Darragh Kenny was particularly enthusiastic yesterday about his prospects in tomorrow’s $600,000 Global Champions Tour class in Miami, writes John Tynan.

Yesterday’s Prix d’Aumale at Chantilly was due to be a warm-up for Al Naamah ahead of next month’s Prix Marcel Boussac but Al Shaqab Racing might have a different contender altogether after pacemaker Shahah caused a mighty turn-up.

Show jumper Kevin Babington spent a brief spell in a water jump on Sunday, but he made sure it didn’t dampen his day as he went on to win the $250,000 Hampton Classic in New York.

The man behind the consortium seeking to invest in Lotus is adamant the long-awaited deal will be concluded this week.

Lewis Hamilton proved the furore surrounding his future is firmly at the back of his mind by grabbing pole for tomorrow’s Italian Grand Prix.

Jenson Button ended a more than three-year wait for pole position by securing top spot on the grid for tomorrow’s Belgian Grand Prix.

Cirrus Des Aigles will not run in the Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown next Saturday.

Michael Schumacher returns to his “living room” this weekend on the brink of joining a highly-exclusive club.

Sebastian Vettel slated Lewis Hamilton for being “a bit stupid”, but come the conclusion of yesterday’s German Grand Prix it was the German who emerged as the foolish one.

McLaren driver Jenson Button has won the Hungarian Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) was second with Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) third.

GOLDIKOVA will attempt to get back to winning ways in tomorrow’s Prix Rothschild at Deauville.

ELEANORA Duse gave the Ballymacoll Stud their biggest success of the season when landing a narrow victory in the www.thetote.com Blandford Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

LEWIS HAMILTON celebrated his third victory of the season on a day Jenson Button’s hopes of back-to-back world championships suffered “a massive blow”.

An MTV show in which Lady Gaga let rip with bad language mid-performance while encouraging an audience to dance has been rapped by the UK's broadcasting watchdog.

Defending Grand Prix champion John Higgins held his nerve to see off world number one Ronnie O’Sullivan 5-4 during a classic encounter in front of his home crowd.

Stephane Pasquier is in demand to ride Getaway in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

The future of the German Grand Prix is in doubt after a Nurburgring official confirmed the circuit would not be able to host the race in 2010 should Hockenheim fall by the wayside.

Karl Burke will run the gamut of emotions over the next couple of days after achieving the pinnacle of his career with a first Group One victory in the Etihad Airways Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly.

Heikki Kovalainen finished quickest in practice for the first time this season to suggest McLaren might avoid being also-rans during Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix.

In their eighth season and 127th grand prix, Toyota stand on the brink of their maiden victory after Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock scored an historic one-two in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan has claimed Fernando Alonso could be Lewis Hamilton’s biggest ally as he bids to secure his maiden world title in Brazil on Sunday.

Formula One commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone has dismissed talk of a breakaway championship in the sport.

Kimi Raikkonen underlined his belief Ferrari will be a force at this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix.

Godolphin bring out the first of their Vodafone Derby aspirants at Chester on Friday as the ex-French Alexandros tackles the Addleshaw Goddard Dee Stakes.

PASCAL Bary made it second time lucky in the stanjamesuk.com 1000 Guineas as Natagora led from the outset to strike a blow for France in the fillies’ Classic at Newmarket yesterday.

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend at Longchamp must have appeared like a black cloud on the horizon for Baron Georg Von Ullmann after Manduro was ruled out of the main event.

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has attempted to diffuse the political furore he has created after awarding Valencia grand prix status earlier this week.

Darts legend Phil Taylor believes there is still room for improvement despite claiming his seventh World Grand Prix title in Dublin last night.

Jenson Button admits he may have to wait until 2008 to finally win a grand prix, but has vowed no let up in his quest.

World champion Fernando Alonso scored an emotional home victory in the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona to end Michael Schumacher’s winning streak.

Jenson Button has warned new Honda team-mate Rubens Barrichello he will pull no punches in the fight to win the team’s first grand prix.

The new A1 Grand Prix championship has postponed the forthcoming round at Sentul in Indonesia following the death of Dubai’s ruler.

Leader De La Cour, trained by Thierry Doumen and ridden by Christophe Pieux, won the Prix Best Mate at Auteuil’s new winter jumps festival.

DUBAWI, Godolphin’s brilliant winner of the Irish 2000 Guineas and Prix Jacques le Marois, has been retired after suffering an injury to a hind ligament.

ALEC Wildenstein has revealed his brilliant stayer Westerner will line up in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on October 2.

Shawanda was the star of the show on Arc trials day at Longchamp and she is now challenging Hurricane Run for favouritism in the betting for the big race on October 2.

“Faugh-A-Ballagh”

Narain Karthikeyan has his sights set on a strong result at Jordan’s new home grand prix this weekend.

Felipe Massa believes his points-scoring finish in Sauber’s 200th grand prix will spur the team on to greater heights this season.

Dutchman Nicky Pastorelli will be a Jordan Grand Prix test driver, the team announced today.

Narain Karthikeyan and Tiago Monteiro continued Jordan Grand Prix’s test programme today in Barcelona, completing test mileage of 76 and 32 laps respectively.

Michael Jarvis sends Josh across the Channel to Deauville tomorrow for the Listed Prix Herod.

FORMER Classic hope One Cool Cat has run his last race after breaking down on the Ballydoyle gallops this morning.

Two Irish-trained fillies and four from Britain remain in Sunday’s Prix de Diane Hermes (French Oaks) at the first declaration stage today.