A pair of prominent Breeders' Cup runners add an American flavor to the $143,000 Princess of Wales's Stakes at Newmarket on Thursday. BC Marathon winner Man of Iron makes his second start for new trainer Luca Cumani in the 1 1/2-mile contest, while Spanish Moon, fourth in the Turf, drops into a Group 2 contest after three narrow misses at the top level at far-flung locales around the world.

The Falmouth Stakes, a Group 1, $280,000 mile for fillies and mares, opens Newmarket's July meeting with a bang on Wednesday when two-time 1000 Guineas winner Special Duty squares off against Lillie Langtry, winner of Royal Ascot's Coronation Stakes. Two other group race winners at the Royal meeting, Strawberrydaiquiri and Rainfall, make this a special race in which the eight runners all sport Racing Post Ratings as high as 117 but none lower than 113.

Dick Turpin picked the pockets of his seven opponents in the $500,000 Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly on Sunday as he drew off to an impressive four-length victory in the Group 1 mile for 3-year-olds, leaving dual classic winner Lope de Vega struggling home in last place.

Twice Over led his four rivals a merry dance in the $750,000 Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park on Saturday as he led virtually every step of the way in the 1 1/4-mile Group 1 as the 13-8 favorite. Two lengths clear at the quarter pole after having set a fast pace under Tom Queally, the 4-year-old son of Observatory weakened visibly in the later stages but held on gamely for a half-length victory over the 33-1 outsider Sri Putra.

Dual classic winner Lope de Vega will be tested by Dick Turpin in the Group 1, $500,000 Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly on Sunday.

The one-mile race for 3-year-olds represents a big cut-back in distance from the 1 5/16-mile French Derby, but one Lope de Vega should be able to handle. Earlier this season, he captured the one-mile French 2000 Guineas.

Stotsfold remains on course for the Arlington Million after his game, weight-giving victory in the listed Gala Stakes at Sandown Park on Friday.

Deauville's four-day July meeting that serves as a table setter for its prestigious August meeting opened on Thursday with the seaside track's annual juvenile oddity, the listed Prix Yacowlef for horses making their racing debuts. Won in the past by Riverman, Dahlia, Miswaki, and Machiavellian, it has been dominated in recent years by fillies.

On Thursday, fillies filled the first five places as the Robert Collet-trained Wizz Kid, a daughter of Prix Morny winner Whipper, beat Katerini by 1 1/2 lengths, getting the straight five furlongs in a stakes record 57.90 seconds.

It's boy vs. girl at Sandown Park on Saturday when Twice Over and Dar Re Mi go toe-to-toe in the $750,000 Eclipse Stakes. The 1 1/4-mile, Group 1 stakes is the first weight-for-age contest on the British calendar but has drawn just a single 3-year-old in Viscount Nelson.

It was all Aidan O'Brien in the $1.5 million Irish Derby at the Curragh on Sunday as Cape Blanco led home a Ballydoyle one-two-three in the mile and a half classic. Cape Blanco rewarded the faith rider Johnny Murtagh had in having chosen him from among the five Coolmore runners in the race.

Youmzain suffered yet another heartbreaking defeat at Saint-Cloud on Sunday when the three-time Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe runner-up lost the Group 1, $493,000 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud by a nose to Plumania. Rated in last by Richard Hughes in the field of seven, Youmzain rallied strongly through the final furlong but lost the bob to the 6-1 winner.