Latest News and Features North Coast takes Tyros triumph in style Hope Queen is Sandown Star for Karl Burke Celestial Orbit swerves Ascot and will await more rain Field Of Gold headlines 11 possibles for Sussex test Falakeyah enjoying a break before autumn return Smart targets in the pipeline for Wemightakedlongway Racing Bulletin for 24/07/2025 […]
North Coast comprehensively reversed previous form with odds-on favourite Flushing Meadows to win the Japan Racing Association Tyros Stakes at Leopardstown. Joseph O’Brien’s charge had been beaten just under three lengths by Flushing Meadows on his debut at the Curragh in June before winning next time out and chasing home Daytona in Listed prize on […]
Hope Queen finished with a flourish to secure top honours in the European Bloodstock News EBF Star Stakes at Sandown. A clear-cut winner on her Beverley debut a month ago, Karl Burke’s Night Of Thunder filly was a 15-2 shot stepping up to Listed class in the hands of Clifford Lee. The Charlie Johnston-trained Jennifer […]
Ollie Sangster is willing to wait for the rain to arrive as Celestial Orbit misses an intended outing at Ascot on account of the ground. Last year’s Star Stakes scorer, who chased home Zanzoun in the Nell Gwyn on her seasonal return before running in the French 1000 Guineas, held an entry for the Longines […]
Field Of Gold is the undoubted star attraction among 11 confirmations for the Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood on Wednesday. John and Thady Gosden’s latest superstar colt has followed an almost identical path to his brilliant sire Kingman so far this season, with a narrow defeat in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket followed by […]
Plans are on ice for Falakeyah, who is currently on a mid-season break before returning for an autumn campaign. Talked about as a Classic contender after excelling in the Pretty Polly Stakes at Newmarket earlier in the season, Owen Burrows’ ace filly disappointed when next seen after being supplemented for the Coronation Stakes at Royal […]
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 […]
