Trainer Art Sherman secured his place in the record books as he sent out California Chrome to land the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday night.

ALAIN de Royer-Dupre secured his sixth victory in the Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly yesterday as Reliable Man took the glory in the hands of Gerald Mosse.

Ante-post favourite Big Brown must defy a welter of statistics if he is triumph from the outside draw in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.

ALAMSHAR and Nayef remain on course to make the final appearance of their careers in the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes.