Aidan O’Brien has nominated dual Guineas hero Gleneagles for the Breeders’ Cup Classic in which he could take on American Triple Crown winner American Pharoah.

Coolmore made an encouraging start to her career, despite having to settle for third in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden at the Curragh.

Aidan O’Brien has his fingers firmly crossed the weather will be kind enough to allow Gleneagles to run in the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown next month.

The Ballydoyle camp are “delighted” with Gleneagles ahead of today’s mouthwatering showdown with Golden Horn in the Juddmonte International.

Irish jockey legends Mick Kinane and Johnny Murtagh expect Golden Horn to come out on top in his showdown with Gleaneagles in the Juddmonte International at York today.

If the clash between Golden Horn and Gleneagles goes ahead at York in the Juddmonte International Stakes next Wednesday it will surely be compulsive viewing, even for those who only have a passing interest in Flat racing.

Cougar Mountain benefited from a drop in class when winning the Invesco Pension Consultants Desmond Stakes at Leopardstown last night.

Gleneagles is set to sidestep this weekend’s Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville and instead head to York for a fascinating clash with Derby hero Golden Horn in the Juddmonte International.

In emphatically reversing Coventry Stakes form with Buratino and giving trainer Aidan O’Brien his fourteenth success in the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes, yesterday afternoon at the Curragh, Air Force Blue was promoted to clear favouritism for next season’s Newmarket 2000 Guineas.

Connections of Solow would relish the opportunity of seeing their excellent colt go toe to toe with Gleneagles in the Qatar Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.

Recently, in the Racing Post, Tom Segal described Aidan O’Brien as "the best flat trainer in my lifetime.’’

You’d imagine that just about anything is now possible as far as Dermot Weld’s Free Eagle is concerned for the rest of the season.

Gleneagles confirmed his position as the star miler of his generation after handing Aidan O’Brien a record-breaking seventh success in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot yesterday.

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

Aidan O’Brien is pleased with where he is at with Gleneagles ahead of his attempt to further cement his position as the best miler of his generation in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot today.

A host of big names have been entered for the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on September 12.

Aidan O’Brien hailed Gleneagles as the “best miler we’ve had” after he completed a Classic double in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.

Gleneagles gave Aidan O’Brien his seventh Qipco 2000 Guineas success as he ran out a convincing winner of the first Classic of the season at Newmarket.

Qipco 2000 Guineas favourite Gleneagles will strut his stuff at the Curragh on Sunday after Aidan O’Brien confirmed the exciting colt will be part of the Ballydoyle contingent working after racing.

The more you study the manner in which French stewards interpret their rules the more one is inclined to the view that the way they do things is the right way.

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.

Rory McIlroy and his European teammates are bracing themselves for the mother all warnings against complacency from captain Paul McGinley ahead of tomorrow's pivotal Ryder Cup singles matches.

Aidan O’Brien believes that Dick Whittington’s victory in the Phoenix Stakes offered plenty of encouragement that he will stay further than six furlongs.

Gold Cup hero Leading Light made the perfect return to action in the Palmerstown House Estate Irish St Leger Trial Stakes on another fine afternoon for Aidan O’Brien at the Curragh yesterday.

Thistle Bird struck Group One gold at the age of six as she dispelled any stamina concerns with an emphatic victory in the Newbridge Silverware Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Paul McGinley to captain Europe at Gleneagles in 2014 followed by Darren Clarke at Hazeltine in 2016.