Aidan O’Brien was left disappointed after Enable roared to an emphatic victory over Sovereign and Japan to secure her record third King George VI and Elizabeth Stakes triumph at Ascot, writes Will Jennings. The master of Ballydoyle was all that stood between the marvel mare and King George immortality, but Frankie Dettori piloted John Gosden’s mount […]
Passionate about horseracing and through various connections, Graham Arnold & Ian Griffiths from The Racing Info Bureau, decided the time was right to support the industry that gives so many people so much pleasure. The people that deserve this the most in these very testing times are the racing stables and stable staff. What we […]
The five day meeting will not be open to the public this year due to Coronavirus Pandemic Ascot racecourse confirmed that they have reached the “unavoidable conclusion” that Royal Ascot 2020 will not be able to take place as an event open to the public. Plans to run Royal Ascot races behind closed doors are […]
The five day meeting will not be open to the public this year due to Coronavirus Pandemic Ascot racecourse confirmed that they have reached the “unavoidable conclusion” that Royal Ascot 2020 will not be able to take place as an event open to the public. Plans to run Royal Ascot races behind closed doors are […]
Lord Glitters is on course to return to his favourite track for another crack at the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (sponsored by QIPCO). He gave trainer David O’Meara and Flat Jockeys’ Championship title contender Danny Tudhope their sole winners on QIPCO British Champions Day when flying home from the rear to win the Balmoral Handicap two years ago. Although he could […]
The favourite of the LARC Prix Maurice de Gheest (Gr1), run Sunday at Deauville over the 1,300m/6 1/2 furlongs straight course, the English raider Advertise (Showcasing) stayed on to holf off an other British visitor Brando (Pivotal), who finished like a train to take the 2nd place, beaten a neck. The winner’s timing, 1’15”4, is just over one second worse than the […]
Enable is set to make her eagerly awaited return in the Investec Coronation Cup at Epsom on May 31. The mile and a half contest forms part of the QIPCO British Distance Middle Distance category and the timing of the race suits John Gosden, trainer of the mighty mare. “She has started cantering again and you would […]
There are just over 12 weeks until the 240th running of the G1 Investec Derby, the premier Classic and the Greatest Flat Race in the World, at Epsom Downs Racecourse on Saturday, June 1. The 2019 renewal of the historic race over a mile and a half, Britain’s richest at £1.5 million, has 96 contenders […]
Races: 12. Wins: 5. Champions Series wins: 2. Prize-money won: £873,503. Clive Cox never made any secret of the regard that he held Harry Angel in and the colt backed up his assertion with some brilliantly speedy performances. Highlights included landing the Darley July Cup at Newmarket and then the 32Red Sprint Cup at Haydock […]
Visit Royal Ascot in 2019 by Kristen Manning Just imagine yourself at Royal Ascot in 2019, in awe of witnessing the European superstar Enable in action, maybe even cheering on a few Australian horses such as Santa Ana Lane, Trapeze Artist, The Autumn Sun or Redzel and last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Rekindling who has […]
Poet’s Word and Roaring Lion are on course to clash in the Juddmonte International Stakes at York next week The pair dominate the betting for the mile and a quarter showpiece in eight days time after sparkling this summer but are not frightening away the opposition because on Tuesday afternoon Aidan O’Brien indicated Saxon Warrior, […]
The winners of 77 Group One races and 16 European Classics hold entries for Britain’s richest raceday Four of the world’s best six horses feature among the entries for what is set to be an unmissable QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday 20th October. Potential runners include the current holder of the QIPCO […]
