Khulood led throughout to land the Group 3 Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket on Tuesday, earning her way into the 1000 Guineas on May 4. She defeated Cala by two lengths as the 9-5 favorite, covering the straight and undulating seven furlongs in 1:26.76 on good to firm ground. Her trainer, John Dunlop, is confident that she can get the additional furlong of the Guineas.

The unheralded Balestrini pulled off a 33-1 upset in the Group 3 Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown on Sunday, as his odds-on Aidan O'Brien-trained stablemate, Alberto Giacometti, struggled to a third-place finish in the 1 1/4-mile Ballysax, a prep for the Epsom Derby.

This was O'Brien's third straight win in the Ballysax. The winner of the 1 1/4-mile Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud in November, Alberto Giacometti weakened a furlong out to be beaten 5 1/2 lengths as Balestrini held off the late challenge of the 5-4 (1.25-1) Alamshar by a half-length.

Muqbil and Tante Rose earned their places in the two Guineas classics on Saturday by winning their Group 3 trials, both over a straight seven furlongs, at Newbury. Although they each scored by 1 1/4 lengths, Tante Rose was the more impressive, coming with a strong run from the back in the Dubai Duty Free Stakes.

But Tante Rose is not certain to stay the extra furlong of the 1000 Guineas, on May 4, while Muqbil, who is by Swain, should benefit from a longer distance than that of Saturday's Lane's End Greenham Stakes.

NEW YORK - If Thoroughbreds were the measure of a man's wealth, Aidan O'Brien would have an easier time riding camelback through the eye of a needle than he would of getting into heaven.

One might envy the Irishman's plethora of riches at his Ballydoyle yard in Ireland. Instead, let us sit back and admire the bluebloods with which Messrs. Magnier and Tabor keep him well supplied.

A number of Ireland's most promising 3-year-olds make their 2003 debuts Sunday at Leopardstown's classic trials meeting.

Elusive City will attempt to get his checkered career back on track as he prepares for the 2000 Guineas in the seven-furlong Group 3 Greenham Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.

Six Perfections stamped herself as the one to beat in the 1000 Guineas with a handy 1 1/2-length score over Campsie Fells in the listed Prix Imprudence at Maisons-Laffitte on Monday.

Europe's reigning juvenile filly champion, Six Perfections will now go straight to the one-mile Guineas at Newmarket on May 4. Trained by Pascal Bary and ridden by Thierry Thulliez for the Niarchos Family, the same team that produced Domedriver to win the Breeders' Cup Mile, Six Perfections covered the straight seven furlongs in 1:29.40 on good ground as the 3-5 choice.

A memorable gamble was landed in Saturday's Martell Cognac Grand National at Aintree, as the Irish-trained Monty's Pass, a 16-1 chance, powered to a 12-length win in the world's most famous steeplechase.

The connections of the winner reportedly won more than a million pounds ($1.6 million) from betting on Monty's Pass, with Mike Futter, principal member of the group that owns the horse, Dee Racing Syndicate, having won more than 800,000 pounds ($1.25 million) himself.

Inamorato will not run in the Kentucky Derby, and Danuta will not run in the Kentucky Oaks, Godolphin Racing announced Friday.

Both horses, however, were part of a consignment of 22 Godolphin horses scheduled to leave Dubai for Belmont Park on Saturday morning, the plan being to aim them at American races later in the season.

Hold That Tiger has been withdrawn from Sunday's Gladness Stakes at The Curragh and instead will head straight to the 2000 Guineas without benefit of a prep race.