Deutsches Derby (Group One)(3yo entire colts and fillies)

Hamburg, Sunday 5 July 2009. 2400m.

Trainer hoping for bold show over 1m 2f

Trainer John Oxx is hoping for a bold show in tomorrow's Eclipse stakes at Sandown from dual Classic winner Sea The Stars, who drops to ten furlongs, which many expect to be his best distance.

Godolphin were responsible for three of the seven runners in the Listed Helical Bar Gala Stakes over 10 furlongs at Sandown on Friday, and it was Kirklees (Jade Robbery — Moyesii, by Diesis), a juvenile Group One winner, who came out best, running on strongly under Frankie Dettori to win by four lengths.

Stallion statistics: Avonbridge

The John Ryan-trained Iver Bridge Lad (Avonbridge — Fittonia, by Ashkalani) was a five length winner on the all-weather at Kempton last month and he progressed from that to win the Listed Foundation Developments Dragon Stakes at Sandown on Friday, becoming the first black-type winner for first crop sire Avonbridge.

The Jean-Claude Rouget-trained Prix du Jockey-Club winner Le Havre (Noverre — Marie Rheinberg, by Surako) has been retired from racing after sustaining a tendon injury.

Rouget told the Racing Post on Friday: "As can happen after an extreme effort, Le Havre come out of the Jockey Club with serious tendon problems which will change the direction of his career. There is no question now of running him in the Prix Jacques Le Marois.

Mark Johnston annoys Australians with Scenic Blast comments

Australian sprinters Scenic Blast and Takeover Target worked at Newmarket on Friday ahead of the July Cup next Friday.

Scenic Blast's trainer Danny Morton told PA Sport: "It was all good and he came through it with no worries. We just have to keep him ticking over now.

£40,000 fine for trainer, who is banned from making entries for three months

Trainer Nicky Henderson has been fined £40,000 and banned from making entries for three months after being found guilty of using a prohibited substance on The Queen's mare Moonlit Path at Huntingdon in February.

The Arqana Summer Sale at Saint-Cloud on Thursday saw generally quiet trading boosted by the draft from the Aga Khan's Studs. Triumph Hurdle winner Zaynar was part of last year's draft from the Aga Khan, and this year he saw all 12 of his lots sell for an aggregate of €688,000 at an average of €57,333.

Australia, 3 July 2009

The Australian Jockey Club has announced prize money cuts oas part of a A$8.5 million budget cutting programme for next season. The cuts wil affect the purses of the 16 Group Ones run by the AJC at its Sydney tracks, plus 15 more feature races. The AJC has also announced staff redundancies.

Cheveley Park pair set for Newmarket Group One

Fresh from giving owners Cheveley Park Stud a stunning one-two in the Group Two Windsor Forest Stakes at Royal Ascot, Heaven Sent and Spacious could take each other on again in the Group One Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket on Wednesday, 8th July.

Coral Eclipse Stakes (Group One)(3yo+)

Sandown Park, 3:15pm Saturday 4 July 2009. One mile two furlongs.

1000 Guineas and Coronation Stakes winner to take on colts and elders

Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum's brilliant three-year-old filly Ghanaati is to have her next start in the Group One Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood in preference to the Group One Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket next week.

United States, 2 July 2009

Jockey Calvin Borel has lost the ride on Kentucky Derby hero Mine That Bird in the West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Park on 1 August.

Borel rode Mine That Bird to a shock victory in the Kentucky Derby and later to third place in the Belmont Stakes. Between those runs Boral had jumped ship to ride Rachel Alexandra in the Preakness, where she beat Mine That Bird.

United States, 2 July 2009

Queen Mary Stakes winner Jealous Again (Trippi), part of trainer Wesley Ward's successful Royal Ascot raiding party, has been purchased for an undisclosed sum by Sheikh Mohammed, the Daily Racing Form reports.

Kentucky, 2 July 2009

Sire of Fantastic Light and Noverre retired due to declining fertility

Stallion statistics: Rahy

Robert Clay’s Three Chimneys Farm has announced that Rahy, one of the farm’s foundation sires, has been pensioned from stallion duty due to declining fertility. The 24-year-old stallion will stay at Three Chimneys throughout his retirement.

Perfect Story wins the Golden Fleece Stakes

Stallion statistics: Le Vie Dei Colori

First crop sire Le Vie Dei Colori had his first stakes winner when Perfect Symmetry (Le Vie Dei Colori — Wide Range, by Spectrum) beat En Un Clin D'Oeil's by a length to win the Listed Golden Fleece Stakes at Fairyhouse on Thursday evening.

Dansili filly posts career high in Fairyhouse Group Three

Stallion statistics: Dansili

The Charles O'Brien-trained four-year-old Dansili filly Glowing (Dansili — Brightest, by Rainbow Quest) caused a 20-1 upset in a strong renewal of the Group Three Irish Stallion Farms EBF Brownstown Stakes at Fairyhouse on Thursday evening.

Zarkava's three-year-old half sister Zerkeriya, got off the mark at the third time of asking on Wednesday, winning the Prix du Moulin A Vent, a 2400m conditions race for apprentices, at Chantilly.

Group One winning sprinter Borderlescott boasts a remarkable record in the Bluesquare.com Stewards’ Cup and trainer Robin Bastiman is tempted to send his stable star to the well for a fourth time at Goodwood on Saturday, August 1.

Osborne to run miler withdrawn from Hunt Cup after rearing in stalls

The totesport Mile Heritage Handicap, run at Glorious Goodwood on Friday, July 31, has attracted a fantastic 63-strong entry, including the Jamie Osborne-trained Docofthebay, who seeks to make amends for missing the Royal Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot last time.

Dansili colt to try to emulate stablemate Conduit

St Leger entries
Report on St Leger entries

Sir Michael Stoute finally won the St Leger in 2008 with Conduit, having saddled five seconds in the previous 34 years.

Stoute is likely to bid for a second successive Ladbrokes St Leger victory with the twice-raced Harbinger, a 12/1 chance for Classic glory with Ladbrokes, who effortlessly beat Changingoftheguard in a maiden at Chester on May 6.

Golden Sword leads market for Doncaster Classic

St Leger entries

Trainer Aidan O’Brien accounts for 15 of the 41 entries revealed today for the 2009 Group One Ladbrokes St Leger, which will be run for the 233rd time at Doncaster on Saturday, September 12.

THE LADBROKES ST LEGER

Class 1, Group 1, £500,000 Total Prize Fund. Doncaster, Saturday, September 12. For 3yo only, entire colts and fillies. One mile, six furlongs & 132 yards. Weights: colts 9st; fillies 8st 11lb.

Stallion statistics: Aldebaran

The Christian von der Recke-trained four-year-old Tarkheena Prince (Aldebaran) ran out a convincing winner of the Listed Langer Hamburger over 3200m on Tuesday evening, beating last year's winner Limatus by five lengths. Brisant was a further length adrift in third.

Stallion statistics: Medaaly

The Listed Grand Prix de Compiegne, the fifth leg of the Defi du Galop, over 2000m on Tuesday, was won by the Robert Laplanche-trained Daly Daly (Medaaly — Dame Phanie, by Kaldoun), who made the most of an opening 300m out and ran on strongly for a first stakes score, resisting the late challenge of stablemate Representing, who failed by a neck. Inestimable, ridden by Olivier Peslier, was third,a short neck further back.