Field Of Gold’s pacemaker Qirat caused an almighty shock with a 150-1 victory in the Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood. John and Thady Gosden’s Field Of Gold was a 1-3 shot to follow in the hoofprints of his sire Kingman by adding this prestigious Group One contest to his previous top-level victories in the […]
Ger Lyons has his sights on America – and possibly York before that – after Lady Iman made a successful Goodwood raid to regain the winning thread in the HKJC World Pool Molecomb Stakes. The daughter of Starman had dazzled in her opening three outings but lost her unbeaten record to Aidan O’Brien’s Beautify at […]
Stable companions Saqqara Sands and Tabiti shared the honours after the judge announced a dead-heat following a thrilling renewal of the HKJC World Pool Oak Tree Stakes at Goodwood. Tabiti was among the leading contenders for the Group Three contest at 9-2 and with blinkers applied for a second time, the three-year-old set out to […]
Alan King is taking comfort from the many messages of support he has received since the sad death of stable stalwart Trueshan in what he described as a “freak accident” at Goodwood on Tuesday. One of the most popular Flat horses of his era, the star stayer was making the 35th appearance of his stellar […]
After giving Joe Murphy the finest hour in his long training career at Royal Ascot, Coronation Stakes heroine Cercene steps up in trip in search of further honours in the Qatar Nassau Stakes at Goodwood. The experienced Irish handler has always thought of his star performer as a stayer in the making, but having excelled […]
Merchant could ignite seismic dreams for his team if able to recreate his impressive Royal Ascot heroics and deliver HKJC World Pool Gordon Stakes glory at Goodwood on Thursday. Always held in high-regard by trainer William Haggas, the Highclere Thoroughbreds-owned three-year-old excelled when landing the King George V Stakes and after connections resisted the temptation […]
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Dunum showed his liking for Galway once more with a tremendous front-running effort in the COLM QUINN BMW Mile Handicap. Not that sharpest away but quickly to the front nonetheless in the hands of Seamie Heffernan, the Natalia Lupini-trained was pressed all the way through the final furlong by Bear Profit. The 12-1 winner would […]
Saeed bin Suroor and Oisin Murphy teamed up to win a Group One in Germany on Sunday and were on the mark again in the Goodwood finale on Tuesday with Dubai Treasure. The lightly-raced filly was having her first run over six furlongs since August 2023, yet despite that the race looked over from some […]
Goodwood Galaxy ran a race full of promise to finish fourth as a 25-1 shot in the Coral Vintage Stakes at Goodwood. Trained by David Menuisier, Goodwood Galaxy was a relatively cheap purchase at 45,000 guineas as a yearling but hails from the family of last year’s Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Fallen Angel and had […]
An emotional Hollie Doyle paid tribute to her long-time ally Trueshan, after Flat racing lost one of its enduring stars at Goodwood on Tuesday when the hugely popular stayer suffered a fatal injury. Doyle was riding Alan King’s nine-year-old for the fourth time in the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup, having won it in 2021, with […]
Field Of Gold bids to continue his sensational summer when he meets his elders for the first time in the Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes. Narrowly denied Classic glory in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, John and Thady Gosden’s grey has made no mistake in two subsequent starts, demonstrating his dazzling acceleration in both the Irish […]
Flat racing lost one of its enduring stars at Goodwood on Tuesday, with the hugely popular Trueshan suffering a fatal injury. Alan King’s nine-year-old was running in the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup for a fourth time, having won it in 2021, and was taking part in the 35th outing of a stellar career. But he […]
Scandinavia got the better of stablemate Illinois in a thrilling finish to the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes, in a race overshadowed by a fatal injury to the veteran Trueshan. The Aidan O’Brien-trained stable companions dominated the betting, so while Scandinavia was discarded by Ryan Moore, Wayne Lordan’s mount was still only a 4-1 shot following […]
John and Thady Gosden’s Morris Dancer took a significant stride forward when narrowly beaten in the Coral Vintage Stakes at Goodwood. The Godolphin-owned son of Palace Pier was a winner when last seen in a Haydock novice, but with rivals proven at Group level, he was a 22-1 shot under William Buick. Those odds meant […]
