WITH a hint of Spring in the air and some real class returning to the track, punters get their first crack at a serious weight-for-age clash at Caulfield tomorrow. The Group 2 $200,000 P. B. Lawrence Stakes (1400m) is … Read more
After an exciting six-race card, the Rest of the World team emerged as the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup’s triumphant winning team with 86 points, ahead of the joint runners-up Europe and The Girls on 63. The performance by … Read more
Jamie Spencer has long been a master on hold-up horses and he produced a peach of a ride as the William Haggas-trained Victory Day (7/4f) came from last to first to win the £60,000 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Sprint. … Read more
The Marcus Tregoning-trained Power Of Darkness (11/4f) captured the £60,000 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Mile. Ridden by the Rest of the World’s Vincent C. Y. Ho, the four-year-old son of Power recorded a length success and provided the … Read more
Trainer Mark Johnston found himself on the Ascot winners’ podium after Sapa Inca’s victory in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Classic, his Galileo filly justifying 4/1 favouritism. She came with a late run under Hayley Turner for The Girls … Read more
The Australian jockey Mark Zahra made his first visit to Ascot a winning one when taking the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Challenge on Indianapolis (7/1) for trainer James Given. It was a first success today for the Rest … Read more
The Girls captain Hayley Turner landed the two-mile £60,000 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Stayers aboard the John Best-trained seven-year-old Eddystone Rock (13/2). Turner, riding at her 13th Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup was full of confidence in the … Read more
The Andrew Balding-trained Stone Of Destiny (11/2) captured the opening £60,000 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Dash with a thrilling nose success in the five-furlong event. The four-year-old son of Acclamation ran on strongly in the closing stages to … Read more
Alex Eade, Goodwood Racecourse’s General Manager, said: “This has been a truly wonderful week at the Qatar Goodwood Festival with many of racing’s stars confirming their superiority and a few new ones burning brightly. “Stradivarius created his own little … Read more
PJ McDonald landed his first Racing TV Leading Jockey Award with four winners over the week, including Duke Of Hazzard in Friday’s G3 Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes. McDonald, who is based at Leyburn in North Yorkshire, drew a blank on … Read more
Land Of Legends’ win in the seven-furlong, £30,000 Qatar Handicap was a first at the Qatar Goodwood Festival for jockey Callum Shepherd, who was brought up locally. Land Of Legends, a three-year-old son on Iffraaj, was trained by Saeed … Read more
Persuasion earned a favourable comparison with dual Goodwood Group-race winner Dutch Connection after making an impressive debut in the same maiden that the latter won for trainer Charlie Hills and owner Susan Roy five years ago. The G3 Acomb … Read more
Khaadem’s easy victory in the £250,000 Unibet Stewards’ Cup for trainer Charlie Hills and jockey Jim Crowley was a second win in the handicap for his trainer, following Magical Memory in 2015. The Dark Angel-sired colt was the 4/1 favourite, … Read more
Enbihaar looked ready for a Group 1 challenge after confirming herself one of the most improved older fillies in training with a runaway five-length win in the G2 Qatar Lilie Langtry Stakes, and owner Hamdan Al Maktoum’s racing manager Angus … Read more
The very admirable King’s Advice collected his eighth win of 2019 for trainer Mark Johnston when putting up a brave performance for victory in the one mile, six-furlong, £100,000 Qatar Summer Handicap. Ridden by Joe Fanning, King’s Advice – … Read more
Ruth Carr and James Sullivan both enjoyed a first ever Goodwood winner when nine-year-old Poyle Vinnie (20/1) made up for Tuesday’s narrow defeat by getting up near the finish of the £75,000 Qatar Stewards’ Sprint Handicap to beat Venturous (16/1) … Read more
Trainer Roger Varian got off the mark for the 2019 Qatar Goodwood Festival when Aktau landed a gamble and won the TDN Australia Handicap under Andrea Atzeni. The Teofilo gelding, sent off the 5/2 favourite, beat Sapa Inca by … Read more
David Simcock is looking forward to returning to Canada in a bid to win the G1 Pattison Canadian International for a second time after Desert Encounter (15/2, Jamie Spencer) was produced late to beat Mirage Dancer (4/6, Ryan Moore) readily … Read more
Homespin’s victory in the Unibet Nursery Handicap was a fifth of the 2019 Qatar Goodwood Festival for trainer Mark Johnston, and means Johnston has now trained a record 83 winners at the meeting in total over the years. He is … Read more
Battaash (1/4, Jim Crowley) will try once again to leave previous disappointments at York behind after a record-breaking third successive win in the G2 King George Qatar Stakes, in which he recorded a time just 0.19s outside the course record … Read more
Beat The Bon’s victory at 17/2 in the £150,000 Unibet Golden Mile Handicap gave trainer Richard Hannon the second leg of a 122.5/1 double, following Billesdon Brook’s success in the opening G3 Theo Fennell Oak Tree Stakes. The three-year-old … Read more
Paul Cole enjoyed a welcome return to the Qatar Goodwood Festival winner’s enclosure when Duke Of Hazzard (3/1 favourite, PJ McDonald) came from off the pace to beat Turjomaan by half a length in the G3 Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes. … Read more
Billesdon Brook, the 66/1 winner of the 2018 1000 Guineas at Newmarket, took the G3 Theo Fennell Oak Tree Stakes at the 2019 Qatar Goodwood Festival for trainer Richard Hannon and jockey Sean Levey. The four-year-old filly broke the … Read more
The Tom Clover-trained Celsius captured the final race of Ladies’ Day the Qatar Goodwood Festival, the £25,000 Tatler Handicap over five furlongs. Ridden by PJ McDonald, the three-year-old son of Dragon Pulse snatched victory on the line by a … Read more
The Charlie Hills-trained Vividly (16/1) captured the £25,000 Markel Insurance British EBF Fillies’ Maiden. Ridden by Kieran Shoemark, the two-year-old daughter of Charm Spirit held off the sustained challenge of the 11/4 joint-favourite Craylands and Tulip Fields by a … Read more
Mark Johnston registered his fourth victory of the week at the Qatar Goodwood Festival and a 54/1 double on Ladies’ Day following the impressive success of 9/2 favourite Governor Of Punjab in the £25,000 Telegraph Nursery Handicap. Johnston, who … Read more
Yorkshire-based Scotsman Mark Johnston trained his 81st Qatar Goodwood Festival winner, setting a record for wins at the famous midsummer meeting. It was also his 150th winner at all Goodwood’s meetings. Johnston, whose landmark victory came courtesy of … Read more
The Clive Cox-trained and Adam Kirby-ridden Golden Horde (15/2) landed the £200,000 G2 Qatar Richmond Stakes. The two-year-old son of Lethal Force, who was also trained by Cox, held off the sustained challenge of the well-supported 11/8 favourite Threat, trained … Read more
The draw for Saturday’s £250,000 Qatar Stewards Cup took place this morning at Goodwood Racecourse. Hosted by broadcaster Nick Luck and Great British Racing ambassador Georgia Toffolo from Made In Chelsea, the 28 horses in contention for the six-furlong … Read more
Today, Thursday, August 1, is Ladies’ Day, the third day of the Qatar Goodwood Festival, and opens with the Magnolia Cup in support of Wellbeing Of Women. The Duke of Richmond & Gordon, Chairman of Goodwood Racecourse, commented: “At … Read more