Anyone else looking forward to getting up at 3.45am next Tuesday to watch the Melbourne Cup?

Michael Stoute moved within one winner of the late great Henry Cecil’s Royal Ascot record as Frankie Dettori shone aboard Across The Stars in the King Edward VII Stakes.

Could there be a more appropriate, atmospheric time to launch the sale of Carrigrohane Castle than All Hallows Eve, or Halloween?

Luca Cumani may have had an “inkling” earlier in the year that a parting of the ways could come with Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum, owner of King George winner and leading Arc contender Postponed.

Herald The Dawn, impressive when winning his maiden at Naas earlier this month, produced a sustained and very game effort to overcome soft ground and exciting filly Now Or Never in the Group 2 Galileo EBF Futurity Stakes yesterday afternoon at the Curragh.

Covert Love gave Newmarket trainer Hugo Palmer an early wedding present with his first Classic triumph in the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh on Saturday.

Newmarket has announced changes to the course layout for the Qipco Guineas Festival, with the stalls for the first two Classics of the season set to be on the stands rail rather than the centre of the track.

William Buick will partner Romsdal in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster at Saturday.

Australia could have his next start in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh on June 28 following his heroics at Epsom on Saturday.

Aidan O’Brien has described Australia as “a Derby horse we’ve not had the like of before” ahead of his tilt at the Investec-sponsored Classic at Epsom on June 7.

Ralph Beckett is keen to let Talent have the chance of further Classic glory in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday.

Medieval scenes will be re-enacted as part of a day of celebrations to mark a Co Cork town’s lengthy history.

Multiple Classic winner Camelot made a winning return to action in the High Chaparral European Breeders Fund Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh.

Aidan O’Brien has mapped out an early-season plan for his dual Derby winner Camelot that will culminate with an appearance at Royal Ascot.

Olivier Peslier ended a 14-year wait for a fourth Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in very unlikely fashion as the unfancied filly Solemia induced more Japanese heartbreak at Longchamp yesterday.

Aidan O’Brien has spoken of his delight at having Frankie Dettori on board Camelot in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp tomorrow.

Camelot faces a crucial workout this morning as trainer Aidan O’Brien insists he is looking “very strongly” at running his Classic hero in Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Camelot faces a crucial workout on Wednesday morning as trainer Aidan O’Brien insists he is looking “very strongly” at running his Classic hero in Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Regular followers of my horses’ fortunes will know that things haven’t been going great of late.

It has to be regarded as one of the bravest decisions ever taken by stewards in this country.

Times Up was a fairytale winner for soon-to-retire John Dunlop when putting up a classy staying performance in the Stobart Doncaster Cup.

As Camelot prepares for his date with destiny in next weekend’s Doncaster St Leger, Aidan O’Brien says the public focus on Frankel suits him just fine.

Connections of Main Sequence have yet to decide whether to renew rivalry with the Triple Crown-seeking Camelot in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster next month.

Lady Rothschild will let John Gosden decide whether her star colt Nathaniel will lock horns with Frankel in the Juddmonte International at York.

Aidan O’Brien’s charge has swept aside the opposition in five starts and followed up a neck success in the mile QIPCO 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket in early May with a stunning five-length victory in the Investec Derby over an extra half-mile at Epsom Downs the following month.

Nathaniel features among 33 entries for the Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on September 8.

In this afternoon's King George (4.35) at Ascot, Nathaniel will bid to become the first horse since Swain (1997/98) to win successive runnings of the Group 1 race.

The British press, Doncaster and Ladbrokes, who sponsor the race, are all falling over themselves now, delighted with the news that it looks virtually certain Camelot will head to the St Leger on September 15.

Aidan O’Brien’s unbeaten Camelot appears among 11 confirmations for Saturday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at The Curragh.

Aidan O’Brien’s unbeaten Camelot appears among 11 confirmations for Saturday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at The Curragh.

VINCENT WARD would rather the weather did not spoil his decision to supplement Fictional Account for this weekend’s Irish Field St Leger at the Curragh.

AS own goals go this was a beauty.

GREYHOUND followers have classic action on three fronts on Saturday night.

GODOLPHIN broke back into the Royal Ascot spotlight as Rewilding hunted down the Australian giant So You Think in a captivating Prince of Wales’s Stakes yesterday.

Rewilding oozed class with victory in the Dubai Sheema Classic under Frankie Dettori at Meydan.

A DECISION on whether Kauto Star goes for the Hennessy Gold Cup before aiming for a fifth successive victory in the King George VI Chase is expected today.

Snow Fairy, Ed Dunlop's exceptional dual Oaks winner, landed a huge pot in Japan by winning the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup.

Joshua Tree landed a famous win for Ireland in the Pattison Canadian International at Woodbine.

Ed Dunlop is keen to keep the options open for his talented youngster Native Khan.

Ladbrokes St Leger fancies Midas Touch and Rewilding put their Classic claims on the line in the sportingbet.com Great Voltigeur Stakes at York on Tuesday.

Monterosso turned in an impressive display to land the King Edward VII Stakes for Mark Johnston and Frankie Dettori.

THERE would surely be no more popular winner of the week than if Henry Cecil’s Manifest prevailed in the Ascot Gold Cup today.

THE absence of St Nicholas Abbey takes some of the intrigue from today’s Investec Epsom Derby but, for all that the Ballydoyle team will miss the horse they believed ‘could walk on water’, the stable dominated the major trials and appears to hold all the aces today.

FREDDIE HEAD labelled Goldikova a “freak” after the wonder mare notched up her eighth Group One success in the Prix D’Ispahan at Longchamp yesterday.

David Hayes is counting his blessings that Changingoftheguard did not win this year’s St Leger at Doncaster back in September.

A piece of work on Thursday will determine whether Changingoftheguard is prepared for the Emirates Melbourne Cup.