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Here is the latest Horse Racing News from Racing Post.

Newmarket: Minding tops O’Brien 1-2-3 in 1,000 Guineas
HOT favourite Minding registered an impressive, wide-margin success in the Qipco 1,000 Guineas, leading home Ballydoyle and Alice Springs to provide trainer Aidan O’Brien with a 1-2-3 in the first fillies’ Classic of the season.

Vega and Awtaad on Guineas trial at the Curragh
MICHAEL O’CALLAGHAN resisted the temptation of sending Blue De Vega to Newmarket for the 2,000 Guineas but today we will find out whether his stable star is a genuine contender for the Irish equivalent later this month.

Father of amateur rider Brodie Hampson dies
MARK HAMPSON, the father of Royal Artillery Gold Cup winner Brodie Hampson, has died, the amateur rider said on Monday morning.

World Class: Minding sets Derby poser for O’Brien
Sam Walker looks back at the best performances on Guineas weekend and looks at the big Derby question facing Aidan O’Brien.

Australia: Chautauqua set to swerve Royal Ascot
CONNECTIONS of Chautauqua have revealed that the star Australian sprinter will not run at Royal Ascot next month.

Found and Fascinating Rock set for Curragh battle
AIDAN O’Brien saddled the first three home in the 1,000 Guineas on Sunday, and he turns to another star filly this afternoon in the shape of Found, who runs against Fascinating Rock in the Group 3 Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh.

Newmarket: Swiss Range proves pretty quick in Polly
SWISS RANGE showcased a sparkling turn of foot to win the Pretty Polly Stakes at Newmarket, looking like a potentially top-class filly as she burst clear under the stand rail to win by three lengths under Frankie Dettori.

Ashforth’s Angles: Bradley form ignites Mighty memories
The Tatling’s the horse people remember but the more elderly of us have fond memories of the days when Bradley was primarily a jumps trainer and the horse he was best known for was Mighty Marine.

Newmarket: Usherette gets the better of Dahlia duel
FRENCH raider Usherette overhauled Juddmonte International Stakes winner Arabian Queen inside the final furlong to win the Dahlia Stakes for trainer Andre Fabre and rider Mickael Barzalona.

Minding leads home O’Brien 1-2-3 in 1,000 Guineas
HOT favourite Minding registered an impressive, wide-margin success in the Qipco 1,000 Guineas, leading home Ballydoyle and Alice Springs to provide trainer Aidan O’Brien with a 1-2-3 in the first fillies’ Classic of the season.

Chautauqua in line for Royal Ascot and $1m bonus
IF Sunday’s contest was meant to be a true test of Chautauqua’s ability as a world class international sprinter then he passed with flying colours as he produced a jaw-dropping turn of foot to run down the leaders having badly missed the break.

Palmer ponders Derby option for Guineas hero Gold
GALILEO GOLD will go straight to the Investec Derby without another run if connections elect to allow Saturday’s Qipco 2,000 Guineas winner to take his chance at Epsom next month.

Japan: Take wins seventh Tenno Sho with Kitasan Black
YUTAKA TAKE claimed his seventh victory in the Tenno Sho (Spring) with a strong ride to force Kitasan Black (Hisashi Shimizu) back in front on the line after being headed by Curren Mirotic.

France: Garlingari aims to fill in for Cirrus in Ganay
THIS Group 1 without the recently retired Cirrus Des Aigles is almost unthinkable, but the hugely popular seven-time top-flight winner will be the focus of attention for an expected bumper May 1 crowd at Saint-Cloud.

Business bulletin: Embarrassment for Gala Coral after investigation
THE BETTING industry found itself under plenty of fire last week with some of the damage self-inflicted.

Gosden hoping fitness edge can help Nathra bridge gap
JOHN GOSDEN realises Nathra could have a mountain to climb to turn around form with hot favourite Minding in Sunday’s Qipco 1,000 Guineas but takes a chance that his filly’s fitness edge could help reduce the gap.

Stunning Chatauqua in line for Royal Ascot and $1m bonus
IF Sunday’s contest was meant to be a true test of Chatauqua’s ability as a world class international sprinter then he passed with flying colours as he produced a jaw-dropping turn of foot to run down the leaders having badly missed the break.