Alpha Centauri heads seven runners for the Group 1 Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket on Friday. The mile feature forms part of the QIPCO British Champions Series and Alpha Centauri will start at cramped odds to follow up her stunning success in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot last month, having previously scooped the Tattersalls […]
Galileo and Coolmore Continue Global Dominance Victory in the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud for Waldgeist (4c Galileo-Waldlerche, by Monsun) headed a haul of three European Group-race wins for the incredible Galileo on Sunday. The progressive four-year-old provided trainer Andre Fabre with an amazing eighth success in the Saint-Cloud showpiece when holding off the high-class […]
The No Nay Never winners show no sign of slowing up with Henri-Alex Pantall sending out We Go (2c No Nay Never-Encore Merci, by Danehill Dancer) to prevail in France on Wednesday. Beaten a short-head on his debut at Saint-Cloud, Madame Jacque Cygler’s juvenile went one better at Maisons-Laffitte when winning the six-furlong Prix Riverman […]
Qatar Goodwood Cup on July 31 Attracts a Strong Field The first four home in last week’s pulsating Gold Cup at Royal Ascot are on course to meet again in the Qatar Goodwood Cup on July 31. It was revealed on Wednesday that the quartet – Stradivarius, Vazirabad, Torcedor and Order Of St George – […]
Segenhoe’s Merchant Navy Takes the Diamond Jubilee Stakes Segenhoe bred Coolmore Stud G1 winner Merchant Navy who will stand next to his father, super sire Fastnet Rock, at Jerrys Plains after being sold to global breeding powerhouse Coolmore for more than $30 million. It is the first son of Fastnet Rock that Coolmore has decided […]
J A McGrath at Godolphin A glance at the form book shows Godolphin sprinting star Harry Angel has yet to break his Ascot ‘duck’ after four outings at the Berkshire course. But it may be unwise to interpret that as a negative factor going into Saturday’s feature, the G1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes, run over the […]
Shanghai Bobby Delivers at Royal Ascot First crop Shanghai Bobby filly Shang Shang Shang (2f Shanghai Bobby-Yankee Victoria, by Yankee Victor) was the toast of Royal Ascot after winning the G2 Norfolk Stakes on Thursday. Victory for the filly against colts – the first such success since Superstar Leo beat male rivals in 2000 – […]
Aga Khan Quinella in Royal Ascot Gold Cup The Aga Khan’s horse may have run second but he can take pride in fact that the winner is from on of his stallions, Sea The Stars (IRE). Trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori, the 4yo was joint-favourite with Order of St George as […]
The Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot Saturday The Diamond Jubilee Stakes is the focus of Royal Ascot’s Saturday swansong and as ever it has attracted an array of international sprinting talent for the 1200m G1 charge up the Ascot straight. UK-trained runners have won six of the last 10 renewals and it is fairly […]
Royal Ascot Winner Poet’s World May Head to Breeders’ Cup Saeed Suhail’s 5-year-old Poet’s Word (IRE) surged to the front in the final furlong to upset odds-on favorite Cracksman (GB) to win Wednesday’s 1 ¼- mile Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1) by 2 ¼ lengths under James Doyle at Royal Ascot and earned an automatic berth into […]
Royal Ascot 2018 Poet’s World Beats Cracksman Sir Michael Stoute trained Poet’s Word has beaten the favoured Cracksman in the G1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes bringing up 76 triumphs at Royal Ascot for the trainer. Record-breaker! Sir Michael Stoute is the most successful trainer at Royal Ascot of all-time pic.twitter.com/6aT9fLKUgY — Great British Racing (@GBRacing) […]
Royal Ascot 2018 Galileo Trifecta in QUEEN’S VASE (G2) Legendary Coolmore Sire Galileo produced an outstanding Trifecta in the Queens Vase at Royal Ascot. 1st Kew Gardens (IRE) (b, c, 3 yo), A++, $113,420 Galileo (IRE) – Chelsea Rose (IRE), by Desert King (IRE) B: Barronstown Stud; O: DERRICK SMITH & MRS JOHN MAGNIER & […]
Order Of St George to make History at Royal Ascot Order Of St George will attempt to become the first horse in 18 years to regain his Gold Cup crown at Royal Ascot on Thursday. The six-year-old, who heads a final field of nine for the £500,000 showpiece, which forms part of the Long Distance […]
