International Horse Racing

• Gask mulls Man target

  Connections of Medicean Man are in two minds whether to run Sunday’s Ascot winner in the Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood on Saturday.

   
• Dunlop outlines Fairy options

  Ed Dunlop has drawn up a short list of jockeys to ride Snow Fairy in the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood on Saturday.

   
• Poll tops 16 in Goodwood Cup

  Godolphin’s Ascot Gold Cup runner-up Opinion Poll will bid to secure a deserved first victory of the campaign in the Goodwood Cup on Thursday.

   
• New Zealand spring feature nominations close

  Nominations for New Zealand’s feature spring races have closed, with a number of the best Kiwi gallopers entered in their spring Triple Crown.

   
• NZTR raises stake money levels

  New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing will increase its minimum stakes from March 1.

   
• Lady Of The Desert bows out

  Smart sprinter Lady Of The Desert has been retired after failing to properly recover from injury.

   
• Clash of the titans: Frankel meets Cliffs

  Sir Henry Cecil’s three-year-old Frankel will put his unbeaten record and his mantle as one of the best racehorses of modern times on the line at Goodwood on Wednesday.

   
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  Melbourne Cup winner Americain heads 21 entries in Prix de Reux

  Melbourne Cup winner Americain is set to embark on the first steps towards defending his crown when he runs in France on Tuesday night.

   
• Frankel trainer brimming with confidence

  Sir Henry Cecil insists he could not be happier with Frankel as his highly-anticipated clash with Canford Cliffs looms ever closer.

   
• Nathaniel heads straight to The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

  The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe has been confirmed as the next competitive target for Nathaniel, hugely impressive winner of the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

   
• Tricky takes Oaks for Godolphin

  Godolphin’s It’s Tricky claimed her second successive Grade One triumph in the American Oaks at Saratago.

   
• Former Hong Kong trainer charged

  Former Hong Kong champion horse racing trainer Brian Kan has been charged with corruption for allegedly offering a HK$130,000 ($17,000) bribe to a village representative to buy his vote.

   
• Westwood winner set for Goodwood

  Hoof It, owned by world No.2 ranked golfer Lee Westwood and his agent Chubby Chandler, landed a gamble in the Sky Bet Dash at York to stake a strong claim for next Saturday’s Stewards’ Cup at Glorious Goodwood.

   
• Rewilding tragedy mars Ascot feature

  Nathaniel announced himself as the new kid on the block in the middle-distance division with a battling triumph in a King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes veiled in tragedy at Ascot.

   
• Godolphin mull over Delegator plans

  Godolphin may step Delegator up in trip for the Lennox Stakes at Goodwood after his unfortunate run in the July Cup.

   
• Options open for unbeaten Saigon

  Saigon may try to maintain his 100 per cent record in the Richmond Stakes at Glorious Goodwood on Friday week.

   
• Dettori ready to land knockout blow

  Frankie Dettori has likened Saturday’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot to a heavyweight boxing contest.

   
• Sheikh to make Bunting call

  A decision on whether Blue Bunting heads for the Yorkshire Oaks or the St Leger will be made by Sheikh Mohammed.

   
• Prohibit possible for Goodwood

  Royal Ascot hero Prohibit could return to action in the King George Stakes at Glorious Goodwood before going on to York for the Nunthorpe Stakes.

   
• Regal bids for Princess prize

  Regal Realm will finally get the chance to follow up her impressive debut success in the Princess Margaret Juddmonte Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.