FAME AND GLORY and Rite Of Passage feature among 12 possible runners in Sunday’s Seamus & Rosemary McGrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes at Leopardstown.

CASAMENTO has been confirmed a definite runner in Saturday’s Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.

Twice Over gave Henry Cecil his fourth Coral-Eclipse Stakes with an all-the-way success in the prestigious Group One contest at Sandown.

GITANO HERNANDO has been ruled out of next month’s Coral-Eclipse at Sandown aftersuffering a setback.

Gitano Hernando has been ruled out of next month's Coral-Eclipse at Sandown after suffering a setback.

Gitano Hernando is likely to return to action in the Coral Eclipse at Sandown in July.

A WAR of words broke out in Leinster House yesterday when leading horse trainer, John Oxx, accused the chief executive of bookmaking firm Paddy Power plc, Patrick Kennedy, of ‘disdain’ towards the Irish racing industry.

Marco Botti has his sights set on some of Europe’s top middle-distance events for Gitano Hernando after he finished an unlucky sixth in Saturday’s Dubai World Cup at Meydan.

JOHN OXX hailed Sea The Stars’ speed as his main attribute on the day the six-time Group One winner retired from racing.

John Oxx this morning said he was “delighted” with the drying conditions at York and the forecast of similarly clement weather in the run-up to Tuesday’s Juddmonte International Stakes.

FAME AND GLORY will be given a midsummer break by Aidan O’Brien before being brought back to the track for the Irish Champion Stakes and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Coral have agreed a three-year extension to their sponsorship of Sandown’s Eclipse Stakes, taking their association with the race to 36 years.

Coral bookmakers are to extend their long-running sponsorship of the Coral-Eclipse Stakes up to 2012.

KICKING KING, the reigning King George VI Chase and Cheltenham Gold Cup holder was yesterday named 2005 Horse of the Year at the annual Irish Horse Racing Awards ceremony.

Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kicking King was voted Horse of the Year at the Irish Horse Racing awards in a ceremony at the Westin Hotel, Dublin.

Motivator has shortened to odds-on favourite for the Coral-Eclipse Stakes with the sponsors following today’s confirmation stage.

Saeed bin Suroor-trained Refuse To Bend (15-2) did just that to win a thrilling Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park today.

The going at Sandown remains good to soft ahead of this afternoon’s Coral-Eclipse Stakes.

LEADING figures from the world of horseracing gathered yesterday for the funeral of legendary owner and breeder Robert Sangster.

Leading figures from the world's of horse racing, high society and showbusiness gathered today for the funeral of legendary owner and breeder Robert Sangster.

Racing was in mourning yesterday after the death of leading owner-breeder Robert Sangster.

RACING greats led by Vincent O’Brien, Lester Piggott, Steve Cauthen and Pat Eddery paid tribute yesterday following the death of leading owner-breeder Robert Sangster.

LEGENDARY racehorse owner Robert Sangster died yesterday at the age of 67.

Robert Sangster, the revolutionary racehorse owner, died yesterday at the age of 67 after a long illness.

Robert Sangster, the revolutionary racehorse owner, died yesterday at the age of 67.

Enigmatic superstar Hawk Wing has been retired from racing after failing to recover from a leg injury.

Nayef was today installed the 7-4 favourite for the Coral Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park in the sponsors’ opening show on the race following his impressive Prince Of Wales’s Stakes victory at Royal Ascot.

TWO years ago Giant’s Causeway beat Greek Dance in a tremendous Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

Aidan O'Briens's Hawk Wing was a brilliant winner of the Coral Eurobet Eclipse Stakes.

Rock Of Gibraltar and Hawk Wing, first and second in last Saturday’s Sagitta 2000 Guineas, head an amazing 33 entries from Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle yard for the Coral Eurobet Eclipse Stakes which takes place at Sandown on July 6.

Kieren Fallon is to end his stint as stable jockey to champion trainer Sir Michael Stoute, it was reported today.