The Curragh hosted day two of the Irish Champions Festival, highlighted by four Group 1s including a pair of Breeders’ Cup Challenge events.

Scratched from last year’s Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1), the brilliant Bradsell is on course to try again at Del Mar after landing Friday’s “Win and You’re In” Nunthorpe (G1) at York.

A pair of winners on 2023 opening day made world-renowned trainer Aidan O’Brien the winningest trainer in Royal Ascot history.

Star power was on full display when the five-day Royal Ascot meeting opened in England on Tuesday. Baaeed and Nature Strip were among the first to shine.