A class program has been assembled for Churchill Downs on Saturday with the first day of the Breeders Cup seeing some crack youngsters assembled. Race One: 5 Enthrall Race Two: 6 Captain Von Trapp Race Three: 1 Casses Story Race Four: 2 Improbable Race Five: 1 Strike Silver Race Six:… Read More »
European trainers John Gosden and Aidan O’Brien have watched their charges work in sodden conditions at Churchill Downs. Plenty of rain has hit the Louisville circuit where Gosden is set to saddle dual Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Enable in the Breeders’ Cup Turf and Roaring Lion in the… Read More »
Frankie Dettori believes Enable is primed to defy history and become the first Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner to follow up with victory at the Breeders’ Cup meeting. The four-year-old dual Arc winner runs in the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Churchill Downs in Kentucky on Saturday (Sunday AEDT). Enable… Read More »
Eight races will be run and won on the Sha Tin dirt this Wednesday night, and while there are no feature meetings, the depth is pretty good once again. Race One: 2 Master Bernini Race Two: 1 Massive Move Race Three: 4 King Genki Race Four: 3 Viva Council Race… Read More »
Saeed bin Suroor is looking to Thunder Snow to continue his recent run of Group One wins in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs. The Godolphin trainer has been in fine form on a worldwide scale with Royal Meeting landing a French Group One victory on Sunday while both… Read More »
Godolphin trainer Saeed bin Suroor has continued a stellar month with Royal Meeting winning the Group One Criterium International at Chantilly. During October, the trainer has won the Caulfield Stakes and Caulfield Cup in Australia with Benbatl and Best Solution respectively with the former second to Winx in Saturday’s Cox… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Happy Valley this Sunday with the depth looking very good for a Happy Valley meeting. Race One: 6 The Joy Of Giving Race Two: 4 Universal Go Go Race Three: 9 London Master Race Four: 2 Enjoy Life Race Five: 1 Seventy… Read More »
Trainer John Gosden believes Roaring Lion’s biggest concern in the Breeders’ Cup Classic could be kickback on the dirt surface at Churchill Downs rather than the opposition. Gosden admits the Breeders’ Cup meeting in Kentucky next week was not at the forefront of his mind earlier this season but the… Read More »
Eight races will be run and won at Happy Valley this Wednesday night where the feature race is the Longines Cup, a Class Four event over the 1000m. Race One: 3 Glory Star Race Two: 8 Dynamic Eagle Race Three: 8 Little Island Race Four: 2 Raichu Race Five: 4… Read More »
Veteran British trainer Luca Cumani has announced he will bring his illustrious career to an end later this year. Cumani has decided to call it a day after 43 years at Bedford House Stables in Newmarket. His countless big-race winners include two Epsom Derby heroes in Kahyasi (1988) and High-Rise… Read More »
John Gosden has broken the dominance of Aidan O’Brien to cement British racing’s Flat trainers’ title, aided by a treble on Champions Day at Ascot. With the coveted crown having headed to Ballydoyle for the past two seasons, the Newmarket handler foiled the hat-trick after taking Britain’s most valuable race… Read More »
Cracksman has returned to his brilliant best to register back-to-back triumphs in the Champion Stakes at Ascot in what was almost certainly his final race. Wearing blinkers for the first time, the John Gosden-trained four-year-old blew the opposition away in the straight. Another Gosden runner, Maverick Wave, set the pace… Read More »
Roaring Lion will run in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot rather than contest the Champion Stakes with track conditions on the different courses the deciding factor. The John Gosden-trained colt, who has won three Group One races over a mile-and-a-quarter (2000m) at his past three outings, is owned… Read More »
Cracksman will wear blinkers for his swan song in the Champion Stakes at Ascot. The John Gosden-trained Cracksman is trying to win the race for a second successive year after he demolished a good field last season. Despite winning two Group One races this year, the Prix Ganay and the… Read More »
Happy Valley hosts a Thursday night meeting tonight in what looks to be a decent card of racing for punters to sink their teeth into before a big weekend of racing. View our tips and selections for Thursday nights Happy Valley meeting. Race One: 2 Very Rich Man Race… Read More »
Enable has been given the green light to head to Churchill Downs for the Breeders’ Cup Turf. The dual Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner has come out of her victory at ParisLongchamp in tip-top shape, and connections can find no reason not to travel to the United States for… Read More »
Cracksman will get conditions to suit when he attempts back-to-back wins in the Champion Stakes at Ascot. Robert Havlin, a key part of the John Gosden stable, believes it will take a good horse to stop Cracksman becoming the first horse since Twice Over in 2009 and 2010 to register… Read More »
Too Darn Hot has kept his unbeaten record intact with his win in England’s premier two-year-old race, the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket. The John Gosden-trained colt went into the race on Saturday (Sunday AEDT) as favourite and got the job done in scintillating style. Christmas, the outsider of three runners… Read More »
On the week that his full-brother became the highest priced yearling sold at auction anywhere in the world this year, Too Darn Hot surely cemented his position as Europe’s leading two year old of 2018 with a striking display to land the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket. It was… Read More »
With a massive weekend of racing ahead of us we take a look at tonights Singapore meeting at Kranji which will race us into Saturday with The Everest and the Caulfield Guineas headlining the Saturday’s meetings at Randwick and Caulfield. View our tips and bets for Kranji on Friday night…. Read More »
