Festivals
It is the final day of Glorious Goodwood and the penultimate day of the Galway Races in Ballybrit and still the racing comes. The traditional closing feature in Sussex is the Stewards’ Cup while there is also Group 2 action with the Lillie Langtry Stakes. At Galway the long-distance...
Tony Martin picked off another big win by claiming the Galway Hurdle with Tudor City yesterday while at Glorious Goodwood it was a day for a Japan as Deirdre won the Nassau Stakes. Friday sees four Group races in Sussex as well as the valuable Golden Mile. GOODWOOD 1.50...
Bryony Frost’s attempt to win the Galway Plate on gallant top weight Black Corton just came short as Borice won for Gordon Elliott and Luke Dempsey. Meanwhile at Goodwood on Wednesday, Too Darn Hot gave Frankie another bg win in the Sussex Stakes. Thursday sees the Galway Hurdle in...
Stradivarius kept up a magnificent winning run on the opening day of Glorious Goodwood and there is another good card at the famous south of England track today, as well as one of the highlights of the Galway Races at Ballybrit – the Galway Plate. Here’s the best of...
The opening day of the Galway Festival was highlighted by Jody Townend’s win on Great White Shark in the featured Connacht Hotel Handicap. Townend, the sister of Irish champion jockey Paul, had been out for nine months after breaking her back, but won, like her brother has so often,...
In Sunday’s Qipco 1000 Guineas, David Egan rode the favourite Qabala, who finished third, while his dad John rode outsider Garrel Glen. Racing has always been a sport passed down through the generations of families whether on the inside or just from interested fans. There is currently a crop...
The increasing value of Ladies Day meetings to racecourses is clear from a look at the attendances for the 2018 Ladies Days in Britain. In many cases, particularly for the smaller tracks, the attendance for a Ladies Day meeting can dwarf attendances for regular meetings. As such the days...