Kevin Stott

Darley's Dalham Hall Stud-based first-season sire Harry Angel (Ire) had his first Northern Hemisphere black-type winner on Thursday as Highclere Thoroughbred Racing's colt Proverb (Ire) made a successful overseas foray in the Listed Criterium de Vitesse at ParisLongchamp. Last seen doubling his tally in a Windsor novice over this five-furlong trip Oct. 17, the George Boughey-trained 13-2 shot recovered from a slow start to track the rail-running leader Disillusion (Ire) (Profitable {Ire}). Sent by that rival by Kevin Stott before halfway, the bay showed grit to eke out a neck...

There was much promise in the debut effort of Jaber Abdullah's Hi Royal (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}--Majestic Roi, by Street Cry {Ire}) when third in York's competitive Convivial Maiden Aug. 19, and the homebred duly took another impressive step forward in Friday's Phoenix Wealth Solutions EBF Novice S. at Ayr to earn 'TDN Rising Star' status. Upped to a mile having finished close behind Godolphin's Desert Order (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and the day's Yarmouth scorer Glenfinnan (Ire) (Harry Angel {Ire}) when trading at 50-1 at the Ebor Festival, the son of...

Washington DC (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) became the latest European freshman sire off the mark when the Kevin Ryan-trained 2-year-old gelding Washington Heights (GB) notched a first winner for the Bearstone Stud resident in Wednesday's Scaleby Restricted Maiden S. over five furlongs at Carlisle. 1st-Carlisle, £10,000, Mdn, 6-22, 2yo, 5fT, 1:01.41, g/f. WASHINGTON HEIGHTS (GB) (g, 2, Washington DC {Ire}--Epping Rose {Ire}, by Kodiac {GB}), who ran fourth in his June 7 debut at Wetherby last time, broke smartly to lead from the outset here. Holding sway throughout, the 4-1 third...

The four teams for Saturday's Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup jockey competition at Ascot have been confirmed, with three jockeys comprising each team. This year's Derby winning jockey Adam Kirby will captain Team Great Britain, on which he will be joined by Cieren Fallon and James Doyle. This year's G1 Gold Cup-winning rider Joe Fanning leads Team Ireland, which is also made up of David Egan and Tadhg O'Shea. Hayley Turner, the most successful rider in the history of the Shergar Cup, captains the Ladies Team which also includes Mickaelle...

Allowed to start at 66-1 for Saturday's G3 Betway Sweet Solera S. at Newmarket, the €3,500 bargain buy Star of Emaraaty (Ire) belied those odds to emerge with the prize and provide her Coolmore-based first-season sire Pride of Dubai (Aus) with a first European black-type winner. Outpaced briefly at halfway having chased the early pace, the chestnut who was fourth in the Listed Star S. over this seven-furlong trip at Sandown July 21 drifted to the centre of the track as she began to enter contention under Kevin Stott. Reeling...

Coolmore-based sire Pride of Dubai (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) became the latest European freshman off the mark when the twice-raced juvenile Star of Emaraaty (Ire) survived a stewards' enquiry to prevail in Monday's EBF Stallions Fillies' Novice Auction S. over an extended seven furlongs at Ayr. In front throughout, the 2-1 second favourite came under ever-increasing pressure inside the final quarter mile and was ridden out in the closing stages to deny Party Spirit (GB) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) by a neck. 3rd-Ayr, £6,400, Nov, 7-13, 2yo, f, 7f 50yT,...