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 […]
A trip to Ireland for the Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes could be next on the agenda for Zavateri following his hard-fought success at Goodwood on Tuesday. Following a successful debut at Salisbury in early June, the Without Parole colt sprang something of a surprise when landing Newmarket’s July Stakes last month, but proved that […]
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Nans View clung on for a narrow success in the Guinness Handicap at Galway. The feature event on day four of the Festival developed into a real battle up the straight, with Cloud Seeker and Nans View having raced prominently throughout and plenty of challengers seemingly lining up in behind. However, 12-1 shot Nans View […]
Shaman Champion looks up to winning a similar event after coming up just short in the Hawes & Curtis Nursery Handicap at Goodwood. Ridden with patience by Oisin Murphy, Richard Hughes’ youngster came with a winning run in the closing stages but could not get past a very game winner with plenty of experience to […]
Fox Legacy looks to be a horse on his way up after a runaway success in the Regent Seven Seas Cruises Bentinck Conditions Stakes at Goodwood. Trained by Andrew Balding this season after the retirement of Sir Michael Stoute at the end of last term, the four-year-old has won two valuable handicaps already in 2025. […]
Jack Davison has the Nunthorpe in his sights for She’s Quality after another sprint near-miss in the King George Qatar Stakes at Goodwood. The filly arrived on the South Downs having been second in three consecutive starts this season, all of which were Group events on British soil over five furlongs. She was a 9-1 […]
Jm Jungle caused a minor upset in the King George Qatar Stakes at Goodwood. A field of 12 sprinters went to post for the five-furlong dash, with John and Sean Quinn’s high-class handicapper Jm Jungle a 14-1 shot for what was his first appearance at Group-race level. Smartly away in the hands of Jason Hart, […]
Rhoscolyn continued his Goodwood love affair when claiming the valuable Coral Golden Mile. Travelling kindly for Daniel Tudhope throughout, the seven-year-old was in the ideal place to pounce in the closing stages. Stoked up by his rider as the race began to unfold, he surged onto the scene inside the final furlong before galloping a […]
Hugo Palmer’s Seagulls Eleven bagged the big-race victory he has long promised in the Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes at Goodwood. A son of the trainer’s 2000 Guineas hero Galileo Gold, Seagulls Eleven is owned by several current and former Brighton & Hove Albion footballers, including James Milner and Danny Welbeck. After breaking his duck at Haydock […]
Last year’s winner Term Of Endearment returns to Goodwood, albeit for new connections, for Saturday’s Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes. Having previously won twice at Group Three level, the six-year-old bagged this Group Two prize 12 months ago for Henry de Bromhead before being sold for 1.3 million guineas at Tattersalls in December. She has failed […]
George Baker will be the proudest man on the Sussex Downs when his star sprinter Get It defends his Coral Stewards’ Cup crown at Goodwood on Saturday. The seven-year-old blazed a trail for a shock 40-1 success 12 months ago and after a similar story in the Wokingham Stakes at Royal Ascot when again making […]
Willie Mullins has described the shock closure of Thurles racecourse as a “huge blow for Irish racing”. The champion trainer has saddled more than 250 winners at the County Tipperary circuit, where the first ever recorded race meeting took place in 1732. Thurles, Ireland’s only privately-owned racehorse, has been in the hands of the Molony […]
The owners of Thurles Racecourse have made the shock announcement that the Irish track is to close with immediate effect. The first ever recorded race meeting at the County Tipperary circuit took place in 1732 and has been in the hands of the Molony family since the early 1900s. The late Pierce Molony took over […]
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