Saturday's card at Leopardstown, which was to have featured a clash between Duke of Marmalade and New Approach in the Irish Champion Stakes, was abandoned due to a waterlogged course. The entire program, including the Group 1 Matron Stakes, has been rescheduled for Sunday afternoon, weather permitting.

Henrythenavigator must beware of the siren songs of three of France’s best female milers on Sunday when he sails into uncharted waters in the $573,000 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp.

NEW YORK – While Curlin and Big Brown continue to avoid each other like the plague on the American front, this weekend’s action in Europe is packed with intergenerational rivalries that began as long as a month ago.

Duke of Marmalade puts his five-race winning streak in Group 1 stakes on the line at Leopardstown on Saturday when he renews his rivalry with New Approach in the 1 1/4-mile $1.45 million Irish Champion Stakes.

Just two weeks ago, Duke of Marmalade beat New Approach into third by 3 1/4 lengths in the Juddmonte International Stakes at Newmarket. Conditions this time, however, may lean toward an improved performance by New Approach, who was making his first start since winning the Epsom Derby on June 7 in the Juddmonte.

Leopardstown, Longchamp, and Baden-Baden will be the sites of major preps for Arc Weekend and the Breeders' Cup during the next two weeks, when most of the leading contenders for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe will be running, along with a number of Breeders' Cup probables.

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British bloodstock agent Tim Corby was killed in a single-car crash Wednesday night that also seriously injured his close friend, trainer Mick Channon. Corby was 63.

Doncaster's St. Leger yearling sale in England ended Thursday with downturns across the board and a message to stay positive from its managing director.

The three-day auction's results showed a drop of 14 percent in gross sales, with 401 yearlings bringing approximately $24,693,105. The average price of about $61,579 was down by 11 percent, and the median, about $47,580, fell 12 percent from last year.

The buy-back rate rose from 11 percent in 2007 to 15 percent in 2008.

Doncaster’s three-day St. Leger yearling sale in Doncaster, England, had a second day of declines Wednesday despite selling more lots for 50,000 pounds or more than at last year’s second session.

The Wednesday session sold 35 yearlings for at least 50,000 pounds (about $92,000), including nine horses for 100,000 pounds or more. Among those was the session-topping Elusive Quality colt for 145,000 pounds, or about $266,800. Last year, 28 yearlings sold for at least 50,000 pounds.

The St. Leger yearling sale at Doncaster Bloodstock Sales in England easily outdid last year’s numbers Tuesday at its first of three sessions.

The opening session sold 144 of 166 yearlings on offer for about $9,920,704, resulting in an average price of about $68,894 and a median price of approximately $49,959. Compared year to year in British pounds sterling, the gross was up 14 percent from last season’s opener, when 139 horses sold. The average price rose 10 percent, and the median was up 9 percent.

Bushranger rallied to win the $517,000 Prix Morny at Deauville on Sunday to deny trainer Freddy Head a sweep of Deauville's four Group 1 races as his favored Naaqoos could manage only fifth in the 14-runner. six-furlong sprint for 2-year-old colts and fillies.