Resolute Racing, Coolmore and Westerberg's Giant Sequoia (Frankel) made a breakthrough tackling seven furlongs at the Curragh in June and returned over the same strip at the Co. Kildare venue to continue Aidan O'Brien's utter domination of Saturday's G2 Coolmore Stud City Of Troy Tom Cooper Irish EBF Futurity Stakes with a record-extending 19th renewal.“He's a lovely horse and I'm delighted with him,” said O'Brien. “He's still a baby, he's still learning and he learned a lot today. There was a proper pace on and the other horse [Nola Soul] was leaning on top of him early, so he did well to keep his position. He had to stay in there earlier than he wanted and I'd say he's a fair horse. I'd imagine he might come back for the [G1 Vincent O'Brien] National Stakes here.”The 2-1 favourite, a multiple Group 1 entry and ante-post favourite for next year's G1 Derby, tanked along in a handy third as stablemate Florida Bay (Mehmas) set the tone from the free-running TDN Rising Star Nola Soul (Justify).Shaken up passing the quarter-mile marker, he came under sterner urging thereafter and was driven to the front with 50 yards remaining en route to a half-length verdict and career high.The penny never quite dropped for Nola Soul and, having threatened throughout, was chinned by a short-head for third in the dying strides by Green Dreamer (Churchill), who finished 3/4-of-a-length adrift of runner-up Florida Bay. Favourite for the 2027 Betfred Derby, Giant Sequoia (Frankel) scores on his first start at Group level in the @coolmorestud City Of Troy Tom Cooper @IrishEBF_ Futurity Stakes in a 1-2 for Aidan O'Brien @curraghrace pic.twitter.com/RTq2ncUPs6— Racing TV (@RacingTV) August 22, 2026The post Futurity Number 19 For O’Brien As Derby Favourite Giant Sequoia Strikes At The Curragh appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.