Con Marnane has pulled a few rabbits out of the hat over the years, but turning an €11,000 yearling into the £1.1 million top lot at the Goffs London Sale undeniably ranks among the biggest touches in horse trading history.  

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Con Marnane has pulled a few rabbits out of the hat over the years, but turning an €11,000 yearling into the £1.1 million top lot at the Goffs London Sale undeniably ranks among the biggest touches in horse trading history.  

Godolphin has a fine record in the Queen Anne Stakes (G1) with eight previous wins yet the operation’s main trainer Charlie Appleby is yet to win the opening race of Royal Ascot.

Coolangatta bids to become the latest Australian sprint sensation to use the Lightning Stakes (G1) as a springboard to success in the June 20 King’s Stand Stakes (G1) at Royal Ascot.

Only Sir Michael Stoute has saddled more winners than Aidan O’Brien at Royal Ascot, but with a formidable team to run over the next five days, it is logical to think the Ballydoyle trainer will top the standings by close of play June 24.

In a new blog, the Thoroughbred Idea Foundation said Del Mar will adopt policies it believes will limit betting in its win pool from computer-assisted wagerers, beginning with its 2023 summer meet which opens in July. 

Godolphin have a fine record in the Queen Anne Stakes (G1) with eight previous wins yet the operation’s main trainer Charlie Appleby is yet to win the opening race of Royal Ascot.

The first foal out of Cheyenne Stables mare, Tapella keeps improving over a route of ground, Hoosier Philly, a daughter of Into Mischief, went gate to wire June 17 in the one-mile Monomoy Girl Overnight Stakes at Ellis Park.

Santa Anita Park’s 28-day Hollywood Meeting ended on a high note June 18 as a robust on-track crowd of 18,633 Father’s Day attendees contributed to an all-sources pari-mutuel handle of $17,104,124.