Francesca Cumani will co-host ITV’s coverage of Flat racing next season when the network takes over as Britain’s terrestrial broadcaster. Cumani has been a regular on the Seven Network’s Melbourne Cup week coverage in Australia since 2008 and hosts Winning Post on CNN. The daughter of Newmarket trainer Luca Cumani,… Read More »
The Queen’s Royal Ascot winner Dartmouth is a late entry for the Group One King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The Sir Michael Stoute-trained Dartmouth won the Hardwicke Stakes at the Royal meeting over the same 12-furlong (2400m) distance as Saturday’s race. The four-year-old has been introduced to the… Read More »
Cox Plate placegetter Highland Reel is likely to be trainer Aidan O’Brien’s only runner in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. The four-year-old won the Secretariat Stakes at Arlington before running third behind Winx and Criterion in the Cox Plate last October. At his next start… Read More »
Veteran Irish sprinter Gordon Lord Byron has claimed a Group Three win at the Curragh to prompt talk of further travel. The eight-year-old has won races in England, France and Australia where took out the 2014 Group One George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill. “I didn’t think there was a Group… Read More »
Mont Ormel has floored some big names to run out a surprise winner of the Group One Grand Prix de Paris at Saint-Cloud. The Pia Brandt-trained colt stepped up markedly on the form he had shown to date to take Thursday’s race at the expense of the Ed Dunlop-trained Red… Read More »
Trainer Alan King’s first Royal Ascot winner Primitivo has been sold to race in Hong Kong. The three-year-old won his fourth successive race in the King George V Stakes and has changed hands for an undisclosed sum. “He has been sold to Hong Kong. Richard Gibson has bought him to… Read More »
Trainer Saeed bin Suroor has identified lightly raced Godolphin stayer Elite Army as a possible 2016 Melbourne Cup contender. Bin Suroor believes the five-year-old could be well suited to the two-mile (3200m) trip in the famous handicap at Flemington on November 1. Having finished second in the Duke of Edinburgh… Read More »
Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist will make his return in the Group One Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park. Last year’s two-year-old United States champion, Nyquist suffered his first defeat at his ninth start when third in the Preakness Stakes. He missed the Belmont Stakes because of an elevated white cell count… Read More »
A horse in Ireland has been banned for 42 days after his trainer was found guilty of using a race as a training exercise. Pyromaniac finished sixth in a race at Killarney on Tuesday night with his jockey Patrick McGuigan given a seven-day suspension for failing to make sufficient effort… Read More »
Royal Ascot winner Defrocked has been sold to continue his racing career in Hong Kong. The Jamie Osborne-trained three-year-old won the Britannia Stakes (1600m) at the Royal meeting in June, his third victory from five starts. Co-owner Michael Buckley confirmed the sale. “He’s actually been sold to Hong Kong,” Buckley… Read More »
Royal Ascot winner Commissioned will attempt to qualify for the Melbourne Cup via the Goodwood Cup. Making his debut for Gordon Elliott having previously been trained by John Ferguson, the six-year-old produced a fine staying performance to win last month’s Queen Alexandra Stakes (4300m). Part-owner Nick Bradley admits Commissioned faces… Read More »
Champion apprentice Kei Kei Chiong has been named Hong Kong’s most popular jockey ahead of one-month stint in Australia. Chiong, who beat Joao Moreira in the public vote, ended the Hong Kong season as the leading apprentice and the top local rider with 37 wins for the season. She will… Read More »
The Aidan O’Brien-trained Deauville has claimed a first top-level success in the Belmont Derby in New York. Jamie Spencer steered the colt to a neck verdict over Highland Sky in the hands in the $US1.25 million ($A1.67 million) race on Saturday (Sunday AEST). O’Brien’s assistant TJ Comerford said the return… Read More »
A bumper eleven race card has been assembled for Sha Tin on Sunday, where the feature race is the Class One Sha Tin Mile Trophy (1600m). BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS at Ladbrokes.com.au BIG BONUS #3: Deposit $500 BET with… Read More »
Jeff Lloyd is poised to write himself into the record books as the oldest jockey to win the Brisbane metropolitan premiership. Lloyd has shortened to long odds-on to win the title after riding four winners at Doomben on Saturday. He is now on 71 wins for the season leading James… Read More »
Limato has quashed any doubts about running a dashing 1200 metres with a dominant win in the Group One July Cup at Newmarket. The Henry Candy-trained four-year-old, fourth in the Lockinge over a mile (1600m) on his only previous start this season, led over a furlong (200m) out and quickly… Read More »
The use of drones on British racecourses has been suspended indefinitely following an incident at Newmarket. Frankie Dettori raised concerns after he was dumped from Oh So Terrible before a race on Thursday. The Wesley Ward-trained filly subsequently got loose and was withdrawn. Dettori said he heard the drone at… Read More »
Group l racing in the UK continues at Newmarket on Saturday night, with the Darley July Cup (1200m) the highlight, with a high class field engaged. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS at Ladbrokes.com.au BIG BONUS #3: Deposit $500 BET with… Read More »
Charles O’Brien has led the tributes to his uncle Phonsie O’Brien who has died at the age of 86. Phonsie was the seventh and youngest son of Dan O’Brien and the last living brother of the legendary trainer Vincent O’Brien, who died in 2009. A talented jockey who rode many… Read More »
Leading Sydney jockey James McDonald has ridden another winner in England, steering Nile Empress to a comfortable win in a two-year-old maiden. McDonald rode possible Melbourne Cup contender Antiquarium to win last month’s Northumberland Plate and was pleased to win in slightly less glamorous surroundings at Yarmouth. “Everything went really… Read More »
