Richard Hughes is confident he has a “great chance” of notching a second big sprinting prize of the summer when course winner Sayidah Dariyan returns to York for the Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes. The Lambourn-based former jockey registered the first Group One success of his training career when stable flagbearer No Half Measures was […]
Latest News and Features Maureen Haggas urges improvement in Shergar Cup jockeys Team Asia lift Shergar Cup in thrilling finish Diamond Necklace sparkles on debut for O’Brien Dance To The Music strikes for Appleby and Loughnane Power Blue downs True Love in Phoenix shock Bucanero Fuerte fends them all off at the Curragh Gstaad given […]
Maureen Haggas has called on Ascot to improve the overall quality of Shergar Cup jockeys, saying she felt the standard of riding was not “as high as it should be” during Saturday’s competition. Haggas, who is assistant trainer to her husband William, saddled a winner for the yard at the fixture as Tenability was steered […]
Team Asia shaded victory in the 2025 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup as they triumphed by just one point from Europe in an exciting finish to the Ascot contest. The teams were slightly different this year with the Ladies side no longer featuring, although there were leading female jockeys on three different squads. Hollie Doyle […]
Aidan O’Brien is harbouring Group One hopes for Diamond Necklace after a straightforward success over a better-fancied stablemate in the Grand Hotel Malahide Irish EBF Fillies Juvenile Race at the Curragh. A St Mark’s Basilica half-sister to top-level scorers Chicquita and Magic Wand, Diamond Necklace was sent off a 9-1 shot under Wayne Lordan on […]
Dance To The Music maintained her unbeaten record for Charlie Appleby with a narrow Group Three verdict in the Newsells Park Stud Sweet Solera Stakes at Newmarket. The filly was a length winner under Billy Loughnane on the Rowley Mile back in May and the duo were reunited on the July course, being sent off […]
True Love suffered a shock defeat as Power Blue turned around previous form to win the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh. The Adrian Murray-trained Power Blue was beaten five and three-quarter lengths by Aidan O’Brien’s True Love in the Railway Stakes last time out and as a result she was sent off a 1-4 […]
Bucanero Fuerte secured a game front-running success in the Group Three FBD Hotels And Resorts Phoenix Sprint Stakes at the Curragh. The four-year-old won the Group One Phoenix Stakes at this fixture in 2023 and after a mixed run of luck last year, he was retired to stand at stud. However, Bucanero Fuerte’s stallion career […]
Gstaad could be rerouted to the Prix Morny at Deauville after bypassing Saturday’s Keeneland Phoenix Stakes. Aidan O’Brien’s Coventry Stakes winner was due to clash with his fellow Royal Ascot-winning stablemate True Love in the Curragh Group One but the handler was not totally satisfied with Gstaad’s condition on Friday. After overnight monitoring, O’Brien opted […]
Royal Dubai continued his perfect start for trainer Owen Burrows as he pounced late to claim the Betfred Rose of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock. Previously trained by Marco Botti, Royal Dubai switched to Burrows’ care after two unsuccessful British runs in April and June, but he struck gold in Listed company at Newbury on his […]
Joe Fanning has been booked to ride Goodwood winner Lady Iman in the Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes at York later this month. The two-year-old filly will have to be supplemented for the Group One sprint but after winning the Molecomb Stakes – Lady Iman’s fourth victory in five career starts – owners the O’Callaghan […]
Lazzat is being backed by connections to relish his optimum conditions when he defends his Prix Maurice de Gheest crown at Deauville on Sunday. The four-year-old gave new owners Wathnan Racing a day to remember when landing the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Royal Ascot and Jerome Reynier’s sprint king now tries to make it […]
Latest News and Features Thesecretadversary hits Listed target at Tipperary O’Brien monitoring ‘quiet’ Gstaad ahead of Phoenix showdown Art Power ready to continue Curragh love affair Royal Dubai aiming to continue good start for Burrows at Haydock Sat TV Trends: 9th Aug 2025 – Ascot Shergar Cup, Haydock and Newmarket International challenger Danon Decile enjoys […]
Thesecretadversary claimed the scalp of Brussels to open his account in taking fashion in the Coolmore Stud Churchill Stakes at Tipperary. Second to Humidity in the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot, Fozzy Stack’s youngster was surprisingly beaten at odds of 2-13 when fancied to get off the mark in an Ayr maiden last time out. […]
Impressive Royal Ascot winner Gstaad has been ruled out of this afternoon’s Group One Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh. Aidan O’Brien had warned on Friday that the Coventry Stakes scorer had been “a little bit quiet” after his exercise in the morning but he had hoped it was nothing too serious. Gstaad was due […]
