A Lot of chances on the Horizon for Lui and Ng June 21, 2024 THE TRAINERS’ title race is likely to go down to the wire in Hong Kong, with only one winner separating Francis Lui (63) and Pierre Ng (62), and just seven meetings left this season. Both stables are out in force at Sha Tin on Sunday, with Lui saddling nine contenders and Ng throwing the proverbial [...]
EP: 281 Royal Ascot – Saturday & Hong Kong June 21, 2024 Saturday is the final day of this year’s Royal Ascot where the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes is the Group 1 feature race. We also have the Hardwicke Stakes and Jersey Stakes to look forward to. Jockey James Doyle is our special guest today, chatting about his ride Haatem who drops down in grade to run [...]
Take Twa to Feeg-ure out the Albany puzzle June 20, 2024 IF THE vibes around FAIRY GODMOTHER are to be believed, she is going to be very hard to beat in the Albany (2.30pm). Aidan O’Brien’s filly cost 425,000 guineas at the sales, was a fine second on debut at Naas, before returning to the track to win a Group 3 over the same course and [...]
See The Fire to fan the flames for bookmakers June 20, 2024 ANDREW Balding landed the Group One Coronation Stakes (3.45pm) with Alcohol Free for owner Jeff Smith three years ago, and the pair will be hoping lightning can strike twice on Friday afternoon. SEE THE FIRE is impeccably bred, by Sea The Stars out of Juddmonte International winner Arabian Queen, and she made a strong start [...]
Chorister possesses the Caius to unlock this Gold Cup field June 19, 2024 TODAY marks the middle day of five of this year’s Royal Ascot and for many it is the pinnacle of the meeting as it features the most prestigious race of the week, the Gold Cup (4.25pm). Flat racing often sees champions retired to stud after two or three seasons, which doesn’t give them the chance [...]
Back Arizona to Blaze a trail in the Norfolk June 19, 2024 JAWS dropped to the floor when Valiant Force landed last year’s Group Two Norfolk Stakes (2.30pm) at 150/1. It was lesser-known trainer, and former dairy farmer, Adrian Murray’s first ever Group race win, not to mention his first ever Royal Ascot runner, and despite representing the powerful Amo Racing operation, he flew in under the [...]
Kingsclere’s Kal could be set to Pan her Ribblesdale rivals June 19, 2024 ACCORDING to the Ribblesdale Stakes (3.45pm) betting, the favourite, Diamond Rain, is going to be hard to beat. Unraced as a juvenile, she kicked off her career with a taking debut win at Ascot back in May and sparkled when stepped up in trip to 10 furlongs at Newbury next time out. Having bypassed the [...]
Don’t be Koy and make sure you back Awaal in the lucky last June 19, 2024 ASCOT handicaps on the straight course are never easy puzzles to solve and that is certainly the case with today’s closing seven-furlong Buckingham Palace Stakes (6.15pm). Ed Walker’s English Oak is certain to go off favourite after an impressive last time out win over seven furlongs at Haydock. I have no doubt that the son [...]
EP: 280 Royal Ascot – Friday June 19, 2024 Two fascinating Group 1 races feature on Friday at Royal Ascot. The Commonwealth Cup is run over the straight 6-furlong course and the fillies go up against each other over a mile in the Coronation Stakes. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews Friday’s first class action at Ascot, searching for winners in the exciting World Pool [...]
EP: 278 Royal Ascot – Wednesday June 19, 2024 The Prince Of Wales’s Stakes is the Group 1 feature on day 2 of Royal Ascot. French trainer Jerome Reynier, who is based in Marseille, joins us to discuss the chances of Zarakem, his runner in the feature race. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews Wednesday’s racing at Ascot racecourse with an eye on some [...]