Blue Point, Without Parole Star at Royal Ascot Blue Point wore down Battaash to claim top honours in the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot. The five-furlong sprint was billed as a match between the Charlie Hills-trained Battaash and Wesley Ward’s defending champion Lady Aurelia, who was bidding for a third Royal Ascot victory overall. […]
Lady Aurelia Vs Battaash at Royal Ascot Two star speedsters take each other on in a cracking first day at Royal Ascot on Tuesday, 19 June when Lady Aurelia and Battaash will launch themselves at glory in the Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes over 1000 metres. American trainer Wesley Ward has imprinted his name on […]
Progressive four-year-old Saltonstall is out to provide a third victory for Godolphin in the fiercely competitive Royal Hunt Cup on day two of Royal Ascot, Wednesday, 20 June. The Pivotal colt’s trainer Michael Halford captured the heritage handicap over Ascot’s straight mile with Portage in 2016, adding to the success of the Saeed bin Suroor-trained […]
Enable and Cracksman Face Challengers Star fillies Enable and Laurens are on course to run in QIPCO British Champions Series races at York in August. Enable is pleasing trainer John Gosden as she continues to build towards a planned late-summer return. The four-year-old’s five Group 1 triumphs last year included the Investec Oaks, QIPCO-sponsored King […]
Royal Ascot Latest News Oisin Murphy believes Lightning Spear’s senior status will not prevent him making another bold bid for Group 1 glory in the £600,000 Queen Anne Stakes (2.30pm) at Royal Ascot on Tuesday. The most valuable race on day one of the Royal Meeting, which has attracted a final field of 15, is […]
Ascot Racecourse today announces its financial results for the 12 months ending December 31, 2017. Ascot Authority (Holdings) Limited (AAHL) reported a pre-tax profit of £6.2 million. Pre-tax profits rise from £5.1m to £6.2m Prudent balance sheet management – net debt reduced by £11.9m ahead of schedule to under £60m Increase in Capital Investment and […]
Ascot is delighted to announce that Longines, provider of race times at Ascot since 2007, has become an Official Partner of the racecourse. The Swiss watchmaker will continue its designation of Official Timekeeper, credited on ITV Racing, with an enhanced presence alongside Ascot’s existing Official Partners, QIPCO and Gigaset. This will include use of the […]
Frankie Dettori Set to Shine at Royal Ascot Frankie Dettori will ride leading fancies in at least half of the eight races that fall under the QIPCO British Champions Series banner at Royal Ascot next week and on Thursday gave them all a positive bulletin. The Italian jockey’s enviable book of rides is headed by […]
Royal Ascot gets under way on Tuesday and the action will come thick and fast – with three Champions Series races alone on the opening afternoon. Below are five horses with the potential to enhance their reputations at the meeting. WITHOUT PAROLE When: St James’s Palace Stakes on Tuesday Trainer: John Gosden. General odds: 11-4 […]
Harry Angel Ready for Royal Ascot Trainer believes four defeats at course have been “a matter of circumstances” before big date at Royal Meeting. Clive Cox in unperturbed that his sprinting star Harry Angel has been beaten in each of his previous four races at Ascot ahead of the colt lining up in the Diamond […]
Royal Ascot gets under way a week today and we look ahead to some of the great clashes in store Rhododendron and Lightning Spear had a great tussle in the Lockinge. Royal Ascot gets under way a week today, when there will be eight races that fall under the Champions Series umbrella over the five […]
Star Australian sprinter Redkirk Warrior arrived in Newmarket on Thursday night ahead of his run in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. The seven-year-old is no stranger to Headquarters, having started his career with William Haggas before switching first to Hong Kong and then on to the care of David and Ben Hayes and […]
