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UPDATED 6:55PM, JAN 22 2021 Derby winner Masar is the latest stallion to have his first foal on the ground, a chestnut colt out of the six-time winner Dubai One born at Woodpark Stud in County Meath.  Dubai One, a daughter of Exceed And Excel, is a half-sister to Meydan Group 2 scorer and Sheema Classic fourth Prize Money and hails from the family of Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Crimplene.  Patrick Byrne, general manager of Godolphin Ireland, said of the new arrival: “We're delighted to have our first Masar foal on the ground. A first foal out of this mare, the colt has plenty o...

6:00PM, JAN 20 2021 Frankie Dettori returns to action on the opening night of the 2021 Dubai World Cup carnival with six rides including one-time Derby hope Military March. Dettori, who turned 50 last month, flew out out for the carnival on Tuesday and is set to compete for the first time since finishing second on Global Giant in the Bahrain International Trophy in November. The Italian jockey combines with Saeed bin Suroor and Godolphin for his five of his six rides, headlined by Military March, who finished fourth behind Kameko in last season’s 2,000 Guineas. Unbeaten as a juveni...

Betway Conditions Stakes | 2m½f | 4yo+ | Sky There is a smattering of quality in this Fast-Track Qualifier for All-Weather Finals Day at Lingfield and that's particularly true of Mekong, who comes straight out of a Group 1. That wasn't just any Group 1, either. Mekong was last seen competing in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in June, when he finished 23 lengths behind Stradivarius in fifth. He never got into that race after a slow start and was evidently outclassed, but this time it's Mekong who could outclass his rivals now he is dropped significantly in grade. This time last year Mekong was ...

UPDATED 6:37PM, JAN 12 2021 Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte Farms ranks as one of the world's most prestigious and productive breeding operations. It has few peers, with only perhaps the Aga Khan Studs and Coolmore able to match its strength in depth and achievements. At the last count, Juddmonte had bred 113 individual Group/Grade 1 winners of 220 elite races, including 28 Classic winners. Its produce includes household names such as Frankel, Enable and Zafonic. The seeds of such spectacular success were sown in the 1970s when the young owner, a scion of the Saudi royal family but self-...

UPDATED 8:02PM, DEC 12 2020 Blue was the colour of choice for buyers on the opening day of the Tattersalls Ireland November National Hunt Sale, which belatedly but happily began on Saturday. Blue Bresil, who will shortly start his second season at Rathbarry Stud, had just two representatives on the opening day but both created a bidding frenzy. For the second successive year, John Dwan sold the yearling session-topper with his family’s Ballyreddin Stud consigning the Blue Bresil gelding who made €80,000. Lot 32 is the third foal out of the Flemensfirth mare Wild Blueberry, and the ...