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  • French Selections Sunday 23rd

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    R1 VINCENNES [L-H] C1 – PRIX OUEST-FRANCE (PRIX RAYMOND FOUARD) – 2175m (a1m1/4) – Gr3 Race – Harness – EUR € 80,000 1. KNOCKONWOOD – Disappointing on the whole for some time, latterly last of 11 in a 2875m Enghien Class A last weekend, and can be confidently passed over 2. KANTO AVIS – Handy…

  • Confirmedrunners and riders for the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot TODAY

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    King Charles III Stakes fourth Believing will make a quick turnaround to contest the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes today.The George Boughey-trained four-year-old was beaten a length and a half by Asfoora over five furlongs on Tuesday and will now tackle the six-furlong trip that has yielded three of her four career victories.Believing will receive…

  • French Selections Saturday 22nd

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    R1 COMPIEGNE [L-H] C1 – PRIX DES BELLES DEMOISELLES – 1400m (a7f) – TURF – Newcomers Race – Flat – EUR € 30,000 1. TIME GOES ON – A first timer that could make her presence felt first time up. Watch the betting trends closer to race time before finalising bets 2. APRIL FLOWER –…

  • French Selections Thursday 20th

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    R1 Longchamp [R-H] C1 – PRIX DE LA PORTE MAILLOT – 1400m (a7f) – TURF – Gr3 Race – Flat – EUR € 80,000 1. BREIZH SKY – Excellent last run over 1400m at this course on the 26th of May in a Group 3. Should go close to winning. Respect 2. MOUNT ATHOS –…

  • Rogue Millennium on course to defend Duke of Cambridge crown

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    Big-money purchase Rogue Millennium is set to defend her Duke of Cambridge Stakes title when she forms part of Joseph O’Brien’s team for Royal Ascot.A star performer when trained in the UK by Tom Clover, she edged out Random Harvest by a neck when successful in the one-mile Group Two event at the Royal meeting…

  • AUGUSTE RODIN READY TO SHOW TRUE WORTH AGAIN

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    Fine FormAuguste Rodin ra – 4.25can capitalise on the absence of White Birch and return to winning ways in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes, the highlight on day two at Royal Ascot.Aidan O’Brien’s charge was a clear second best behind the John Murphy-trained grey in the Tattersalls Gold Cup but his handler felt the rain-softened…

  • French Selections Wednesday 19th

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    R1 BORDEAUX-LE BOUSCAT [R-H] C1 – PRIX DU PARI TOURNY A BORDEAUX – 2550m (a1m1/2) – Class E Race – Harness – EUR € 21,000 1. KATOKI – Disappointing when disqualified in the last two, the latest in a class D at Beaumont de-Lomagne over 2550m on 9 June. Three runs back was a runner…

  • Elson Boy makes it six straight winsfor Dubbo trainer Dar Lunn

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    Elson Boy took his remarkable winning streak into the city on Saturday and just kept on rolling, collecting his sixth victory in a row in the $160,000 Rosehill Bowling Club Handicap (1300m) in Sydney.The four-year-old son of El Roca kicked off his hot streak with a win on his home track of Dubbo in early…

  • Tamerlane’s bid to break weight-carrying record in Civic Stakes at Royal Randwick on Saturday

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    Godolphin’s Tamerlane will need to set a modern-day weight-carrying record for the Listed $200,000 Civic Stakes (1400m) after being allocated topweight of 59.5kg for the feature sprint at Royal Randwick on Saturday.The Civic Stakes has attracted 26 entries with the James Cummings-trained Tamerlane conceding between 1.5kg and 5.5kg to his rivals.In recent years, Ninth Legion…

  • NOTABLE SPEECH CAN STRIKE EARLY BLOW FOR GODOLPHIN

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    Fine FormNotable Speech RA – 4.25can follow up his 2000 Guineas win in the St James’s Palace Stakes on the opening day of Royal Ascot.The unbeaten son of Dubawi was unraced as a juvenile and announced himself on the scene when winning his maiden going away on the all-weather at Kempton at the beginning of…