror Lake {GB}, by Dubai Destination), who has been rerouted from last week's cancelled Listed Flying...

Mysterious Night (Ire) (c, 2, Dark Angel {Ire}--Mistrusting {Ire}, by Shamardal) made it back-to-back victories for Godolphin in the GI Pattison Summer S. Saturday, careering away to score by 5 3/4 lengths in the finish from Klaravich Stables' Appraise (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) for an Irish-bred exacta. The Summer S., won last year by Albahr (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), is a 'Win and You're In' qualifier for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Keeneland the first weekend of November. Tightening from 3-5 into 1-2 as the gates flew, the homebred--who wore...

Three Grade I events, all of which are Breeders' Cup 'Win and You're In' qualifiers, north of the border at Woodbine will take the spotlight among nine graded stakes this Saturday as the racing calendar transitions to fall with all of the major summer meets now wrapped up. The $1-million GI Ricoh Woodbine Mile serves, along with the Queen's Plate, as the centerpiece of the Woodbine meet, and this year's renewal features an 11-horse field that includes last year's winner Town Cruise (Town Prize), who will be looking to bounce...

Godolphin's unbeaten G2 Gimcrack S. hero Noble Style (GB) (Kingman {GB}) will miss the G1 Juddmonte Middle Park S. at Newmarket on Sept. 24 after suffering from a bout of colic. Successful at Ascot in May and Newmarket two months later, Noble Style ran out a 1 1/4-length victor of the Gimcrack at York on Aug. 19. "Unfortunately, Noble Style suffered from a bout of colic at the weekend and has subsequently missed an important piece of work," Godolphin tweeted on Wednesday morning. "Therefore, he will not line up for...

He's back. Godolphin's 2021 Derby and King George hero Adayar (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) enjoyed what was an exercise gallop with prize money at Doncaster on Thursday as he marked his low-key comeback in the 10-furlong Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Conditions S. with a cruise around Town Moor. Settled last of the trio early by William Buick, the 2-7 favourite moved to Masekela (Ire) (El Kabeir) with ease two out and without any prompting bulldozed that rival by 3 3/4 lengths. "You are always a bit apprehensive after so much time...

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 Observations features a son of Frankel (GB). 6.00 Kempton, Novice, £6,800, 2yo, f, 8f (AWT) MOVING COLOURS (IRE) (Frankel {GB}), the latest newcomer to emerge from Charlie Appleby's enviable armada of 2-year-olds, is a half-brother to the 2018 G1 Jebel Hatta winner Blair House (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}) whose...

Back in the spotlight after administering a 6 1/2-length trouncing to overmatched rivals in a six-furlong novices' heat at Newmarket last month, Godolphin's homebred 2-year-old colt Mischief Magic (Ire) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}--Veil Of Silence {Ire}, by Elusive Quality) was in similarly destructive mood in Saturday's G3 Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Sirenia S. at Kempton. He had earlier debuted with a third behind subsequent G2 Richmond S. victor Royal Scotsman (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}) over Goodwood's sharp six furlongs in May before breaking through, tackling the same distance, at Newmarket...

   Sent off at 1-3 to extend his winning sequence in Saturday's Listed Ascendant S. at Haydock, Naval Power (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) overcame some trouble in running to add to Charlie Appleby's enviable recent tally in juvenile black-type races. With the stable dominant in the G2 Gimcrack S., Listed Stonehenge S., G3 Solario S. and G3 Prestige S. in the past fortnight and soon to garner the G3 Sirenia S. later in the afternoon, any other result than an easy success for the 6 1/2-length Listed Pat Eddery S. winner...

Godolphin's 2021 G1 Derby and G1 King George VI And Queen Elizabeth S. hero Adayar (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) has been entered in the 10-furlong Hilton Garden Inn Conditions S. at Doncaster on Sept. 8. After taking the King George last June, the bay was fourth in the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in October, and dropped to fifth in Ascot's G1 Champion S. on QIPCO British Champions Day on Oct. 16. The 4-year-old's 2022 campaign has not been straightforward, however. Adayar had been due to make his 2022 bow...

Goldophin's homebred 2-year-old filly Fairy Cross (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}--Devonshire {Ire}, by Fast Company {Ire}), who ran second in last month's Listed Star S. at Sandown, employed enterprising tactics in Saturday's G3 William Hill Prestige S. at Goodwood and was rewarded with a career high in the seven-furlong fillies' test. The 2-1 favourite was swiftly into stride and held sway from the outset. Shaken up when threatened at the quarter-mile marker, she poached a decisive advantage approaching the final furlong and was ridden out to hold Breege (GB) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) and...

4.42 Sandown, Mdn, £15,000, 2yo, 7fT TABARETTA (FR) (Dubawi {Ire}) is one of two Charlie Appleby-trained newcomers, with William Buick siding with this €650,000 Arqana Deauville August Yearling Sale graduate whose half-sister Devant (Fr) (Showcasing {GB}) captured the G3 Prix Miesque. From the family of the G1 Prix du Jockey Club hero Blue Canari (Fr) (Acatenango {Ger}), the March-foaled chestnut is joined by City Of Kings (GB) (Kingman {GB}), a 350,000gns Book 1 graduate whose dam is the G2 Lancashire Oaks winner Horseplay (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) and who was...