GEORGE WASHINGTON overcame a stumble at the start to record a smooth victory in the Laing O’Rourke National Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

AIDAN O’BRIEN is hoping that his late-season revival in form can be carried across the Atlantic when he saddles five runners in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup meeting at Lone Star Park.

Aidan O’Brien is hoping that his late-season revival in form can be carried across the Atlantic when he saddles five runners in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup meeting at Lone Star Park.

Australian jockey Kerrin McEvoy will keep the plum ride on multiple Group One winner Warrsan in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

British bookmakers Coral have cut American Post’s odds for the Vodafone Derby to 8-1 from 10-1 after he made a winning start to his Classic season at Saint-Cloud today.

Andre Fabre appears in a confident mood ahead of the Sagitta 1000 Guineas at Newmarket next month.

Rock Of Gibraltar has been retired to Coolmore Stud in Co. Tipperary, it has been announced this afternoon.

Rock to roll in Arlington Mile

Aidan O’Brien, who saddled the first three home in last year’s Darley Dewhurst Stakes, once again holds a strong hand in Saturday’s renewal of the Group One contest at Newmarket.

THOSE truly defining moments in sport are rare gifts, burned into the memory by their achievement or standing as a monument to marvel for those too young to recall the instant.