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RTÉ News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Diego Velazquez sold to Sam Sangster ahead of Jacques le Marois start
Diego Velazquez will sport new colours when he runs in the Prix Jacques le Marois on Sunday, after Sam Sangster Bloodstock announced the acquisition of the Frankel colt. He will remain in training with Aidan O'Brien for the remainder of the 2025 season, with a view to retiring to the English National Stud in Newmarket at the end of the year. He will wear the famous silks of the late Robert Sangster in the Marois. A Group-race winner at two, three and four, most recently in the Minstrel Stakes at the Curragh, Diego Velazquez will bid for a first Group One success at Deauville this weekend, where he will be ridden by Christophe Soumillon. Purchasing the horse for a "high-profile" syndicate, Sangster said: "He is a horse that leaves little to the imagination, he is the stamp of his father and a top-class racehorse to match. "He's done it at Group Two level across three seasons and was Classic-placed (fourth in the French 2000 Guineas), which gives him a rare depth of form and longevity. "The Jacques le Marois is the immediate target, and from there we have a number of exciting Group One races to consider, we are in world-class hands in that respect. "With the strength of the ownership group and the National Stud behind him, this horse has every chance of being a major success both on the track and at stud we believe he will be very well received by European breeders." Diego Velazquez will join the stallion roster at the English National Stud for the 2026 breeding season, with further details to be announced in due course, and Sangster said: "We've been on the hunt for a horse like this for some time, and I'd like to thank the team at Coolmore for giving us the opportunity to get involved with a colt of his calibre." Soumillon's mount is one of 10 left in the Marois, with O'Brien also responsible for former Derby favourite The Lion In Winter and Rosallion (Richard Hannon), Notable Speech (Charlie Appleby) and Dancing Gemini (Roger Teal) representing British interests. Sangster added: "He'll be running in the Sangster family colours, which will be one for the old romantics and it is very exciting, that is for sure. "It will be a very exciting weekend for us with Rashabar running in the Prix Guillaume d'Ornano on Saturday and Christophe Soumillon is booked to ride both."
The Herald Scotland
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Dancing Gemini raring to go on Marois return
He was then narrowly denied when beaten only half a length by Lead Artist in the Lockinge, but that streak of smart performances came to an end when he could only finish eighth in a slowly-run renewal of the Queen Anne at Royal Ascot. The Marois, a Group One event run over a mile at Deauville on Sunday, is his next port of call, with Ryan taking the ride for the first time since Sandown. 'He's very well, we're really happy with him. The Prix Jacques le Marois is the plan now,' Teal said. 'The pace of the race at Ascot was a farce, really, and he probably had a tough enough race in the Lockinge and it took the edge off him. 'The pace was pretty disappointing for a Group One and it turned into a sprint at the end, it was probably a combination of a tough race in the Lockinge and then no pace. 'We've freshened him up now, Ascot was his fourth run of the year so he's had a busy time. 'It was nice to give him a little break after that, we've freshened him up and we'll hopefully regroup.'
Powys County Times
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Powys County Times
Dancing Gemini raring to go on Marois return
Roger Teal's Dancing Gemini will head to the Prix Jacques le Marois a fresh horse as he looks to regain the superb form shown earlier in the term. The son of Camelot won the Doncaster Mile on debut and followed up with a Group Two win in the bet365 Mile at Sandown under Rossa Ryan in late April. He was then narrowly denied when beaten only half a length by Lead Artist in the Lockinge, but that streak of smart performances came to an end when he could only finish eighth in a slowly-run renewal of the Queen Anne at Royal Ascot. The Marois, a Group One event run over a mile at Deauville on Sunday, is his next port of call, with Ryan taking the ride for the first time since Sandown. 'He's very well, we're really happy with him. The Prix Jacques le Marois is the plan now,' Teal said. 'The pace of the race at Ascot was a farce, really, and he probably had a tough enough race in the Lockinge and it took the edge off him. 'The pace was pretty disappointing for a Group One and it turned into a sprint at the end, it was probably a combination of a tough race in the Lockinge and then no pace. 'We've freshened him up now, Ascot was his fourth run of the year so he's had a busy time. 'It was nice to give him a little break after that, we've freshened him up and we'll hopefully regroup.'
North Wales Chronicle
23-05-2025
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Quddwah puts Queen Anne case with smooth return in Paris
Haatem who was sent off the short-priced favourite for the Listed contest off the back of some top-class form last year. He was expected to improve for his comeback run at Sandown and with Quddwah making his seasonal reappearance he looked to face a stiff task. However, he also possessed some smart form and having won his first four races, he only lost his unbeaten record when a fine fourth to Charyn in the Prix Jacques le Marois. Fifth behind that same rival on Champions Day at Ascot, he was allowed to dictate his own pace under Callum Shepherd, stacking his rivals up early in the straight before kicking on for a one-and-three-quarter-length win. Simon Crisford said: 'We were delighted with him today, he wasn't quite ready to start back in the Lockinge so we opted to go to Paris with him and he acquitted himself with great credit. 'We'll consider the Queen Anne for his next race, he goes well at Ascot and we were delighted with his comeback run. 'He ran well in the Jacques le Marois last year, he's got form on the round course and the straight course at Ascot, but that straight course does suit him well and today puts him in contention for a win in the Queen Anne.' Coral cut the winner to 16-1 from 20s for the Queen Anne and Ed Crisford added: 'It was a deep Listed race, but a perfect starting point for him and he did it nicely. 'I think he'll come on for the race and hopefully go on to better things now. 'We'll see how he is, talk to his owner Sheikh Ahmed, but potentially he should fit into the Queen Anne nicely. 'When you see how well he ran in the Jacques le Marois, and he didn't run badly on Champions Day he was just a bit far out of his ground, he doesn't have much to find. 'He's another year older and you'd hope there's still a bit more to come as he's lightly raced.'
Glasgow Times
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Quddwah puts Queen Anne case with smooth return in Paris
Haatem who was sent off the short-priced favourite for the Listed contest off the back of some top-class form last year. He was expected to improve for his comeback run at Sandown and with Quddwah making his seasonal reappearance he looked to face a stiff task. However, he also possessed some smart form and having won his first four races, he only lost his unbeaten record when a fine fourth to Charyn in the Prix Jacques le Marois. Fifth behind that same rival on Champions Day at Ascot, he was allowed to dictate his own pace under Callum Shepherd, stacking his rivals up early in the straight before kicking on for a one-and-three-quarter-length win. Simon Crisford said: 'We were delighted with him today, he wasn't quite ready to start back in the Lockinge so we opted to go to Paris with him and he acquitted himself with great credit. 'We'll consider the Queen Anne for his next race, he goes well at Ascot and we were delighted with his comeback run. 'He ran well in the Jacques le Marois last year, he's got form on the round course and the straight course at Ascot, but that straight course does suit him well and today puts him in contention for a win in the Queen Anne.' Coral cut the winner to 16-1 from 20s for the Queen Anne and Ed Crisford added: 'It was a deep Listed race, but a perfect starting point for him and he did it nicely. 'I think he'll come on for the race and hopefully go on to better things now. 'We'll see how he is, talk to his owner Sheikh Ahmed, but potentially he should fit into the Queen Anne nicely. 'When you see how well he ran in the Jacques le Marois, and he didn't run badly on Champions Day he was just a bit far out of his ground, he doesn't have much to find. 'He's another year older and you'd hope there's still a bit more to come as he's lightly raced.'
