Sea The Stars has been ruled out of tomorrow’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh.

John Oxx’s brilliant colt Sea The Stars features among 17 entries for the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh on Sunday following the confirmation stage.

Mick Kinane is relishing the chance of a third Derby win as 2000 Guineas hero Sea The Stars prepares for his date with destiny in the Investec-sponsored Classic at Epsom tomorrow.

John Oxx remains open minded about whether Sea The Stars will have the stamina to last out the mile and a half of the Investec Derby on Saturday week.

Jim Bolger’s unbeaten two-year-old New Approach has been given a quote of 12-1 by bookmakers Bet365 to win the Triple Crown.

Peter Chapple-Hyam’s impressive Derby winner Authorized heads 37 high-class entries for the £750,000 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on July 28.

ALL eyes will be on the Coral-Eclipse today as the nine declared runners do battle up the punishing Sandown hill in one of the highlights of the season.

Hala Bek has taken over as favourite for the Budweiser Irish Derby following news that his Epsom conqueror Sir Percy could instead wait for Sandown a week later.

Sir Percy could attempt a Classic double at the Curragh next month following his last-gasp success in the Vodafone Derby at Epsom.

HORSE of the Year Sergeant Cecil can land the first Group prize of his career in the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup at York today.

Aidan O’Brien insists he is happy with the form of his Classic big guns as the build-up continues to the Stan James Guineas Festival at the weekend.

Motivator has the speed to join racing legends such as Mill Reef and Nashwan by adding the Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown on Saturday to his victory in the Vodafone Derby.

MOTIVATOR has the speed to join racing legends such as Mill Reef and Nashwan by adding the Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown on Saturday to his victory in the Vodafone Derby.

Bago (10-1) restored his reputation when swooping late to land the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Lucien Barriere at Longchamp today.

The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on September 25 has attracted 55 entries, with most of Europe’s top performers represented in the £250,000 (€378,900) contest.

American Post, a leading fancy for the Vodafone Derby, has just three rivals in his French 2000 Guineas prep race at Longchamp tomorrow.

A record 648 yearlings have been entered for the 2005 Vodafone Derby at the initial entry stage.

THAT 4-1 the Aidan O’Brien stable, offered by Cashmans for Saturday’s Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh, earlier in the week seemed a very fair price-at the time.

DERMOT WELD’S progressive Miss Nashwan gets the nap to land the EBF Salsabil Stakes at Navan tomorrow.

DERMOT WELD yesterday expressed surprise his Refuse To Bend figures so prominently in the market for the English 2,000 Guineas.

Nayef overcame a scare at the start to gain revenge on Golan as the pair served up another tight finish at York today.

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Officials at Ascot are set to recommence watering the track ahead of the three-day King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes meeting, which gets under way on Friday, after forecast showers failed to materialise.

Tributes have been paid to Nashwan, who has died at Shadwell Stud, aged 16.

Nashwan, one of the great racehorses of the modern era, has died at Shadwell Stud.

Bandari is on course for the Derby after a surprise sale.