Connections of Kalpana admit their Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe favourite faces a far from straightforward task in her bid for back-to-back victories Saturday’s Unibet September Stakes at Kempton. Andrew Balding’s filly landed this Group Three prize en-route to success on Qipco Champions Day last season and while she has failed to get her head […]
Harry Eustace is keen to find out where his Royal Ascot winner Time For Sandals ranks against the best six-furlong sprinters in Europe when she contests the Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock. Winner of the Commonwealth Cup against her own age, she then dropped down to five furlongs at Goodwood against her elders, finishing a […]
One Look, who returned to winning ways last time out for Paddy Twomey, is the latest acquisition to the ever-expanding Wathnan Racing team. Having won the Goffs Million on her only outing at two, connections harboured Classic dreams in 2024 but she came up short in her trial in May. She ended the last campaign […]
Latest News and Features Lohengrin delights Alan Delany with Laytown glory Swift Delivery seeking Mint Millions for Travis Kelce Trainer and rider charged over Hillsin run more than two years ago Today's Racing Click on course names to view our course guides. Click on race times to access that racecard. Times highlighted in yellow are […]
Alan Delany realised a long-held ambition as Lohengrin landed the Pride Of Place Maiden in his colours at Laytown. The fixture occupies a unique place in the calendar as the only official race event to take place on a beach in Britain and Ireland, with racing having featured on the strand since the 1860s and […]
NFL star Travis Kelce may have made headlines with his recent engagement to Taylor Swift, but it is his love story with racing which could be front-page news at Kentucky Downs on Saturday. No stranger to the spotlight, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end is part-owner of the appropriately named Swift Delivery, who after suffering […]
Jockey Dylan Kitts and trainer Chris Honour have been charged with preventing Hillsin from running on his merits in a race at Worcester over two years ago. Hillsin finished a close third in the Wacky Weekender Festival Pitchcroft 21st-23rd July Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle in July 2023, with the Worcester stewards subsequently suspending the horse […]
Jerome Reynier is backing Lazzat to regain his spot at the top of the speed division in the Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock on Saturday. The Wathnan Racing-owned gelding made a successful trip across the Channel in June to land the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot, after which he lost his title […]
Wimbledon Hawkeye will head straight for the Breeders’ Cup following his lucrative success in America last weekend. Although James Owen’s charge had previously failed to get his head in front since winning the Royal Lodge as a two-year-old, he has been placed in a number of high-profile races this season including the Craven Stakes, the […]
Dubai Honour could set up an exciting tilt at the Japan Cup when he makes his first European start of the year at Baden-Baden on Sunday. William Haggas’ globetrotting star finished second to Fantastic Moon when making the trip to Germany 12 months ago and will try to go one better in the Grosser Preis […]
Lazzat leads the way as a maximum field of 17 look set to assemble for the Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes at Haydock on Saturday. Jerome Reynier’s gelding made a successful trip across the Channel in June to land the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot, after which he was second in the Prix […]
Anmaat is being readied for the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday week, with trainer Owen Burrows “desperate” to run his stable star for the first time since Royal Ascot. A shock 40-1 winner of last season’s Qipco Champion Stakes, the seven-year-old has made it to the track only twice this term, […]
Latest News and Features Facteur Cheval on course for third Champions Day appearance No rush to commit to autumn target for Estrange Lazy Griff team waiting on St Leger jockey plans Today's Racing Click on course names to view our course guides. Click on race times to access that racecard. Times highlighted in yellow are […]
Jerome Reynier’s immediate focus may be on Lazzat’s Sprint Cup quest at Haydock on Saturday, but another of his stable stars, Facteur Cheval, is being prepared to make it third time lucky at British Champions Day next month. The consistent six-year-old has been a regular visitor to Britain throughout his career and has twice fallen […]
Connections of Estrange remain undecided as to whether to shoot for Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe glory or target Qipco Champions Day at Ascot next month. With a pre-Arc trip to Paris for this weekend’s Prix Vermeille ruled out, trainer David O’Meara and owners Cheveley Park Stud now face a straight choice between aiming for […]
