The Last Lion (Ire)

Group 1 winner and former sire The Last Lion (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}) sustained a fatal injury in a six-furlong all-weather handicap at Kempton Park on Saturday. A winner of the Brocklesby in 2016, the bay was eight. The Last Lion enjoyed a rigorous campaign in his 2-year-old year, and after winning the Brocklesby in early April, ran second in the G2 Norfolk S. at Royal Ascot, his fourth start of the year. Successful in the Listed Dragon S. later that summer, he then reported home second in the G3 Molecomb...

The Last Lion (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}), a winner of the 2016 G1 Middle Park S., has returned to training and is among the entries of the Betway Golden Rose S. at Lingfield on Saturday. He served two seasons at Darley's Kildangan Stud in Ireland, but was found to be sub-fertile. The bay went back into training at previous trainer Mark Johnston's yard this spring. "He's been back since around May time," said Johnston. "Basically, once it was realised he was infertile, he was retired [from stud duties] and I purchased...

Becoming the latest freshman sire to get off the mark in Europe, Kildangan Stud-based The Last Lion (Ire) (by Choisir {Aus}), who stands at a fee of €7,500, joined the club at Hamilton on Wednesday. He was represented by the 2-1 favourite Kraken Power (Ire) in the British Stallions Studs EBF Maiden S., where the June 15 Pontefract second struck the front two out and was firmly in command for a 3 1/2-length dismissal of Abduction (Fr) (Acclamation {GB}). 5th-Hamilton, £6,400, Mdn, 6-24, 2yo, 6f 6yT, 1:11.63, g/s. KRAKEN POWER...

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. Saturday's Insights features a full-sister to G1 Epsom Derby runner-up Cliffs of Moher (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). 12.45 Haydock, Mdn, £6,400, 2yo, 6f 212yT KING LEO (GB) (The Last Lion {Ire}) is the first runner in Britain for the Kildangan Stud-based G1 Middle Park S. hero and at 170,000gns his...