Category: Flat racing

Archie Watson believes the Darley July Cup at Newmarket’s Moët & Chandon July Festival on Saturday is shaping up to be “the race of the season” as Dragon Symbol and Glen Shiel bid to give him a first victory in the race.   The Lambourn trainer will let his two talented sprinters battle it out against each other in […]

Group One winner and Cazoo Derby contender Mac Swiney returns to action this weekend, just one of the highlights among a programme of 14 fixtures over the next three days – with every race live only on Racing TV. The Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial has proved a pre-eminent trial for the Epsom Classic over a […]

NOTTINGHAM RACEDAY PREVIEW: CHARLIE JOHNSTON, HUGO PALMER, KEVIN RYAN, CHARLIE FELLOWES, DAVID SIMCOCK AND RON HARRIS GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON RUNNERS ON AN INTRIGUING SATURDAY CARD Charlie Johnston is hopeful that the in-form Mountain Brave can build on an impressive victory at Doncaster last week by picking up some black type in the Listed British Stallion Studs […]

Jessica Harrington is doubly represented in the Group 3 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Blue Wind Stakes at Naas on Saturday as the trainer bids to win a second consecutive renewal of the race. Stable jockey Shane Foley will partner Silence Please, a three-time winner that ran well in defeat behind subsequent Classic winner Even So […]

Oisin Murphy says he was “thrilled” with Alcohol Free’s preparation run ahead of Sunday’s QIPCO 1000 Guineas bid and believes she has every chance of staying the mile at Newmarket. Having teamed up with Andrew Balding last year to strike gold in the QIPCO 2000 Guineas with Kameko, the reigning champion jockey will join forces […]

FWD Champions Day again showcases the best of Hong Kong with emerging talent measured by record turnover A landmark FWD Champions Day, crowned by Vincent Ho’s G1 double, record turnover and the emergence of a potential future champion are evidence of Hong Kong racing’s resilience and attractiveness, according to Club CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges. Pointing to […]

Unfazed by the memories of successive defeats, trainer Haruki Sugiyama is adamant Daring Tact can reproduce the stunning form which elevated the mercurial Japanese filly to champion status as she prepares to tackle the G1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (25 April). Vanquished by Almond Eye and Contrail in the G1 […]

Karis Teetan believes he is ready to reap the rewards from a pair of off-season stints in Japan when he partners Glory Vase in the HK$25 million G1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) this Sunday (25 April) at Sha Tin. “Since I’ve been in Hong Kong, I’ve had a few stints in Japan throughout the off-seasons […]

The Michael Easterby trained Elysian Flame stayed on strongly to win the 2.15 Handicap race at Newbury on Friday afternoon by the narrowest of margins at 25/1 to beat the 6/4 favourite Almighwar by a neck. This 5-year-old son of Champs Elysees is now 12/1 from 20/1 to win the Chester Cup with BoyleSports while […]

Video Replay – Mutasaabeq maintains his unbeaten record in the bet365 British EBF Conditions Stakes. After making a winning debut over seven furlongs on heavy ground in October the son of Invincible Spirit, out of 2009 1000 Guineas heroine Ghanaati, appeared to appreciate the switch to a sounder surface in this latest course and distance […]