NICKY Henderson plundered the Chester Cup on Wednesday and he could strike on the flat again today at Ascot. SIGN OF A VICTORY is just below top class over hurdles. In fact his last race over jumps was in the Champion Hurdle in March when he was 23 lengths behind Annie Power. No disgrace at …[Read More]
IT’S been a tough old time for the Queen in recent weeks. But I suspect a change of luck could be on the cards when ESTIMATE lines up for the Ascot Gold Cup on the Thursday of the royal meeting. The filly has been laid out for the race since she won the Queen’s Vase …[Read More]
CHARLIE APPLEBY is planning a multi million pound raid at the richest raceday in the world. The 25th Dubai World Cup meeting on March 28 is going ahead, albeit behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the Newmarket handler is eyeing up plenty of riches. More than $35million are up for grabs at the …[Read More]
by ANNIE DALE The summer racing season of 2019 is over and many people are already excited for the new year in 2020 and the hope that a cash injection will come with it. But with a plethora of races up and down the country, some may be unable to decide where to head for a …[Read More]
TOO DARN HOT, last year’s Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes winner and European Champion Two-Year-Old, bounced back to winning ways in sizzling style on Sunday in the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat at Deauville. Trainer John Gosden and owners Lord and Lady Lloyd Webber, who bred the star colt at their Watership Down Stud in Berkshire from …[Read More]
CHELTENHAM’S November meeting is gaining traction. It’s a bit of a mini Festival and increasing numbers of Irish visitors are hopping across the Channel for it. The BetVictor Gold Cup and Greatwood Hurdles are the two features but one of my favourite races is the 3m 3f BetVictor Handicap Chase. This year could see the …[Read More]
LORD Glitters is still on course for the QIPCO Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Champions Day. That’s despite a below-par run in the Woodbine Mile at Canada last month. David O’Meara’s grey was a leading fancy for the Grade One pot but got played up before the start and never got into the race, finishing …[Read More]
MICHAEL Dods has already done it twice. Now he is aiming to do it again. Speed freak Mecca’s Angel won back-to-back renewals of the Coolmore Nunthorpe in 2015 and 2016. Now sprint specialist Dods is hoping that Mabs Cross can follow in the hoof-prints of his former star in the Nunthorpe at York on August …[Read More]
Without Parole and supplementary entry Expert Eye are among 13 horses going for the £1,066,250 G1 Qatar Sussex Stakes over a mile, the centrepiece of the meeting on the second day of the Qatar Goodwood Festival next Wednesday. Both three-year-olds won at Royal Ascot on their latest starts, with Without Parole maintaining his unbeaten record in the mile G1 …[Read More]
by MACIEJ KUREK THERE aren’t many races in the horse racing calendar as well known as The Grand National. Throughout the year, there are some top events, such as Royal Ascot, but it’s The Grand National that appeals to all. This annual event sees everyone, not just horse racing fans, on the edge of their …[Read More]
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