Derby winner Australia, Leading Light, The Grey Gatsby, Gleneagles, Tapestry and Chicquitaheads a star-studded list of entries for the inaugural Irish Champions Weekend at Leopardstown on Saturday and the Curragh on Sunday.

Trading Leather is on course for the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown this day week.

A reputation can be made easily, but real achievements have to be earned on the track.

Australia tries what connections feel could be his ideal distance of a mile and quarter for the first time in the Juddmonte International at York today.

Aidan O’Brien has issued concerns over the potential fitness of Australia as the dual Derby winner is pitched into all-aged competition for the first time in the Juddmonte International at York tomorrow.

Only four remain in today’s feature at Glorious Goodwood, the Sussex Stakes, but the leading players stand their ground and that provides an opportunity for the John Gosden-trained Kingman to prove himself the star miler across the generations.

Paul Hanagan feels Taghrooda has the world at her feet after she rewrote the turf record books with a stunning victory in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

The going is key to this afternoon’s King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at Ascot, with very few of the eight runners suited by cut in the ground.

All eyes will be on Telescope as the much-vaunted colt finally gets the chance to fulfil his destiny when he goes for Group One glory in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot today.

The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival has been raised to Grade One status as part of an overall upgrade to British Jump Pattern and Listed races for the 2014/15 National Hunt season.

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.

Farraaj is set to try his hand in Group company after defying the steadier of 9st 11lb in the 55th John Smith's Cup at York.

Mukhadram’s connections are to give the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes serious consideration after the five-year-old gained a first Group One success in the Coral-Eclipse.

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.

She was not the lady most expected to be winning the Prince of Wales’s Stakes but The Fugue gave another reminder of how she must never be underestimated after receiving a Royal Ascot coronation in a record-breaking time yesterday.

Australia and Taghrooda are the headline names in 35 entries for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on July 26.

Corine Barande-Barbe is confident Cirrus Des Aigles has finally reached his peak for the campaign as he looks to regain his crown in the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot today.

Corine Barande-Barbe is confident Cirrus Des Aigles has finally reached his peak for the campaign as he looks to regain his crown in the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot today.

Aidan O’Brien could rely on either Kingsbarns or Ruler Of The World in Saturday’s Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot after admitting to fears about ground conditions for both Declaration Of War and Magician.

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.

Ed Dunlop’s new recruit Unbridled Command is among 16 entries for Saturday’s Sky Bet York Stakes on the Knavesmire.

Hillstar has, as expected, been supplemented for the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

Al Kazeem landed his third Group One success of the season when digging deep to claim the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.

Declaration Of War will join stablemate Mars in tomorrow’s Group 1 showpiece, the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown, after a final field of seven was unveiled.

Declaration Of War has jumped to a prominent position in the betting for Saturday’s Coral-Eclipse at Sandown after owners Coolmore suggested the colt was a “possible” runner.

Frankie Dettori has been appointed as the new retained rider for leading owner Sheikh Joaan Al Thani.

William Haggas is making no secret of the regard in which he holds Betfred Cambridgeshire ante-post favourite Mukhadram ahead of his date with destiny.

Fury heads a maximum field of 35 for the Betfred Cambridgeshire at Newmarket on Saturday.