Will Masar Take on the QIPCO Champion Stakes at Ascot Investec Derby hero Masar could drop back in distance and contest the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown on July 7 his next start and, long term, the QIPCO Champion Stakes at Ascot on QIPCO British Champions Day may be on his agenda. Charlie Appleby, trainer of the […]
William Haggas is hoping Call To Mind can put up a bold showing in the Group 2 MansionBet Yorkshire Cup at York on Friday and in the process give Her Majesty The Queen cause to celebrate 24 hours before the royal wedding. The Galileo colt carried the royal colours to victory at Newbury and Goodwood […]
The world’s premier international jockeys’ competition, the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup, returns to Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 11th August 2018. An evening concert for racegoers featuring Rita Ora, Example & DJ Wire, Soul II Soul and DJ Scott Mills will follow the action-packed day of Flat team racing. Now in its 18th year, the […]
QIPCO British Champions Series Horses to Follow There have been plenty of QIPCO British Champions Series clues over the past three days. Haggas, left, has a Derby contender on his hands in Young Rascal. Picture: Racingfotos.com There have been plenty of QIPCO British Champions Series clues over the past three days. Here’s five things we […]
Another Great Week for Coolmore and Galileo Idaho perfect at Chester Highland Reel’s full-brother Idaho (5h Galileo-Hveger, by Danehill) looks set for a big season and won the G3 Ormonde Stakes with the minimum of fuss at Chester on Thursday. The son of Galileo was sent off odds-on favourite for the staying event and was […]
The opening QIPCO British Champions Series races were crackers with Saxon Warrior a superb winner of the QIPCO 2000 Guineas on Saturday and Billesdon Brook raising her game to land the QIPCO 1000 Guineas 24 hours later – when three Group 1 winners chased her home. It goes without saying that the pair will continue […]
Harry Angel could face three international raiders when he seeks to gain back-to-back wins in the Group 1 Darley July Cup at Newmarket on July 14. Beckford and Stormy Liberal, trained in America, feature among 50 entries for the QIPCO British Champions Series contest along with Redkirk Warrior, winner of two races at the highest […]
Fastnet Rock a Global Sensation Third Group One Triumph for Shoals Exciting filly Shoals (3f Fastnet Rock x The Broken Shore, by Hussonet) is probably the best bred filly in Australia and also the best on the track. The three year-old scored a resounding win for Tim Clark at Morphettville on Saturday when taking out […]
A string of international raiders could feature in the QIPCO British Champions Series this summer after entries for the eight Group One races at Royal Ascot in June, revealed today, included representation from six overseas countries – Australia, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan and the USA. The potential raiders include 12 American entries, three each […]
Enable could make her seasonal debut in the Investec Coronation Cup at Epsom. An alternative starting point to the QIPCO British Champions Series contest for the outstanding filly is the Tattersalls Gold Cup in Ireland five days earlier. The John Gosden-trained four-year-old lit up last season and won five Group 1 contests, with three of […]
Aidan O’Brien opened up his Ballydoyle stable to the media on Wednesday to help launch the new Irish Flat season which gets under way at Naas on Sunday. O’Brien won 13 of the 35 QIPCO British Champions Series races last year and a dozen of them contributed to his world record tally of 28 Group […]
After a long, and in the case of this year a particularly harsh, winter, racing action returns to Newmarket’s Rowley Mile on Tuesday, 17 April for the three-day Craven Meeting where racegoers will look forward to the seasonal reappearance of many Classic hopefuls. The feature race of the first day is the nine-furlong Listed Feilden […]
Will Winx Tackle Royal Ascot from J A McGrath at Godolphin Wonder mare Winx was being compared to Phar Lap, widely regarded as the best to have raced in Australia, after she romped home a seven-length winner of Saturday’s G1 Chipping Norton Stakes at Randwick. In chalking up this effortless victory, Winx recorded her 23rd […]
