SUNDAY

  • Cassina De Pomm won the Group 3 Premio Dormello over a mile at San Siro, a second blacktype success for the second-crop daughter of Allevamento di Besnate stallion Pounced (by Rahy). The Stefano Botti-trained juvenile was bred by Societa Agricola Besnate Srl, she is out of Clever Annie (by Danehill Dancer), and she comes from the immediate family of the Derby Italiano heroes Crackerjack King (by Shamardal) and Awelmarduk (by Almutawakel), and of their Group 1-winning half-brother Jakkalberry (by Storming Home).

  • Isfahan won the Group 3 Preis der Winterfavoriten over a mile at Cologne. The Andreas Wohler-trained juvenile is a son of Gestut Etzean stallion Lord Of England (by Dashing Blade), he is a half-brother to two blacktype-placed horses, and his dam Independent Miss (by Polar Falcon) is a grand-daughter of the Group 1 Aral-Pokal heroine Indica (by Athenagoras).

  • Loritania won the Group 3 Premio Verziere – Memoriale Aldo Cirla over 10 furlongs at San Siro, a first pattern success for the daughter of Kildangan Stud stallion Teofilo (by Galileo). The three-year-old is trained by Il Cavallo in Testa, she was bred by Di Lualdi Lucia, and she is a half-sister to the mile stakes winner Lo Zoccolo Duro (by Acclamation). Her dam Sopran Lori (by Irish River) is a stakes-placed half-sister to the Group 1 Derby Italiano hero Cima De Triomphe (by Galileo).

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    SATURDAY

  • Air Force Blue again stated his claim for the title of champion two-year-old when taking the Group 1 Dubai Dewhurst Stakes by three and a quarter lengths at Newmarket. The Aidan O'Brien-trained juvenile, now a triple Group 1-winning son of Claiborne Farm stallion War Front (by Danzig), was bred by Stone Farm. He is out of Chatham (by Maria's Mon), his grandam Circle Of Gold (by Seeking The Gold) is a full-sister to the US champion Flanders, and that star is the dam of the champion filly Surfside (by Seattle Slew).

    Air Force Blue's pedigree was reviewed in detail in the 15th August 2015 edition of The Irish Field.

  • Gifted Master made all to take the Group 3 Vision Autumn Stakes over a mile at Newmarket, a fourth win from six starts for the Hugo Palmer-trained son of Kodiac (by Danehill). The stallion stands at Tally-Ho Stud, the team that bred this talented young gelding. His dam Shobobb (by Shamardal) is a half-sister to the Group 3 Cornwallis Stakes winner Alzerra (by Pivotal) and his grandam is the classic-placed mile stakes winner Belle Argentine (by Fijar Tango).

  • Energia Davos won the Group 3 Darley Stakes over nine furlongs at Newmarket, a third pattern success for the Brazilian Grade 1 scorer. Now trained in England by Jane Chapple-Hyam, the seven-year-old son of Torrential (by Gulch) was bred by Haras Estrela Energia. He is out of Star Brisingamen (by Maria's Mon) and he comes from a branch of the family of Grade 1 Kentucky Derby hero Monarchos (by Maria's Mon).

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    FRIDAY

  • Minding is now a dual Group 1 winner having added a four and a half length triumph in the Dubai Fillies' Mile at Newmarket to her earlier success in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh. The Aidan O'Brien-trained daughter of Galileo (by Sadler's Wells) was bred by Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt, she is a full-sister to the Group 3 scorer Kissed By Angels, and her dam is the Group 1 star Lillie Langtry (by Danehill Dancer).

    Minding's pedigree was reviewed in detail in the 19th September 2015 edition of The Irish Field.

  • Cable Bay won the Group 2 Dubai Challenge Stakes over seven furlongs at Newmarket, and the Charles Hills-trained son of Invincible Spirit (by Green Desert) will now take up stallion duties at Highclere Stud in Berkshire. The Irish National Stud bred the four-year-old and also stands his sire. The €130,000 Goffs Orby Sale graduate is out of Rose De France (by Diktat), a half-sister to the classic-placed pattern scorer Bowman (by Irish River) and also to Moyesii (by Diesis), dam of the Group 1 winners Mastery (by Sulamani) and Kirklees (by Jade Robbery). Cable Bay's grandam is the Group 1 winning sprinter Cherokee Rose (by Dancing Brave), a half-sister to the multiple New Zealand champion sire Volksraad (by Green Desert).

  • Quiet Reflection took her record to three wins from four starts when coming home a two and a half length winner of the Group 3 Dubai Cornwallis Stakes over five furlongs at Newmarket. The Karl Burke-trained juvenile was bred by Springcombe Park Stud, she is a second-crop daughter of Whitsbury Manor Stud stallion Showcasing (by Oasis Dream), and her winning dam My Delirium (by Haafhd) is out of the juvenile stakes winner Clare Hills (by Orpen).

    Quiet Reflection's pedigree was reviewed in detail in the 26th September 2015 edition of The Irish Field.

  • First Victory made it two from two with victory in the Group 3 Vision Oh So Sharp Stakes over seven furlongs at Newmarket. The Darley-bred juvenile is trained by Saeed bin Suroor, she is a daughter of Kildangan Stud stallion Teofilo (by Galileo), and she is a half-sister to the classic-placed Group 2 scorer Ihtimal (by Shamardal). Her dam Eastern Joy (by Dubai Destination) is a winning half-sister to the Group 1 Prix de Diane (French Oaks) winner West Wind (by Machiavellian). It is the family of the Group 1 Irish Derby heroine Balanchine (by Storm Bird).

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    THURSDAY

  • Candide maintained his unbeaten record with victory in the Group 3 Prix Thomas Bryon over seven furlongs at Saint-Cloud. Baron Edouard de Rothschild's homebred juvenile is trained by Andre Fabre, he is a son of the Shadai Stallion Station stallion Turtle Bowl (by Dyhim Diamond), and his dam Circus Key (by Key Of Luck) is a half-sister to the stakes-placed multiple scorer Ephemere (by Sevres Rose).

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    MONDAY

  • Robin Of Navan won the Group 3 Prix de Conde over nine furlongs at Chantilly, a third win from five starts for the Harry Dunlop-trained son of Haras National Treban stallion American Post (by Bering). He was bred by Monique Lepeudry, he is a €47,000 Arqana Saint-Cloud May 2yo Breeze-Up Sale, and his dam Cloghran (by Muhtathir) is a half-sister to the mile Group 3 scorer Ming Zhi Cosmos (by Duke Of Marmalade).