British racing will stage an unprecedented one-day strike on September 10 in protest at a proposed rise in taxes on horserace betting. The four scheduled fixtures at Carlisle, Uttoxeter, Lingfield and Kempton will not take place after agreements between the owners of the courses and the British Horseracing Authority, making it the first time the […]
Latest News and Features Leinster puts seal on Curragh four-timer for Dylan Browne McMonagle Zahrann advertises big-race credentials in Royal Whip More Thunder keeps up winning momentum in Hungerford Stakes Intervention lifts Great St Wilfrid honours at Ripon Dancing Gemini all set to bounce back in Prix Jacques le Marois Furthur returns to winning ways […]
Leinster capped a fine afternoon for jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle when emphatically landing the Comer Group International Irish St. Leger Trial Stakes at the Curragh. Having earlier bagged a treble on the card, the Joseph O’Brien-trained Leinster was sent off at 6-1 to give the 22-year-old a four-timer in this Group Three event. The four-strong […]
Zahrann produced a tremendous display to regain the winning thread and lead home a Johnny Murtagh one-two in the Newbridge Silverware Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh. Impressive when winning twice earlier in the season, he missed out on a hat-trick when narrowly denied by Ralph Beckett’s Amiloc in the King Edward VII Stakes at […]
More Thunder continued his brilliant summer when powering home for an impressive victory in the Visit Malta Hungerford Stakes at Newbury. Only an agonising Royal Ascot defeat in the Wokingham counts as a slight blot on the copybook of William Haggas’ four-year-old this season. He was scoring for the fourth time in a campaign which […]
Intervention landed the William Hill/MND Association Great St Wilfrid Handicap at Ripon for Mick Appleby and The Horse Watchers syndicate. The eight-year-old – having the 106th start of his career and had just one prior turf success to his name from 38 tries – burst clear under rising star apprentice jockey William Pyle two furlongs […]
Dancing Gemini is continuing on the path that was laced with gold for Charyn last season when he attempts to recreate his early season heroics in the the Aga Khan Studs Prix Jacques le Marois. After laying down an early-season marker with impressive wins at Doncaster and Sandown, momentum has been checked slightly for Roger […]
Furthur put himself in the Betfred St Leger picture when making an impressive return to Newbury in the Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Geoffrey Freer Stakes. A winner at the Berkshire track at the beginning of the season, Andrew Balding’s colt would go on to run with credit behind dual Derby hero Lambourn when fifth in the […]
Lady Iman will bid to become the first two-year-old since Kingsgate Native in 2007 to win the Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes after being added to the York showpiece at a cost of £40,000. Ger Lyons stated his intention to send the high-ranking juvenile to the Knavesmire to take on her elders when announcing lightweight […]
Latest News and Features Bruised foot scuppers Rosallion’s Jacques le Marois bid Hollywoood Treasure takes starring role at Newbury Adrian Keatley in confident mood ahead of Kihavah outing Pinhole aiming to justify connections’ faith in Geoffrey Freer Sat TV Trends: 16th Aug 2025 Estrange camp hoping for rain ahead of Yorkshire Oaks Royal Whip run […]
Rosallion will be rerouted to York after a bruised foot ruled him out of Sunday’s Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville. The four-year-old was due to bid for Group One glory over a mile in France after being beaten just a nose and a neck in his last two starts at Royal Ascot and Goodwood. […]
Kevin Philippart de Foy secured his biggest success since being installed as principle trainer for Amo Racing when Hollywood Treasure came out on top in a blockbuster finish to the Sequoia Hair & Spirit St Hugh’s Stakes at Newbury. An impressive winner at Wolverhampton on debut for Amo’s previous Freemason Lodge incumbent Raphael Freire, the […]
Last year’s runner-up Kihavah is “better than ever” as he aims to go one better in next week’s Sky Bet Ebor at York. Adrian Keatley’s dual-purpose performer has been in great form recently, winning the Queen’s Cup on the Flat at Musselburgh before finishing second in the Summer Hurdle at Market Rasen. Last year he […]
Having got his season back on track in some style at Ascot last month, Ralph Beckett’s Pinhole again dips his toe into Group-race waters in the Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Geoffrey Freer Stakes. The Frankel colt looked an exciting prospect when winning at Southwell at the backend of his juvenile year, but any dreams of Epsom […]
Rain will have to fall at York if Estrange is to challenge Aidan O’Brien’s dominance in Thursday’s Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks, with Minnie Hauk and Whirl among four contenders for the Ballydoyle handler. Estrange is one of just two British-trained contenders alongside Ed Walker’s Qilin Queen, with the other quartet all trained by O’Brien. Minnie […]
