Giant Sequoia fought out a tight finish in the Group Two Futurity at the Curragh, holding off stablemate Florida Bay to maintain his position as an early Derby fa…
Giant Sequoia holds off stablemate to win Futurity and remains Derby favourite
Archive for category: EPSOM DERBY
Epsom Downs in Surrey, England – is home to the famous Epsom Derby.
Rain a big Beckett bonus
Epsom selections Saturday 6th June This looks like being the wettest Derby Day for some time and for the first time I can remember it looks certain horses will be coming down the stands side for the big race in particular. That is good news for trainer Ralph Beckett...
Rain could bring Lambourn into Derby contention
Epsom selections Saturday 7th June If the worst of the promised weather arrives at Epsom on Saturday we could be looking at the softest Derby day ground for over 40 years. That could change the complexion of the big race, and indeed the entire card completely. I have two...
Los Angeles to provide a Hollywood finish
Epsom selections Saturday 1st June Derby Day at Epsom and in truth this does not look a vintage renewal of the feature race with favourite City of Troy having blotted his copybook in the Guineas and several other fancied contenders having fallen by the wayside in recent weeks for...
Ylang Ylang can put O’Brien back on top
Epsom selections Friday 31st May The opening day at Epsom sees the Oaks as the featured attraction and the meeting will take place on ground that will be much less of a quagmire than might have been feared at the start of the week. The Aidan O’Brien team have...
Frankie’s golden farewell cannot be Arrested
Epsom selections Saturday 3rd June The final year of Frankie Dettori’s career as a jockey could not be going much better with a Group 1 double on Friday and his golden touch can continue in the Derby today. I have selections from four races on the card that starts...
Frankie can provide a fitting Oaks finale
Epsom selections Friday 2nd June As we all know Frankie Dettori is in his final season as a jockey and has already snared the 2000 Guineas as part of his farewell tour. Already the winner of six Oaks, he has a huge chance to add number seven today. The...
Crown to win on Jubilee weekend
Epsom selections Saturday 4th June Derby Day at Epsom, forming part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, and the big race itself has more runners than in most recent years – and with a smaller than normal Irish contingent. I have selections from the final four races on the Epsom...
Stamina can win the day for Tuesday
Epsom selections Friday 3rd June Oaks day at Epsom and the field sizes are very healthy today throughout the card which is not always the case. I have a selection for the big race to take on the market leaders, plus selections for the two big handicaps on the...
Group 1 reflections from Epsom – Coronation Cup
CORONATION CUP – Winner Pyledriver Owner: La Pyle Partnership Trainer: William Muir & Chris Grassick Jockey: Martin Dwyer Odds: 8/1 One of the best stories from Epsom was the win of PYLEDRIVER from a largely unheralded yard and a small group of owners whose decision to repeatedly turn down...
