Royal Ascot always begins with a big splash on the Tuesday – three Group One race on the menu for racegoers in the shape of the Queen Anne Stakes, the King’s Stand Stakes and the St James’s Palace Stakes and here is the lowdown on the runners in each...
The five-day Royal Ascot jamboree is almost upon us with famous old races like the King’s Stand Stakes, Prince Of Wales’s Stakes and the Gold Cup to name just. Here are the ante-post prices for the biggest races at the festival. TUESDAY, JUNE 18 2.30 Queen Anne Stakes: The...
The highlight of the British flat season – the Investec Derby – is on Saturday run over the famous mile-and-a-half Epsom Downs course, with two supplemented horses, Sir Dragonet for Aidan O’Brien and Hughie Morrison’s Telecaster right up at the head of the market in the 13-runner race. SIR...
The third Classic of the British flat season takes place at 4.30pm on Friday when the Investec Oaks is run at Epsom Downs, with Aidan O’Brien once again taking on the home trainers like John Gosden and William Haggas. O’Brien’s Pink Dogwood is the favourite for the fillies’ race,...
The two-day Investec Derby Festival gets underway at Epsom Downs on Friday, with the highlights the Oaks, the Derby as well as a supporting cast of races like the Coronation Cup. Aidan O’Brien is the man to beat over the two days – he has an incredible seven of...
Aidan O’Brien’s dreams of a Guineas double double in England and Ireland were dashed when Phoenix Of Spain reigned in the Tattersalls 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh. The Ballydoyle maestro will now hope that Hermosa can repeat the trick of Winter two years ago and do the Newmarket-Curragh double...
Aidan O’Brien bids for an amazing Double Double at the Curragh this weekend as both Magna Grecia and Hermosa aim to add the Irish Guineas to the English equivalent at the Curragh. John Gosden’s two-year-old star Too Darn Hot takes on Magna Grecia in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas...
The Group 2 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes, worth almost £100,000 to the winner, is proving to be one of the most anticipated races of the flat season so far. The race at York will see Epsom Derby favourite Too Darn Hot from the John Gosden yard take...
Two weeks ago Sir Dragonet was an unraced three-year-old who had shown nothing spectacular at Aidan O’Brien’s yard. Two wins later and the colt is second favourite for the Derby at Epsom and the 50-1 that was around for the horse is now only 5-1 after winning the Chester...
The news that Pat Smullen had retired at the age of 41 on medical advice was no surprise, although it was sad. Doctors advised Smullen that having successfully finished the treatment for pancreatic cancer that his body and immune system could not withstand the rigours of race riding at...
