ARMOR’s promising start with his second crop continued to gather pace as ARMOR SUPREME became his third debut winner from just five two-year-old runners, maintaining an excellent strike-rate for a numerically modest generation. Armor Supreme strikes on debut at Goodwood (credit Goodwood Racecourse) The latest success came on May 1 at Goodwood, where ARMOR SUPREME, a two-year-old filly out of Hayaku (Arch) bred by J & F Reilly, made a winning debut in a valuable Class 2 Novice

COLBERT opened his account at Bordeaux on Monday, taking the 1m4f maiden in a race that saw the son of Frankel confirm the progress anticipated from his earlier runs. Colbert breaks his maiden at Bordeaux (credit Scoopdyga) Sent forward early, the André Fabre-trained colt was always travelling comfortably near the head of affairs. He found more when asked in the straight and maintained his advantage to see off his opponents. Ridden by Alexis Pouchin, COLBERT was making his th

LIMESTONE returned to action with a determined success at Cork on Friday evening, taking the Dine In Our Panoramic Restaurant Race over 1m2½f under J M Sheridan. Limestone strikes at Cork (credit Healy Racing Photography) Making the running, the son of New Bay was joined before the straight but found more when challenged inside the final furlong, keeping on well to prevail close home. Trained by Joseph O’Brien, LIMESTONE was building on a progressive juvenile campaign that sa

Al Shaqab Racing enjoyed a notable two-day sequence in France as our homebreds CHEERIO and DEMAH both made winning debuts, striking just 24 hours apart and continuing the strong run of form for our breeding programme following AFANDY’s success in the Prix Djebel Gr.3. The first to score was CHEERIO, who made a highly encouraging start to his career at Le Mans racecourse. The three-year-old, a son of Lord Kanaloa out of Rjwa (Muhtathir), showed a professional attitude on debut

The finish of the Group 2-PA Prix Nefta delivered a thrilling duel, and it was ultimately our homebred EL BNOUD who showed all her determination to secure her first Group victory under Guillaume Guedj-Gay. Our four-year-old filly, trained by Xavier Thomas-Demeaulte, made a striking seasonal reappearance, recording her second win from four starts, having ended her three-year-old campaign with a third-place finish in the Group 1-PA Qatar Arabian Trophy des Pouliches. Regally-br

Al Mourtajez recorded a 1–2 finish at Toulouse, France on April 19, with a duel between Moneer and Hajmah. The former, Moneer, secured the biggest victory of his career by winning the Prix de Carthage (Gr.2) , taking his revenge over our homebred filly Hajmah, who had beaten him in the Qatar Derby des Pur-Sang de 4 ans (Gr.1) before going on to win the Qatar Arabian Trophy des Juments (Gr.1) . A Group 3 winner and twice placed at the highest level, the son of Al Mourtajez

ARMOR ’s juveniles continued to make a striking impression as VALENTINA BELLA became his second two-year-old debut winner from as many runners, maintaining a flawless record for his second crop. The filly struck on April 11 at Bordeaux-Le Bouscat, where VALENTINA BELLA , a two-year-old out of Quelle Charm ( MEHMAS ), made a winning debut in the Prix Francis de Luze over 1,000 metres. Trained by M. Brasme and racing for a large partnership including Normandie Breeding and Man

Our homebred Mohimma secured his second career victory this evening in the Purebred Arabian Handicap Cup over 2,000 metres at Al Rayyan. Trained by Jean de Mieulle, our five-year-old son of Al Mourtajez was ridden to victory by a delighted Faleh Bughanaim. He is out of the Dormane mare Nyriad and is therefore a full brother to Group winner Morad. A thrilled Faleh Bughanaim when crossing the finish line with homebred Mohimma

Our homebred AFANDY delivered a performance of note at Deauville on Tuesday, taking the Prix Djebel Gr.3 , one of the key spring trials over 1400 metres. In a well-contested field, the son of MEHMAS confirmed the progress shown in his earlier runs. Always travelling comfortably just behind the leaders, he moved through to take control in the closing stages under Cristian Demuro, asserting decisively against solid opposition. Trained by Jean-Claude Rouget, AFANDY continues

ZELZAL , currently the leading sire in France and the leading sire of three-year-olds in Europe, enjoyed another productive week with four winners, headed by a new stakes scorer and a notable double on Sunday. The highlight came at ParisLongchamp, where WE’LL DEFEND provided ZELZAL with a new Stakes winner, his third Blacktype of the year, in the Prix Zarkava LR over 2,100 metres. Racing for Victorious Forever and Ecurie Nass, the C&Y. Lerner-trained filly was partnered by

Our Haras de Bouquetot resident ARMOR made a notable start with his two-year-olds this season as his first juvenile runner of the year became his first winner, underlining the promise of his second crop. The breakthrough came on April 3 at Saint-Cloud, where AIX LES BAINS, a two-year-old filly out of Valombreuse (Lawman), made a winning debut in the Prix de Chapet over 900 metres. Representing a partnership between Renaud Baguenaud de Puchesse and SAS Racing D and trained by

ZELZAL continued his remarkable run of form with a perfect return on Tuesday, producing three winners from three runners across France. The sequence began at Nantes, where VANINA RUNAWAY, a three-year-old filly out of Sea And Sky (Exceed And Excel) bred by E. Robin and B. Le Bot, got off the mark over 1,400 metres. Racing for a partnership headed by Antoine Morteo and trained by A. Baron, she delivered a deserved first success. Zelzal's Kalkara strikes at Fontainebleau (credi