Jack Hobbs has enjoyed his day in the sun with a superb display to win the Irish Derby, giving trainer John Gosden his first victory in the Classic at the Curragh. Second in the Epsom Derby to stablemate Golden Horn, the Godolphin colt became the first British-trained winner since Commander… Read More »
A strong card of racing has been assembled for Sha Tin this Sunday, and while there is no feature race, the depth is once again very strong. BONUS BET #1: $501 BONUS BET at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS BET #2: $500 BONUS BET at Ladbrokes.com.au BONUS BET #3: Deposit $500 BET… Read More »
Trainer Criquette Head-Maarek is calm ahead of Treve’s next Group One assignment in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. The mare was to be retired after her second win in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe but was returned to Head-Maarek to be prepared for a third. Sunday’s race is the… Read More »
Dual Arc winner Treve is the headline attraction among the 13 names left in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. The five-year-old returned to action in the Prix Corrida at the Parisian track last month against her own sex, proving a cut above the opposition when she cruised to victory in… Read More »
Warren Place, the historic Newmarket training base of the late Sir Henry Cecil, is to be sold and his widow Lady Cecil will retire from training at the end of the season. Cecil died in 2013 with Lady Cecil subsequently taking out a licence to train in her own right…. Read More »
Racehorses are getting faster, according to new research that has overtaken notions of them reaching the limit of their galloping ability. A study of 616,084 race times run by more than 70,000 horses shows that winning speeds have increased greatly since 1850. And more recent data from 1997-2012 confirms that… Read More »
Ladbrokes’ shares have surged as investors placed bets on a mega merger with rival bookmaker Gala Coral to create the UK’s largest gambling firm. Ladbrokes said it was in early discussions with Gala to potentially merge, forming a business with nearly 4000 betting shops. Shares in FTSE 250-listed firm Ladbrokes… Read More »
A strong card of racing has been assembled for Happy Valley on Wednesday night, and once again there are no feature races, but the depth is strong, in particular towards the end of the program. BONUS BET #1: $501 BONUS BET at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS BET #2: $500 BONUS BET… Read More »
Barry Geraghty has been named No.1 rider for leading jumps owner JP McManus, replacing the retired champion Tony McCoy. Geraghty has been riding principally for Nicky Henderson since 2008 and the pair have won most of the biggest races on the calendar together, including the Gold Cup with Bobs Worth… Read More »
A strong card of racing has been assembled for Sha Tin this Sunday, where the highlight should come courtesy of potential superstar Thewizardofoz, who goes around in the seventh event. BONUS BET #1: $501 BONUS BET at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS BET #2: $500 BONUS BET at Ladbrokes.com.au BONUS BET #3:… Read More »
American trainer Wesley Ward lit up the final day of Royal Ascot when he saddled Undrafted to a pulsating victory in the feature race, the STG525,000 ($A1.07 million) Diamond Jubilee Stakes over 1200m. Under a finely-judged ride from Frankie Dettori, Undrafted swooped late and fast to collar Brazen Beau, the… Read More »
The Royal Ascot carnival will finish on Saturday night with the feature race being the Diamond Jubilee in which Brazen Beau will fly the flag for Australia. View our tips and best bets for the meeting. BONUS BET #1: $501 BONUS BET at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS BET #2: $500 BONUS… Read More »
Ryan Moore broke the post-war record for winners at Royal Ascot when Aloft gave him a ninth winner of the week in the concluding Queen’s Vase. But the crack English jockey was on the receiving end of a master-class from Christophe Soumillon in the feature race on day four. Riding… Read More »
Ryan Moore was the headline act on day three of Royal Ascot but the much-feted English jockey will have left the Berkshire racetrack with very mixed emotions on Thursday. A further three winners took Moore’s tally to eight for the meeting, in the process matching the post-war record held by… Read More »
The Royal Ascot carnival continues on Thursday night with the feature race being the Ascot Gold Cup. We take a look at each of the races and give our tips and best bets. BONUS BET #1: $501 BONUS BET at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS BET #2: $500 BONUS BET at Ladbrokes.com.au… Read More »
Frankie Dettori has joined an elite group of jockeys, clinching a 50th Royal Ascot win aboard Osaila in the Sandringham Handicap at Royal Ascot. Lester Piggott (116), Pat Eddery (73) and Willie Carson (56) are the only others to have ridden 50 or more winners at the Royal meeting. It… Read More »
Dual Melbourne Cup winning trainer Dermot Weld has had big-race winners all over the world, but few have given the Irishman more pleasure than Free Eagle in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot. The talented but fragile colt has had many issues with his career restricted to four… Read More »
The Royal Ascot carnival continues on Wednesday night with the feature race being the Prince Of Wales Stakes (2000m), with the race having an Australian touch thanks to Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) winner Criterion, with Chad Schofield to take the steer. BONUS BET #1: $501 BONUS BET at Sportsbet.com.au… Read More »
A strong card of racing has been assembled for Happy Valley on Wednesday night, and once again there are no feature races, but the depth is strong, in particular towards the end of the program. BONUS BET #1: $501 BONUS BET at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS BET #2: $500 BONUS BET… Read More »
Former Adelaide trainer Jeremy Gask has fallen agonisingly short of his lifetime ambition to win the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot. England-based Gask’s veteran sprinter Medicean Man looked as though he might cause a 50-1 upset in the 1000m Group One contest, but Robert Cowell’s Goldream got up to… Read More »
