Ka Ying Rising and Romantic Warrior named co-champions at Hong Kong's Horse of the Year awards, the first time the top prize has been shared. This seems instinctively right to me, given the quality of international opposition Romantic Warrior defeated in December and April. #HKJC #HongKongRacing

He's come a long way since winning the Prix du Prince d'Orange in 2023. #Ombudsman moves to 131, putting him in a tie at the top of the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings with Ka Ying Rising. KYR's win in the Chairman's Sprint Prize has been revised up a pound. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social

Happy retirement to Philippa Cooper's wonderful stayer Sweet William 🤍🩷 @rpbloodstock.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DahfqrZ...

The Japan Cup rematch moved a step closer today as both Calandagan and Masquerade Ball were among 14 horses to pass Tuesday's scratching stage for the £2m King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes. (📸 Mazakazu Takahashi) @rpbloodstock.bsky.social @ascotracecourse.bsky.social @agakhanstuds.com

Calandagan turned in a dazzling final effort to pass all seven rivals and claim a second success in the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. 32.67s for the final 3f/600m is extremely rapid. @agakhanstuds.com @graffardracing.bsky.social @rpbloodstock.bsky.social @ascotracecourse.bsky.social

Fascinating contribution to the RP letters page today from Carlo Zuccoli on the Argentine origins of Irish Derby winner Benvenuto Cellini. 🇦🇷 @rpbloodstock.bsky.social

'My very best racing memories are with him' Epsom hero and Treve's sire Motivator dies aged 24 Read more 👉 bit.ly/44JD92m

Calandagan heads a likely field of eight after the penultimate declaration stage for Sunday's G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud - World Pool by PMU. #Calandagan (Graffard) Pride Of Arras (Beckett) Eydon (Balding) Leffard (Rouget) Cualificar (Fabre) Lambourn (O'Brien) Sunly (Graffard) Aventure (Ferland)

Pearled Majesty (Persian King) roared back to form in the G2 Prix Eugene Adam for co-owner Criquette Head, Mauricio Delcher Sanchez and Christophe Soumillon. Only ninth in the Jockey Club, made all here in a race won by Daryz in 2025. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social

In this heat, do you want to see Iresine enjoying his new retired life, paddling in the sea at Deauville? I'm taking that as a yes! #Iresine #retiredracehorses #MarieVelon www.instagram.com/p/DaDKWIojHX...

Personal feeling is that Christophe Soumillon has a better chance of winning his appeal against an 8-day ban for 'team tactics' ride on Puerto Rico at Ascot. Would have expected lots of video analysis of what he did with his hand and rein by now.

Revisited the 1925 silent version of "Ben Hur" again tonight, with Carl Davis's wonderful orchestral score. Two and a quarter hours well spent, especially for Ramon Navarro and that thrilling chariot race ... though the level of whip abuse would give poor dear Brant Dunshea the screaming habdabs.

A rare departure from the horses, but oh for one moment as good as this tonight (and yes I remember all too well what came next). 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇧🇷 youtu.be/b_qAyKtoUs4?...

Looking forward to the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby on Sunday. Following events at Epsom, the mile and a half division among the 3yo colts is, in the words of Brian Moore "all up for grabs." Raaheeb definitely adds to the race, as my colleague Liam Headd reports. www.racingpost.com/news/festiva...

Diamond Necklace joins an historic group to have won the Prix Marcel Boussac, the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and the Prix de Diane. 🔸Allez France 🔸Divine Proportions 🔸Zarkava 🔸Blue Rose Cen @rpbloodstock.bsky.social @racingpost.com #FranceGalop #Coolmore #EcuriedesMonceaux

The rest of the family have just got into a taxi to take them off on their travels down south. Leaving me home alone for the rest of the weekend. 20 years ago I'd be planning all sort of crazy nonsense in their absence but now I'm just thinking about cooking a slightly complicated risotto.

Auction house Arqana has announced former trainer Richard Gibson as their International Client Relations Director. Gibson enjoyed great success when based first in Chantilly and later Hong Kong, training the likes of Doctor Dino, Lune D'Or, Akeed Mofeed and Gold-Fun. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social

Daryz and more: Francis Graffard talks us through some of the stable stars who will be heading to Royal Ascot next week. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social @graffardracing.bsky.social @agakhanstuds.com @ascotracecourse.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=UmIa...

