Frankie Dettori is looking forward to putting the finishing touches on Treve ahead of her eagerly-awaited return to action in the Prix Ganay at Longchamp. Criquette Head-Maarek’s filly took her unbeaten record to five with a mesmerising display in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in Paris in October. An… Read More »
Just 24 hours after celebrating Pineau De Re’s Grand National triumph the horse’s connections were back in the winner’s circle in the more tranquil surroundings at Market Rasen. Having hosted the press at his Worcestershire yard in the morning, trainer Dr Richard Newland, accompanied by owner John Provan, arrived by… Read More »
Pineau de Re, trained by Doctor Richard Newland, sprang a 25/1 shock in the world’s greatest steeplechase the Grand National at Aintree racecourse on Saturday. Given a brilliant ride by 37-year-old Leighton Aspell, who gave up riding over jumps in 2007 before returning to the code, he came home clear… Read More »
Grand National-winning Leighton Aspell was involved in a mass jockeys’ rebellion against the racecourse stewards at Aintree racecourse after Pineau De Re’s 25-1 success in the Aintree marathon on Saturday. All bar one of the 40 jockeys who rode in the National failed to co-operate with a stewards inquiry into… Read More »
Paul Townend, so often in the shadow of Ruby Walsh, gets his chance to make headlines of his own with the plum ride on Prince De Beauchene in the Grand National at Aintree. Dual National winner Walsh broke his arm at the Cheltenham Festival, leaving stable number two Townend to… Read More »
Silviniaco Conti got back on the winning trail with a determined victory in the Bowl at Aintree for Paul Nicholls and Noel Fehily. The King George VI Chase winner led jumping the final fence in the Cheltenham Gold Cup last month before wandering under pressure and finishing fourth, and he… Read More »
Tidal Bay and Long Run head a maximum field of 40 for the Grand National at Aintree after all the leading fancies stood their ground at the final declaration stage. The teenage Tidal Bay will carry top-weight of 11st 10lb (74.5kg) in the hands of Sam Twiston-Davies with Cheltenham Gold… Read More »
As the market intensifies ahead of the Grand National at Aintree, the money has come for Monbeg Dude. Part-owned by former England rugby union player Mike Tindall, who is married to the Queen’s granddaughter Zara Phillips, the nine-year-old is a former winner of the Welsh National and landed a competitive… Read More »
Johnny Murtagh has been cleared of any wrongdoing after an inquiry into an alleged post-race incident following last year’s King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot. The inquiry was instigated as a result of the British Horseracing Authority being made aware of a video posted on YouTube which suggested an unidentified… Read More »
Tidal Bay remains at the summit of the weights for the Grand National at Aintree with 65 horses are still in contention. Paul Nicholls’ popular veteran has had Saturday’s race as his aim since finishing second in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown in February. Tidal Bay, who unseated his… Read More »
Aidan O’Brien believes Ruler Of The World’s failure to act on the Tapeta surface was to blame for his disappointing display in the Dubai World Cup. Last year’s Epsom Derby winner was among the leading contenders for the world’s richest race, but came home 13th of the 16 runners under… Read More »
They came from Europe and Asia, South Africa and neighbouring Saudi Arabia, but the ruling Maktoum family dominated the $10 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai, saw horses in his colours finish first and third, courtesy of African Story and… Read More »
Michael Dickinson has defended the Tapeta surface used at Dubai’s Meydan racecourse after it suffered some high-profile criticism. Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum, the brother of Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed, said in an interview with Gulf News that the synthetic surface was inconsistent. But former trainer Dickinson, who developed the surface… Read More »
Japanese horses have dominated the two main support races on the Dubai World Cup program at Meydan. Dual Japan Cup champion Gentildonna was a narrow winner in the 2400m $US5 million ($A5.41 million) Group One Dubai Sheema Classic and Just A Way demolished the quality field at the $5 million… Read More »
African Story swooped on front-running Mukhadram to win the 19th renewal of the $US10 million Dubai World Cup, in the process breaking the track record with his winning time of 2min 01.61 sec. Tracking front-running Mukhadram throughout, winning jockey Silvestre De Sousa asked African Story for his effort with 400… Read More »
The worlds richest horse racing meeting will be run tonight in Dubai at Meydan racecourse in which we see the richest race in the world in the way of the Dubai World Cup. We also see the Dubai Sheema Classic, Dubai Duty Free and the Al Quoza Sprint. Australian bred… Read More »
A cosmopolitan gathering of horses from seven different countries will contest the $US10 million ($A10.83 million) Emirates Dubai World Cup at Meydan. A maximum 16-runner field has assembled for one of the most open events in the 19-year history of the world’s richest race. Ruler Of The World, trained in… Read More »
Star jockey Mickael Barzalona has declared Caulfield Guineas winner Long John his best chance of success on World Cup night in Dubai. Formerly trained in Australia by Peter Snowden, Long John runs in the Group Two UAE Derby (1900m) after a dominant last-start win in the UAE 2000 Guineas, his… Read More »
Rugby union ace Mike Tindall is looking forward to his first Grand National experience with Monbeg Dude at Aintree. The former England star famously bought the horse on impulse in January 2010 and his snap decision has already reaped rich reward, with victory in last season’s Welsh National. But part-owner… Read More »
English Derby winner Ruler Of The World will have to defy barrier 12 if he is to win the Dubai World Cup at Meydan on Saturday, when he will be sporting new colours. Al Shaqab Racing has purchased a 50 per cent share in the horse and he will race… Read More »