South Africa: Abashiri scrambles home in Derby to win Triple Crown
ABASHIRI (Mike Azzie/Karl Zechner) went into the history books as only the second horse to land the South African Triple Crown since Horse Chestnut 17 years ago.

Aintree hero Pineau De Re retired at Uttoxeter
TRAINER Richard Newland on Saturday called time on the racing career of 2014 Crabbies Grand National winner Pineau De Re after the 13-year-old was pulled up in the feature handicap chase at Uttoxeter.

Germany: Bavarian Classic to provide Derby clues
THE Bavarian Classic is the top early season trial for the German Derby and seven of Sunday´s eight runners are entered in that race, to be run at Hamburg on July 10th.

Hong Kong: Chautauqua puts Ascot credentials to the test
AUSTRALIA’S latest speed star Chautauqua puts his Royal Ascot credentials, and a tilt at a million-dollar bonus, on the line when he makes his overseas debut in the HK$10 million (£875,656) Chairman’s Sprint Prize at Sha Tin.

Newmarket: Exosphere out of this world in Jockey Club
EXOSPHERE made the transition to Group company look oh so easy as he put some high-class rivals to the sword in emphatic style.

Sparkling Galileo Gold runs away with Guineas riches
GALILEO GOLD waltzed away with the 2,000 Guineas for Hugo Palmer and Frankie Dettori as hot favourite Air Force Blue failed to fire and finished well adrift.

Punchestown: Whiteout stuns stablemate Limini
ANOTHER Grade 1 winner for Willie Mullins, but not with the mare everyone was expecting as Whiteout caused a major upset to beat her much-fancied stablemate Limini in the Mares Champion Hurdle at Punchestown.

Punchestown: Apple’s Jade ‘the best juvenile I’ve trained’
APPLE’S JADE produced another emphatic performance, roundly trouncing her rivals and leaving just one question – how did she lose to Ivanovich Gorbatov in the Triumph at Cheltenham?

France: Macaire berates doctors while As does the talking
AS D’ESTRUVAL looks likely to be the punter’s choice for the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris on May 22 after putting in an impressive display to hand a two and a half length beating to the defending champion, Milord Thomas.

Colgan and Broad latest successful appeal
ROBBIE COLGAN and David Broad were successful with their appeals in the Definite Earl case at Punchestown, completing a troubled two weeks for the Irish stewarding system.

Newmarket: Sticking stands’ side proves Profitable for Kirby
STICKING to the stands’ rail paid dividend for Profitable, who came with a late rattle to land the Palace House stakes with the field split across the entire Rowley Mile.

Newmarket: Exosphere out of this world in Jockey Club romp
EXOSPHERE made the transition to Group company look oh so easy as he put some high-class rivals to the sword in emphatic style.

Sparkling Galileo Gold runs away with Guineas riches
GALILEO GOLD waltzed away with the 2,000 Guineas for Hugo Palmer and Frankie Dettori as hot-favourite Air Force Blue failed to fire and finished well adrift.

Covert Love to miss York following ‘slight setback’
DUAL Group 1 winner Covert Love will miss the Middleton Stakes at York next month after trainer Hugo Palmer revealed she has suffered a “slight setback”.

Classic heroes Hobbs and Verse add a touch of class
AN ARC trial on the last day of April? Plenty will be happening between today and Europe’s richest race but connections of Jack Hobbs and Simple Verse would dearly love to end up at Chantilly on the first Sunday in October.

Japan: Vanquish Run holds on to land Derby trial
VANQUISH RUN held the fast-finishing Red Eldest to land the Grade 2 Aoba Sho for rider Hiroyuki Uchida and trainer Katsuhiko Sumii.

South Africa: Abashiri odds-on to secure Triple Crown
Abashiri (Mike Azzie/Karl Zechner) is almost unbackable – he is as short as 2-11 locally – to become only the second horse to land the South African Triple Crown since the legendary Horse Chestnut 17 years ago.

Punchestown: On The Fringe lands festival treble
ON THE FRINGE completed the Cheltenham, Aintree and Punchestown treble for the second consecutive year after yet another inspired ride from Nina Carberry.