My colleague Catherine Macrae writes there will be something of the "French Touch" - by way of Florida - next week at Royal Ascot, as Patrick Biancone prepares to run Celtic Dispute in the Queen Mary. Went close with Lennilu in the same race 12 months ago. www.racingpost.com/news/festiva...

Diamond Necklace heads a field of 11 for Sunday’s €1m Prix de Diane Longines. Evolutionist - Foley Moments Of Joy - Lordan Habibi - Demuro Evita - Soumillon Pink Panthera - Piccone Esna - J Doyle Inis Mor - Murphy Diamond Necklace - R Moore Felicitas - Shoemark Green Spirit - Guyon Lilt - Marquand

The Prix de Diane Longines is now down to 11 likely runners, with the departure of Concorde Agreement meaning there will be only four French fillies in the lineup. Evolutionist ⚪🟢 Moments Of Joy Habibi Evita Pink Panthera Esna 🟣⚪ Inis Mor Diamond Necklace 🔵🟠 Felicitas Green Spirit 🔵⚪ Lilt

35 years on from his blistering defeat of Subotica by 4 lengths in the Prix du Jockey Club, Suave Dancer is master of all he surveys at Longchamp #SuaveDancer

Dispatches went some way to justifying her entry for the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, taking the Listed Prix Melisande in decisive style under Maxime Guyon for #Juddmonte and trainer André Fabre. By Frankel out of an unraced Dansili half-sister to Byword. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social

As easy as 1-2-3 for Wertheimer et Frère at Longchamp on Sunday: Overnight (Listed Prix Ridgeway) Nighttime (G2 Prix Paul de Moussac) Nitoi (G3 KRA La Coupe) @rpbloodstock.bsky.social #FranceGalop

My colleagues frequently conjure up some wonderful writing during Derby week. Tom Peacock's interview with William and Sam Haggas - trainer and buyer of Maltese Cross - is right up there with the best. (RP+ subscribers) @rpbloodstock.bsky.social

Official handicap mark of 118 for Constitution River for his win in the Qatar Prix du Joxkey Club, rated around the 116 Hawk Mountain carries forward from last season's Futurity Stakes. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social @racingpost.com #FranceGalop

How great is it to see Criquette Head back on the Classic trail, this time as an owner with the underrated Mauricio Delcher Sanchez? And I'm personally of the opinion that Pearled Majesty is more than just a great story @rpbloodstock.bsky.social #PrixduJockeyClub www.racingpost.com/news/interna...

Impressive performances from Aventure. Varandir and Seagulls Eleven at Longchamp this afternoon. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social www.racingpost.com/news/reports...

Looking at sectionals from yesterday, the overall time of 1.54.43 is the 2nd slowest since 2014. But the closing fractions posted by Daryz were something special on ground still on the slow side of good. 11.29, 10.68 and 11.02 for final three furlongs. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social @agakhanstuds.com

Hear from the connections of last night's Longchamp G1 winners Daryz and Caballo De Mer. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social @racingpost.com @agakhanstuds.com @graffardracing.bsky.social #victoriousracing #georgescott #FranceGalop #jeuxdi www.racingpost.com/news/reports...

You'll never hear me knock either the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, or the efforts of Japanese owners, trainers and breeders to conquer Europe's greatest race. But I think I'm allowed to be disappointed that none among Masquerade Ball (left), Museum Mile and Croix Du Nord (right) has an entry in 2026.

