Muhaarar created history at Deauville by emulating the brilliant Dayjur and making the Prix Maurice de Gheest a third Group One sprint victory.

Amazing Maria continued her resurgent summer with victory in the Prix Rothschild at Deauville.

Pat Smullen could not be happier with Free Eagle ahead of today’s Prince of Wales’s Stakes despite it being his first outing of the year.

New Bay finished with a flourish to provide Andre Fabre with a fourth victory in the Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly yesterday.

Rerouted from yesterday’s Qipco 1,000 Guineas, presumably due to the fast ground, Found should make a winning start to her three-year-old campaign in the Canford Cliffs Athasi Stakes at the Curragh today.

Champion jockey Pat Smullen carries Irish hopes in the 17th Longines International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley, Hong Kong today.

Jim Bolger has paid tribute to the "much adored" Trading Leather who sustained a fatal fracture when pulled up in the Japan Cup.

Trainer Tony Martin and owner JP McManus are set to break new ground in France today as Clonard Street goes for Group One glory in the Criterium de Saint-Cloud.

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.

The topsy turvy state of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe market was thrown into further chaos after Sea The Moon lost his unbeaten record to Ivanhowe in the Longines – Grosser Preis von Baden at Baden Baden yesterday.

Noble Mission had to settle for second place behind Germany Derby runner-up Lucky Lion in the Grosser Dallmayr-Preis at Munich.

Dermot Weld’s Flying Jib and Aidan O’Brien’s Wonderfully finished down the field as former O’Brien inmate Minorette claimed top honours in Saturday’s Belmont Oaks.

Corine Barande-Barbe is hopeful Cirrus Des Aigles has not suffered any lasting damage after pulling up lame following his tremendous victory in Saturday’s Investec Coronation Cup at Epsom.

Christophe Soumillon saluted the crowd after partnering Cirrus Des Aigles to a smooth victory in the Investec Coronation Cup at Epsom.

French star-in-waiting Prince Gibraltar stands in front of The Grey Gatsby as Kevin Ryan’s colt pitches for Classic glory in tomorrow’s Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly.

Cirrus Des Aigles turned in a masterclass from the front to gamely account for Olympic Glory in the Prix d’Ispahan at Longchamp yesterday.

I’m Yours executed Dermot Weld’s well-laid plan to give the in-form trainer another victory in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes at Gowran Park yesterday.

Moonlight Cloud produced arguably the performance of the day as she came from last to first to land the Prix de la Foret at Longchamp.

What had been billed as the most fascinating and complex Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in some years was simply reduced to a one-horse show as Treve offered up a quite astonishing performance in Paris yesterday.

Orfevre sauntered to back-to-back victories in the Qatar Prix Foy with an impressive display in the Longchamp Group Two yesterday.

Cirrus Des Aigles continued his worrying decline with yet another defeat at Deauville yesterday.

American raider No Nay Never stretched his 100% record to three with a classy performance in the Darley Prix Morny at Deauville yesterday.

Trading Leather attempts to come out of his stablemate Dawn Approach’s shadow when he lines-up for the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot today.

Jockey Joseph O’Brien is praying the rain stays away from Ascot to allow St Nicholas Abbey show his true brilliance in Saturday’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

Dawn Approach, Magician and Toronado all feature in a field of nine set to go to post for tomorrow’s St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Maxios got up close home to deny Planteur in the Prix d’Ispahan at Longchamp.

Kieren Fallon is looking forward to taking the ride on Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Little Mike as he makes his Dubai debut on the Super Saturday card at Meydan.

Trainer Corine Barande-Barbe insists she has not formulated a masterplan in which Cirrus Des Aigles inflicts a first career defeat upon Frankel at Ascot on Saturday.

Olivier Peslier ended a 14-year wait for a fourth Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in very unlikely fashion as the unfancied filly Solemia induced more Japanese heartbreak at Longchamp yesterday.

Solemia denied Japan a first victory in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe as the filly got up in the last strides to beat Orfevre in a thrilling renewal at Longchamp.

Camelot has emerged as clear favourite for tomorrow’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp after faring far better than market rival Orfevre in the draw for stalls positions.

Christophe Soumillon left Longchamp yesterday with the belief Orfevre had the potential to provide him with a third Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after the Japanese Triple Crown star made a successful European debut.

Orfevre becomes the latest Japanese star to embark on the route towards the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with an outing in one of the trials at Longchamp tomorrow.

Christophe Soumillon took the spoils aboard Lone Ranger as British raiders failed to land a blow in the Prix du Carrousel at Deauville yesterday.

A French victory in Newmarket’s Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes had been expected yesterday but it came through the less obvious source of the Alain de Royer-Dupre-trained Giofra.

French 1000 Guineas heroine Beauty Parlour was denied a Classic double as the Johnny Murtagh-ridden Valyra ran out a shock winner of the Prix de Diane at Chantilly yesterday.

Lucayan, trained by Francois Rohaut, came out on top in a desperately tight finish to the Poule d’Essai des Poulains, the French equivalent of the 2000 Guineas, at Longchamp yesterday.

Jean-Claude Rouget’s Abtaal remains on course for a tilt at the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday week.

John Oxx’s Akeed Mofeed is one of five new entries for the Investec Derby at Epsom on June 2.

Mahbooba arrived with a late rattle to claim the Balanchine, sponsored By SOG Operations, at Meydan today.

Diamond Harry is on course for the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup after recovering from a successful wind operation.

GRADUATION NIGHT sidestepped a Grade One engagement earlier in the week and the Lynn Higgins 60th Birthday Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase at Doncaster is an eminently more winnable contest.

French raiders Sahpresa and Immortal Verse failed to make an impact as Eishin Apollon claimed the Mile Championship at Kyoto.

I PROBABLY love flat racing more than most, but you have got to say it is terrific to see the National Hunt game now getting into full swing.