Leading owner Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum will wait until later in the week before deciding whether to let star fillies Taghrooda and Tarfasha lock horns for a second time in Saturday’s Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh.

Breathtaking Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe heroine Treve and Australian wonder mare Black Caviar have been officially crowned the joint-highest rated horses of 2013 following the publication of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings.

A spectacular two days at the Breeders’ Cup for Europe was capped by two more winners on a Saturday night to remember for Ryan Moore.

Excelebration could finish only fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Santa Anita on a day of fluctuating emotions for trainer Aidan O’Brien.