Douvan can deliver again for Willie Mullins in his Irish trainers’ championship battle with Gordon ElliottA calculator will be an essential accessory for committed racegoers at Punchestown’s Festival meeting this week as, for the second year running, G…
• Jeremy Noseda-trainer runner 50-50 to make trip to States• American football namesake had bought shares in horseJeremy Noseda’s ambitious plan to send Gronkowski to the Kentucky Derby in Louisville on Saturday week is in the balance after the colt su…
Filly could provide a “life-changing” moment for charity if connections decide to supplement her for NewmarketIt’s too early to be making actual predictions for the 1,000 Guineas but I know for sure which horse I’ll be cheering for, having been told by…
• Ryan Moore enjoys armchair ride 2016 Gold Cup hero• So Perfect wins on debut and is nominated as Royal Ascot possibleLast week at Newmarket Godolphin carried all before them taking the chief Classic trials at Newmarket, but at Navan on Sunday Aidan O…
• Rebecca Curtis finishes season on a high with 33-1 big-race win• Frankie Dettori shines on James Garfield in Greenham at NewburyTwo jockeys who started the year on a low note ended the season in style by providing an electrifying finish to the Scotti…
After winners in the 2018 Grand National and Irish equivalent, Gordon Elliott could make history in the Scottish raceGordon Elliott, having saddled the winners of the Grand National and the Irish equivalent in the past fortnight, is poised to achieve a…
All horses will be drenched with water after crossing the line, and any which appear overly tired will not need to return to the winner’s or unsaddling enclosuresThe blistering temperatures which forced Cheltenham to abandon one of its races on Thursda…
• Long-distance race called off on welfare grounds• Dame Rose collapsed and died after opening eventSoaring temperatures at Cheltenham on Thursday resulted in a steeplechase over three miles being abandoned on welfare grounds.On an unseasonably hot aft…
William Buick could extend trainer Charlie Appleby’s superb start to the season, while Summerghand is worth a look The idea that a colt needs a trial before the 2,000 Guineas has been largely debunked by a long line of first-time-up winners in recent s…
• Soliloquy wins Nell Gwyn Stakes, beating Altyn Orda• Appleby also has Wild Illusion to consider for 1,000 GuineasCharlie Appleby has yet to win a European Classic since taking over from his former boss Mahmoud al?Zarooni but his string have started t…
It is 12 years since Speciosa won at the Craven meeting and took the 1,000 Guineas but Altyn Orda offers value at Newmarket’s season opener Related: Why Cue Card became the most popular horse in jumps racing | Greg Wood It is nearly four weeks since th…
Steeplechaser will still attend Sandown for farewell paradeCue Card ‘has been an incredible horse for us’ says Joe TizzardCue Card, one of the most talented, durable and popular steeplechasers of recent decades, has been retired after failing to convin…
Josephine Gordon is on an interesting 10-1 shot at British Flat racing’s HQ as fast horses return to our screensThree days after the world’s most famous steeplechase, racing performs a screeching handbrake turn and shoots off down the Rowley Mile for s…
• Officials will study three falls at the iconic fence in Saturday’s race• Slow pace caused unusual congestion, say jockeys involvedThe Canal Turn incident that took three runners out of the Grand National on Saturday will be considered by Aintree offi…
If there is a better way to arrive at a racecourse than the boat that chugs down the Thames, I’ve yet to discover itFour of Britain’s five Flat Classics will be run over the course of the next seven weeks, and the domestic run towards Guineas weekend a…
Fewer fallers, no fatalities and a thrilling finish help improve the image of Aintree’s great race, but bizarrely the warm weather may have helped play a part in falling TV figuresThe news on Sunday morning that Saint Are, now a veteran of five Grand N…
The jockey seemed at a low ebb in December 2014, when O’Leary fired him over the most famous cup of tea in the history of Irish jumps racingResilience is needed for any Grand National victory and Davy Russell finally got his reward here for proving per…
• Davy Russell rides winner for trainer Gordon Elliott• Ireland dominate race with first four horses homeTiger Roll clung on to win an incident-packed Grand National dominated by Irish runners, going clear on the run-in but then almost being reeled in …
All the build-up from Aintree before the big race at 5.15pm BSTGrand National: our horse-by-horse guideFemale trio of jockeys focus on victory, not history 11.34am BST The big plunge horse of this year’s National is definitely Baie Des Iles. His rider,…
Mare wins $4m Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick‘The best horse in the world,’ says co-owner Peter TigheChampion racehorse Winx turned on the afterburners down the home straight to claim victory in the $4m Queen Elizabeth Stakes and equal Black Caviar’…
