Dual Guineas hero Gleneagles turned in a dominant performance in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.

There was a large contingent of second-generation Irish present at Anfield in December 1995 for the Euro play-off against the Netherlands.

John Gosden would be “concerned” for Jack Hobbs if the ground at Epsom continues to quicken in the build-up to the Investec Derby on Saturday.

On Irish Derby day at the Curragh, Saturday, June 28, Aidan O’Brien had just trained his third winner of the afternoon, Giovanni Boldini, in a Listed race.

Ol’ Man River enhanced his Classic prospects with an authoritative victory in the Juddmonte Beresford Stakes at the Curragh.

Any horse called John F Kennedy, trained by Aidan O’Brien, was always destined to attract more than normal attention.

Bookmakers would welcome an evening Investec Derby in principle – but warn it might not be an overwhelming success if it clashed with another major sporting event.

Epsom may consider moving the Investec Derby to a Saturday evening slot to reverse the declining television audience of the great race.

Aidan O’Brien believes he has "never had a horse" like Australia ahead of his date with destiny at Epsom today.

Aidan O’Brien has finalised his jockey bookings for Saturday’s Investec Derby with Ryan Moore picking up the mount on Geoffrey Chaucer.

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Trainer Alan King wants to run Grumeti in the Stan James Champion Hurdle following his pleasing return to action at Wincanton on Saturday.

Trainer Aidan O’Brien is bidding for a remarkable eighth consecutive victory in the Irish Derby, and 11th in all, having saddled the likes of Galileo (2001), High Chaparral (2002) and last year’s hero Camelot to win Ireland’s premier Classic at the Curragh.

All the leading protagonists in a potentially thrilling renewal of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby have been reported to be thriving and on target for the Curragh highlight on Saturday evening.

Magician secured trainer Aidan O’Brien his ninth Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas and his 29th domestic Classic with a devastating performance at the Curragh.

Little is given away by the Coolmore camp but the hints were there that Magician could well be the superior of their two Chester Derby trial winners this week.

Princess Highway emulated her dam Irresistible Jewel as she powered to victory in the Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Aidan O’Brien insists he is taking nothing for granted as red-hot favourite Camelot bids to give the trainer his third success in tomorrow's Investec Derby at Epsom.

Andrew Balding’s Bonfire emerged as the most serious threat to Investec Derby favourite Camelot with an impressive comeback performance in the Betfred Dante Stakes at York yesterday.

Aidan O’Brien is optimistic that Qipco 2000 Guineas winner Camelot possesses the stamina necessary to win the Investec Derby.

EPSOM’S first meeting of the season on April 25 is under no threat – even though part of a grandstand roof was ripped off due to intense gales yesterday.

Epsom runner-up Treasure Beach went one place better to give Aidan O’Brien his ninth victory in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, in which the Queen’s Carlton House finished only fourth.

Ed Dunlop is confident British raider Native Khan can improve on his promising fifth in the Derby at Epsom.

When trainer Aidan O’Brien saddles his four runners for tomorrow’s Irish Derby, he’ll be bidding to record his sixth consecutive victory in the race and a record-breaking ninth in total.

Ed Dunlop is confident Native Khan can improve on his promising fifth in the Derby at Epsom when he goes for glory in Sunday’s Dubai Duty Free-sponsored Irish equivalent.

AIDAN O’BRIEN has admitted that the judicial decision to prevent Kieren Fallon from riding Recital in the Epsom Derby was a distraction he could have done without and might well have cost the horse a better finish than his 4½ length sixth to Pour Moi.

ED Dunlop has confirmed that Native Khan will contest the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh on June 26.

CURRAGH racecourse manager Paul Hensey admits he is “disappointed” the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby will clash with the Leinster football semi-final between Kildare and Dublin, but is confident that a combination of the racing, social pursuits and the chance of winning a 5-star holiday to Dubai will pack them in at Flat headquarters.

LET'S put Carlton House to the side and accept that if he wins this afternoon's Investec Derby at Epsom it's just one more of life's little irritants - one particularly familiar but not exclusive to our beloved sport of horse racing.

Olivier Peslier is unable to partner Ed Dunlop’s Native Khan in the Investec Derby as he is retained to ride in France on the same day.

ANTE-POST favourite Carlton House came through his final serious piece of work ahead of the Investec Derby with flying colours.

John Dunlop has been given the approval of owner Benny Andersson to run Beatrice Aurore in the Investec Oaks.

Carlton House kept alive The Queen's hopes of winning the Investec Derby with a battling success in the totesport Dante Stakes at York this afternoon.

COLM O’Donoghue could not be happier with Cape Blanco ahead of Saturday’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.

Epsom heroine Snowy Fairy will face 15 rivals as she bids to complete a Classic double in Sunday’s Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh.

JIM Bolger has two shots at interrupting Aidan O’Brien’s monopoly on the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby as Puncher Clynch and Carraiglawn head for the Curragh tomorrow.

Aidan O’Brien admits stable jockey Johnny Murtagh faces a tough choice ahead of Sunday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh.

NORMAL service was resumed by Fame And Glory in the Coronation Cup as Aidan O’Brien harvested Epsom’s Group One for older horses for the fourth time in six years.

FINALLY, we can get down to business this afternoon, leaving all the St Nicholas Abbey drama behind us, and concentrate on the most exciting flat race in the world, the Epsom Derby.