Aidan O’Brien holds a dominant hand in the William Hill Futurity Trophy at Doncaster, with 11 of the 17 remaining entries trained at Ballydoyle. The late-season G…
O’Brien Dominates Futurity Trophy Entries as Doncaster Prepares for Season Finale
Archive for category: Flat Racing
Flat Racing
Fab Pab can take the Sprint
Ascot selections Saturday 17th October Champions Day at Ascot and run on ground faster than is often then case at this time of year. It does not look like a vintage card, but it is a very competitive one, and I have selections for three races on the afternoon....
Calandagan set to defend Champion Stakes as a high-quality Ascot field lines up
Calandagan returns to Ascot to defend his Champion Stakes crown against a select field that includes Ombudsman, Arc runner-up Bay City Roller, Constitution River…
Ebor winner Daiquiri Bay steps up to two miles in Long Distance Cup as King seeks further progress
Alan King brings four-year-old Daiquiri Bay to Ascot’s Long Distance Cup after an autumn of progress that included Newmarket, Royal Ascot and Ebor victories. The…
Dewhurst Day preview: Desert Castle heads strong Newmarket line-up
Desert Castle, unbeaten after a decisive Champagne Stakes success, heads Charlie Appleby’s challenge in the Dewhurst at Newmarket. The card also features pattern…
Alphonse Le Grande doubles up in a dramatic Cesarewitch photo-finish at Newmarket
Alphonse Le Grande produced a late surge under Patrick McGettigan to edge Sea Lantern by a short head and become the second horse to win the Cesarewitch twice. To…
Musical Times remains unbeaten with Fillies’ Mile success at Newmarket
Charlie Appleby's Musical Times extended her unbeaten juvenile record with victory in the bet365 Fillies' Mile at Newmarket, overcoming traffic trouble to beat Ai…
Haggas closing on Balding in contest for York’s top trainer
William Haggas has closed the gap on Andrew Balding in the race to be York’s top trainer, sending key juveniles and sprinters north for the meeting’s final days.…
Zhuri and high-priced sibling Never An Angel headline Yarmouth card
Zhuri drops back to seven furlongs at Yarmouth as she looks for a first win, while Ed Walker’s expensive newcomer Never An Angel makes her debut. Powder Monkey bi…
Hoping things will fall right at Ascot
Ascot selections Saturday 3rd October Definitely one of those days where there is something for everyone who enjoys racing. Gowran stages one of the bigger fixtures of the early jumps season, Longchamp stages top class flat racing, Newmarket has a Group 1 contest and Redcar stages its two biggest...
