England hasn’t seen the best of Ortensia but trainer Paul Messara hopes that can change on Friday after a few days of clearing weather. The Australian mare hurt herself in the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot and wasn’t suited by the extremely wet conditions in the July Cup, running… Read More »
Frankel’s younger brother Noble Mission and the admirable mare Chachamaidee combined to give Sir Henry Cecil a Group race double on the opening afternoon of the Goodwood carnival. All that was missing was the master trainer himself, who has been susceptible to other illness due to his ongoing treatment for… Read More »
Dermot Weld has continued his domination of the Galway festival with three winners on the first day as he bids to take training honours for the 26th time. Jane Mangan made history on one of Weld’s winners, Midnight Music, when she became the first female rider to win the 70,000… Read More »
Ongoing cancer treatment will keep Sir Henry Cecil at home when Frankel takes on just three rivals in the Sussex Stakes at at Goodwood on Wednesday. The world’s highest-rated horse will be defending his title in the Group One mile (1600m) as he bids to extend his unbeaten record to… Read More »
Paynter has followed his runner-up finish in the Belmont Stakes with a dominant victory in the Haskell Invitational, another breakout performance for the colt who has languished as Bodemeister’s lesser-known stablemate. In the hand of Rafael Bejarano, Paynter stormed into the lead entering the turn and pulled away to win… Read More »
Five St Leger entries will go on trial for Doncaster in the Gordon Stakes at Goodwood on Tuesday. They are headed by Michelangelo, who is second-favourite behind Camelot in some markets for the final Classic of the season and represents four-time winning trainer John Gosden. Michelangelo looked strong in a… Read More »
Elusive Kate has given jockey William Buick and trainer John Gosden yet another Group One win in a golden summer with victory in the Prix Rothschild at Deauville. Narrowly beaten on her belated reappearance in the Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket, Elusive Kate already had positive experiences of the Normandy course… Read More »
Lady Rothschild will let trainer John Gosden decide whether her star colt Nathaniel will lock horns with Frankel in the Juddmonte International at York. The pair met on their respective debuts in what must be one of the hottest juvenile maidens of all time back in August 2010, with Frankel… Read More »
English racing has been hit with a reality check about the viability of racecourses with the shock news Hereford and Folkestone are to close at the end of the year. It is hoped that Folkestone’s demise will only be temporary but Hereford will be no more after being in business… Read More »
Frankel will face a maximum of seven rivals when he puts his unbeaten record on the line in the Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood on Wednesday. Sir Henry Cecil’s incredible four-year-old recorded his 11th win from as many starts with a truly awesome performance in the Queen Anne Stakes at… Read More »
Nathaniel has been given a late entry for the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on September 8. The John Gosden-trained four-year-old has returned better than ever this season, winning the Eclipse and going down by the narrowest of margins in his defence of the King George. Nathaniel was not among… Read More »
Camelot heads 36 entries for the St Leger as he continues his quest to win the Triple Crown. Having already won the first two legs, the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and the Derby at Epsom, Camelot will become the first winner of the three races since Nijinsky in 1970 if… Read More »
Andre Fabre is looking forward to a second tilt at the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with Meandre following his Group One success in Germany on Sunday. Fabre is the most successful trainer in Arc history, having saddled seven previous winners of Europe’s premier middle-distance prize. Meandre was sixth in… Read More »
Connections of Sea Moon are quite optimistic about the future despite the four-year-old’s defeat in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The Sir Michael Stoute-trained colt was beaten just over two lengths in fifth place behind Danedream in one of the best renewals of the midsummer middle-distance championship… Read More »
Group One winner Planteur is among a 21-strong entry for the York Stakes on Saturday. The five-year-old landed the Prix Ganay in April 2011, when in the care of Elie Lellouche, and is now in the hands of Marco Botti. Planteur has already taken minor honours for the Newmarket trainer… Read More »
Trainer John Gosden and jockey William Buick continued their golden run of big-race successes this summer when Great Heavens came with a withering run to land the Irish Oaks at the Curragh. Gosden and Buick suffered a rare reverse at Ascot 24 hours earlier when Nathaniel – a full brother… Read More »
Nathaniel could take on Frankel in the Juddmonte International Stakes at York after he failed by the narrowest of margins to land back-to-back renewals of the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The John Gosden-trained four-year-old, who won the Eclipse only two weeks earlier, went down by a nose… Read More »
Nocturnal Affair is being prepared for a crack at the Nunthorpe Stakes at York next month. Trainer David Marnane reports the six-year-old sprinter to be close to a return to action after having had a break since being campaigned in Meydan during the winter. “He’s come back super. I watched… Read More »
Connections of Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden are still inclined to go to the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after he could finish only sixth in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. Jockey Craig Williams jetted over from Australia to take the ride and renew his association… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden has finished sixth in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes won by Danedream at Ascot. Dunaden’s failure to win the race has opened the door for a possible return trip to Flemington in November should owner Sheikh Fahad now decide not to target the… Read More »
