Coolmore were expected to win the Group I Newmarket 1,000 Guineas overnight in the UK with Camelot filly Santa Barbara, but at the winning post it was another of the Ballydoyle entries that had her head in front and that was Mother Earth with Frankie Dettori in the saddle.
Seven year-old Zoffany gelding Al Galayel (IRE) has never been going better, scoring a powerful win in the Group III MVRC JRA Cup (2040m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night.