Galileo takes European Sires Championship for Coolmore As another New Year begins, another European sires’ championship heads the way of the incomparable Galileo. It is amazingly the 9th time that the Coolmore flagbearer has led the way in Europe, with the title never looking in any doubt. According to TDN statistics, Galileo’s runners earned £15,145,613 […]
Godolphin’s Review of British Champions’ Day From J A McGrath The debrief following Ribchester’s gutsy second in Saturday’s G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot was unusual in the extreme. Trainer Richard Fahey listened intently to the words of jockey William Buick as he explained how the soft ground had prevented the Godolphin flagship from […]
Galileo Dominates British Champions’ Day Aidan O’Brien equalled the late Bobby Frankel’s record of 25 G1 wins in a season when Hydrangea (3f Galileo-Beauty Truth, by Pivotal) completed a double for Galileo at Ascot on Saturday at QIPCO British Champions’ Day. Partnered by Ryan Moore, Hydrangea ran out a decisive winner of the G1 QIPCO […]
Australian Sires: Helmet Helmet’s star Italian three-year-old colt Anda Muchacho landed his fourth Stakes race on Sunday, 15 October when taking the G3 Premio del Piazzale. Always going well in the 1800m contest run in Milan, he won with plenty to spare over the front-running Voice Of Love (Poet’s Voice) with the English-raider Red Label […]
FRANKEL Produces Outstanding 1st Crop Two stakes winners this weekend have boosted FRANKEL‘s first crop stake winners to 16 and his first crop stakes winners to foals ratio to an outstanding 15% Goldrush, FRANKEL‘s regally bred daughter out of Alexander Goldrun, kicked off the weekend in style, stepping up to stakes company when she powered […]
G1 Prix de Moulin de Longchamp Chantilly, France Europe’s top-rated miler Ribchester and progressive three-year-old Inns Of Court go for G1 glory in the G1 Prix de Moulin de Longchamp, highlight of a superb card at Chantilly, France, on Sunday, September 10. Ribchester (Richard Fahey/James Doyle) is seeking a fourth G1 win over a mile, […]
Wesley Ward Prepares Lady Aurelia for Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint Keeneland-based trainer Wesley Ward said this morning that European champion Lady Aurelia would return here at week’s end from England, where last Friday a hard-charging rival named Marsha nosed her out to win the Coolmore Nunthorpe (G1) at York. Lady Aurelia, who has five wins, […]
Strong Weekend for Keeneland Graduates Graduates of Keeneland’s 2014 September Yearling Sale finished 1-2-3 in the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar on Saturday. Collected earned his third graded stakes win this year, leading at every call to score a half-length victory over stablemate and champion Arrogate followed by Accelerate in third. Keeneland will feature half-brothers to Collected and Accelerate and a […]
Galileo Produces More Success Magical (2f Galileo-Halfway To Heaven, by Pivotal) led home a 1-2 for Galileo when finishing ahead of stablemate Happily (2f Galileo-You’resothrilling, by Storm Cat) in the G2 Debutante Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday. Donnacha O’Brien was aboard the winner, a sister to Rhododendron, finishing a length and a quarter ahead […]
European Racing News France Sobetsu gained another big-race victory at Deauville, France, with an impressive display in the 10-furlong G2 Prix de la Nonette on Saturday, August 19. The three-year-old Dubawi filly, an easy winner of the G1 Prix Saint-Alary over the same course and distance in May, led the 10-strong field early on before […]
Wesley Ward Takes Lady Aurelia Back to England European champion Lady Aurelia, based at Keeneland with trainer Wesley Ward, on Tuesday covered 5 furlongs on a firm turf course in 1:02 in her final work here before her next scheduled start in England in the Aug. 25 Coolmore Nunthorpe (G1) at York. The 3-year-old Scat […]
