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,...
An eyewatering €855,000 is on offer to the winner of Saturday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the revamped Curragh racecourse. Last year provided a great story as Joseph O’Brien beat his father Aidan with Latrobe. This year 86-year-old Kevin Prendergast has a lively contender in Madhmoon, but Ballydoyle...
Day Four at Royal Ascot sees two Group 1 contests, the Commonwealth Cup over 6f which sees Aidan O’Brien saddle Ten Sovereigns. The Coronation Stakes 40 minutes later O’Brien saddles dual Guineas winner Hermosa, who is odds on to back that up at this meeting. 3.40 Commonwealth Cup TEN...
4.20 Gold Cup: The long-distance race at Royal Ascot has had many returning heroes, Sagaro winning under Lester Piggott three times in the 1970s while Aidan O’Brien won four times with Yeats from 2006. Stradivarius aims to go back to back having won the 2m4f race for John Gosden...
3.40 Prince of Wales’s Stakes: The rain came heavily on Day One of Royal Ascot but it didn’t affect the excitement one bit and rain, hail or shine we should have some good racing with the Group 1 contest on Day Two the Prince of Wales’s Stakes over the...
4.20 St James’s Palace Stakes: This is one of the showdowns of Royal Ascot as John Gosden’s Too Darn Hot – a sensation as a 2yo but disappointing so far at three – takes on Irish 2,000 Guineas winner Phoenix Of Spain. There is a good supporting cast including...
3.40 King’s Stand Stakes: The dashers go to post for the 5f charge that is the King’s Stand Stakes on Day One of the Royal Ascot meeting and the race looks a wide open contest with 12 declared including Battaash for Charlie Hills, Charlie Appleby’s Blue Point, Sergei Prokofiev...
