23/03/2026. Julien Leparoux, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Causeway, Accredited & Forte Champion 2yo… by TDN

 

 

Julien Leparoux Wins 2026 George Woolf Memorial Award

After a nation-wide vote among his peers, Julien Leparoux is the winner of the 2026 George Woolf Award, Santa Anita Park announced via press release. The George Woolf Award honors riders whose careers and personal character… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]

 

Drop Dead Gorgeous A New TDN Rising Star For Ballydoyle

If history is anything to go by, Drop Dead Gorgeous (Dubawi) is going places having won a key Naas maiden for Ballydoyle on Sunday. Debuting in the mile contest which the stable’s subsequent Classic heroines Empress… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]

 

Causeway Emulates Paddington In The Madrid

Following on from Ballydoyle’s earlier winner Accredited (Siyouni), Causeway (Wootton Bassett) made it a double for the yard on Naas’s Sunday card as he emulated Paddington in winning the Madrid Handicap under top weight. Whether he… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]

 

Ballydoyle Off The Mark With Millionaire Accredited At Naas

Aidan O’Brien was getting serious for the first time at Naas on Sunday and the early tempo was set by the €1million Arqana May Breeze-Up buy Accredited (Siyouni). Fourth at Dundalk in October, the full-brother… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]

 

March 23, 2026
 
IN TODAY’S TDN

In TDN America:.

  • In the latest Week in Review, T.D. Thornton delves into the lightly-raced Louisiana Derby winner Emerging Market’s chances in this season’s Kentucky Derby.
  • Alan Carasso offers a closer look at UAE Derby -bound Labwah and her Lexington-based breeder Calvin Crain.
  • Classic winner Journalism works at Santa Anita on Sunday and trainer Michael McCarthy outlines options for the colt’s 4-year-old debut.

 

In TDN Europe:

  • In the latest edition of Winter Watch, Adam Houghton picks out a few recent winners on the all-weather with black-type potential, including the Sea The Stars colts Wareeth and Ravenspire.
  • The Aidan O’Brien-trained Drop Dead Gorgeous was named a ’TDN Rising Star’ after making a successful debut at Naas on Sunday.
  • Invincible Ibis vindicated Hugh Bowman’s faith with a record-breaking win in the HK$26-million BMW Hong Kong Derby at Sha Tin on Sunday.