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Innisfree on the Comeback Trail

Group 1-placed Innisfree (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), second in the 2019 G1 Vertem Futurity Trophy in his last start, is making progress toward a start later this year, according to trainer Aidan O'Brien. Second at Naas in July of 2019, the colt broke his maiden at Galway in July and captured the G2 Beresford S. at The Curragh that September, just like his year-younger full-brother High Definition (Ire), who is headed to the G1 Cazoo Derby on Saturday. After his Vertem Futurity Trophy second, Innisfree sustained an injury in 2020 and has not graced the racecourse since.

He said, “He got an injury last year so we took our time with him and we had him nearly ready to run again in the spring, but he went a little bit off on us again.

“We had to back off him again. He's done very well physically and I'd imagine he's six weeks away from running. We're looking at the second half or quarter of the season.”

Innisfree does hold entries for the June 27 G2 Comer Group International Curragh Cup, Sandown's G1 Coral-Eclipse on July 3 and the G1 Irish Champion S. at Leopardstown on Sept. 11. The 4-year-old bay has also been entered in the G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in October.

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Brother to Broome Unveiled at The Curragh

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Wednesday's Observations features a full-brother to MGSW Broome (Ire) (Australia {GB}).

4.30 Curragh, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, c/g, 7fT
POINT LONSDALE (IRE) (Australia {GB}) is a full-brother to the current Ballydoyle stalwart Broome (Ire) who cost 575,000gns at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1. Described as a sharper type than that multiple group winner by Aidan O'Brien, the March-foaled bay is introduced in the maiden won by Lope Y Fernandez (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) two years ago.
5.00 Curragh, Cond, €22,000, 2yo, 6fT
ELLIPTIC (IRE) (Caravaggio) impressed when beating the subsequent Group 3-placed Quick Suzy (Ire) (Profitable {Ire}) on her debut at Tipperary in April and gets the chance to cement her claims for Royal Ascot having missed the Listed First Flier S. here last month. Donnacha O'Brien saddles his mother's homebred, who due to her five-pound penalty races on the same terms as the unraced colts Rapidus (Ire) (Caravaggio), Ballydoyle's half-brother to the G2 Richmond S.-winning sire Harbour Watch (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), and Dr Zempf (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}), the Peter Brant-Ger Lyons project who is a 420,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 graduate and son of the G3 Prix Eclipse winner Souvenir Delondres (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}).
7.40 Curragh, Mdn, €12,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 12fT
ESPANIA (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is the €3-million Goffs Orby topper who debuts for Ballydoyle in the Westerberg silks. An April foal, the bay is a full-sister to the G1 Epsom Oaks heroine Forever Together (Ire) and the G1 Fillies' Mile winner Together Forever (Ire) and a half to the G1 Prix Jean Prat-winning sire Lord Shanakill (Speightstown).

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Laurens In Foal to Kingman

Six-time Group 1 winner Laurens (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) has been pronounced in foal to Kingman (GB), owner Dance Thoroughbreds announced via Twitter on Tuesday evening. The mare produced an Invincible Spirit (Ire) colt in 2021 (click here for a video) and was covered by the Irish National Stud resident's son later this spring. It was announced last January that Laurens would visit the Irish National Stud stalwart, having been originally penciled in for Coolmore Stud's No Nay Never.

“We are delighted to announce that Laurens is in foal to Kingman,” Dance Thoroughbreds tweeted on Tuesday evening. “Scanned at 28 days last week.”

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Love Out of Coronation Cup, Will Wait For Royal Ascot

Dual Classic heroine Love (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) will no longer take part in the G1 Coral Coronation Cup at Epsom Downs on June 4, according to trainer Aidan O'Brien. A winner of the G1 1000 Guineas, G1 Oaks and G1 Yorkshire Oaks, the blaze-faced chestnut has been benched since August as her intended targets keep having unsuitable ground on the day. She will instead point to the G1 Prince Of Wales's S. at Royal Ascot later this month, as she has not made her seasonal bow yet.

“Everything is good with Love,” said O'Brien. “She's wintered well and has been ready to run for a while now. There were some Group 3s at The Curragh and places like that we would have liked to start her off in, but the ground was bad so we didn't, which is why Broome (Ire) (Australia {GB}) filled those slots in.

“She's ready to go. We could have ended up in the Coronation if we'd had a run, but we didn't, so we're thinking about Ascot with her for the Prince of Wales's. She did a half-speed this morning and looked very happy in herself, so we're very happy.

“She should be nice and fresh for the second half of the year. The Arc has always been on her radar, but in an ideal world I don't think we'd like to run her in bad ground, so it would depend on the weather at the time of the year.”

Despite the absence of the filly, O'Brien will still have the Galileo (Ire) full-brothers and MG1SWs Japan (GB), who won the G1 Grand Prix de Paris in 2019 and 2020 Grand Prix de Paris victor Mogul (GB) in the Coronation Cup. The former saluted in the G3 Ormonde S. at Chester on May 6.

“We're very happy with Japan,” added O'Brien. “We started him short [over a mile and a quarter] last year and we think maybe it was too much pressure on him too early and his season kind of fell to bits after that.

“We decided to start over longer this year. Ryan [Moore] thought it would suit him and the trip would help him get happy and relaxed and enjoy it, and we were delighted with his run in Chester. We think he's progressed from the run. Mentally and physically we think he's in a very good place.”

“At the moment we're thinking of running the two brothers,” O'Brien added. “I spoke to Ryan this morning and I'm not sure which he's going to ride–he mightn't be sure even himself yet.”

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