• Chief executive wants assurances TV racing would be exempt• BHA pledges to engage ‘as a socially responsible sport’The British Horseracing Authority offered a cautious welcome on Thursday to a proposal by the Labour party to ban gambling advertising …
• Chief executive wants assurances TV racing would be exempt• BHA pledges to engage ‘as a socially responsible sport’The British Horseracing Authority offered a cautious welcome on Thursday to a proposal by the Labour party to ban gambling advertising …
Was Camlann given cobalt on raceday? The trainer says no but the published verdict is unclear on the subjectThe disciplinary body of Irish racing seems a bit confused about the application of its own rules, judging by the outcome of the Shark Hanlon ca…
Was Camlann given cobalt on raceday? The trainer says no but the published verdict is unclear on the subjectThe disciplinary body of Irish racing seems a bit confused about the application of its own rules, judging by the outcome of the Shark Hanlon ca…
• Northumberland Plate winner due to fly out for race next week• Johnston says no explanation has emerged for Dark Vision flopRoger Charlton, whose gelding Withhold has been a leading ante-post contender for the Melbourne Cup since winning the Northumb…
Star jumper probably needs to be starting over fences now if the Cheltenham Gold Cup is the ultimate aimMoments ago, I became the latest reporter to pester Eddie O’Leary about what Samcro will be doing this winter, a discussion that has been kicking ar…
Video of prolonged tomfoolery on Saturday suggests security presence was inadequate for a busy and prestigious racedayTwitter users who take an interest in racing will probably, by now, have seen a video of some bad behaviour by a particular racegoer a…
Video of prolonged tomfoolery on Saturday suggests security presence was inadequate for a busy and prestigious racedayTwitter users who take an interest in racing will probably, by now, have seen a video of some bad behaviour by a particular racegoer a…
It is natural to want to reduce a field of 25 sprint handicappers to something approaching a manageable shortlistThe Ayr Gold Cup – and its more recent siblings, the Silver and Bronze Gold Cups – are the feature races this coming weekend from a betting…
It is natural to want to reduce a field of 25 sprint handicappers to something approaching a manageable shortlistThe Ayr Gold Cup – and its more recent siblings, the Silver and Bronze Gold Cups – are the feature races this coming weekend from a betting…
• Roaring Lion wins Irish Champion Stakes by a neck• Moore wins St Leger but is runner-up on Saxon WarriorRoaring Lion, the odds-on favourite, emerged as a narrow but worthy winner in a close renewal of the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on Satu…
The well-bred and lightly raced filly can give John Gosden a fifth success in the year’s final ClassicUntil her stablemate Enable made a promising reappearance last weekend, it really did seem that Lah Ti Dar (3.35) might be on her way to the Arc via S…
Royal Ascot heroine can strike for the Irish trainer in key Arc de Triomphe trial at Longchamp on SundayOne of the unusual features of this Flat season has been the recent Group One drought endured by Aidan O’Brien, whose most recent success at the hig…
• Filly takes Park Hill Stakes at Doncaster and will go to Ascot • Trainer struggled after losing sheikh’s 35-strong string in 2015Luca Cumani’s daughter, Francesca, was five when the trainer recorded his first win in the Park Hill Stakes, with Alma At…
The dozen lining up at Doncaster on Saturday includes a five-strong team from Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle stableJohn Gosden revealed on Thursday that Frankie Dettori’s thoughts about the best place to run Lah Ti Dar had played a role in the decision to …
Listowel’s big race is an early harbinger of the jumps season and Gordon Elliott may be able to win it for the third year in a rowHow interesting to see Rogue Angel sneak in at the bottom of the weights for today’s Kerry National, following the withdra…
• Poet’s Word has dropped out of Leopardstown race• Ruby Walsh out for another fortnight with bruised ribsRoaring Lion has gone odds-on for Saturday’s Irish Champion Stakes after the latest entry stage, when it became clear that he will face a maximum …
The King George winner is ‘scheduled to go to Ascot’ but there’s a lot to be said for a swashbuckling tilt at the French raceSo I was rummaging through the betting for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe last week, trying to find something that would be a pl…
The King George winner is ‘scheduled to go to Ascot’ but there’s a lot to be said for a swashbuckling tilt at the French raceSo I was rummaging through the betting for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe last week, trying to find something that would be a pl…
‘There’s a lot of good jockeys and they need more recognition’ says one ex-rider but the idea has not yet found favour in racingHere’s a thought which you may or may not like: why don’t jockeys have their names written on the back of their silks, like …
