Teofilo gave 4-9 favorite Holy Roman Emperor a sound beating in the Group 1, $380,000 National Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday, in an effort so impressive that British bookmakers have installed him as the favorite for both the 2000 Guineas and the Epsom Derby next spring.

A 2-year-old by Galileo, Teofilo followed pacesetter Slaney Time before taking over at the quarter pole and then easily holding off Holy Roman Emperor by 1 1/4 lengths. Ridden by Kevin Manning, Teofilo finished the seven furlongs on good to yielding ground in 1:26.49.

The early entries for Saturday's Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot included no fewer than five Breeders' Cup Mile hopefuls.

The entries, which were released Monday, were headed by a trio of Godolphin runners: Librettist, who won France's two Group 1 weight-for-age miles, the Prix Jacques le Marois and the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp; Proclamation, who won last year's Sussex Stakes and finished a close second in the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot; and Group 2 Celebration Mile winner Caradak. Librettist and Proclamation are Godolphin's Breeders' Cup Mile candidates.

Teofilo gave Holy Roman Emperor a sound beating in the $380,000 Group 1 National Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday in an effort so impressive that British bookmakers have installed him as the favorite for both the 2000 Guineas and the Epsom Derby next spring.

Kastoria ran down the 2-7 favorite Yeats inside the final furlong of the 1 3/4-mile Irish St. Leger at the Curragh on Saturday and may have earned herself a trip to Woodbine for the Canadian International in the process.

Kastoria ran down the 2-7 favorite Yeats inside the final furlong of the 1 3/4-mile Irish St. Leger at the Curragh on Saturday and may have earned herself a trip to Woodbine for the Canadian International in the process.

Two of Europe's three highest-rated juveniles will clash at the Curragh on Sunday when Holy Roman Emperor meets Teofilo in the Group 1, $382,000 National Stakes.

Holy Roman Emperor has won the Group 3 Railway Stakes and the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes, both at six furlongs. The seven-furlong National will be his first try beyond that distance.

In Teofilo, he faces a horse who is unbeaten after three starts, all at seven furlongs, the latest in the Group 2 Futurity Stakes over the National course. He rates a slight edge over Holy Roman Emperor.

NEW YORK - Trends in breeding can be difficult to identify, but there is no denying the impact made by Galileo at York last Saturday. The first three finishers in the classic St. Leger Stakes were all sired by Galileo, an outstanding second-crop stallion.

Europe's best stayer, Yeats rates an odds-on choice in the Group 1, $380,000 Irish St. Leger at the Curragh on Sunday, when the biggest question he faces may be whether the 1 3/4 miles is too short for him.

A 5-year-old son of Sadler's Wells, Yeats won Epsom's 1 1/2-mile Coronation Cup at the Group 1 level in June 2005, but was subsequently ninth at the same distance in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. Trainer Aidan O'Brien stepped Yeats up to staying distances in last year's Irish St. Leger, but Yeats failed again, finishing fourth.

Europe's best stayer, Yeats, rates a skimpy odds-on choice in the Group 1, $380,000 Irish St. Leger at the Curragh on Sunday, when the biggest question he has to answer may be whether the 1 3/4 miles is too short for him.

Deep Impact came through his Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe workout at Longchamp with flying colors on Wednesday, as he covered the final quarter-mile of the 1 1/2-mile move in an unofficial 21 seconds flat under regular rider Yutaka Take.