Frankel My Dear Might Provide Frankel his 1st Win in Australia By Kristen Manning Every now and then there is a first starter who really grabs the attention, whether it be due a memorable name or a flashy pedigree. In the case of Frankel My Dear – the Robbie Laing trained two-year-old who has accepted […]
Ribchester v Churchill the Goodwood Day Two Highlight The Sussex Stakes over 1 mile is the highlight of the day two card at Glorious Goodwood and this year features a mouth-watering clash between two three and four year old horses. Representing the older horses, Ribchester looks to follow up from his two Group One victories […]
Big Orange Can Land Goodwood’s Group One Feature Today is the opening day of the Glorious Goodwood festival and all eyes will be on superstar stayer Big Orange. The Michael Bell trained five year old heads to Goodwood looking to pick up his third Goodwood Cup and arrives on the back of a thrilling Ascot […]
Australian Sires: Honorius By Kristen Manning As befitting a horse named after a Roman Emperor, Honorius is a horse of great style and presence and he is sure to impress breeders as he begins his stud career at Larneuk Stud, Euroa. The Honorius story is one of many threads, beginning way back to the The […]
Enable books a date with Frankel in exciting Juddmonte matchup While Coolmore have their own very exciting filly on their hands in Winter, there is no doubt about it, the star filly of this season has to be Enable. She is exciting on the racecourse, but what happens off the racecourse next season is likely […]
3 Star Attractions at Glorious Goodwood Only second to Royal Ascot, Glorious Goodwood is one of the premier flat horse racing festivals in the world. The event starts tomorrow and throughout the week we will see some fantastic thoroughbreds take to the stage to show us what they are capable of. With many reputations on […]
Two-year-olds The Pentagon (2c Galileo-Vadawina, by Unfuwain) and Happily (2f Galileo-You’resothrilling, by Storm Cat) looked two more hugely-exciting prospects for Galileo at Leopardstown on Thursday evening. The Pentagon, a runaway maiden winner earlier in the month, confirmed that promise when taking the G3 Tyros Stakes under Ryan Moore. He is now 8/1 favourite for the […]
G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot by J A McGrath at Godolphin This year’s G1 Dubai Sheema Classic winner Jack Hobbs heads a three-strong Godolphin team for the G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot, UK, on Saturday, July 29. Jack Hobbs (John Gosden/William Buick) is joined in […]
Dubawi Mare Booked to Honorius Isabel Street has been booked to Knightsbridge Bloodstock‘s Stallion Honorius. “ISABEL STREET” IS A WINNING MARE BY ONE OF THE TOP STALLIONS IN THE WORLD “DUBAWI” HIS 2017 SERVICE FEE HAS BEEN SET AT $250,000.00 POUNDS, WHICH CONVERTS TO APPROXIMATELY $415,000.00 AUSSIE DOLLARS The fastest ever to sire 50 Group […]
Australian Horse Racing News: Larneuk 2017 Service Fees Neville Murdoch is pleased to announce the 2017 service fees for Larneuk Stud’s exciting spring line-up. Welcoming to the Euroa stud the exciting first season stallions Wolf Cry and Honorius, Murdoch is also happy to again be standing the consistent O’Lonhro, the quiet achiever Ilovethiscity and the […]
Making Moments is a daughter of 2yo Breeders Cup winner WAR PASS from the mare Moments I Treasure . Unbeaten at 2, War Pass captured the Bessemer Trust Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) and the Champagne Stakes (gr. I). He was named champion 2-year-old male in 2007. At 3, he ran second in the Wood […]
Coolmore and Galileo Claim Another G1 Ulysses Eclipses rivals to give Galileo another G1 The mighty Galileo was responsible for yet more G1 glory on Saturday when Ulysses (4c Galileo-Light Shift, by Kingmambo) came out on top in a brilliant renewal of the G1 Eclipse Stakes ar Sandown. The Flaxman Stables home-bred prevailed in a […]
Galileo Continues to Dominate UK Summer Super-Sire Galileo continued his domination of UK racing with his 4yo Colt Ulysses claiming the Eclipse. Ulysses Sired by a Derby winner (Galilelo) out of an Oaks winner (Light Shift), there cannot be many better bred horses in training than Ulysses. He is bred to be a star over […]
