Impressive Winner for Rock of GibraltarEarlier on Sunday at The Curragh, Eagle Mountain, a 2-year-old son from the first crop of champion Rock of Gibraltar, broke his maiden in his second career start. Eagle Mountain won the six-furlong maiden race by ¾-length under Kieren Fallon. He is out of the Darshaan mare Masskana, and is a half-brother to the champion filly Sulk. The victory gave trainer Aidan O'Brien his first juvenile winner of the season.
Hurricane Run made a superb seasonal debut when galloping home an easy winner of the Tattersalls Gold Cup (Ire-I) at The Curragh on Sunday.The 2005 Irish and French champion 3-year-old colt faced only two rivals and won easily by 7 lengths. Champion mare Alexander Goldrun was second, followed by longshot Lord Admiral.The next target for the son of Montjeu is the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (Fr-I) on June 25, followed by a crack at the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes (Eng-I) at the end of July.
Impressive Winner for Rock of GibraltarEarlier on Sunday at The Curragh, Eagle Mountain, a 2-year-old son from the first crop of champion Rock of Gibraltar, broke his maiden in his second career start. Eagle Mountain won the six-furlong maiden race by ¾-length under Kieren Fallon. He is out of the Darshaan mare Masskana, and is a half-brother to the champion filly Sulk. The victory gave trainer Aidan O'Brien his first juvenile winner of the season.
Impressive Winner for Rock of GibraltarEarlier on Sunday at The Curragh, Eagle Mountain, a 2-year-old son from the first crop of champion Rock of Gibraltar, broke his maiden in his second career start. Eagle Mountain won the six-furlong maiden race by ¾-length under Kieren Fallon. He is out of the Darshaan mare Masskana, and is a half-brother to the champion filly Sulk. The victory gave trainer Aidan O'Brien his first juvenile winner of the season.
