The next destination for Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe favourite Kalpana is expected to be decided by the end of this week. Connections are weighing up whether to go down the ‘Enable route’ and head to Kempton for the September Stakes or the more traditional path to the Arc by running a top-class filly in […]
Shock Sussex Stakes winner Qirat has been supplemented for the Sky Bet City of York Stakes on Saturday. The Ralph Beckett-trained four-year-old was added to the Sussex field late in the day, primarily to carry out pacemaking duties for Field Of Gold, but he became the biggest-priced winner of a Group One in modern history […]
Adrian Murray is relishing stepping up to seven furlongs with his Phoenix Stakes hero Power Blue in next month’s Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes. The son of Space Blues followed in the footsteps of Murray’s other Group One scorer Bucanero Fuerte when downing Aidan O’Brien’s True Love at the Curragh, proving his top-class potential after […]
A fascinating six-runner field has been declared for the Juddmonte International at York on Wednesday, headlined by a rematch between Delacroix and Ombudsman. The pair met in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown, where Ryan Moore conjured a tremendous last-gasp effort from Aidan O’Brien’s Delacroix to deny the John and Thady Gosden-trained Ombudsman. Ombudsman had earlier been […]
Hollie Doyle will no longer act as the retained rider to owner Imad Al Sagar, with Oisin Murphy instead due to take up the position. Doyle was in the saddle each time Al Sagar’s star mare Nashwa took to the track, guiding her to three Group One victories at the peak of her career. The […]
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Precision timing proved key when Richard Hughes tasted Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes glory as a jockey and his expert judgement could see Sayidah Dariyan peak at the perfect moment when she takes aim at York’s feature sprint on Friday. Often content to bide his time in the plate, patience has again been the Irishman’s […]
Racing’s planned strike next month could be a “futile political gesture” that risks “antagonising” the Government, the Betting and Gaming Council has warned. The British Horseracing Authority, in conjunction with racecourse operators the Jockey Club and Arena Racing Company, has announced there will be no racing on September 10 in protest at a proposed change […]
A giant leap with the talented Nahraan is unlikely this season, with connections inclined to take a patient approach with the unbeaten son of Make Believe. Out of a half-sister to owner Prince Faisal’s recent Prix Maurice de Gheest scorer Sajir, the John and Thady Gosden-trained colt impressed in his first two outings before taking […]
Tornado Alert is on a break before some lucrative targets in the Middle East beckon. Saeed bin Suroor’s latest Group One winner had been asked four stiff questions in the first half of the season, running in the 2000 Guineas, Derby and at Royal Ascot before his success in Germany. The Godolphin trainer now has […]
Diego Velazquez held off a late charge from Notable Speech to come out on top in the Aga Khan Studs Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville. The Aidan O’Brien-trained colt was recently purchased by Sam Sangster and was running for the first time in the family’s famous silks under Christophe Soumillon. The bay was running […]
York Racecourse holds a special place in the affections of many within racing, including Sir Mark Prescott, who kickstarted his training career on the Knavesmire before returning to win some of the track’s biggest prizes. The Heath House handler’s career was in its infancy when he sent Heave To up the A1 to contest the […]
Bookmakers have urged the Government to rethink its betting tax proposals as the sport prepares to strike on September 10. Fixtures at Carlisle, Uttoxeter, Lingfield and Kempton will not take place after the British Horseracing Authority and the track’s owners agreed to strike, making it the first time the sport has voluntarily refused to race […]
Nicky Henderson feels racing has “little choice” but to press ahead with unprecedented strike action as the sport mobilises against the proposed gambling tax amendments. The British Horseracing Authority announced a pause in all racing fixtures on September 10, with cards at Lingfield, Carlisle, Uttoxeter and Kempton rescheduled in a statement against the Treasury’s proposed […]
What is happening? For the first time in the modern history of the sport in Britain, its participants will voluntarily go on strike for a day. A day of protest will be held in Westminster. What does that mean? It means there will be no racing in Britain on September 10. The meetings scheduled for […]
