Category: Flat racing

Billy Loughnane moved to England at the end of 2011 when he was five years old. He relocated from County Tipperary, Ireland, with his parents (including his father, racehorse trainer Mark Loughnane) and his brother Jack. The family initially settled in Staffordshire before moving to Worcestershire in 2017 to base themselves at their Rock Farm […]

The title market has O’Brien at 1-2 from 1-4, and Balding at 6-4 from 11-4. Balding clear of O’Brien heading into Champions Day Andrew Balding’s late push for a first Flat trainers’ championship has taken him further clear of Aidan O’Brien, with Champions Day at Ascot next Saturday still to come. He was about £700,000 […]

Rock Montreal holds on in the Autumn Stakes Rock Montreal, the 11/8 favourite, won the Group 3 Emirates Autumn Stakes at Newmarket under William Buick. The one-million-guineas purchase for Godolphin held off the 15/8 second favourite Sergei Diaghilev, with Ryan Moore in the saddle. The margin was a neck. Roger Varian trains the winner; Sergei […]

Drumbeat, the 10/11 favourite, took the Group 3 Native Trail Zetland Stakes at Newmarket by five and a half lengths under Ryan Moore. The 200,000 guineas colt, bred by Barronstown Stud, is by Wootton Bassett out of the South African Group 1 winner Cloth Of Cloud. He runs for Aidan O’Brien, Ballydoyle and Coolmore. He […]

Darkness Falls won the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket, beating the 10/11 favourite Desert Castle at 6/4. Aidan O’Brien’s colt, ridden by Ryan Moore, had already taken the Golden Fleece at Leopardstown. He dropped back to seven furlongs here and still had too much for Charlie Appleby’s unbeaten Desert Castle, the Champagne Stakes winner, with […]

It was just not his turn today, as Ted’s Turn 6/1 for Joseph G Murphy is pipped at the post by Admired Beauty for Jim Bolger, The favourite Iveagh House 5/6 AP O’Brien has his race ran 2f out , it was  definitely Admired Beauty Day after her last run in cork finished 10th to […]

Desert Castle aims to stay unbeaten Charlie Appleby’s Desert Castle will attempt to keep his perfect record intact when he lines up in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday. The colt impressed on debut in August and followed up with a clear-cut victory in the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster. Strong opposition expected Appleby […]

Jockey eyes strong return at Ascot after Kalpana’s fifth-place finish Colin Keane is hoping history will repeat itself with Kalpana after the filly finished fifth in Sunday’s Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. The multiple Group One winner could only manage seventh in Paris twelve months earlier but recovered impressively two weeks later to win […]

Christophe Soumillon takes both Aga Khan rides on Qatar Racing British Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday, 17 October. Calandagan, winner of the Champion Stakes in 2025, defends that prize. Rayif, a dual Group 1 winner over a mile, goes in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. The rides were open because Mickael Barzalona, the retained […]

Thoroughbred Racing Corporation Buys 925,000gns Dubawi Filly The Thoroughbred Racing Corporation secured a Dubawi filly for 925,000gns at the Tattersalls Book 1 Sale The purchase follows a successful Arc day, with the group describing the acquisition as a high point.