International Horse Racing

• Animal Kingdom primed for Preakness Stakes

  Animal Kingdom won’t be sneaking up on anyone – even coming from behind.

   
• So You Think picks up Gold gauntlet

  So You Think will face just four rivals as he bids to open his Group One account in the northern hemisphere in Sunday’s Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh.

   
• Bullet firing on all cylinders

  Andreas Suborics is excited about partnering Hungarian speedball Overdose in Saturday’s Temple Stakes at Haydock.

   
• Michael Freedman at home in Singapore

  When Michael Freedman left Australia to take up training in Singapore, he was venturing largely into the unknown.

   
• Animal Kingdom favourite for Preakness Stakes

  Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom is the 2-1 favourite to claim the second leg of US racing’s triple crown, the Preakness Stakes.

   
• Wigmore Hall back on track for Cup

  English stayer Wigmore Hall is over a minor scare and firmly back on track for the Singapore International Cup on Sunday.

   
• Zenyatta’s jockey to make British debut

  American champion Mike Smith is set have his first ride in Britain at Folkestone next week.

   
• Holberg in running for Ascot Gold Cup

  Holberg, who finished sixth in last year’s Melbourne Cup, is a possible contender for the Ascot Gold Cup.

   
• Overdose ready for first British start

  Overdose’s owner Zoltan Mikoczy has a Group One victory in the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot as the priority of the Hungarian sprinter’s trip to Britain.

   
• Workforce absent from So You Think clash

  So You Think will have nine rivals when he goes to the post in Sunday’s Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh.

   
• Native primed to repeat the dose

  Kingsgate Native is expected to defend his title in Saturday’s Group Two Stakes at Haydock where he will come up against Hungarian champion Overdose.

   
• Fabre confirms Chantilly for Lilac

  Impressive French 1000 Guineas winner Golden Lilac will have her next race in the Prix de Diane at Chantilly on June 12.

   
• Duncan handles Yorkshire Cup trip in style

  Duncan helped offset the inevitable sense of anticlimax at York with an encouraging triumph in the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup.

   
• Crowning glory for majestic House

  A royal triumph in the Derby is now a distinct possibility after the Queen’s Carlton House ran out an impressive winner of the Dante Stakes at York.

   
• Dead jockey was to face cocaine charges

  Jockey Michael Baze who was found dead in his car at the stable area of Churchill Downs was due to face court on cocaine charges.

   
• Delegator to tackle major sprints

  Delegator showed enough potential to suggest he could be a fascinating addition to the sprinting ranks with victory in the Duke of York Stakes.

   
• Recital to follow in High Chaparral’s hoofsteps

  Kieren Fallon sees no reason why Recital cannot put up a good performance in the Epsom Derby.

   
• Stablemates set for Lockinge clash

  Richard Hannon has indicated his top four-year-olds Canford Cliffs and Dick Turpin will clash for the fourth time in Saturday’s Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.

   
• Hounds has scent for Belmont raid

  Master Of Hounds is likely to return to America for the Belmont Stakes on the back of a creditable effort in the Kentucky Derby.

   
• Archarcharch retires after leg break

  Archarcharch, a three-year-old colt that suffered a broken left front leg in the Kentucky Derby, will not race again, owner Bob Yagos said on Monday.