Aiden O'Brien

Aidan O'Brien wasn't on hand for Thursday's Breakfast with the Stars at Epsom, but Ireland's champion trainer was interviewed over the phone by Clare Balding.Read Full Story

The Associated Press The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. Havre de Grace fell a bit short of where Zenyatta finished in her battle with the boys in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday at Churchill Downs. The 4-year-old filly owned by Rick Porter is now 5 for 7 this year after running fourth in the Classic. With a victory, Havre de Grace (HA'-vur-duh-grays) could have staked a strong claim to Horse of the Year. And that would have been three fillies in a...Read Full Story

For the first time in decades, it looks as though a horse might just have appeared on the racing scene that is capable of giving a serious shot at emulating the mighty, Nijinsky, winner of the Triple Crown in 1970.Camelot’s fine victory in the Qipco 2000 Guineas has set up that mouth-watering possibility, and given racing fans something to dream about, at least until next month’s Derby, writes Elliot Slater.Aidan O’Brien’s colt landed the first colts’ classic of the season by a neck, from the...Read Full Story

Trainer Aidan O'Brien on Monday paraded Group 1 Derby favorite Camelot at a media morning organized by Epsom Downs Racecourse and Investec at his Ballydoyle Stable in County Tipperary and is counting down the days until the premier classic on June 2. O'Brien is chasing a third Derby victory following success with Galileo (2001) and High Chaparral (2002).Read Full Story

Await The Dawn wins the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot in June under Ryan Moore. Await The Dawn will shortly face a transatlantic trip to take part in the Breeders’ Cup in Kentucky only weeks after winning a life-threatening battle with equine pleuropneumonia. The condition, which can develop when a horse is subjected to stress while being transported, is known in racing as “travel sickness” or “shipping fever”. It is often difficult to treat and can be fatal. Trained by Aidan O’Brien...Read Full Story