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The craziness continued in the three-year-old division in weekend horse racing as Math Wizard, at odds of 31-1, won the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby and Street Band, a 7-1 chance, took the $1 million companion race for three-year-old fillies.

Star colt Saturnalia set himself up for a possible clash with the mighty Almond Eye in next month's Tenno Sho after getting back to winning ways in the Grade 2 Kobe Shimbun Hai at Hanshin on Sunday.

Roger Charlton and Jason Watson celebrated their first Group 1 together as Aspetar strode clear in fine style to land the Preis von Europa by two and a half lengths at Cologne.

There may have been a significant international contingent but Norwegian star Square De Luynes turned the Group 3 Stockholm Cup into a procession, cantering home under Rab Havlin by seven lengths.

Joseph O'Brien is weighing up Group 1 options for his star three-year-old filly Iridessa, with the Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes or the Prix de l'Opera her next port of call.

John Gosden revealed on Sunday that St Leger winner Logician is to start off his 2020 campaign over a mile and quarter, with the Group 1 Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown as a midsummer target.

Representatives from key bloodstock and racing industry bodies have formed a new organisation, the Bloodstock Industry Forum, in order to "maintain and improve confidence in the buying and selling of bloodstock in Britain".

Karaka graduate Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) shares a slice of New Zealand racing history after an effortless win in Saturday’s Group 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings - the win was her eighth at Group 1 level, bringing her level with Mufhasa (NZ) (Pentire) for the all-time record number of elite-level victories in New Zealand

Best Solution is no stranger to Germany having won a pair of Group 1s when journeying over last year, and the five-year-old is back for more in the 57th Preis von Europa in Cologne.

Last year's runner-up Crowned Eagle heads a two-strong British challenge for the Stockholm Cup International at Bro Park.

It must have been the best halftime that Michael Owen has ever had. While the nation's footballers were taking a break, England's former hero was shouting himself hoarse after a stunning victory in Scotland.

Racing at Gowran Park on Saturday afternoon was cancelled due to lightning, with clerk of the course Paddy Graffin citing safety concerns for horses, riders and grooms.

Pierre Lapin made it two from two as the colt overcame a 120-day absence to claim the Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury for Roger Varian and Andrea Atzeni.

Stradivarius could be a Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe contender but the presence of Enable, and the unavailability of star jockey Frankie Dettori, means owner Bjorn Nielsen is happy to wait until next year to challenge for Europe's greatest race.

Elsewhere this week we saw a monster gamble pulled off on Mick Channon’s Jeanie B at Pontefract as the daughter of Bated Breath was backed from and early 20/1 to 12/1 overnight before eventually going off the 7/2 joint second favourite and coming home well to score by two and a half lengths.

A historic handicap first run in 1804, which now boasts £200,000 in guaranteed prize-money, was shared for the first time last year when Son Of Rest, trained by Fozzy Stack in Ireland and the subject of a major gamble, was joined on the line by Baron Bolt to force a dead-heat.

Pat Smullen has described himself as "overwhelmed" after the charity drive he spearheaded over Irish Champions Weekend raised more than €2.5 million for pancreatic cancer trials.

They will be on opposing sides in the William Hill Ayr Gold Cup but Yorkshire stalwarts Paul Mulrennan and Tim Easterby teamed up to land the Bronze Cup on the eve of the feature race.

Quadrilateral shot to the head of the betting for next year's Qipco 1,000 Guineas with an emphatic nine-length win at Newbury for Roger Charlton and Jason Watson.