International Horse Racing

• O’Brien thinking of Ascot glory

  Aidan O’Brien is hopeful So You Think’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe exertions will not have taken too much out of him ahead of the Champion Stakes at Ascot.

   
• British jockeys’ strike threat averted

  The threat of a strike by jockeys at fixtures on Monday over new whip regulations has been been averted with the British Horseracing Authority and Professional Jockeys Association to meet that day.

   
• Cecil expecting more from Frankel

  Sir Henry Cecil has claimed the best is still to come from Frankel as the colt puts his unbeaten record on the line once more in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.

   
• Murtagh given Dancing brief

  Oaks winner Dancing Rain will again have the assistance of Johnny Murtagh in Saturday’s British Champions Fillies And Mares’ Stakes at Ascot.

   
• Blues leads Sprint charge

  James Fanshawe has declared his improving sprinter Deacon Blues for Saturday’s British Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot.

   
• BHA set to review whip penalties

  The British Horseracing Authority is set to consider submissions from the Professional Jockeys Association in the wake of the new whip regulations introduced this week.

   
• Breeders’ Cup Dream lives on

  Dream Ahead could have one last hurrah in the Breeders’ Cup Mile.

   
• Mixed luck for Coolmore team on Saturday

  Aidan O’Brien’s hotly-fancied Power suffered a surprise defeat in Europe’s top two-year-old colt’s race, the Dewhurst Stakes won by Parish Hall.

   
• So You Think set to back up at Newmarket

  So You Think remains in the frame for next week’s Champion Stakes at Newmarket.

   
• Dettori ends Cesarewitch hoodoo

  Frankie Dettori may have ridden his 500th Group winner last weekend but he had never managed to lift the Cesarewitch before his magical front-running effort aboard Never Can Tell at Newmarket.

   
• Uncle Mo to stand with Coolmore

  Breeders’ Cup Classic aspirant Uncle Mo will stand at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud at the end of his racing career.

   
• O’Brien hoping for Power in Dewhurst

  Aidan O’Brien’s Power features among nine juveniles declared for the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.

   
• Meeznah booked for Champions Day

  David Lanigan has confirmed the British Champions Fillies’ And Mares’ Stakes at Ascot as the next port of call for Meeznah.

   
• Kissed makes striking Navan bow

  The well-related Kissed made a most impressive start to her racing career in the Fillies Maiden at Navan.

   
• Schiergen outlines Danedream options

  Scintillating Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Danedream has the choice of three races for her final run of the year.

   
• Head expecting Moonlight to sparkle

  Freddie Head has no worries about running Moonlight Cloud over six furlongs for the first time in the British Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot on Saturday week.

   
• Nahrain plan undecided

  Future plans remain up in the air for Nahrain after she defended her unbeaten record in the Prix de l’Opera at Longchamp on Sunday.

   
• Rain satisfies in Newmarket spin

  Oaks winner Dancing Rain pleased connections in a racecourse spin at Newmarket on Wednesday morning.

   
• So You Think poised to race on

  So You Think is likely to stay in training next year, according to Coolmore Australia’s racing manager Tom Magnier.

   
• Injury ends Cape Blanco career

  Cape Blanco is to be retired to stud after sustaining a knee injury when winning at Belmont Park in America on Saturday.