Postponed to see off young guns in 2016 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

I WAS miffed when Channel 4 announced it was not screening the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe live this year. One of the world’s greatest races – in some eyes THE greatest race – should not be absent from our terrestrial television screens. It will be shown on At The Races, Racing UK and now …[Read More]

Postponed books Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe ticket

Picture: Sky Sports THE defection of Golden Horn robbed the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes of much of its lustre. However, I think it was the right decision. He may still have won but a hard race may have bottomed him out and taken the edge off him. With so many good targets …[Read More]

Taghrooda to triumph in Arc de Triomphe

VERY few races capture the imagination like the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe. Dancing Brave, Sea The Stars and last year’s stunning winner Treve are just a few of the equine luminaries to grace the winner’s enclosure at Longchamp. This Sunday’s race is another mouth-watering affair and as competitive as ever. Only the absence of …[Read More]

Saturday horse racing tips

SATURDAY is a tasty appetizer to Sunday’s main course at Longchamp. The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe line-up is a stellar cast of cosmopolitan equine talent and it promises to be a classic. But first things first, and Saturday’s racing is ultra-competitive and rich in variety. There are four Group Twos at Longchamp, solid cards …[Read More]

Ruler Of The World the value in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

ONE of the greatest performances by a racehorse came in 1986 when the marvellous Dancing Brave, under a bucking and kicking Pat Eddery, came about seven horses wide to scythe down a top quality field at Longchamp in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. The race had already captured my imagination when Alleged and Lester …[Read More]

Famous horses: The Mill Reef story

MILL Reef didn’t look like a champion. He was small: “diminutive” was the usual description. He was also unlucky because he was foaled in the same year as another equine great in Brigadier Gerard. But he was totally brilliant, especially when upped in distance. This Saturday sees the 41st running of the Mill Reef Stakes …[Read More]