Champion jumps jockey Tony McCoy has equalled trainer Martin Pipe’s career tally of 4191 winners with a typically powerful display aboard On The Record at Uttoxeter. McCoy drove the favourite over the line after a tough tussle with Bangkok Pete. The 25-1 outsider pushed On the Record all the way… Read More »
French Derby winner The Grey Gatsby has been well beaten in the Grand Prix de Paris held on a rain-sodden Longchamp. The Kevin Ryan-trained colt finished sixth as Andre Fabre’s Gallante produced a shock victory in Sunday’s 2400m Group One. Favourite Prince Gibraltar, an unlucky third in the French Derby,… Read More »
Slade Power has set up a tantalising clash with Lankan Rupee by adding the July Cup to his Group One resume. The Eddie Lynam-trained horse will take on Lankan Rupee in the VRC Sprint at Flemington in November before he begins stud duties with Darley. “I’ve always spoke of him… Read More »
The Grey Gatsby faces the stiffest test of his stamina to date when he lines up in Sunday’s Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp. Kevin Ryan’s charge shone over 10-1/2 furlongs (2100m) in the Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly last month, backing up his previous mile-and-a-quarter (2000m) verdict in… Read More »
Ryan Moore’s position as British racing’s supreme Flat jockey has been reinforced with a treble at Newmarket including the Group One Falmouth Stakes on Integral. The mare made her top-level breakthrough by beating Rizeena who Moore had ridden to win the Coronation Stakes. Last year’s 1000 Guineas winner Sky Lantern… Read More »
British trainer John Gosden’s brilliant mare The Fugue has run her last race due to injury. The five-year-old broke the track record in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot only last month, beating last year’s Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Magician and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe heroine Treve… Read More »
An all-the-way win in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Newmarket has set Cavalryman up for a possible return to Australia for the Melbourne Cup. The veteran Godolphin stayer, who finished 12th at Flemington in 2012, held on to beat Hillstar by a neck in Thursday’s Group Two Prince of… Read More »
Brown Panther is scheduled to go to France on Sunday in search of the second Group Two success of his career. Connections of the stayer, eighth in last year’s Melbourne Cup, intend to take the six-year-old to Longchamp for the Prix Maurice de Nieuil over a mile and three-quarters (2800m)…. Read More »
Globe-trotting stayer Simenon could make his first appearance over hurdles for 18 months at Tipperary on Saturday. Trainer Willie Mullins decided last season to return the gelding to the Flat after he flopped in a couple of outings in the winter of 2012. It proved an inspired move, as Simenon… Read More »
Epsom officials are reported to be considering moving the Derby to a Saturday evening slot in a bid to reverse the declining television audience of the great race. While bookmakers are keen on any initiative that boosts interest in racing, some believe a head-to-head with another big occasion would cancel… Read More »
Lammtarra, the unbeaten winner of the Derby, King George and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in 1995, has died at the age of 22. Godolphin’s Saeed bin Suroor led the tributes to Lammtarra, describing him as one of the best he has ever trained. Originally trained by the late Alex… Read More »
Grand National-winning rider Michael Scudamore, patriarch of the Scudamore racing dynasty, has died at the age of 81. Father of champion jumps jockey Peter and grandfather of top rider Tom and trainer Michael, Scudamore won the world’s greatest steeplechase at Aintree on Oxo in 1959. He won many of National… Read More »
Sea The Moon has preserved his unbeaten record with an 11-length victory in the German Derby at Hamburg. Christophe Soumillon had the Markus Klug-trained colt smartly out of the stalls to overcome a poor draw and grab the rail. The son of Sea The Stars then sped across towards the… Read More »
One of the unluckiest of top-class horses finally gained his Group One reward when Mukhadram slipped away from his opponents in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown. Trainer William Haggas could not hide his delight after the five-year-old’s career-defining moment after near misses in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes, Dubai World Cup… Read More »
Unbeaten colt Sea The Moon tests his Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe credentials at Hamburg on Sunday when he runs in the German Derby. The Markus Klug-trained colt has impressively won two races this season and takes the next step against a strong field which includes the Geoffrey Chaucer, trained… Read More »
Pornichet, Gai Waterhouse’s most recent northern hemisphere purchase, has drawn barrier eight in a field of 11 for the Belmont Invitational Derby on Sunday morning (AEST). Pornichet is the winner of three races from six starts and earned a United States invite with his French 2000 Guineas placing before his… Read More »
The Fugue and Night Of Thunder headline Saturday’s Eclipse Stakes at Sandown in which Frankie Dettori is a surprise booking for Kingston Hill. Five-year-old The Fugue bids to follow up her victory in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes and erase the memory of her dismal run in this race 12… Read More »
Record-breaking Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien’s horse Australia has taken out the Irish Derby, leaving O’Brien to hit back at critics who claim Ireland’s premier classic has become virtually a benefit race for his stable. Australia led an O’Brien trifecta in the race, his fifth 1-2-3 in the Irish Derby and… Read More »
Australia has lifted his second Derby in the past three weeks, backing up his Epsom success with a dominant display at the Curragh. Living up to his billing as a true champion, the regally-bred colt gave trainer Aidan O’Brien his 11th win in the Irish Derby as he trotted up… Read More »
The British Horseracing Authority has announced details of its tougher policy on anabolic steroids, including a 14-month ban for any horses found to have been administered the drugs. High-profile cases involving Mahmood Al Zarooni and Gerard Butler hit the headlines last year, and the BHA has strengthened its stance with… Read More »