Galileo Mare Booked to New Sire Honorius Arcangela (Galileo) a half-sister to Group 1 winner UMRUM and to Tan Tat Star, the dam of dual Hong Kong HK-1 winner Sun Jewellery has been booked in to be served by Honorius. Having such high quality mares goes a long way to secure a sound future for […]
Preview G1 Eclipse Stakes from Sandown It’s the first great clash between the generations and Saturday’s G1 Eclipse Stakes from Sandown – one of the great UK racecourses – looks set to be a thriller on a track where the uphill finish regularly isolates the men from the boys. Epsom Derby (G1 2405m) runner-up Cliffs […]
Godolphin Day 3 Royal Ascot Talented stayer Endless Time, who tackles two and a half miles for the first time in the G1 Gold Cup, features among 13 Godolphin runners for day three of Royal Ascot on Thursday, June 22. The Charlie Appleby-trained five-year-old has twice finished second at G1 level in France, including last […]
Galileo and Highland Reel Star at Royal Ascot Globetrotting superstar Highland Reel (5h Galileo-Hveger, by Danehill) stamped his class on the G1 Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot on Wednesday with a game performance to lead home another G1 1-2-3 for the incredible Galileo. Always prominent after breaking smartly under Ryan Moore, the Aidan […]
Godolphin in Fine Form at Royal Ascot After a near perfect first day at the Royal Ascot meeting for Godolphin, watch out for them on day two as they look to add to the three winners they had yesterday. With wins from Ribchester, Barney Roy and Sound and Silence, the boys in blue had a […]
Godolphin’s Ribchester to Star on Royal Ascot Day One The world’s biggest and best horse racing meeting, Royal Ascot, begins today. In the first race on day one we have one of the week’s biggest attractions running, Ribchester, who is a strong favourite to take the opening Group One. The Richard Fahey trained and Godolphin […]
40th Anniversary of Sheikh Mohammed’s First Winner While the opening day of Royal Ascot will be the centre of attention on 20 June, it is by no means the only racing fixture of the day as Tuesday also sees racing take place at Brighton, where exactly 40 years ago, Hatta became the very first winner […]
Royal Ascot Day 1 Selections Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Str) (Class 1) (4YO plus) 1. 13 (1) Ribchester (IRE) 4-y-o bay colt Trainer: R A Fahey (Last 14 days: 16-126 12.7%) Owner: Godolphin Jockey: W Buick (Last 14 days: 8-31 25.81%) Sire: Iffraaj (UK) Dam: Mujarah (IRE) Dam’s Sire: Marju (IRE) […]
French Raiders Primed For Royal Ascot By Craig Jones for Knightsbridge Bloodstock Trainers from all around the world target Royal Ascot as the place to be and if they have any horses capable of running there, they don’t hesitate to send them over. French horse racing trainers have had a good record at the meeting […]
Shutter Speed aims to land Prix de Diane for Britain By Craig Jones for Knightsbridge Bloodstock This weekend the Prix de Diane takes center stage at Chantilly on Sunday. The French Classic, over 1m2f is often targeted by British trainers and this year’s renewal is no different. John Gosden sends the highly promising Shutter Speed […]
Aidan O’Brien Prepares Strong Royal Ascot Team by Craig Jones for Knightsbridge Bloodstock You can always guarantee that when a big race meeting comes around, Aidan O’Brien will have many good horses running there. Royal Ascot, probably the biggest meeting in the world, is certainly no exception and the Irish mastermind looks to have a […]
Barney Roy, Godolphin and Royal Ascot Roy out for revenge at Royal Ascot Barney Roy, one of Godolphin’s leading three year olds, heads to Royal Ascot next week looking to gain revenge over his rival Churchill after defeat in the 2000 Guineas. He has been kept fresh since that run and with a better passage […]
Royal Ascot: 4 Hot 2yo’s to Watch by Craig Jones for Knightsbridge Bloodstock With just one week to go until Royal Ascot kicks off, it is time to take a look at some of the potentially exciting horses we will see at the meeting. Starting with the youngsters, we will no doubt see many exciting […]
