Virginia Waters gave Aidan O'Brien, Mrs. John Magnier and Kieren Fallon a classic double at Newmarket on Sunday with a devastating 2 1/2-length triumph in the $617,000 1000 Guineas Stakes.

Footstepsinthesand gave jockey Kieren Fallon his first big race score since joining Aidan O'Brien as Ballydoyle's first-string rider with an impressive victory in the 2000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.

Fallon had his choice between Footstepsinthesand, an undefeated horse who went off at 6-1, and his Group 1-winning stablemate, Oratorio, and he chose right. Always well placed, Footstepsinthesand led at the three-sixteenths pole and ran on strongly under Fallon to record a 1 1/4-length victory in the $608,000 classic over a mile.

Footstepsinthesand gave Kieren Fallon his first big race score since having joined Aidan O'Brien as Ballydoyle's first string rider with an impressive victory in the 2000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.

Karen's Caper can use her Nell Gwyn Stakes triumph two weeks ago as a springboard to victory in Sunday's $650,000 1000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket.

Dubawi has become the latest incarnation of the proverbial "talking horse" in Newmarket this week as he prepares to put his tall reputation on the line in Saturday's classic 2000 Guineas Stakes.

Having arrived on Monday from Dubai, where he had wintered for Godolphin Racing, Dubawi, listed at 11-10 odds by several British bookmakers, is being described as unbeatable in some circles. But it must be remembered that only one Guineas favorite - Zafonic in 1993 - has been successful over the straight Rowley mile in the last 15 years.

Silent Witness set a modern-era record at Sha Tin on Sunday when he scored his 17th career victory without a loss in the Group 2, $384,600 Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup.

Bago and Divine Proportions made successful returns to the races at Longchamp on Sunday, both serving notice that they have maintained their championship form after long winter vacations.

Bago and Divine Proportions made successful returns to the races at Longchamp on Sunday, both serving notice that they have maintained their championship form after long winter vacations.

Silent Witness set a new modern era record at Sha Tin on Sunday when he scored his seventeenth career victory without a loss in the $384,600 Group 2 Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup shortly before another local Hong Kong hero, Vengeance Of Rain, had taken the $1.79 million Queen Elizabeth II Cup at the expense of a top class international field.

Hurricane Alan defended his Group 2 Sandown Mile title in style, while Weightless returned to his best form to steal the Group 3 Gordon Richards Stakes at Sandown Park on Saturday.