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Trainer

A P O'BRIEN

Jockey

Keane, C T

Breeder

ELB Bloodstock Ltd

Earnings

$30,584

Color

Chestnut

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Derby News September 24, 2026

Royal Lodge, Beresford usher in Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby

European-based juveniles will have their first opportunities to score points toward the 2027 Kentucky Derby (G1) on Saturday at Newmarket and the Curragh.

A Thoroughbred of a different color

Ever hear the phrase, “A horse of a different color?” Most have, probably in part thanks to “The Wizard of Oz” and the carriage ride Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion took through the Emerald City. The phrase is understood to mean...

Derby News September 26, 2026

O’Brien scores Euro/Mideast Road double with Haffner in Royal Lodge, Noble Exhibit in Beresford

Haffner, a son of Justify, captured the Royal Lodge (G2) at Newmarket, and stablemate Noble Exhibit rolled in the Beresford (G2) to turn the double for renowned trainer Aidan O’Brien.