Oct 21
Another roaring success means Meade and owners reload at the Sales

Having laid the ghost of Layfayette’s agonising defeat in the Irish EBF Auction Series Final of 2019 to rest, Noel Meade is backing Sunday’s victor Lady Of Inishfree to continue the trend of Irish EBF Auction Series contestants by graduating to stakes class.   A supporter of the series since its inception in 2015, Meade […]

Oct 21
Paul Nicholls celebrates 30 years at Manor Farm Stables

Paul Nicholls today (Tuesday) celebrates 30 years of training from his Manor Farm Stables, determined to secure a place in the record books as the first trainer to saddle 4,000 Jump winners in the UK. Since picking up the keys to the place he calls home on October 19th 1991, the 59 year old has […]

Oct 21
Chapple-Hyam dreaming big with Claymore following impressive debut success

Jane Chapple Hyam may still be on cloud nine after Saffron Beach provided her with a first Group One in this year’s Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket earlier this month, but she is already mapping out a Classic campaign for Claymore, who she plans to go “big time” with next season. Never one afraid […]

Oct 21
Palace Pier holds slender advantage as voting opens for Cartier Racing Awards

Five-time G1 winner Palace Pier has established a narrow lead in the Cartier Horse of the Year points standings in spite of his neck defeat by Baaeed in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (sponsored by QIPCO). The Cartier Racing Awards were established in 1991 to reward excellence in horseracing. There are eight equine awards – the Cartier Horse Of The Year, the Cartier Older Horse, the Cartier Sprinter, the Cartier Stayer, […]

Oct 19
Space Cowboy impresses in first Fast-Track Qualifier

Space Cowboy dominated from the front in the Watch Racing Free Online At Coral EBF Conditions Stakes at Newcastle today, October 19, the opening Fast-Track Qualifier of this season’s All-Weather Championships. The imposing son of Kodi Bear, from the Newmarket stable of Richard Spencer, is now guaranteed a start in the £150,000 Coral All-Weather Three-Year-Old […]

Oct 18
Itchy Feet and Tamaroc Du Mathan have Old Roan aim

Racing returns to Aintree this coming Sunday (24th October), when the highlight is the Grade Two Monet’s Garden Old Roan Limited Handicap Chase over just short of two and a half miles. A total of 16 entries were received for the contest today, including the 2020 winner Nuts Well and Allmankind, successful in the Grade One Henry VIII Novices’ […]