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Princess Child wears the crown at Galway

Princess Child, who has been campaigned exclusively in Listed and Group races for over a year, dropped down in grade to land the valuable Irish Stallion Farms EBF Ahonoora Handicap at Galway. The consistent four-year-old filly had finished second in a Listed event at the track on Thursday but was able to land her first […]

Fallen Angel a Group One winner again in Prix Rothschild

Karl Burke was thrilled to see Fallen Angel join elite company when showing plenty of fight to edge out January and claim the Prix Rothschild at Deauville. Reunited with Danny Tudhope, who partnered the top-class Spigot Lodge inmate to Irish 1,000 Guineas glory last season, the daughter of Too Darn Hot was never too far […]

Zanahiyr gets back to winning ways at Galway

Zanahiyr made a welcome return to the winning ways in the Kinlay Hostel Chase on the final day of the Galway Festival. Third in the 2023 Champion Hurdle, Gordon Elliott’s one-time Triumph Hurdle favourite was third in the Galway Plate last year and was making his second appearance of the week at the Ballybrit track […]

Kalpana taking things easy before big autumn targets

Kalpana will take a well-trodden path to Paris after she ignited dreams of back-to-back wins in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for owners Juddmonte when second in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Andrew Balding’s star filly found just French raider Calandagan too good in Ascot’s mid-summer showpiece, replicating the effort of […]

Deauville calling for progressive Almeraq

Impressive recent Ayr winner Almeraq could head to France next weekend for the Listed Prix Moonlight Cloud at Deauville. The lightly-raced William Haggas-trained colt bolted up in Scotland, winning an Ayr Gold Cup trial by five lengths. Given how impressive he was a hefty rise in the weights was on the cards and he has […]

Racing Bulletin for 03/08/2025

Latest News and Features Tyson Fury takes centre stage at Doncaster Evanesco is Goodwood Eyecatcher following narrow defeat Action another ace in O’Brien’s juvenile pack Silent Love tastes Listed glory in Chalice Stakes Two Tribes secures big-race double in Stewards’ Cup Waardah steps up to take Lillie Langtry honours Sam Hawkens books Australian ticket with […]

Tyson Fury takes centre stage at Doncaster

Tyson Fury was the star attraction at Doncaster on Saturday, with the former heavyweight world champion on hand to see one of his horses in action on Town Moor. Accompanied by his wife Paris, Fury watched Big Gypsy King – a winner at Chelmsford on her penultimate start – contest the Unison Campaigning For Public […]

Evanesco is Goodwood Eyecatcher following narrow defeat

It is surely only a matter of time before Evanesco opens his account judged on a promising second run at Goodwood on Saturday. Ultimately well beaten when fifth on his Haydock debut a month ago, Charlie Johnston’s charge was a 14-1 shot for his next assignment in what looked a strong contest on the Sussex […]

Action another ace in O’Brien’s juvenile pack

Action put himself in line for some big targets later in the campaign as he shed his maiden tag on the penultimate day of the Galway Festival. A Frankel half-brother to this year’s dual Derby hero Lambourn, Action finished behind his Aidan O’Brien-trained stablemates New Zealand and Isaac Newton on his initial run, with the […]

Silent Love tastes Listed glory in Chalice Stakes

Charlie Appleby is planning a step up to Group-race level with Silent Love following her hard-fought victory in the British Stallion Studs EBF Chalice Stakes at Newmarket. Placed on her first two starts before making it third time lucky at Kempton in June, the Dubawi filly was 7-4 favourite to claim Listed honours on the […]

Two Tribes secures big-race double in Stewards’ Cup

Two Tribes bagged his second major prize in the space of a week with victory in the Coral Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood. Richard Spencer’s charge was a 25-1 winner of the International Handicap at Ascot last Saturday and was turned out swiftly under 6lb penalty for the £250,000 on the final day of the Qatar […]

Waardah steps up to take Lillie Langtry honours

A step up in distance and class proved to be no barrier to success for the improving Waardah in the Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes at Goodwood. The Owen Burrows-trained filly impressed when landing a 10-furlong Listed event at this venue in early June, but she faced another half a mile and better opposition in this […]

Sam Hawkens books Australian ticket with Summer strike

William Haggas is planning a trip to Australia with Sam Hawkens after the progressive four-year-old justified 4-1 favouritism in the Coral Summer Handicap at Goodwood. On a hat-trick following wins at Newcastle and Hamilton, Tom Marquand’s mount was good value for the winning margin of half a length over Dancing In Paris, with Aeronautic a […]

Al Aasy defends Glorious Stakes title in style

Al Aasy came from last to first to successfully defend his Coral Glorious Stakes crown at Goodwood. The William Haggas-trained eight-year-old claimed the fifth of his seven Group Three victories to date in this race 12 months ago before going on to land the Geoffrey Freer at Newbury in August and the Gordon Richards Stakes […]

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