Flat Racing
The 2019 Classics get underway with this weekend’s Newmarket Guineas meeting and with the biggest prizes set to come from now until the autumn, here are a few points worthy of discussion for the months to come. 1 Will Joseph start to catch up his dad? As a jockey...
At 3.35 on Saturday afternoon at Newmarket, the first British Classic of the flat season is run – the Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes, to give it its full name. Nineteen horses have been declared and here’s a quick look at them all. TEN SOVEREIGNS (Trainer: Aidan O’Brien; Jockey: Ryan...
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...