Reigning champion jockey Richard Hughes has accumulated a host of top-flight European races during his career but finally corrected one glaring omission as Sky Lantern provided his first British classic in the Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket yesterday.

Aidan O’Brien has any amount of fillies to choose from for the Oaks and Twirl can add her name to the list with victory in the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York today.

Champion trainer Richard Hannon is recovering in hospital after undergoing vascular surgery on Monday.

TOM Queally is confident a reproduction of Frankel’s spellbinding performance in the 2000 Guineas will be enough to see him follow up in Tuesday’s St James’s Palace Stakes.

Tom Queally is confident a reproduction of Frankel’s spellbinding performance in the 2000 Guineas will be enough to see him follow up in Tuesday’s St James’s Palace Stakes.

CONNECTIONS of Canford Cliffs believe he is unlikely to be inconvenienced by going round a bend for the first time in Ascot’s St James’s Palace Stakes next week.

SETA regained winning ways and built the foundations for a return to much better company with victory under Kieren Fallon in the ladbrokes.com Charnwood Forest Fillies’ Conditions Stakes at Leicester yesterday.

Eight extra horses have been entered in the 2010 Investec Derby at Epsom at a cost of £8,000.

Penny’s Gift was given a 33-1 quote by Cashmans and Paddy Power for the 1000 Guineas after a Listed success in the EBF Igloos Bosra Sham Fillies’ Stakes at Newmarket.

Freddie Head's golden run continued as Watar landed the Qatar Prix Chaudenay today, the opening race of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend at Longchamp.

Jeremy Noseda is wary of potential rain scuppering the chances of Strike The Deal in Saturday’s Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock.

Ryan Moore stole a march on his chief rivals in the jockeys' championship with a near 7-1 double at Kempton, highlighted by Malt Or Mash's victory in the intercasino.co.uk Dragonfly Stakes.

Richard Hannon maintained his grip on the M J Church Maiden Auction Stakes when sending out Green Pride to give him a third success in the race on the bounce at Bath today.

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