Joseph O’Brien is looking forward to further top-level events in the autumn after proudly watching Wemightakedlongway finish second to his father’s Minnie Hauk in the Juddmonte Irish Oaks. The daughter of Australia was fourth to Minnie Hauk in the Epsom equivalent in June before not being disgraced when dropping back to 10 furlongs and filling […]
Latest News and Features Havana Anna sets up Group-race targets in Naas success Lazy Griff’s route to Doncaster still open to discussion Illinois part of strong-looking cast for Goodwood Cup Katie Davis ‘can’t wait’ to take to Shergar Cup stage Hayynah could be another to Star for Sangster Setback signals the end of Scenic’s racing […]
Havana Anna enhanced her reputation with a commanding victory in the Arqana Irish EBF Marwell Stakes at Naas. Not disgraced behind Coventry Stakes winner Gstaad on debut before headed late when beaten a neck by Ger Lyons’ Anglesey Stakes scorer Suzy Songs on her second start, Donnacha O’Brien’s talented youngster was returning to the scene […]
Connections of Lazy Griff have yet to decide whether to give the top-class colt another run ahead of a planned third tilt at Classic glory in the Betfred St Leger. Charlie Johnston’s three-year-old has bumped into the Aidan O’Brien-trained Lambourn on each of his three previous starts this season, finishing second in the Chester Vase […]
Gold Cup runner-up Illinois is the star name among nine confirmations for the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup. The two-mile contest is the feature event on the opening afternoon of the Qatar Goodwood Festival on Tuesday and with his Royal Ascot conqueror Trawlerman not in attendance, Illinois is the odds-on favourite to break his Group One […]
Netflix star Katie Davis promises to be one of the headline acts in the latest edition of the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup at Ascot. Born and raised in Saratoga Springs, New York, Davis has more than 300 wins in her career so far and featured in the recent ‘Race for the Crown’ series, centred […]
Hayynah may be the only runner in the European Bloodstock News EBF Star Stakes yet to register a victory, but is backed to give Ollie Sangster a third straight success in the Sandown Listed event. The daughter of Showcasing has shown great potential when hitting the crossbar in two outings to date and her handler […]
Ed Walker’s high-class filly Scenic has been retired after suffering a setback, her owners Wathnan Racing have announced. The daughter of Lope De Vega had made a fine start to her five-year-old campaign, with a Group Three triumph in York’s Bronte Cup prompting the Wathnan team to purchase her from previous owner David Ward. She […]
The Jockey Club has thrown its support behind proposals from intended new chair Lord Allen to make the British Horseracing Authority’s board fully independent in future. Allen was due to take up the role on June 2 but his tenure was delayed as the BHA said he wished to “continue meeting stakeholders to better inform […]
William Buick will ride Field Of Gold in next week’s Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood. Narrowly beaten in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket when partnered by Kieran Shoemark, John and Thady Gosden’s three-year-old has made no mistake in two subsequent starts under Juddmonte’s retained rider Colin Keane, emulating his sire Kingman with brilliant victories […]
Latest News and Features Derek Thompson signs off at Wolverhampton The Vagaries of Early Speed: Soft Leads and Pace Collapses Charles ‘working on’ producing a contender for the Derby Estrange on course for Yorkshire Oaks, with Paris on the horizon Ross O’Sullivan eyeing more Galway Festival gains Eustace’s Ascot heroes hunting more glory at Goodwood […]
Even though there was a clear winner, a trademark shout of “photo!” from Derek Thompson was an appropriate way of bringing the curtain down on his 60-year commentary career at Wolverhampton. Thompson announced late last year he would retire from commentating in 2025 and subsequently identified Tuesday night’s six-race fixture at Dunstall Park as his […]
The King has said he is working on producing a runner for one of the greatest spectacles in the racing calendar – the Derby. Charles’s comment came when he and the Queen visited the Jockey Club Rooms in Newmarket, after touring the nearby National Stud. There they met the stallion Stradivarius, the champion stayer who […]
Estrange is poised to step up to Group One level at York next month. The David O’Meara-trained four-year-old has been beaten only once in her five-race career to date and created a huge impression when winning the Group Three Lester Piggott Fillies’ Stakes at Haydock in a canter in May. In fact so impressive was […]
Ross O’Sullivan is readying a strong squad for this season’s Galway Summer Festival after enjoying a fruitful meeting last year. The stable sent out three winners for the showpiece fixture 12 months ago, all of whom return to the track this time around alongside further hopes both on the Flat and under the National Hunt […]
