No Nay Never answered with a definitive “yes” the question of whether his sharp American debut could lead to success at Royal Ascot in England, and daring trainer Wesley Ward will be hoping for a resounding “oui” when No Nay Never runs Sunday in the Group 1 Prix Morny at Deauville in Paris.

Ward, who embraces long-distance shipping and international competition, was the first American to win a Royal Ascot race with a U.S.-based runner, and he did it again June 20 when No Nay Never, a Keeneland debut victor, scored a one-length victory in the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes.

A one-week turnaround between victory in the Maurice de Gheest and the Group 1 Prix Jacques Le Marois last summer produced only a fourth-place Marois finish for Moonlight Cloud, but trainer Freddy Head’s latest star mare pulled off the quick double this season, hanging on to win the Marois by a nose over English invader Olympic Glory.

American Hall of Famer Gary Stevens won Saturday’s Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Sprint at Ascot, but it was a three-man team of European-based riders who dominated the day’s Shergar Cup jockey competition.

In the six-race program, European jockeys Ioritz Mendizabal and Gerald Mosse each rode a winner. Their success, combined with two placings by German-based rider Anrasch Starke, gave the Europeans 97 points scored on a 15-10-7-5-3 basis for the first five finishers.

Mosse, of France, was the top individual rider among the 12 jockeys.

Dawn Approach just had a showdown less than two weeks ago with fellow top-class 3-year-old Toronado in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood in England. On Sunday, he has another one lined up in France with Intello, who has a claim to being the leading French 3-year-old of 2013.

American stars Rosie Napravnik and Gary Stevens are among 12 riders from around the world competing in Saturday’s Shergar Cup at Ascot Racecourse in England.

The six-race event features four teams of three riders – a Girls team, and riders representing Europe, Great Britain and Ireland, and a Rest of the World team.

Stevens is part of the Rest of the World team with Joao Moreira of Brazil and Yasunari Iwata of Japan, while Napravnik is on the Girls team with Lisa Allpress of New Zealand and Cathy Gannon of Great Britain.

Simone Montgomorie, an Australian jockey, died Monday after sustaining “traumatic injuries” when she was thrown from her mount at Darwin Racecourse, according to Australian press reports.

Montgomerie, 26, was thrown from her mount in the sixth race and was then struck by trailing horses, according to the reports. She was treated on the track, but was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at a nearby hospital.

The day’s remaining races were canceled following the incident, including the Darwin Cup.

Moonlight Cloud won Sunday’s Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest in course-record time for the third consecutive year at Deauville Racecourse in France, a victory expected to lead to a quick turnaround for the 5-year-old mare.

Trainer Freddie Head said Moonlight Cloud is likely to start in the Group 1 Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville next Sunday.

The $464,000 Prix Maurice de Gheest was run over a straightaway 6 1/2 furlongs, while the $795,000 Prix Jacques le Marois is run over a mile.

Winsili ran the best race of her career to score a 20-1 upset Saturday at Goodwood in the Group 1, $173,374 Nassau Stakes, as favored Sky Lantern got into serious trouble in deep stretch and had to settle for fifth.

Lethal Force, the dominant sprinter in England this summer, and Moonlight Cloud, a Group 1 winner last September, meet for the first time in Sunday’s $464,000 Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville, France.

Lethal Force, a 4-year-old Irish-bred colt by Dark Angel, has won two Group 1 races this year – the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot and the July Cup at Newmarket on July 13. Trained by Clive Cox, Lethal Force makes his first start outside of England in the Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest, run over 6 1/2 furlongs.

Sky Lantern, Europe’s leading 3-year-old filly, will try to beat older rivals for the first time when she starts Saturday at Goodwood in the Group 1, $302,860 Nassau Stakes.

Many observers feel Sky Lantern already should be in possession of a Group 1 win over elders: Sky Lantern had drawn a bead on leader Elusive Kate in the stretch run of the July 12 Falmouth Stakes, but was badly bothered by her rival and even struck by jockey William Buick’s riding crop. Stewards, however, left Elusive Kate the Falmouth winner, and an appeal lodged by Sky Lantern’s connections was denied.