A’ALI LANDS THE KNOCKOUT BLOW Trainer Simon Crisford recorded his second success as a trainer at Royal Ascot and his first victory of this year’s meeting following the well-backed A’Ali’s (5/1 from 8/1) win in the £100,000 G2 Norfolk … Read more
SOUTHERN HILLS LANDS ANOTHER BIRDIE FOR MOORE & AOB Southern Hills is named after a Golf Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma and he produced a performance Tiger Woods would’ve been proud of by landing the final race on day … Read more
AFAAK LANDS HUNT CUP TO PUT A SMILE ON HILLS’ FACE Trainer Charlie Hills did not have the best day at the office yesterday, when he ran two strongly-fancied horses in G1 races at Royal Ascot and both were … Read more
A SECOND SWIFT SUCCESS FOR HAGGAS Move Swiftly gave trainer William Haggas his second winner of the week, and his 10th overall, when taking the G2 £175,000 Duke of Cambridge Stakes under Danny Tudhope – who was scoring at … Read more
OCEAN SURFS HOME FOR CRYSTAL-CLEAR VICTORY Fabulously-consistent five-year-old Crystal Ocean nailed a first G1 victory when landing the feature race on day two of the Royal Meeting, the £750,000 Prince of Wales’s Stakes over 10 furlongs. Ridden by … Read more
BALDING CUTS A DASH The Andrew Balding-trained Dashing Willoughby’s victory in the G2 £225,000 Queen’s Vase was the trainer’s fourth at Royal Ascot – and his first for five years. Dashing Willoughby, a son of Nathaniel, showed grit … Read more
FIRST PRIZE FOR FRANKIE Frankie Dettori was out of luck on day one of Royal Ascot 2019, but he was back in the winner’s enclosure after the first race on day two. Victory in the G2 Queen Mary … Read more
ELLIOTT’S GRAND VISION FOR VISIR GOES FLAT Bloodstock agent Alex Elliott had a race at Cheltenham in mind for The Grand Visir when he bought him for 170,000gns at Tattersalls’ Horses In Training Sale in Newmarket last year. … Read more
CIRCUS MAXIMUS PROVES KING OF ASCOT Circus Maximus (10/1) became the first horse since Dawn Approach (2013) to run in the 12-furlong Investec Derby before winning the £538,750 G1 St James’s Palace Stakes over a mile. Supplemented at … Read more
BLUE MAKES AN EMPHATIC POINT Blue Point proved the king of the sprinters with victory in the G1 King’s Stand Stakes, holding off the 2/1 favourite Battaash for the second year running. Trained for Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin by … Read more
ARIZONA IS THE ROUTE TO 66 FOR O’BRIEN Arizona’s success in the £150,000 G2 Coventry Stakes over six furlongs was trainer Aidan O’Brien’s 66th Royal Ascot winner. The No Nay Never juvenile scored by half a length from … Read more
GLITTERS LORDS IT UP IN QUEEN ANNE The David O’Meara-trained Lord Glitters (14/1) captured the opening race of Royal Ascot 2019, the G1 Queen Anne Stakes. Second to Accidental Agent in the straight mile contest in 2018, the … Read more
Zac Purton will attempt to bag his 1000th Hong Kong win at the first attempt at Sha Tin on Saturday (8 June) when he partners Thanks Forever in the Class 3 Tuen Mun Public Riding School Handicap (1000m). “He’d … Read more
The State of Origin clash at Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday night between Queensland and New South Wales promises to be a cliff hanger. The Maroons go into the encounter without Cameron Smith, Jonathan Thurston, Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk from … Read more
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 – A field of 14, the highest number in the last five years, is set to go to post in the £525,000 G1 Investec Oaks (4.30pm), the premier fillies’ Classic and highlight of a fabulous … Read more
Thursday, May 23, 2019 – Last year’s winner Battaash heads a superb field of six for the £100,000 G2 Armstrong Aggregates Temple Stakes (4.00pm), staged over five furlongs and the highlight of a terrific seven-race programme at Haydock Park on … Read more
Kachy and Calyx targeting major G2 sprint prizes at Haydock Park on Saturday Monday, May 20, 2019 – A magnificent seven-race programme at Haydock Park this Saturday, May 25, is headed by the £100,000 G2 Armstrong Aggregates Temple Stakes (4.00pm, … Read more
Goodwood Racecourse is gearing up for three outstanding days of action with the May Festival, which runs from Thursday, May 23 to Saturday, May 25 inclusive. There is over £500,000 of prize money on offer during the three days, … Read more
A championship battle is brewing in Hong Kong and John Moore believes his stable is bubbling to the challenge. “The title will go to the last day in my opinion,” the handler said after the Zac Purton-ridden Buddies streaked … Read more
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 – Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby is hoping Line Of Duty can emulate stablemate Masar by winning the 2019 £1.5 million G1 Investec Derby at Epsom Downs on Saturday, June 1, Investec Derby Day and day … Read more
A formidable intercontinental challenge is in prospect for Royal Ascot this year as the Group One entries and those for four of the Group Two races are unveiled today. Royal Ascot runs from Tuesday, June 18th through to … Read more
2.15pm £14,000 Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Royal Ascot Two-Year-Old Trial Conditions Race 5f There was an upset in the opening Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Royal Ascot Two-Year-Old Trial Conditions Race when Ventura Rebel (Richard Fahey/Paul Hanagan, 20/1) got up in the … Read more
3.25pm £60,000 G3 Longines Sagaro Stakes (Gold Cup Trial) 2m Last year’s Investec Derby runner-up Dee Ex Bee (Mark Johnston/William Buick, 11/8 Fav) laid down a marker for the G1 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot (G1, 2m 4f, £500,000, … Read more
3.55pm £80,000 G3 Merriebelle Stable Commonwealth Cup Trial Stakes, 6f Calyx (John Gosden/Frankie Dettori, 1/3 Fav) had been off the track since winning the G2 Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2018, but made an explosive return to action … Read more
4.25pm £37,000 Listed Ascot Shop Paradise Stakes (Queen Anne Stakes Trial) 1m Frankie Dettori brought up a 133.3/1 treble on Royal Ascot Trials Day at his favourite racecourse when successful in the Listed Ascot Shop Paradise Stakes on the … Read more
THE highlight of the three-day Warrnambool Carnival – the spectacular Grand Annual Steeplechase – headlines today’s final day. On paper it looks as strong an Annual as we have seen in years – maybe not so in numbers but certainly … Read more
GONE are the days when hurdle fields were full of slow flat performers looking to extend their racing lives. The modern-day hurdler needs to have genuine ability on the flat and that is clearly the case when you look at … Read more
LOCALLY trained Warrnambool hero, Gold Medals, is well named! He might be nine years old and not as fast as he once was, but this remarkably tough and versatile galloper is the winner of 12 races, capturing more than his … Read more
Monday, April 22, 2019 – The first recognised trial for the Investec Derby, Britain’s premier Classic and most valuable race, has attracted a strong field on Wednesday (2.45pm), April 24. The £50,000 Listed Investec Blue Riband Trial, run over … Read more
Santa Ana Lane, the world’s top-rated sprinter who brings genuine star quality to Hong Kong’s Champions Day, arrived safely overnight at Sha Tin ahead of Sunday’s (28 April) G1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m). The last start winner of the … Read more