
Thundering On Faces Nine Rivals In Curragh Pretty Polly Stakes
Oaks heroine Thundering On has been confirmed against nine rivals for Saturday’s Group 1 Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh.
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Oaks heroine Thundering On has been confirmed against nine rivals for Saturday’s Group 1 Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh.

Aidan O’Brien expects Ryan Moore to stay with Benvenuto Cellini as Ballydoyle prepares a major four-runner Irish Derby team at the Curragh.

Joe Fanning is back riding out for Charlie Johnston and edging towards a race-riding return after prostate cancer surgery.

Ombudsman will skip the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown and head instead for York’s Juddmonte International after his Royal Ascot success.

Sam Coen has been suspended for four racedays and referred to the IHRB Senior Medical Officer after a Ballinrobe weighing-room breach.

Forged Steel and Navajo Warrior are set to scratch from the Stephen Foster Stakes, cutting Churchill Downs’ Grade 1 showpiece to five runners.

The BHA has moved Windsor, Doncaster and Yarmouth race times after fresh Met Office amber weather warnings, with welfare checks continuing across upcoming fixtures.

Raaheeb’s connections have played down concerns about possible Ballydoyle team tactics before Sunday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh.

Andre Fabre has opposed France Galop’s proposal to allow geldings into the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe from 2027, arguing tradition should not be broken without serious reason.

Tom Ryan has launched Front Row Club, with Bob Baffert, Donato Lanni and the partnership’s core ownership model remaining in place.

Nigel Tinkler plans to aim El Floridita at Goodwood’s Molecomb Stakes after the two-year-old finished second in the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Trainer Kevin Bond has agreed to step away from racing and training activities at NYRA tracks through August 13 after reaching a settlement with the association.