St Nicholas Abbey provided a belated but thunderous reminder of his capabilities by streaking nine lengths clear in the Boodles Diamond Ormonde Stakes at Chester yesterday.

HARBINGER’S performance in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes earned him a rating of 135 as he was announced the clear leader in the 2010 World Thoroughbred Rankings, unveiled yesterday.

Harbinger has been crowned as the top performer of 2010 after the World Thoroughbred Rankings were released.

CHAMPION Australian racehorse So You Think has arrived at Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle stables in preparation for the new Flat season.

WORKFORCE will stay in training as a four-year-old after missing the Breeders’ Cup Turf.

Klammer looks to have left Jane Chapple-Hyam’s care on a winning note by shading a three-way finish to the John Smith’s Extra Smooth Stakes at Newbury.

I HAVE to admit to getting a great kick out of Workforce winning the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp last Sunday.

WORKFORCE will take his chance in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday.

Investec Derby winner Workforce has been given the go-ahead to run in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday.

A decision on whether Workforce runs in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is not expected until Thursday.

BANK on Rip Van Winkle to give Aidan O’Brien a sixth Tattersalls Irish Champion Stakes win at Leopardstown today.

Aidan O’Brien bids for a remarkable Group One treble in the space of just over an hour in Britain and Ireland tomorrow.

Fame And Glory could clash with stablemate Cape Blanco in the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on September 4.

Champion jockey Ryan Moore has been ruled out of the Ebor meeting at York.

Ryan Moore will miss the start of the York Ebor Festival on Tuesday after delaying his return due to the wrist injury he sustained in a fall at Windsor on Monday.

Aidan O'Brien has yet to finalise running plans for the Juddmonte International at York next Tuesday.

AIDAN O’Brien has yet to finalise running plans for the Juddmonte International at York next Tuesday.

Sir Michael Stoute is in no rush to decide on the next plan of attack for devastating Derby winner Workforce.

HARBINGER has been hailed as “one of the all-time greats” after injury forced connections to announce the colt’s retirement from racing yesterday.

A DECISION on the future of Harbinger, officially rated the best Flat horse in the world, will be made today.

Racing on the track was this weekend overshadowed by the news the world's highest-rated horse, Harbinger, suffered a potentially career-ending injury.

Harbinger’s career is in the balance after the brilliant colt fractured his near-fore cannon bone on the gallops in Newmarket.

Connections of Twice Over and Byword admit they will be all out to floor Harbinger at York later this month – despite the Juddmonte International favourite having a close link to the stud operation of race sponsor Khalid Abdullah.

OPPOSITION to Harbinger in the ante-post market for the Juddmonte International at York next month gained further momentum yesterday when Coral pushed the King George hero out to 5-4 favourite from 11-10.

Marco Botti is considering the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes as a potential target for his stable star Gitano Hernando.

Polly’s Mark could take her chance in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks later this month.

HARRY Herbert has warned Harbinger will not line up in the Juddmonte International at York later this month if conditions are deemed unsuitable.

Mark Johnston's annual pilgrimage to Glorious Goodwood had started to become a disappointing one by his usual standards but Sea Lord came to the rescue in the totesport Mile today.

KING George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes flop Workforce is still undergoing tests to try and discover if there was an underlying reason for his performance at Ascot.

HARBINGER has smashed his way to the title of top-rated racehorse in the world thanks to his breathtaking performance in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

BETHRAH is likely to return to action in the Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes at Leopardstown on September 4.

Harbinger put up a devastating performance to run right away with the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.

An Epsom Derby victor meets an Irish Derby winner and one of the best and most progressive older horses in training. That is the essence of what the King George should be. Add in a horse that’s run up the Prix De l’Arc three times; a French filly who’s won the Hong Kong Vase to add some international flavour, and a front runner to ensure there’s no hiding place and that’s precisely we’re being served at Ascot 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.

STABLEMATES Workforce and Harbinger feature among eight possible runners in a mouth-watering renewal of the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Saturday.

Olivier Peslier has been confirmed as the rider of Harbinger in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on Saturday week.

AN announcement on who rides Harbinger in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes could be made this week.

JOHNNY MURTAGH was left counting the cost after bagging the Darley July Cup on Aidan O’Brien’s Starspangledbanner at Newmarket.

HARBINGER has been given the green light to lock horns with Derby-winning stablemate Workforce in next month’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

HARRY Herbert insists there is still no decision on whether Harbinger will be allowed to lock horns with Derby-winning stablemate Workforce in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

Henry Cecil’s Manifest turned the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup into a procession with a stunning success under Tom Queally.

FRANKIE Dettori treated Chester racegoers to a flying dismount yesterday after boosting the prospects of his probable Investec Derby mount, Chabal, with victory aboard Azmeel in the Addleshaw Goddard Dee Stakes.

Frankie Dettori treated Chester racegoers to a flying dismount after boosting the prospects of his probable Investec Derby mount, Chabal, with victory aboard Azmeel in the Addleshaw Goddard Dee Stakes.

Harbinger, favourite for the St Leger at one stage last season, will start his campaign in the Dubai Tennis Championship Stakes at Newbury on April 17.