Stormy River garnered his initial Group 1 laurels at Chantilly on Sunday as he came with a strong late run to win the one-mile $511,000 Prix Jean Prat.

David Junior took advantage of a fast pace to blast from last to first in the $836,000 Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park in England on Saturday as favored Ouija Board ran into repeated trouble and finished fifth.

Kieren Fallon has been banned from riding in England, Scotland, and Wales after the British Horseracing Regulatory Authority ruled on Friday that his license to ride would not be renewed because of race-fixing charges filed against him earlier in the week.

Impressionnante may just be good enough to give her 11 male rivals a beating in a highly competitive renewal of the $511,000 Prix Jean Prat, Sunday's Group 1 mile for 3-year-olds at Chantilly.

BUDAPEST - Her statue stands, in grand isolation, at the entrance to the old grandstand of the racetrack in Budapest, an echo of the time when Hungarian horses could hold their own with the best of England, France, and Ireland. Her name, Kincsem, means My Treasure, or My Jewel, or My Dear, depending on your mood, and she is all of these to racing in Hungary, a sport that bears the same 20th-century scars as the proud Magyar nation itself.

The filly Impressionnante may just be good enough to give her 11 male rivals a beating in a highly competitive renewal of the $511,000 Prix Jean Prat, Sunday's Group 1 mile for 3-year-olds at Chantilly.

Kieren Fallon has been banned from riding in England, Scotland, and Wales after the British Horseracing Regulatory Authority ruled on Friday that his license to ride would not be renewed because of race-fixing charges filed against him earlier in the week.

Ouija Board is the 5-4 favorite for Saturday's $786,000 Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park, where the appearance of Kieren Fallon, booked to ride Aussie Rules in the Group 1 race, depends upon the outcome of his Friday hearing before Britain's Horse Racing Regulatory Authority.

Ouija Board is the 5-4 favorite for Saturday's $786,000 Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park where the appearance of Kieren Fallon, booked to ride Aussie Rules in the Group 1, 1 1/4-mile race, depends upon the outcome of his Friday hearing before Britain's Horseracing Regulatory Authority.

Richard Quinn, long regarded as Britain's leading "lightweight" rider for his ability to make 110 pounds, announced his retirement from the saddle on Wednesday. The 27-year veteran, who appeared in form lines as T R Quinn as his first name is Thomas, hangs up his tack at the age of 44.