Harry Eustace could be in line for another week to remember as stable stars Docklands and Time For Sandals prepare for their respective targets at the Qatar Goodwood Festival. Both horses shone at Group One level at Royal Ascot in June, with Docklands kicking off the meeting with a surprise 16-1 success in the Queen […]
Vespertilio is pencilled in for sprint targets in both Ireland and England after skipping the Minstrel Stakes at the weekend. The filly was an intended runner in the Group Two at the Curragh on Sunday, but when the going description was changed to good to yielding trainer Willie McCreery opted to save her for more […]
Royal Ascot hero Noble Champion is set to lead Ed Walker’s squad into battle at next week’s Qatar Goodwood Festival. The Lambourn handler is enjoying an excellent season, highlighted by multiple Group-race victories thanks to the exploits of not only Noble Champion but also the likes of Almaqam – who is bound of this weekend’s […]
Ed Walker is preparing to take the wraps off Almaqam in Saturday’s Sky Bet York Stakes. The four-year-old has been limited to just two starts so far this year, finishing third in the Gordon Richards Stakes on his initial outing before securing a first Group Three success when beating Ombudsman in the Brigadier Gerard Stakes […]
Latest News and Features Field Of Gold ‘in great order’ for Sussex Stakes test Almeraq powers to hugely impressive victory at Ayr Goodwood and Deauville under consideration for My Cloud Tommo – ‘Are you well? I thought you were!’, and so much more Derek Thompson bringing the curtain down on his commentary career Jan Brueghel […]
John Gosden is looking forward to seeing how Field Of Gold fares when faced with the unique demands of Goodwood in the Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes next week. The brilliant Juddmonte-owned grey has had a superb campaign so far this year, winning the Irish 2,000 Guineas and the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot. […]
William Haggas looks to have a very useful three-year-old in his armoury after Almeraq blitzed the field in the Fergie & Myra Happel Ayr Gold Cup Trial Handicap at Ayr. The Shadwell-owned Dark Angel colt was making his handicap debut off a mark of 90 as the 2-1 favourite in Scotland and looked at ease […]
Roger Varian’s Royal Ascot winner My Cloud has further Group-race targets after being ruled out of the Summer Mile. The four-year-old was the winner of the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot in June, prevailing by three-quarters of a length in a field of 30 to remain unbeaten this season. He was due to return to […]
Derek Thompson will commentate on a race for the final time on Tuesday evening at Wolverhampton. Here, we look at ‘Tommo’s’ take on his near 60-year career in broadcasting. On where it all started Derek Thompson first commentated as a 15-year-old (George Selwyn/PA) My dad, the late Stanley Thompson, he started commentaries in point-to-points and […]
Derek Thompson felt the time was right to end his commentary career, as he prepares to pick up the microphone for the final time at Wolverhampton on Tuesday night. Thompson is one of the most recognisable figures in the racing industry having spent time commentating on-course and for BBC radio, while also presenting for ITV, […]
Jan Brueghel, Lambourn, Rebel’s Romance and Calandagan are among the eight horses left in a potentially star-studded King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on Saturday. Aidan O’Brien said at the weekend it was probable that Coronation Cup winner Jan Brueghel would be his number one hope, with Lambourn likely to be aimed […]
Andrew Balding’s See The Fire will vie to go on better than last year in Goodwood’s Visit Qatar Nassau Stakes, with victory likely to make the Breeders’ Cup a tempting possibility at the end of the season. The four-year-old was beaten a neck by Opera Singer when second in the Group One last season, and proved […]
Aidan O’Brien has confirmed Henri Matisse on course for a rematch with his Royal Ascot conqueror Field Of Gold in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood. O’Brien’s Wootton Bassett colt ended last season in victory at the Breeders’ Cup and struck Classic gold in the French 2,000 Guineas before finding only John and Thady Gosden’s Field […]
Latest News and Features Diego Velazquez prevails in Minstrel Stakes Doncaster Classic firmly on the agenda for unbeaten Carmers One Look is all it takes for Twomey filly to star at the Curragh Connections opt to miss the King George with Amiloc Sugar Island surprises O’Brien in winning Curragh start Deauville repeat firmly on the […]
Diego Velazquez showed his versatility in pulling out all the stops to land the Romanised Minstrel Stakes at the Curragh. Aidan O’Brien’s son of Frankel was winning for the fifth time in his 10-race career, but was tackling the shortest distance he has encountered since making a winning debut over the same course and distance […]
