Maranoa Charlie is booked for the Prix de la Foret after his gallant third-placed run in the Sky Bet City of York Stakes at the weekend. The Wootton Bassett colt is trained in Chantilly by Christopher Head and made his first trip across the Channel to contest the seven-furlong Group One under the French rider […]
A Dream To Share, the general second favourite Club Godolphin Cesarewitch, is not eligible to run in the race, the British Horseracing Authority has confirmed. The seven-year-old, who is owned by JP McManus, won the Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival and the Punchestown equivalent in 2023 but had his attentions switched to the Flat […]
Harry Herbert hailed leading jockey-turned-trainer Geoff Lewis as “one of racing’s great characters” following his death at the age of 89. Lewis was best known for his association with the great Mill Reef during his days in the saddle, a horse he rode to victory in both the Derby and the Prix de l’Arc de […]
Daniel and Claire Kübler have announced their intention to relocate to Bahrain later this year. The Lambourn-based husband-and-wife training partnership have saddled over 130 winners from their Lambourn base, but are preparing to “scale back” operations in Britain having been presented with a “remarkable opportunity” to move to the Middle East. A statement released by […]
George Scott has spoken of his excitement following the merger of KHK Racing and Victorious Racing to form Victorious Forever. Scott has trained horses for both operations, Shaikh Nasser bin Hamed Al Khalifa’s Victorious Racing, for whom he saddled a Royal Ascot winner in Isle Of Jura, and his brother Shaikh Khalid’s KHK Racing. Now […]
Geoff Lewis, rider of the great Mill Reef and later a key figure on the Epsom training scene, has died at the age of 89. The Welshman was aboard the Ian Balding-trained colt when he won the both the Derby and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in 1971, an association that was the highlight […]
Jeremy Scott has called time on the career of his popular 12-year-old Dashel Drasher. A Grade One winner over fences, he finished second in the 2023 Stayers’ Hurdle only to be demoted to third on objection. Connections appealed the decision and he was reinstated as the runner-up. “He’s been an absolute star for us, we’ve […]
George Boughey is struggling to contain his excitement for Bow Echo, with Haydock’s Betfair-sponsored Ascendant Stakes on Saturday week pencilled in for the impressive Newbury winner. The son of Night Of Thunder created a deep impression with a dazzling display in the hands of Billy Loughnane on debut, with the Newmarket handler now seeing the […]
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Estrange will set her sights on one of two big autumn Group One prizes after her second-placed run in the Yorkshire Oaks last week. The four-year-old began her season with a Group Three win at Listed level at Haydock, after which she returned to the same track to take the Group Two Lancashire Oaks. She […]
Zahrann will face an acid test of his potential when stepping into elite company for the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes next month. Always held in the highest regard by trainer Johnny Murtagh, the son of Night Of Thunder quickly bounced back from a momentum-halting second to Ralph Beckett’s Amiloc in the King Edward VII […]
Paddy Twomey’s Carmers will turn his attention to the Betfred St Leger after his fine run to finish second in the Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes at York. The Wootton Bassett colt arrived on the Knavesmire unbeaten in three runs, with a maiden and a Listed win followed by victory in the Queen’s Vase at […]
Diego Velazquez will make the final two starts of his career in America after his poignant Prix Jacques le Marois success in the famous Sangster silks. Transferred into the ownership of Sam Sangster on behalf of a syndicate he heads in the days prior to the Deauville Group One, Aidan O’Brien’s son of Frankel produced […]
Lake Forest is likely to gain another Australian stamp on his passport this autumn after his gallant second in the City of York Stakes. The William Haggas-trained chestnut enjoyed a lucrative trip to Rosehill in November last year when winning the richly-endowed Golden Eagle ahead of Lazzat, who would later go on to win the […]
The Lion In Winter could be set for a quick return to France for the Prix du Moulin on September 7. Favourite during the off season for both the 2000 Guineas and Derby, so far his season has not gone to plan. Beaten as an odds-on favourite in the Dante, he was also well held […]
