Vadawina and Valixir gave the Aga Khan and Andre Fabre a Group 1 double at Longchamp on Sunday with victories in the Prix Saint-Alary and Prix d'Ispahan respectively.

Bago and Virginia Waters were beaten favorites at the Curragh on Sunday as Grey Swallow and Saoire landed the spoils in the Tattersalls Gold Cup and Irish 1000 Guineas respectively.

Cesario came with her usual late run to win the $2.1 million Yushun Himba, or Japanese Oaks, at Tokyo on Sunday with a narrow neck victory over Air Messiah.

Sent off as the 1-2 choice in a field of 18 fillies going 1 1/2 miles, Cesario in victory was paying a big compliment to Rhein Kraft, the filly who had ended her undefeated record by a neck in the Japanese 2000 Guineas on April 10 and who later defeated colts in the Grade 1 NHK Mile Cup.

Dubawi bounced back from a disappointing effort in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in England three weeks ago to win the $502,000 Irish 2000 Guineas with a sharp late run at The Curragh on Saturday.

NEW YORK - The Derby, be it English or Kentucky, was designed to serve as a leading supplier of new blood to the Thoroughbred industry.

That was certainly the case with the original English version throughout the 19th century when winners such as Whalebone, Emilius, Bay Middleton, The Flying Dutchman, Macaroni, Hermit, and Persimmon had a profound effect on the breed. Even Epsom Derby losers such as Sultan, the 1819 runner-up who would sire eight classic winners, including Stockwell, added immeasurably to the breed.

All signs point to Cesario in Sunday's $2.1 million Yushun Himba, or Japanese Oaks, at Tokyo Racecourse, where each of 18 starters is being asked to go 1 1/2 miles for the first time in their brief careers.

Vadawina appears to have a straightforward task at Longchamp on Sunday in the Group 1 $252,000 Prix Saint-Alary, when she will attempt to extend her unbeaten record to 3 for 3.

Bago ventures to Ireland for the first time on Sunday for the Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh, where Virginia Waters will attempt to complete a classic double in the Irish 1000 Guineas.

Aidan O'Brien will saddle four of the nine starters in Saturday's $485,000 Irish 2000 Guineas at The Curragh, but Footstepsinthesand is not one of them. Footstepsinthesand picked up a stone bruise during his victory in the English 2000 Guineas Stakes on April 30 at Newmarket. He subsequently missed a few days of training and was not quite ready to go for a Guineas double on Saturday.

Aidan O'Brien will saddle four of the nine starters in Saturday's $485,000 Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh, but Footstepsinthesand is not one of them.

The winner of the English 2000 Guineas Stakes on April 30 picked up a stone bruise during his victorious excursion to Newmarket. He subsequently missed a few days of training and was not quite ready to go for a Guineas double. Thus, O'Brien's first-string rider Kieren Fallon will switch to Newmarket Guineas fourth Oratorio while Johnny Murtagh, who rode Oratorio at Newmarket, takes the reins on Showdance.