Irish Derby winner Sovereign makes US debut for new trainer Chad Brown in Man o’War Stakes
Former Aidan O’Brien-trained five-year-old hasn’t won since six-length triumph at the Curragh in June 2019.
North America
Nicholas Godfrey: Kentucky Derby leaves Godolphin living in the land of missed opportunity
Essential Quality may have been the best horse – but circumstances conspired against him as Bob Baffert claimed the prize with Medina Spirit.
Royal Ascot: Aunt Pearl ruled out of Coronation Stakes after bleeding on comeback
Breeders’ Cup winner was entered in the Coronation Stakes just a week ago but things didn’t go to plan in her warm-up race.
Kentucky Derby: all you need to know as Medina Spirit leaves Bob Baffert in seventh heaven
All you need to know from Churchill Downs in the takeaway – quotes, reaction video … and the best of the tweets.
Kentucky Oaks: Malathaat wins thriller in poignant success for Sheikh Hamdan team
Shadwell filly maintains her unbeaten record in a terrific stretch battle before crowd of 41,472 at Churchill Downs.
The multi-million-dollar mattress bet riding on Essential Quality in the Kentucky Derby
Jim McIngvale, popularly known as ‘Mattress Mack’, plans to stake between $2 million and $4 million on the unbeaten colt.
New York state of mind: Rebel’s Romance heads Charlie Appleby’s four-horse team for Belmont stint
UAE Derby winner set to fly from Dubai to the US at the weekend with three stablemates for Belmont Stakes Festival in June.
‘I don’t see me riding under these conditions’ – Joe Bravo shuns Monmouth Park over new whip rules
The 49-year-old Bravo, so synonymous with the New Jersey track that he is nicknamed ‘Jersey’ Joe, will be looking elsewhere.