Scott Burton
@seenthestars
Racing Post writer based in Paris. International eye. Citizen of the world.
Cygames Grand Prix de Paris: Alam, Varandir, Space Waltz @rpbloodstock.bsky.social
Cygames Grand Prix de Paris: Ancient Egypt, Causeway, Limestone. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social
Maltese Cross and Tom Marquand head out for the G1 Cygames Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp @rpbloodstock.bsky.social
Ka Ying Rising and Romantic Warrior named co-champions at Hong Kong's Horse of the Year awards, the first time the top prize has been shared. This seems instinctively right to me, given the quality of international opposition Romantic Warrior defeated in December and April. #HKJC #HongKongRacing
He's come a long way since winning the Prix du Prince d'Orange in 2023. #Ombudsman moves to 131, putting him in a tie at the top of the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings with Ka Ying Rising. KYR's win in the Chairman's Sprint Prize has been revised up a pound. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social
The Japan Cup rematch moved a step closer today as both Calandagan and Masquerade Ball were among 14 horses to pass Tuesday's scratching stage for the £2m King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes. (📸 Mazakazu Takahashi) @rpbloodstock.bsky.social @ascotracecourse.bsky.social @agakhanstuds.com
Calandagan turned in a dazzling final effort to pass all seven rivals and claim a second success in the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. 32.67s for the final 3f/600m is extremely rapid. @agakhanstuds.com @graffardracing.bsky.social @rpbloodstock.bsky.social @ascotracecourse.bsky.social
Fascinating contribution to the RP letters page today from Carlo Zuccoli on the Argentine origins of Irish Derby winner Benvenuto Cellini. 🇦🇷 @rpbloodstock.bsky.social
Calandagan heads a likely field of eight after the penultimate declaration stage for Sunday's G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud - World Pool by PMU. #Calandagan (Graffard) Pride Of Arras (Beckett) Eydon (Balding) Leffard (Rouget) Cualificar (Fabre) Lambourn (O'Brien) Sunly (Graffard) Aventure (Ferland)
Pearled Majesty (Persian King) roared back to form in the G2 Prix Eugene Adam for co-owner Criquette Head, Mauricio Delcher Sanchez and Christophe Soumillon. Only ninth in the Jockey Club, made all here in a race won by Daryz in 2025. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social
Personal feeling is that Christophe Soumillon has a better chance of winning his appeal against an 8-day ban for 'team tactics' ride on Puerto Rico at Ascot. Would have expected lots of video analysis of what he did with his hand and rein by now.
Diamond Necklace joins an historic group to have won the Prix Marcel Boussac, the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and the Prix de Diane. 🔸Allez France 🔸Divine Proportions 🔸Zarkava 🔸Blue Rose Cen @rpbloodstock.bsky.social @racingpost.com #FranceGalop #Coolmore #EcuriedesMonceaux
Auction house Arqana has announced former trainer Richard Gibson as their International Client Relations Director. Gibson enjoyed great success when based first in Chantilly and later Hong Kong, training the likes of Doctor Dino, Lune D'Or, Akeed Mofeed and Gold-Fun. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social
Diamond Necklace heads a field of 11 for Sunday’s €1m Prix de Diane Longines. Evolutionist - Foley Moments Of Joy - Lordan Habibi - Demuro Evita - Soumillon Pink Panthera - Piccone Esna - J Doyle Inis Mor - Murphy Diamond Necklace - R Moore Felicitas - Shoemark Green Spirit - Guyon Lilt - Marquand
The Prix de Diane Longines is now down to 11 likely runners, with the departure of Concorde Agreement meaning there will be only four French fillies in the lineup. Evolutionist ⚪🟢 Moments Of Joy Habibi Evita Pink Panthera Esna 🟣⚪ Inis Mor Diamond Necklace 🔵🟠 Felicitas Green Spirit 🔵⚪ Lilt
35 years on from his blistering defeat of Subotica by 4 lengths in the Prix du Jockey Club, Suave Dancer is master of all he surveys at Longchamp #SuaveDancer
Dispatches went some way to justifying her entry for the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, taking the Listed Prix Melisande in decisive style under Maxime Guyon for #Juddmonte and trainer André Fabre. By Frankel out of an unraced Dansili half-sister to Byword. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social
As easy as 1-2-3 for Wertheimer et Frère at Longchamp on Sunday: Overnight (Listed Prix Ridgeway) Nighttime (G2 Prix Paul de Moussac) Nitoi (G3 KRA La Coupe) @rpbloodstock.bsky.social #FranceGalop
Official handicap mark of 118 for Constitution River for his win in the Qatar Prix du Joxkey Club, rated around the 116 Hawk Mountain carries forward from last season's Futurity Stakes. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social @racingpost.com #FranceGalop
Looking at sectionals from yesterday, the overall time of 1.54.43 is the 2nd slowest since 2014. But the closing fractions posted by Daryz were something special on ground still on the slow side of good. 11.29, 10.68 and 11.02 for final three furlongs. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social @agakhanstuds.com
Among the seven Japanese entries for the Arc, Shin Emperor (12th in 2024), Byzantine Dream (5th in 2025) and Alohi Alii (16th in 2025) could all return to Longchamp 🎌
You'll never hear me knock either the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, or the efforts of Japanese owners, trainers and breeders to conquer Europe's greatest race. But I think I'm allowed to be disappointed that none among Masquerade Ball (left), Museum Mile and Croix Du Nord (right) has an entry in 2026.
And Royal Ascot winner Lazzat heads a field of five for the G3 Prix du Palais-Royal.
The G1 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier features a rematch from the Dubai Gold Cup between Fairy Glen for the Crisfords and the George Scott-trained Caballo De Mar. (📸Dubai Racing Club)
Final field of five for Thursday's Prix Aga Khan IV (Prix d'Ispahan as was) is short on numbers but long on quality: Daryz (Mickael Barzalona) Leffard (Cristian Demuro) Sosie (Maxime Guyon) Divine Chrisnat (Marvin Grandin) Qilin Queen (Kieran Shoemark) @rpbloodstock.bsky.social
New draw format for the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Stall numbers drawn electronically on the morning of October 1 but kept secret until they are revealed at the Arc opening ceremony that evening. Initial entries revealed this Wednesday. #FranceGalop #QPAT #IRB @rpbloodstock.bsky.social
Latest IFHA Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings. Ka Ying Rising hits 130 for the first time. Daryz joint-second with Bow Echo and Romantic Warrior on 126 after his comeback success in the Prix Ganay. @rpbloodstock.bsky.social
France Galop handicappers have taken a pretty positive view of both the Poule d'Essai des Poulains and Pouliches Poulains Rayif 117 Komorebi 115 Hankelow 115 Puerto Rico 114 Pouliches Diamond Necklace 116 The Last Dance 110 Green Spirit 107 Narissa 107 Ratings of the last 10 winners for context:
Daryzan (Zarak) looks to have inherited plenty of the family talent after a taking debut at Saint-Cloud. Mum Daryakana won the Hong Kong Vase. As for her progeny, 8 winners include Arc hero Daryz, Ganay winner Dariyan and four more black type winners. @agakhanstuds.com @rpbloodstock.bsky.social