True Love powers home for Railway Stakes demolition
Having filled the runner-up spot on her first two starts, True Love (1-2 favourite) was an impressive winner of the Queen Mary Stakes and followed up in fine style, travelling strongly under Ryan Moore before quickening five lengths clear of stable Puerto Rico with the minimum of fuss.
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Queen Mary heroine 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 – a rare filly to even run in the @GAINEquine Railway Stakes @curraghrace – follows in the estimable hoofprints of stablemate and last year's winner Henri Matisse 💕@Ballydoyle | @coolmorestud pic.twitter.com/clJc9kfXrD
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 19, 2025
O'Brien said: 'Obviously she's fast so we weren't sure she'd get six (furlongs). I suppose we were finding out a little bit about her really.
'She was a Queen Mary winner so it was very hard for Ryan not to ride her. We couldn't be happier with her really.
'Obviously the Phoenix Stakes would be there for her as well as the Prix Morny and the Cheveley Park. It was a Group Two today and she'd be ready for one of those Group Ones now.'
Coolmore supremo John Magnier was making a rare appearance on track and said: 'She's a good individual and she's very well bred, it's the Galileo family.
'Somebody told me that this is the first time in 30 years that a filly has won this race.
'There is a real pedigree there and a pedigree like that is like a road map, anything can happen.'
When asked whether he felt True Love could be a contender for next year's 1000 Guineas, for which she was cut to 16-1 from 25-1 by Paddy Power, Magnier added: 'Fingers crossed. It's no mean feat to win the Queen Mary, either.
'The old breeders used to really think a lot of that race, it started a lot of families.'
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