A Boy Named Susie justified a drop in grade with an authoritative success in the Royal Whip at the Curragh, the Donnacha O’Brien-trained colt quickening away unde…
A Boy Named Susie asserts class with facile Royal Whip success
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Flat Racing
Varian recalls Postponed’s gritty York success as attention turns to Ebor week
Roger Varian reflects on Postponed’s gutsy Group One success at York and places that memory in the context of the horse’s wider career as his stable prepares for…
Baroud Strikes Late as Daryzan Is Denied in Deauville Group Two
Baroud came with a late surge to beat favourite Daryzan in the Group Two Prix Guillaume d’Ornano at Deauville. Hassaleh won the Group Three Darley Prix de Lieurey…
Harry Fast enough for Great St Wilfrid
Newbury & Ripon selections Saturday 15th August As we build up to York there are no massive feature races today, but nevertheless there is plenty to enjoy with Ripon staging their feature race of the year, the Great St Wilfrid Handicap. I have two selections for the big race,...
Varian weighs step up in trip for Saddadd as Indalo eyes Cambridgeshire return
Roger Varian plans to test Saddadd over a mile and a half with entries for Deauville, Longchamp and the Grosser Preis von Baden under consideration, while Indalo…
Never So Brave heads Hungerford entry with Ascot form in focus
Never So Brave, a Royal Ascot winner last season, heads a competitive line-up for the Group Two Hungerford Stakes at Newbury, where several runners bring recent e…
Point Of Law to continue career in Australia after Royal Ascot success
Point Of Law, the Frankel colt trained by John and Thady Gosden who won the Bahrain Trophy on Ascot’s July course, has been sold and will join Ciaron Maher in Aus…
Unbeaten Matteo Set for Gimcrack Assignment at York
Kevin Ryan’s unbeaten juvenile Matteo has been declared for the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Gimcrack Stakes at York, stepping up to six furlongs on August 21 as conn…
Point Of Law to transfer to Australia after Bahrain Trophy success
Point Of Law, the Frankel colt who won the Bahrain Trophy at Royal Ascot, has been sold and will join Ciaron Maher’s stable in Australia, a move confirmed by the…
Nola Soul set for Curragh Futurity after Chesham success
Chesham Stakes winner Nola Soul is being aimed at next weekend’s Coolmore Futurity at the Curragh after a measured spell since Royal Ascot, with trainer Fozzy Sta…