🏆 Blueblooded #Zayida lands her first piece of black-type in the Listed Prix Finlande at Chantilly, which she wins by 5 lengths! By Frankel, she is out of #Zaykava, a Stakes winning daughter of #Siyouni and #Zarkava. 🟢🔴

Final field of five for Thursday's Prix Aga Khan IV (Prix d'Ispahan as was) is short on numbers but long on quality: Daryz (Mickael Barzalona) Leffard (Cristian Demuro) Sosie (Maxime Guyon) Divine Chrisnat (Marvin Grandin) Qilin Queen (Kieran Shoemark) @rpbloodstock.bsky.social

New draw format for the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Stall numbers drawn electronically on the morning of October 1 but kept secret until they are revealed at the Arc opening ceremony that evening. Initial entries revealed this Wednesday. #FranceGalop #QPAT #IRB @rpbloodstock.bsky.social

Some incredibly sad news - Scotland legend Scott Hastings has passed away Tributes have been paid to the Grand Slam hero 👉 shorturl.at/oYdRQ

Scott Hastings, a man of integrity, honesty and empathy. A player who never gave below his maximum. There is nothing more you can ask as a legacy. RIP

Latest IFHA Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings. Ka Ying Rising hits 130 for the first time. Daryz joint-second with Bow Echo and Romantic Warrior on 126 after his comeback success in the Prix Ganay. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social

France Galop handicappers have taken a pretty positive view of both the Poule d'Essai des Poulains and Pouliches Poulains Rayif 117 Komorebi 115 Hankelow 115 Puerto Rico 114 Pouliches Diamond Necklace 116 The Last Dance 110 Green Spirit 107 Narissa 107 Ratings of the last 10 winners for context:

"Qui c'est les plus forts ?" : il y a 50 ans, la mythique épopée des Verts et les poteaux carrés

Conor Fennelly with all the latest from Aidan O'Brien's Betfred Derby press day. Benvenuto Cellini, Constitution River and Pierre Bonnard make for the a fascinating discussion. @thejockeyclub.bsky.social @rpbloodstock.bsky.social @acooperclerk.bsky.social www.racingpost.com/news/festiva...

"It’s been tough" High stakes in Deauville as pinhookers hope for change in breeze-up market fortunes Read more 👉 bit.ly/48NZApT

Erdenali @rpbloodstock.bsky.social @agakhanstuds.com

"Mickael gave him one flick to see how he would react, and he just took off." A new star in the making? Daryz’s half-brother makes the perfect start at Saint-Cloud Read more here 👉 bit.ly/3QRYgMn

Daryzan (Zarak) looks to have inherited plenty of the family talent after a taking debut at Saint-Cloud. Mum Daryakana won the Hong Kong Vase. As for her progeny, 8 winners include Arc hero Daryz, Ganay winner Dariyan and four more black type winners. @agakhanstuds.com @rpbloodstock.bsky.social

A maiden no more, Alam (Zelzal) takes the G3 Prix Greffulhe for Al Shaqab, Mikel Delzangles and Antoine Hamelin. Should be the Qatar Prix du Jockey Club next, a race Hamelin has happy memories of thanks to Saonois in 2012. His biggest win since returning from Hong Kong. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social

Edaja (Siyouni) makes it three from three in the Listed Prix des Lilas for @agakhanstuds.com @graffardracing.bsky.social and Mickael Barzalona. I was late down to the winners' enclosure, so here she is with her work-rider and groom, Guillaume Nugou. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social

Hawk Mountain (Wootton Bassett) overcame notable signs of greenness to run out a ready winner of the G3 Prix de Guiche at Chantilly for Coolmore, Aidan O'Brien and Coolmore. Both Almanzor and Vadeni went on from winning the Guiche to land the G1 Qatar Prix du Jockey Club. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social

Been a long time waiting for the very promising Parade Bay to re-emerge from winter quarters, and today is the day in the G3 Prix de Guiche at Chantilly. Campacite steps up to 1800m/1m1f. And then there is the small matter of Hawk Mountain, as Oli Barnard reports. www.racingpost.com/news/raceday...

Sunly (Night Of Thunder) looked as good as ever when outclassing her rivals in the G3 Prix Allez France over 2000m/1m2f at Saint-Cloud for Juddmonte, @graffardracing.bsky.social and Christophe Soumillon. 2400m/1m4f and Group 1s both look likely to feature in her future. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social

No Lunch (Dubawi) made it six on the spin for Wertheimer et Frere, Christophe Ferland and Maxime Guyon when just getting the better of Seagulls Eleven in the G2 Prix du Muguet at Saint-Cloud