The most expensive yearling from the first crop of Vinery Stud’s promising young sire Exceedance and his most expensive filly ever, Jupiter Hills opened her account at Newcastle on Friday with a stylish victory.

The most exciting thing that happened in the world of racing and bloodstock on Friday was a track gallop at a racecourse called Southwell in the UK where Epsom Derby winner City of Troy stepped out in an exhibition race against four stablemate rivals as he prepares for a tilt at the Breeders Cup Classic on November 2.