Steve Yarmouth

Linda Rice and Manny Franco swept the final Aqueduct Racetrack titles as NYRA closed the last live racing meet at the Big A.

Steve Asmussen is set to send Stephen Foster winner Magnitude to Saratoga, with Churchill Downs also reporting record Foster-day handle.

In My Teens won the Dubai Duty Free Irish EBF Ragusa Handicap at the Curragh for Gavin Cromwell and Gary Carroll, scoring easily over 1m4f.

Benvenuto Cellini won the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh under Ryan Moore, leading home Christmas Day and Pierre Bonnard.

Aqueduct Racetrack is staging its final live race day in Queens, ending a 132-year New York racing run before NYRA consolidates at Belmont Park.

Alpha was cut to 10/1 favourite for next year’s 1000 Guineas after a six-length Curragh maiden win for Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore.

Ryan Moore says quicker Curragh ground could make a significant difference to Benvenuto Cellini in the Irish Derby after the colt’s Epsom controversy.

Asterix won the Group 3 Tattersall’s Cup at Eagle Farm for Chris Waller and Tim Clark on Saturday’s Tattersall’s Tiara card.

Aqueduct begins its farewell weekend with the $150,000 Ashley T. Cole Stakes before Sunday’s closing-day John Hettinger card.

Cherie DeVaux and her family are backing a Harnessing Hope fundraiser after a Saratoga harness-track barn fire killed 17 horses.

France Galop has moved Saturday’s eight-race Chantilly fixture to Deauville because of forecast weather conditions, with the Prix du Bois topping the morning card.

Bob Baffert’s Grade 1 winner Brant is set to return in Sunday’s Maxfield Stakes at Churchill Downs, where he faces seven rivals over seven furlongs.