Troy and beat City with Wisdom and Mile May 31, 2024 ALL the questions about CITY OF TROY will be answered at Epsom on Saturday afternoon. Will he get the Derby trip? Was the Guineas a blip? Is he really Ballydoyle’s biggest talent of all time? He was the greatest thing on four legs last autumn and as short as 6/4 for the Derby (4:30pm), but [...]
Silky a Dream Looking bet in the Dash May 31, 2024 THERE isn’t a faster five-furlong race in the world of racing than the Epsom Dash (3.45pm). This year it serves as the appetiser to the Derby and as usual it is a fiercely competitive heat with 15 runners set to career downhill in their bid for glory. Finding the winner looks no mean feat and [...]
Stick with last year’s leading contenders in lucky last May 31, 2024 THERE wouldn’t be a better example of a horses for courses track than Epsom. Its unique configuration, with all the undulations, Tattenham Corner and the camber up the home straight means only a few horses enjoy the demanding test. I’m hoping that’s the case in the closing JRA Tokyo Trophy Handicap (5.50pm) over six [...]
Champions League prize money: How much do you get for winning the title? May 31, 2024 How much will this year's winners earn from the Champions League?
Ka Ying can keep Rising on his winning Patch May 31, 2024 IT IS good news for Hong Kong racing enthusiasts from the UK this Sunday as the action gets underway at Sha Tin at the later time of 9.00am, with a 11-race programme featuring a couple of Group Three contests. Sha Tin hosts the first of their ‘twilight’ race-meetings, which gives gallopers the chance not to [...]
Full steam Ahead for Stellar Express May 31, 2024 IT SHOULD be all systems go for the John Size-trained STELLAR EXPRESS to record his firstvictory in the territory, when he takes his chance in the Fo Tan Handicap (11.30am) over six furlongs. The son of highly acclaimed sire Zoustar was formerly owned by the Aga Khan family and was a three-time winner in France [...]
Olympics on the mind for sevens star Meg Jones in Madrid May 31, 2024 Meg Jones knows rugby is unfair which is why she is giving it everything to get to the Olympics. The 27-year-old has spent the past season playing for the all-conquering Red Roses in 15s but has now returned to the sevens fold ahead of the HSBC SVNS 2024 Grand Final in Madrid. The tournament serves [...]
EP: 274 Epsom Derby Day & Hong Kong May 31, 2024 One of the most prestigious races in the British calendar takes place at Epsom on Saturday when the Derby takes place in front of a massive crowd at the Surrey course. Trainer James Fanshawe has the chance to win the race for the first time with his recent Lingfield trial winner Ambiente Friendly in the [...]
Sale Sharks and Saracens can spring Premiership surprises May 31, 2024 As is the competitiveness of this year’s Premiership, I wouldn’t put it past Saracens and Sale Sharks becoming the first two teams in the history of four-team play-offs to produce two away wins. The Premiership has never seen two away wins in the play-offs in the same season but that could change this weekend. Northampton [...]