Likeable two-year-old fillies Speedfit Girl and Ishbelle starred on the racecourse at Windsor today on an afternoon when football dominated proceedings.

Kingsgate Native is firmly on course to bid for his second win in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York later this month.

LORD Shanakill made his Group One form count when taking the Betfair Cup on the opening day at Glorious Goodwood yesterday.

Richard Hills has no doubts about Awzaan’s ability to stay a mile ahead of Saturday’s StanJames.com 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.

KIEREN Fallon believes St Nicholas Abbey will have to be a “freak” if he is to make a winning return to action in the StanJames.com 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday.

St Nicholas Abbey remains among 22 confirmations for the StanJames.com 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday.

THE Godolphin team look set to have a strong hand ahead of the French Classics after Andre Fabre gave them a double at Longchamp yesterday.

Equiano has now experienced both sides of a tight finish to the Connaught Access Flooring Abernant Stakes but this year the luck was on his side at Newmarket.

TOM QUEALLY gave Twice Over a first sighter of the new racecourse at Meydan yesterday and is unperturbed by their 11-wide draw in the Dubai World Cup tomorrow.

John Best has nominated a conditions event at Leicester on April 8 as the next stop for stanjames.com 2000 Guineas gamble Inler following his sensational gallop on Tuesday morning.

A minor problem with Inler has forced John Best to scratch his exciting colt from his weekend objective.

Steele Tango was a mere extra at Sea The Stars' swansong in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe but bounced back to play the starring role at Newmarket on Friday.

After an unsuccessful stint at stud, Kingsgate Native returns to the scene of his greatest triumph in the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot tomorrow.

Top-class sprinter Kingsgate Native is set to return to training this season after an unsuccessful stint at stud.

A strong field of 14 has been declared for the Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes at Kempton on Wednesday night.

Midshipman, trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Garrett Gomez, made every yard of the running to win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

Coda Agency trotted up in the two-mile Higgs International Handicap at Lingfield but trainer David Arbuthnot is planning to return the five-year-old to his favoured game over hurdles.

John Best is hoping to strike lucky with one of his three runners in the toteswinger Sirenia Stakes at Kempton on Saturday.

Ireland’s boutique music festival will open in style tomorrow with a party atmosphere set to match its carnival setting.

IRISH raider Master At Arms sprung a 12-1 surprise in the Clean Concierge Handicap under Jerry O’Dwyer at Wolverhampton yesterday.

Kingsgate Native remains bang on course to defend his crown in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York.

John Best is “very hopeful” of a big show from Kingsgate Native in the Darley July Cup at Newmarket on Friday.

War Artist has what it takes to give trainer James Eustace a deserved day in the spotlight by winning the Darley July Cup at Newmarket.

Golden Jubilee Stakes winner Kingsgate Native features among the 16 horses declared for the Darley July Cup at Newmarket on Friday.

DESERT Lord will bid for his first Group-race success since winning the Prix de l’Abbaye at Longchamp in 2006 when he lines up for Sunday’s William Fry Sapphire Stakes at the Curragh.

KEVIN Prendergast is likely to be double-handed as he goes in search of third victory in the Audi Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh on Saturday.

Royal Ascot juvenile form could be tested for the first time in the One 51 Railway Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

Kingsgate Native is set to bid for a Group One sprint hat-trick this summer following his victory in the Golden Jubilee Stakes.

Kingsgate Native bounced back from defeat earlier in the week to win the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot.

PETER Moody is confident Magnus can become the latest Australian-trained sprinter to upstage the home team in the King’s Stand Stakes.

FLEETING Spirit will face 14 rivals as she bids for Group One glory in tomorrow’s King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.

John Best is confident last year’s Nunthorpe winner Kingsgate Native will be able to handle the step up to six furlongs.

Godolphin’s Rio De La Plata, who was only beaten by New Approach in the best juvenile event of the season in the National Stakes, could possibly be seen again this season after confirming his star quality by running away with the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at Longchamp.

BENBAUN has made the Curragh his home-from-home but he could not have picked a better place to collect a rare ‘away’ success than the Prix de l’Abbaye at Longchamp yesterday.

John Best has confirmed juvenile sprinting sensation Kingsgate Native on target for the Prix de l’Abbaye at Longchamp.

John Best has still to receive a firm offer for impressive Nunthorpe Stakes winner Kingsgate Native.

JOHN BEST’S audacious attempt to land the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes with a two-year-old without even a win to his name paid off spectacularly as Kingsgate Native routed his elders at York yesterday.

Two-year-old Kingsgate Native bounded to glory in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York.

A Hugh Bowman and Yutaka Take-inspired Rest Of The World side landed the honours in what turned out to be a thrilling battle for the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup at Ascot.

Hayler Turner justified her late call-up for the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup in some style by collecting her first ever winner at Ascot.

German raider Scatina is among 13 fillies left in the HBLB Lancashire Oaks at Newmarket on Wednesday.

YEATS will face a maximum of 15 rivals in his quest to land back-to-back runnings of the Ascot Gold Cup on the third day of the Royal meeting.

Sir Percy bids to become the first horse since Roberto 34 years ago to follow up his Derby triumph in the Vodafone Coronation Cup 12 months later.

Percussionist and Sergeant Cecil, first and second in last year’s Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup, will cross swords again in this year’s renewal.