Charlie Appleby is confident Distant Storm is heading to York as a “big player” for Wednesday’s Tattersalls Acomb Stakes. The Godolphin team went to €1.9million to secure the colt’s services at the Arqana breeze-up sale in May and he gave them an immediate return on their investment when making a successful start to his career, […]
Danon Decile will add a global flavour to this year’s Juddmonte International Stakes at York. But 20 years ago it was the Italian job, as Electrocutionist sent sparks flying on the Knavesmire. The last international raider to win the highlight of York’s season, Electrocutionist – rather fittingly ahead of the latest renewal – had a […]
Latest News and Features York TV Trends: Weds 20th Aug 2025 Stalls incident sees Windsor race voided Diamond Necklace among high-class Prestige entry Kalpana team closing in on Arc route decision Qirat supplemented for Rosallion rematch at York Power Blue on National mission for Adrian Murray Delacroix and Ombudsman part of six-strong Juddmonte International field […]
Windsor officials declared the Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Apprentice Handicap void after a false start, with five of the seven riders involved each banned for 10 days. Beaumadier, ridden by Conor Whiteley, appeared to anticipate the stalls opening, while at the same time Master Zack reared up under Ryan Kavanagh, with the gates triggered […]
Aidan O’Brien’s Diamond Necklace is among 19 entries for Sunday’s Virgin Bet Prestige Fillies’ Stakes at Goodwood. The daughter of St Mark’s Basilica is a half-sister to Magic Wand and Chicquita and made a winning debut at the Curragh when beating better-fancied stablemate Minerva. O’Brien has also entered Beautify, the only horse to beat Nunthorpe-bound Lady […]
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 […]
Latest News and Features York TV Trends: Weds 20th Aug 2025 Richard Hughes no stranger to Nunthorpe success as he readies Sayidah Dariyan BGC warns racing tax strike may be a ‘futile political gesture’ Slowly does it with smart prospect Nahraan Tornado Alert enjoying well-deserved break Diego Velazquez strikes Group One gold for new owners […]
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 […]
