Duke Of Oxford can reign for the day at Newcastle June 25, 2024 NEWCASTLE hosts its biggest Flat meeting of the year this weekend featuring the Northumberland Plate (3.10pm), also known as the ‘Pitmen’s Derby’ as it formed the traditional centrepiece of the holiday season for local mine workers. An all-weather surface replaced the turf Flat course at Gosforth Park in 2016 but that has done little to [...]
Angeles can put Epsom Los behind him in Irish Derby June 25, 2024 HOT off the back of a brilliant Royal Ascot, it’s a Classic weekend in Ireland. Aidan O’Brien swept all before him in Berkshire, landing his 13th Top Trainer title at the meeting, and sends LOS ANGELES to the Curragh in search of a remarkable 16th Irish Derby (4.05pm). O’Brien’s headline runner was last seen when [...]
Lui looking to send Ng Packing at Happy Valley June 25, 2024 WITH racing in Hong Kong entering the final stages of the season, it’s Happy Valley’s turn to host an exciting and highly competitive card, starting at 11.40am today. The Trainers’ Championship race took a new twist last Sunday, when the pendulum of fortune swung in favour of the Pierre Ng stable, who landed a welcome [...]
Mo ready to strike Gold after Chain of disappointments June 25, 2024 BANK on the Cody Mo-trained CHAIN OF GOLD to finally get his just reward, following a series of eye-catching performances, in the competitive Sha Tau Kok River Handicap (3.15pm) over the extended mile. Supporters of the former two-time winner in Australia have been tearing their hair out in anguish over the past couple of months, [...]
Moore Ascot magic expected from The Wizard June 21, 2024 STANDING at over 17 hands with four white socks, THE WIZARD OF EYE has a favourite’s chance of being the Best Turned Out in the Group One Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (3:45pm) if nothing else. But not only is he a knockout in the paddock, things have started to fall into place again on the [...]
Task to Force his rivals into submission in the Jersey June 21, 2024 WITH several runners dropping down from Group One level, Saturday’s Jersey Stakes (4.25pm) looks like a Group Three in name only. The second and third from the Irish 2000 Guineas, HAATEM and RIVER TIBER clash again, with that form having been firmly rubber stamped by winner Rosallion, who landed the St James’s Palace Stakes on [...]
Chancheng set for Glorious revenge at Sha Tin June 21, 2024 RACING in Hong Kong is back in action at Sha Tin with an 11-race programme on Sunday, and features the return of legendary California Spangle in the Group Three Premier Cup (12.35pm), a handicap over seven furlongs. With the temperature likely to rise into the middle thirties during racing, and only a small chance of [...]
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 [...]