James Doyle is facing a short spell on the sidelines after being diagnosed with a viral infection. Wathnan Racing’s retained jockey did not ride at York on Thursday after feeling unwell and will now miss the final two days of the Ebor Festival, with his return to action expected next week. Doyle said: “I felt […]
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America Queen can strike Group-race gold before the season is out judged on a fine effort in the Sky Bet Lowther Stakes at York. Richard Hughes’ filly made a huge impression when bolting up by 12 lengths on her Haydock debut in early July and with Ryan Moore aboard, she was well fancied as a […]
The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe dream remains alive for connections of Estrange after she chased home Minnie Hauk in the Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks. David O’Meara’s grey had looked every inch a top-class filly in winning four of her first five starts, most recently striking Group Two gold in last month’s Lancashire Oaks at […]
York regular Al Qareem is ready to go “toe-to-toe” with Gold Cup hero Trawlerman in the Weatherbys Lonsdale Cup as he seeks his third Knavesmire success of the summer. Only Aidan O’Brien’s Gold Cup runner-up Illinois has been able to stop Karl Burke’s six-year-old in his last four starts and connections are raring to have […]
Minnie Hauk completed an Oaks four-timer with a neat victory in the Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks. One of two runners for Aidan O’Brien in the Group One feature, the daughter of Frankel came into the York Group One with Cheshire, English and Irish renewals on her CV this term and was ridden by Ryan Moore […]
Ger Lyons may have taken some persuading to mount a Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes challenge with Lady Iman, but owner Roger O’Callaghan has always had York’s showpiece sprint circled on his calendar. It was after the talented daughter of Starman had impressed in her first three outings that O’Callaghan first suggested taking on her […]
Bullet Point could make a swift return to York on Saturday after stamping his class on Thursday’s £150,000 Clipper Handicap. A winner at Newcastle and Newmarket in the autumn, the William Haggas-trained four-year-old picked up where he left off when completing his hat-trick at the Craven meeting in April and emerged with plenty of credit […]
Clive Cox ruled the Harry’s Half Million By Goffs at York once again as Song Of The Clyde came out on top. The Middleham Park Racing-owned colt was ridden by Rossa Ryan and settled into a position at the fore of the 21-strong field in the early stages as a 15-2 shot. As the race […]
Royal Fixation sprinted away from the field to land Group Two honours in the Sky Bet Lowther Stakes at York. Trained by Ed Walker and ridden by William Buick, the 5-2 joint-favourite was settled well off the pace in the six-furlong contest and had plenty of ground to make up as the race began in […]
Andre Fabre felt the front-running performance of Birr Castle “added some spice” to proceedings in the Juddmonte International at York on Wednesday. The master French trainer provided the five-year-old as a pacemaker for favourite and eventual winner Ombudsman, trained by John and Thady Gosden but in the same Godolphin ownership. Ridden by Robert Havlin, Birr […]
Rosallion is set to face 10 rivals in the first renewal of the Sky Bet City of York Stakes since it achieved Group One status. Richard Hannon’s star miler was bound for the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville last weekend but a bruised foot scuppered that plan and he was redirected to York. He […]
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Air Force One is surely capable of bagging a big sprint before the season is out after his good run in the York opener. He was all dressed up with nowhere to go two furlongs from home, allowing the eventual winner Trefor to get first run. However, when eventually he did get in the clear […]
Minnie Hauk bids to win a fourth different Oaks in the Pertemps Network-sponsored Yorkshire version on Thursday. Aidan O’Brien’s Frankel filly has been outstanding so far this season, collecting three successive Oaks titles starting with the Listed Cheshire contest, before adding Classic strikes in both the Epsom and Curragh editions. Now she turns her attention […]
