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Dominant Aktau makes for Glorious Friday
Goodwood may have been more low-key for the yard than in previous years but the lightly-raced Aktau ensured there was at least one major positive to take from the five days on the downs.
A Redcar double brings up Jack's 400th winner
Victories for Farzeen and Edaraat provide jockey Jack Mitchell with a milestone success.
Byron caps off a memorable day to provide five-timer
Winners were the order of the day with Cape Byron adding to Defoe's Hardwicke victory with a scintillating display in the Wokingham Stakes and a winner at Lingfield added to a double at Newmarket to make it five winners for the day on a Saturday to remember for Varian Stable.
Daahyeh franks the form to land G3 Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot
Daahyeh was sent off the 4/1 favourite for the Albany following Raffle Prize's victory in the G2 Queen Mary on the first day of the Royal Meeting and she scored in the style of a smart filly to remain unbeaten in two starts.
Defoe strikes for first Group 1
After five attempts at Group 1 level Mohammed Obaid’s Defoe found his place at the top table at the sixth time of asking by running down Kew Gardens to win the Coronation Cup at Epsom.
Zabeel Prince lands top flight success at Longchamp
At the age of six and on only his tenth start Zabeel Prince posted a career best to win the G1 Prix d'Ispahan under a great ride from Andrea Atzeni.
Nausha proves a smart filly at York
Nausha comes from last to first to score in the G3 Musidora Stakes on her third start.
A sparkling performance from Surfman contributes to a mid-week treble
In a week when our focus is set on the fillies competing in the 1000 Guineas it was the boys that provide the excitement on Wednesday with an across-the-card treble.
Princely performance continues strong form
After the three-year-old filly Qabala’s success in the G3 Nell Gwyn earlier in the week it was a gelding twice her age who doubled the yard’s group-race tally for the season back at Newmarket yesterday.
100 Stakes winners for Varian Stable as Queen Of Desire strides to victory at Bath
Queen Of Desire winning the Listed Lansdown Stakes marks a huge day for Varian Stable as she becomes the 100th Stakes winner for her handler Roger Varian.
Qabala leads home Nell Gwyn 1-2
A scintillating success for the unbeaten Qabala in the G3 Nell Gwyn Stakes has propelled Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani’s filly to the head of the betting for the 1000 Guineas, with just a couple of weeks to go until they go to post for the one mile Classic.
The winners continue to flow as Sharja Bridge sets the bar high
Sharja Bridge emulated his stablemate Zabeel Prince by winning the Listed Doncaster Mile Stakes in impressive style and continue a purple patch for Varian Stable this spring.