They say good things come to those who wait, but Tom Marquand did not have to wait long for his maiden winner on Irish soil, as he partnered Alenquer to glory in a pulsating Tattersalls Gold Cup (G1) May 22 on his first ride in the country. Source

For years, trainer Chad Brown has made some difficult decisions about where to place his bevy of top-level grass fillies and mares. Now he’s facing the same type of enviable situation with 3-year-old colts. Source

Russian Emperor dominates Champions & Chater Cup (G1) at Sha Tin Racecourse, final group 1 race of the Hong Kong season. Source

Stars on Earth shone brightly in the Tokyo Racecourse sunshine May 22, handling the classic distance of the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks-G1) with ease and setting up a shot at the Fillies Triple Crown with a clear victory. Source

Jose Ortiz won his first Preakness Stakes (G1) with Early Voting, the rider’s second win in a Triple Crown race. Source

Team Hanley and Parkland Thoroughbreds’ Joy’s Rocket looked like a winner all the way around historic Pimlico Race Course May 21 during a dominant 4 1/4-length triumph in the $100,000 Skipat Stakes over six furlongs. Source

Driving from sixth to third at the sixteenth pole was Cellist, the 4-year-old gelding trained by Rusty Arnold, who pulled into first in the stretch and held off Reigning Spirit to cross the wire first in the $200,000 Louisville Stakes (G3T). Source

There have been some slightly underwhelming editions of the Tattersalls Gold Cup (G1) in recent years but the 2022 running looks a cracking race featuring five group 1 winners and a classy Royal Ascot group 2 scorer to boot. Source