Royal Lytham

Royal Lytham (Fr) (Gleneagles {Ire}-Gotlandia {Fr}, by Anabaa), winner of the 2019 G2 July S., will enter stud at Clongiffen Stud in 2021 under the Irish Emerald Stud banner for a fee of €4,000. A €180,000 Arqana August yearling purchase by MV Magnier, Royal Lytham finished third behind Siskin (First Defence) in the G1 Phoenix S. following his July score. Royal Lytham is the highest-rated progeny of Gleneagles and is from the first crop of the dual Guineas winner. He is out of the Group 3-placed Gotlandia.

Last year's G2 July S. winner and G1 Phoenix S. third Royal Lytham (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}) has been added as a wildcard to the Tattersalls December Mares Sale and will be offered as a horse out of training as lot 1508A. The 3-year-old son of the French stakes-winning Gotlandia (Fr) (Anabaa) was unplaced in three runs this year for Aidan O'Brien. Three other wildcards added to the sale on Thursday include the winning 4-year-old filly Ela Katrina (GB) (Kendargent {Fr}) (lot 1752A), a daughter of the G3 Lancashire Oaks winner...

There's been almost no getting away from You'resothrilling (Storm Cat) when it comes to the Irish Guineas in recent years. The sister to Giant's Causeway has conducted an exclusive relationship with Galileo (Ire) since departing to stud and their first foal, Marvellous (Ire), won the Irish 1000 Guineas, swiftly followed by her year-younger brother Gleneagles (Ire), who took the Irish 2000 Guineas as the middle leg of a Group 1 treble at three. Taj Mahal (Ire) broke the mould by heading instead to the Prix du Jockey Club, in which...

Defying the rain-softened ground and a trio from Ballydoyle, Khalid Abdullah's Siskin (First Defence) kept his unbeaten record intact as he prevailed from TDN Rising Star Monarch of Egypt (American Pharoah) in Friday's G1 Keeneland Phoenix S. at The Curragh. Held up in fourth early by Colin Keane, the 10-11 favourite cruised into a challenging position on the far side heading to two out where battle was joined with Monarch of Egypt who he had beaten in the course-and-distance G2 Railway S. Looking to be losing out in that tussle...

Khalid Abdullah's unbeaten Siskin (First Defence) renews rivalry with 'TDN Rising Star' Monarch of Egypt (American Pharoah) in Friday's G1 Keeneland Phoenix S. at a Curragh venue currently threatened by the possibility of huge amounts of rain. First and second in the course-and-distance G2 Railway S. on fast ground on June 29, they are both bred to be compromised by the prospect of soft ground. Siskin, who also captured the May 24 Listed Marble Hill S. here, has two other Ballydoyle representatives to contend with including the G2 July S....

G2 Coventry S. winner Arizona (Ire) (No Nay Never) was not among the final entries for Friday's G1 Keeneland Phoenix S. when the field for the six-furlong contest at the The Curragh was drawn on Wednesday. The quintet standing their ground is headed by Juddmonte's unbeaten homebred Siskin (First Defence). The Ger Lyons trainee won the Listed Marble Hill S. at second asking over this course and distance on May 24 before adding the G2 Railway S. over the same on June 29. He is reopposed by the Railway second...