Category: Flat racing

Classy sprinters Summerghand and Annaf feature among a strong line-up for the six-furlong Listed BetUK Kachy Stakes (2.26pm), part of a double-header of Fast-Track Qualifiers at Lingfield Park on Saturday, 4 February. Summerghand, a G3 winner on turf, boasts two victories from three appearances at Lingfield, with his only defeat coming after he missed the […]

The 116-rated duo of Sir Busker and Tempus headline the entries for the inaugural Spreadex Sports Tandridge Stakes (2.26pm) over a mile, one of two Listed Fast-Track Qualifiers at Lingfield Park on Saturday, February 4. Sir Busker was last seen out finishing third behind Baaeed in York’s G1 Juddmonte International in August, having enjoyed his […]

Shouldvebeenaring confirmed form with Alpha Capture to win the BetUK Conditions Stakes at Southwell this evening. Victory in the six-furlong Fast-Track Qualifier provides the Richard Hannon-trained colt with a guaranteed start in the £150,000 All-Weather Three-Year-Old Championships at Newcastle on Good Friday. Shouldvebeenaring had Alpha Capture a length and a half in arrears when they […]

Witch Hunter and Lord Of The Lodge are the headline acts in the seven-furlong Spreadex Sports Best Premier League Odds Handicap (2.10pm), the class two feature at Southwell on Thursday, January 26. Witch Hunter has twice finished second at Listed level for Richard Hannon, including behind subsequent G2 scorer El Caballo in last season’s Spring […]

Forest Of Dean came from last to first under South African jockey Collen Storey to win the Huge Daily Boosts Only At BetUK Conditions Stakes at Newcastle this afternoon. The 10-furlong feature was a Fast-Track Qualifier, with Forest Of Dean now guaranteed a start in the £200,000 Easter Classic over the same course and distance […]

Looking for a late Christmas present for a sports fan? How about membership of a racing club? Seven Worlds Racing Club is currently accepting new members and might be an option worth considering. The Club has two horses, Seven Worlds, a four-year-old gelded son of No Nay Never and Brokers Tip, a three-year-old gelded son […]

It has been announced that the high-class LOPE Y FERNANDEZ will retire to The National Stud  for the 2022 breeding season.   The multiple Group 1 and Classic placed son of Lope De Vega was trained by Aidan O’Brien for the  Coolmore partners, who will retain part ownership alongside new owners The National Stud,  Whitsbury Manor […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]