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Diamond Necklace stays unbeaten in Nassau victory
Diamond Necklace remains unbeaten after six starts, adding the Group 1 Nassau Stakes in England on Thursday to the three she already had claimed in France.
Marcus HershJul 30, 2026
Diamond Necklace remains unbeaten after six starts, adding the Group 1 Nassau Stakes in England on Thursday to the three she already had claimed in France.
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In the end, the Sussex came down to the 3-year-olds, and Bow Echo ran the score to 3-nil over Gstaad after running him down by a half-length.
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The Ireland-based 3-year-old filly Diamond Necklace has made her mark in France, but her first foray into England, on Thursday at Goodwood Racecourse, is widely forecast to yield the same result as Diamond Necklace's first five races – victory.
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Fifteen times this century, a 3-year-old has beaten older rivals and won the Sussex Stakes, the major one-mile contest at Goodwood Racecourse. Bow Echo is a very good 3-year-old, and the betting market is forecasting another sophomore Sussex success.
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Kalpana could not hold off the onrushing Calandagan in the 2025 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, but this time around, she could.
Ryan Moore’s World Pool blog: King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day
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Calandagan won the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud by just a neck over the inferior Cualificar in his last start, so one might be inclined to play against Calandagan on Saturday at Ascot in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
Johanna Walsh, a maiden race winner in May, continued her rapid ascent in Europe’s 3-year-old filly division with a four-length win in Saturday’s $571,000 Irish Oaks at the Curragh after stablemate Thundering On was scratched earlier in the day.
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Ryan Moore’s World Pool blog: Irish Oaks Stakes Day.
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Crowned by a string of record-breaking highs and global accolades, a spectacular 2025/26 Hong Kong racing season drew to a close at Happy Valley on Wednesday (15 July).