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Quarter Moon heads for Yorkshire Oaks

Aidan O`Brien confirmed yesterday that the filly, Quarter Moon, a Moyglare winner at two but placed in four top-flight races this season, is his only three-year-old contender at next week`s York meeting.

IRISH JOCKEYS STILL IN FRONT

The Irish team stills leads the annual jump jockeys challenge against their Australian counterparts after the latest leg of the series at Flemington earlier today, writes Alan Magee.
Sat 10th Aug 2002

IRISH TO THE FORE DOWN UNDER

The Irish jump jockeys team put their slow start behind when making a clean sweep in the Samuel Smith-Australia vs Ireland Steeple at Morphettville in Adelaide.

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Haydock and Redcar abandoned

O`Brien pair may clash

Aidan O`Brien yesterday opened up the intriguing possibility of a clash between Statue Of Liberty and Hold That Tiger in Sunday`s Independent Wedgwood Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh.

Hills steps in for Dettori

Richard Hills will step in for chicken-pox victim Frankie Dettori on Sakhee in the Prix Gontaut-Biron at Deauville on Saturday.

Murtagh to ride Hannon`s Tacitus

SLIGO TO INSPECT

There will be a precautionary early morning inspection at Sligo to determine if racing can go ahead on Thursday afternoon.

SLOW START FOR IRISH DOWN UNDER

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Bumper Ballydoyle entry at Doncaster

Rock to miss York

O`Brien has strong hand for Phoenix Stakes

O`Brien holds the aces

Ask the judge to make his class tell

After a week in Galway, the racing caravan returns west for Roscommon where the first three-year-old hurdle of the season is run off.

Oxx stable hits top form

Hughes steps in for Shergar duty

Jockey Richard Hughes will replace Richard Quinn in the HOK Design Team Great Britain & Ireland in the Blue Square Shergar Cup at Ascot.

Gatsby could be great

Smullen escapes Galway melee

Evelyn One set to go one better

CORK kick off their bank holiday action tomorrow and Evelyn One looks a bet to live up to her name in the opener.

Marigold swoops late for Mullins in feature

Discerning Air gets the vote

Agnetha sprints in for Weld

Michael Kinane and Dermot Weld re-established an old association as Agnetha took the King George 200th Anniversary Stakes at Goodwood yesterday.

Queens Wharf looks the pick

Hurdle win lifts an old hurler

Top colt retired to stud

Balapour is just the tonic for Brady

The unfashionable Balapour will try to spike some of racing`s biggest guns and secure an emotional success in today`s Guinness Galway Hurdle.

Vintage ride by Houlihan

Timmy Houlihan was once described as being 'no bigger than a can of Coke' but the 20-year-old apprentice had the champagne popping after winning the McDonogh Handicap on Vinthea at Galway last night.

Wotsitooya looks spot on for the Plate

Bandari is back to his best form

Rock wins Sussex Stakes

Quadco restores the faith with facile victory

Less than three weeks ago Quadco looked set for a return to the injury list but instead the enigmatic star last night completed a fairytale return by winning the GPT Handicap on the opening night of the Galway Festival.

Masani should deny the visitors

Galway and a touch of magic

Brian O`Connor talks to trainer Chisty Roche about Galway`s special appeal and about his two well-fancied runners for Thursday`s Galway hurdle

Ballybrit`s best

Weld returns to happy hunting ground

Meld Stakes goes to Imperial Dancer

Champion apprentice Chris Catlin showed his style when producing Imperial Dancer with a perfectly-timed challenge to capture the featured Group Three Meld Stakes.

Van Nistelrooy lands Tyros

Rock solid bet at Goodwood

Diamond success for Golan

Golan came from last to first to record a remarkable and emotional victory in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot today.

Kilcash Castle doubt for Plate

Nistelrooy to strike for O`Brien

Sakhee out of King George

O`Brien entries dominate Sussex Stakes

More than half the field of 10 milers remaining in Wednesday's Sussex Stakes are trained by Aidan O'Brien.

UK fixture increase for next year

The British Horseracing Board have announced an increase of 48 fixtures for the 2003 racing season.

Weld team eye US double

Scallan has suspension reduced

Additional fixture for Roscommon

Even dozen declared for Ascot

Florida Pearl owners win award

O`Brien swerves Ascot

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