Royal Ascot

Over the next fortnight, board members of the Organization of Racing Investigators (ORI) will participate in a new exchange program, which features an intensive tour of hallowed racing sites in Ireland and England. "The new program is a continued effort by the ORI to exchange tradecraft and weigh how integrity is protected in different countries across the world," said ORI's immediate past chairman Jason Klouser. The small group, which includes Klouser, Tyler Durand, J.C. Jaramillo, Juan Estrada and David Duncan, will make stops at The Curragh, Leopardstown and Coolmore. Fellow...

Leading Royal Ascot fancy A Piece Of Heaven (Fr) (Jukebox Jury {Ire}) will sport a new set of silks when he lines out in the Copper Horse Handicap after Syndicates Racing secured a deal for the potential Melbourne Cup contender to join Joseph O'Brien.  That bit of business comes as a double blow to A Piece Of Heaven's former trainer Barry Fitzgerald as, not only did he lose his flag-bearer in the transaction, but he now finds himself without a yard to train from after a fallout with his landlord...

Unbeaten two-year-old and G1 Derby winner City Of Troy is set to make his next appearance in the G1 Coral-Eclipse S. at Sandown on Saturday, July 6, it was confirmed in a statement on coolmore.com on Sunday. The son of Justify also had the option of running in the G1 Irish Derby the previous weekend, but his connections have decided to drop back in trip for the Sandown feature instead, with Los Angeles (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) set to take his place at the Curragh having finished a creditable third behind...

Niarchos runner Passenger (Ulysses {Ire}), favoured for the G1 Prince Of Wales's S. at Royal Ascot later this month, will not participate after sustaining a setback according to the owner's racing manager Alan Cooper. Third in the G2 Dante S. and a winner of the G3 Winter Hill S. at three, the 4-year-old colt returned with a 1 1/2-length victory in the G2 Huxley S. at Chester on May 10 for Sir Michael Stoute. Cooper said, "He has an infection and it would be a race against time to have...

Racing returns to Newmarket's July Course later this month but prior to that John and Thady Gosden took advantage of the fresh turf to give three of their stable's Royal Ascot runners a racecourse gallop on Saturday morning, including the Breeders' Cup victrix Inspiral (GB) (Frankel {GB}). Now five, the Cheveley Park Stud homebred was fourth behind her stable-mate and fellow Thompson family colour-bearer Audience (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}) on her return in the G1 Lockinge S. on May 18.  She now looks likely to have another attempt at the G1...

Julie Wood's Voyage (GB) (Golden Horn {GB}), who parted ways with Pat Dobbs at the start of the G1 Betfred Derby, will return in the G2 King Edward VII S. at Royal Ascot, according to trainer Richard Hannon. A winner at Newbury in April, the bay was making just his second start in the Blue Riband. "Unfortunately, things didn't go to plan for Voyage in the Derby after he stumbled coming out of the stalls and unseated Dobbsy, who had no chance whatsoever," Hannon said on his Unibet blog. "I...

Group winner Dallas Star (Fr) (Cloth Of Stars {Ire}) sustained an injury during the running of the G1 Betfred Derby and will miss the rest of the season according to trainer Adrian Murray. Owned by Kia Joorabchian's Amo Racing, the G3 Ballysax S. hero ran 14th over the good to soft ground. "Dallas Star picked up a bit of an injury unfortunately and I'd say he won't run again now this year," said Murray. "I know the ground had gone a bit quick for him, but he's a better horse...

Crimson Advocate (Nyquist), who flew in from the U.S. to defeat 25 European fillies in the G2 Queen Mary S. at Royal Ascot last year, will be back in England to contest the five-furlong G1 King Charles III S. (formerly the Kings Stand S.) at Ascot June 19. She will be saddled by John and Thady Gosden and stay on at their Clarehaven Stables for a European campaign. The three-year-old daughter of Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist ran sixth, beaten just 2 1/2 lengths in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf...

Oisin Murphy has been booked to ride the ex Natalia Lupini-trained Kitty Rose (GB) (Invincible Army {Ire}) in the Sandringham Handicap at Royal Ascot where the Listed-winning filly will make her debut for Australian-based trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Junior before continuing her career Down Under.   Kitty Rose enjoyed an excellent juvenile campaign under the care of Lupini, winning at Naas and Leopardstown before finishing second in Group 3 company at the Curragh. She still represented Lupini when runner-up to A Lilac Rolla in the G3 Priory Belle S....

Fresh from his victory in Saturday's 3YO 'Dash' at Epsom, Blue Storm (GB) is now being primed to become a first Royal Ascot runner for his rising young trainer Gemma Tutty. The colt is from the first crop of Blue Point (Ire) - a former star of the royal meeting himself when pulling off a Group 1 double in the same week - and is set to run in the Palace of Holyroodhouse S. "He's come out of it no problem at all, we just need to wrap him in...

Roger Varian has reported 1,000 Guineas winner Elmalka (GB) (Kingman {GB}) to be in fine spirits and on course to run in the Coronation S. at Royal Ascot. The daughter of Kingman came from last to first to claim Classic glory in only her third race at Newmarket, edging out Porta Fortuna (Ire) (Caravaggio) by a neck. Varian told Sky Sports Racing, "She's in great form and has had no problems, she's done everything right since the Guineas and did a lovely bit of work last week. "We're very much...

The high-class but lightly-raced Laurel could bid to get her season underway in the Duke of Cambridge S. at Royal Ascot, according to Barry Mahon, Juddmonte's European racing manager.  Laurel has not been seen since disappointing when well-fancied for last year's Lockinge at Newbury. As a three-year-old, she was beaten less than a length in the Sun Chariot S., on what was just her third ever run, and connections are keen to see what she is capable of given the chance. "Laurel is on target for Ascot when I was...