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The Simon Crisford-trained Mannaal (12/1) provided the Newmarket trainer with a first success at the Qatar Goodwood Festival in the £30,000 British EBF Premier Fillies’ Handicap.   Ridden by Goodwood Ambassador Megan Nicholls, also registering a first win at the … Read more

Middleham trainer Mark Johnston became the joint-winningmost trainer of all time at the Qatar Goodwood Festival (along with Sir Michael Stoute) after registering his 80th success at the meeting courtesy of 3/1 chance Mrs Bouquet in the European Breeders Fund … Read more

Newmarket trainer John Gosden has not been afraid to admit he made errors in the races he picked this season for Too Darn Hot, and reiterated his failing after the colt won today’s £1,059,250 G1 Qatar Sussex Stakes.   Owned … Read more

The John Quinn-trained Liberty Beach (11/8 favourite) recorded her fourth win from five starts with a smart success in the £75,000 G3 Markel Insurance Molecomb Stakes.   Ridden by Jason Hart, the two-year-old daughter of Cable Bay defied trouble in … Read more

Trainer Mark Johnston closed to within one of Sir Michael Stoute’s record number of Qatar Festival winners when Sir Ron Priestley won the Unibet Handicap. The three-year-old became Johnston’s 79th winner at the famous meeting, and also his 49th success … Read more

Everything Sir Mark Prescott seems to touch at the moment turns to gold. That was highlighted this afternoon as 9/1 shot Timoshenko provided the legendary Newmarket trainer with a 14th victory in July following his gutsy success in the £50,000 … Read more

  Stradivarius (4/5 favourite) emulated Double Trigger (1995, 1997 & 1998) by recording a third victory in the Qatar Goodwood Cup.   Ridden by Frankie Dettori and trained by John Gosden, the superstar stayer extended his unbeaten sequence to eight … Read more

  On a day of high-class action at the Qatar Goodwood Festival a young horse for the future emerged from the European Breeders Fund EBF Maiden. Cobra Eye (15/8f), a two-year-old son of stallion Kodiac, became a second winner on … Read more

  The David Elsworth-trained Sir Dancealot (6/1) became the second horse to win back-to-back renewals of the £312,000 G2 Qatar Lennox Stakes with a smooth success in the seven-furlong contest.   Ridden by Gerald Mosse, the five-year-old quickened up smartly … Read more

  Pinatubo had claims to be the season’s leading two-year-old to this point, and he can be regarded as the clear no.1 after a spectacular triumph in the £200,000 G2 Qatar Vintage Stakes. Bred by Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin operation, and … Read more

Goodwood Racecourse Media Release Stradivarius, Too Darn Hot and Mehdaayih headline a strong John Gosden team for the five-day Qatar Goodwood Festival, which runs from Tuesday, July 30 to Saturday, August 3.   Champion stayer Stradivarius is going for a … Read more

Champion trainer John Gosden is not taking anything for granted as star mare Enable takes aim at the £1.25 million G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes (3.40pm) at Ascot this Saturday, July 27.   Enable captured the … Read more

Australia’s most iconic sporting trophy reached new heights today when the $200,000 Lexus Melbourne Cup took flight over the red plains of Alice Springs in a hot air balloon.   The sky-high expedition was the Cup’s final activity as part … Read more

Victoria Racing Club (VRC) Ambassador Georgia Connolly departs for the United Kingdom today as her quest to become the first Australian woman to ride in the Magnolia Cup nears.   After months of training including passing a rigorous fitness and … Read more

The Bahrain Horse Racing Authority is pleased to announce an important new addition to the global flat racing calendar, the Bahrain International Trophy, which will be run for the first time at the Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club in Bahrain … Read more

John Size collected his 11th champion trainer title and Zac Purton his third champion jockey trophy at the end of an action-packed 11-race card today (Sunday, 14 July) at Sha Tin, which capped a captivating 2018/19 Hong Kong racing season. … Read more

John Size had a two-win lead over John Moore going into Hong Kong’s 2018/19 season finale at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 14 July). When the last horse crossed the line 11 races later, that advantage had extended to three … Read more

Beauty Generation claimed the Hong Kong Horse of the Year award for the second year in a row at a sparkling ceremony held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel tonight, Friday, 12 July. A four-time Group 1 victor this term, Hong Kong’s … Read more

World Cup Victory was seized by Japan when the country’s only female rider, Nanako Fujita, was crowned champion at Bro Park, Stockholm, Sunday June 20. The 22-year-old who arrived in Sweden with 62 winners to her credit won the points-based … Read more

BLUE POINT DOES THE GROUP 1 ROYAL ASCOT SPRINT DOUBLE   Blue Point (6/4 favourite), this week’s winner of the King’s Stand Stakes (G1, 5f), became the first King’s Stand winner since Choisir in 2003 to double up in the … Read more

DEFOE GETS ON THE SCORESHEET   The Roger Varian-trained Defoe justified 11/4 favouritism to capture the £225,000 G2 Hardwicke Stakes.   Ridden by Andrea Atzeni, the five-year-old defeated Czech raider Nagano Gold (25/1) by a half-length in the 12-furlong event. … Read more

GRAFFARD CAN TRULY SAY ‘WATCH ME’ AFTER TWO TOP-GRADE VICTORIES   An amazing few days in the career of French trainer Francis-Henri Graffard began with a victory in the G1 Prix De Diane, the French Oaks, and was completed by … Read more

MEADE THRILLED WITH FIRST ROYAL SUCCESS   After Advertise beat only one home in the 2,000 Guineas, Martyn Meade shut his stable down for a month due to concerns about the health status of his team, but that was put … Read more

DETTORI WILL “DO IT ALL AGAIN TOMORROW”   Fresh from riding four winners from the first four races at Royal Ascot this afternoon, Frankie Dettori is already relishing the prospect of day four of Royal Ascot.   The 48-year-old superstar … Read more

BECKETT SPOILS DETTORI’S PARTY   “I’ve lost my voice a bit. I think me and my family were the only people on the racecourse shouting!” said trainer Ralph Beckett after Biometric won the £120,000 mile Britannia Handicap, and halted Frankie … Read more

STRADIVARIUS HITS THE RIGHT NOTE ‘FOUR’ DETTORI   Four races at Royal Ascot so far this afternoon and Frankie Dettori has won them all!   The Italian rider completed his 449/1 four-timer with a dramatic victory aboard the John Gosden-trained … Read more

GOSDEN IS ALREADY SEEING STARS   Star Catcher gave Derby-winning owner/breeder Anthony Oppenheimer another major success when taking the G2 £215,000 12f Ribblesdale Stakes by a length and a half from 7/4 favourite Fleeting.   The Sea The Stars filly, … Read more

DETTORI IS SANGUINE ABOUT HIS DOUBLE   Frankie Dettori won his second successive winner of the third day of Royal Ascot 2019 – and his fourth at this year’s meeting – when Sangarius won the G3 £90,000 Hampton Court Stakes. … Read more