Godolphin Heads to Royal Ascot J A McGrath at Godolphin Royal Ascot approaches, regally-bred Glorious Journey makes a sparkling racecourse debut, and Australian legend Darren Beadman writes another chapter in his remarkable racing story. There has been no shortage of action for Godolphin followers over the past few days, and that interest is certain to […]
Wesley Ward confident with strong Royal Ascot team by Craig Jones for Knightsbridge Bloodstock Wesley Ward has once again sent a strong team to Royal Ascot and this year could be his strongest yet as he arrives with multiple chances. The American trainer has seven Royal Ascot winners to his name, so he knows what […]
Royal Ascot: Billy Dylan Books his Ticket Richard Hannon looks to have another high-class son of Excelebration after Billy Dylan (2c Excelebration-It’s True, by Kheleyf) cruised home in a novices’ event on Friday. The River Downs Stud-bred juvenile, having his second start after a promising debut at Newbury last month, booked his ticket to Royal […]
Leading Royal Ascot fancy up for sale on eve of meeting by Craig Jones for Knightsbridge Bloodstock It’s not often you have the chance to buy a Royal Ascot hopeful just before the world’s greatest Horse Racing meeting, but this year you can. Two year old Simmy’s Copshop has a date with the sales ring, […]
In front of some 30 owners, breeders and interested onlookers who gathered Monday morning in the Keeneland Grandstand, European champion Lady Aurelia and 10 other horses trained by Wesley Ward worked on the turf course in preparation for upcoming starts at Royal Ascot or elsewhere. Lady Aurelia, who won last year’s Queen Mary (G2) at […]
Stallion Honorius Could Make his Name in British Classics by Craig Jones for Knightsbridge Bloodstock One of my favourite things about being interested in Horse Racing breeding is pinpointing new stallions to follow. One stallion I like the look of and will follow with interest is Honorius, who will stand in Australia but also stand […]
All eyes on Godolphin as upheaval continues by Craig Jones for Knightsbridge Bloodstock When Sheikh Mohammed sat down and created Godolphin, his vision was for his ‘boys in blue’ to challenge Coolmore in the UK and eventually overtake them. He wanted to be the biggest and the best both on the track and off the […]
Honorius to Stand at Stud for Knightsbridge The proven Australian race horse Honorius will stand at for Knightsbridge in Australia and in the Northern Hemisphere in 2018. Bred to be a Champion Honorius is a 7 year stallion with an impeccable pedigree and strong racing credentials that will prove to be popular in Australia, Hong […]
Andre Fabre lines up Royal Ascot challengers by Craig Jones for Knightsbridge Bloodstock French trainer Andre Fabre has decided to send a small team to Royal Ascot this year, but despite only being small, his team is full of quality. It is likely the master trainer will send just three runners over to the UK […]
Enable and Wings Of Eagles Land English Classics by Craig Jones for Knightsbridge Bloodstock What a great weekend of racing in the UK where we witnessed Enable land the English Oaks, before Wings Of Eagles took the English Derby just a day later. Both races were dramatic for various reasons and both showed why this […]
Cracksman and Dettori look to land English Derby by Craig Jones for Knightsbridge Bloodstock The biggest British classic of them all, and one of the biggest horse races in the world, the English Derby takes place at Epsom on Saturday. The race is watched by millions around the world and excitement this year is enhanced […]
10 Go To Post For The Group 1 Investec Coronation Cup by Gary Christie for Knightsbridge Bloodstock Derby weekend gets underway at Epsom on Friday with two Group One races the highlight of the afternoon. The Investec Coronation Cup, for the older horses over a mile-and-a-half, goes off at 3.10 and has attracted a thoroughly […]
Aidan O’Brien Set for Another British Classic Win in English Oaks by Craig Jones for Knightsbridge Bloodstock Aidan O’Brien has won every British classic so far this season and on Friday afternoon he looks to add the English Oaks at Epsom to his ever growing impressive list. O’Brien took both the 1000 & 2000 Guineas […]