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Irish Examiner
3 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Diego Velazquez highlights O'Brien's impressive Curragh treble
Classy Diego Velazquez bagged his second Group 2 success and retained his unbeaten record on home soil when landing the Romanised Minstrel Stakes, highlight of a Sunday treble for Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore. Close to the pace, set by California Dreamer, the 11/8 favourite hit the front before the furlong-pole and then responded to Moore's handling to hold 25/1 shot East Hampton by a neck. 'This year has been a bit of a mess for him. He got upset in the stalls at Leopardstown and had to be withdrawn. And then the 'Queen Anne' turned into a non-event for him," O'Brien explained. "A mile is his trip – this seven furlongs was a bit short and the ground a bit easy. But everyone has been happy with him at home and he's a classy horse, powerful and strong, and knuckled down well.' Described by his rider as 'uncomplicated, with a very good attitude" Diego Velazquez will now step back up to a mile and into Group 1 company, with Goodwood's Sussex Stakes and the Prix Jacques Le Marois possible targets. Following the withdrawal of morning favourite Signora, Moore switched to Sugar Island in the opening two-year-old fillies maiden. Although a market drifter, drifting out to 9/2, the Dubawi filly delivered in good style to spark the Ballydoyle treble. Having raced prominently, she stayed on to beat fellow debutante Saint Agatha by a half-length. 'She was ready for her first run and was very green," O'Brien commented. "Ryan said that when he asked her to quicken at the two, she found plenty – and that's a good sign. She'll have no problem going a mile this season and should be a lovely filly over a mile and a quarter, or more, next year.' The Ballydoyle treble was completed when 88-rated Light As Air dug deep to see off Winston Junior in the mile and a half maiden. Earlier, the Paddy Twomey-trained One Look, stepping-up to a mile and a quarter for the first time, bounced back from her trip to Royal Ascot when taking the Group 3 Al Shira'aa Racing Meadow Court Stakes under Wayne Lordan, sweeping past Azada inside the final furlong to score by a length, with favourite Tasmania coming from last to take third spot. 'She didn't enjoy the clearest passage through, but Wayne looked happy, and she hit the line well,' stated Twomey. 'Ascot didn't work out for her and she appreciated the ten furlongs today, on softer ground. "We just let her tick over since Ascot. But she's four now and we might run her a bit more. We might look at races like the Blandford, back here, the Romanet and the Opera with her.' Winning rider Lordan added: 'I sat where I was happy and she travelled quite well. As Billy (Lee) told me, she hit a bit of a flat spot but, when I pulled her out, I knew she'd finish well. She pulled up when she got to the front, but won well.'
Powys County Times
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Powys County Times
The Lion In Winter heading back to France for Prix Jacques Le Marois
The Lion In Winter will return to France for his next outing when he will step back up in trip for the Prix Jacques Le Marois at Deauville. Winter favourite for the Guineas and Derby, a setback in the spring held up his preparations for the Classics and he missed Newmarket, making his comeback in the Dante at York when he could only finish sixth before trailing home well beaten in the Derby. Dropped markedly in trip to seven furlongs for the Prix Jean Prat, Aidan O'Brien's charge showed plenty of his old sparkle, beaten just a short neck and a short head into third by Woodshauna. Speaking at Navan on Sunday, stable representative Chris Armstrong said: 'It was lovely to get him back on track after all the promise he showed last year. 'He has come out of the race (at Deauville) very well, and everyone is happy with him at home. 'He is going to go to the Jacques Le Marois next in Deauville. Obviously, it is going to be a fascinating race during the summer. 'In fairness, the horse adapted coming right back from a mile and a half to seven (furlongs) last week pretty quickly. 'Back up to a mile in the Jacques Le Marois should suit him.'
RTÉ News
14-07-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Jacques Le Marois at Deauville is next for The Lion In Winter
The Lion In Winter will return to France for his next outing when he will step back up in trip for the Prix Jacques Le Marois at Deauville. Winter favourite for the 2,000 Guineas and Epsom Derby, a setback in the spring held up his preparations for the Classics and he missed Newmarket, making his comeback in the Dante at York when he could only finish sixth before trailing home well beaten in the Derby. Dropped markedly in trip to seven furlongs for the Prix Jean Prat, Aidan O'Brien's charge showed plenty of his old sparkle, beaten just a short neck and a short head into third by Woodshauna. Speaking at Navan on Sunday, stable representative Chris Armstrong said: "It was lovely to get him back on track after all the promise he showed last year. "He has come out of the race (at Deauville) very well, and everyone is happy with him at home. "He is going to go to the Jacques Le Marois next in Deauville. Obviously, it is going to be a fascinating race during the summer. "In fairness, the horse adapted coming right back from a mile and a half to seven (furlongs) last week pretty quickly. "Back up to a mile in the Jacques Le Marois should suit him.
Glasgow Times
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Conditions key to Rosallion's Sussex Stakes run
The four-year-old was most recently seen finishing second by a nose in the Queen Anne at Royal Ascot, prior to which he was third in Lockinge when making his long-awaited return to action. The Sussex Stakes at the Qatar Goodwood Festival is under discussion as his next outing, but the Prix Jacques Le Marois at Deauville is also on Hannon's radar and the going will ultimately be a key factor in the decision. The trainer said: 'Rosallion is in great form. We aren't 100 per cent sure where we are going to go. 'Probably the Sussex, but maybe the Prix Jacques Le Marois. It's all ground dependent. 'He came out of his last race absolutely no problem at all. I think he thinks he won.' Should Rosallion head to the Sussex he could cross paths with John and Thady Gosden's Field Of Gold, winner of the Irish 2,000 Guineas and the St James's Palace Stakes. Aidan O'Brien's Henri Matisse, triumphant in the French 2000 Guineas, is also present in the line up, alongside stablemate The Lion In Winter. Docklands, who prevailed in the Queen Anne, has stood his ground for Harry Eustace and Jerome Reynier's Facteur Cheval, placed in the race for the past two seasons, is the sole French-trained horse on the entries list after the forfeit stage.
Rhyl Journal
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Conditions key to Rosallion's Sussex Stakes run
The four-year-old was most recently seen finishing second by a nose in the Queen Anne at Royal Ascot, prior to which he was third in Lockinge when making his long-awaited return to action. The Sussex Stakes at the Qatar Goodwood Festival is under discussion as his next outing, but the Prix Jacques Le Marois at Deauville is also on Hannon's radar and the going will ultimately be a key factor in the decision. The trainer said: 'Rosallion is in great form. We aren't 100 per cent sure where we are going to go. 'Probably the Sussex, but maybe the Prix Jacques Le Marois. It's all ground dependent. 'He came out of his last race absolutely no problem at all. I think he thinks he won.' Should Rosallion head to the Sussex he could cross paths with John and Thady Gosden's Field Of Gold, winner of the Irish 2,000 Guineas and the St James's Palace Stakes. Aidan O'Brien's Henri Matisse, triumphant in the French 2000 Guineas, is also present in the line up, alongside stablemate The Lion In Winter. Docklands, who prevailed in the Queen Anne, has stood his ground for Harry Eustace and Jerome Reynier's Facteur Cheval, placed in the race for the past two seasons, is the sole French-trained horse on the entries list after the forfeit stage.
