EP: 133 Cazoo Oaks Day – Epsom June 1, 2022 Day 1 of the Cazoo Derby Festival takes place on Friday at Epsom racecourse featuring the Group 1 Cazoo Oaks over the historical mile and a half course for fillies, plus the Group 1 Coronation Cup, run over the same distance. Holly Doyle has a live chance in this year’s Oaks. She spoke to the [...]
EP: 132 Beverley, Haydock, Chester & Hong Kong May 27, 2022 Beverley hosts an exciting day of flat racing on Saturday featuring the Trophy Conditions Stakes and the Hilary Needler Stakes, both run over 5 furlongs for 2-year-old horses. Trainer Darryll Holland sends his filly Primrose Ridge to the Yorkshire course and joins us today to discuss her chances. Jockey Ali Rawlinson also chats to us [...]
EP: 131 Haydock, Goodwood, York & Hong Kong May 20, 2022 The Group 2 Temple Stakes, run over the straight 5 furlong course at Haydock is one of the feature races of the weekend. The Sandy Lane Stakes is also run on the same afternoon over a furlong further at the Lancashire track. Goodwood and York provide further flat racing on Saturday, whilst the Irish 2000 [...]
EP: 130 Newbury, Newmarket & Hong Kong May 13, 2022 Newbury is the venue for the Group 1 Lockinge Stakes, run over the straight mile course where the unbeaten Baaeed will be a tough nut to crack wearing the famous blue and white Shadwell colours in the feature race. Trainer George Baker sends Surrey Mist to Newbury on Saturday in search of a hat-trick of [...]
EP: 129 York Dante Meeting May 10, 2022 The three-day Dante meeting takes place from Wednesday to Friday at York racecourse this week where both the colts and fillies will hope to prove themselves good enough to take part in next month’s Epsom classics, the Cazoo Derby and Cazoo Oaks. There’s also an opportunity to see the stayers in action in the Yorkshire [...]
EP: 128 Lingfield, Ascot, Haydock & Hong Kong May 6, 2022 The 2022 Cazoo Derby & Oaks trials take place at Lingfield on Saturday when the 3 year olds try to book a place for the big day at Epsom racecourse in June. On the same afternoon Ascot stages a seven-race card, featuring the Victoria Cup handicap, run over the straight 7 furlong course. The summer [...]
EP: 127 Newmarket Guineas Weekend & Hong Kong April 29, 2022 Saturday and Sunday provide flat racing fans with the first two Classics of the season for 3 year olds as Newmarket hosts the prestigious 1,000 Guineas for fillies and the 2,000 Guineas for colts this weekend. French trainer Francis-Henri Graffard sends two horses over to Newmarket. Malavath to contest the fillies classic over a mile [...]
EP: 126 Sandown & Hong Kong April 22, 2022 Sandown hosts the final day of jumps racing in Britain on Saturday when the champion owner, trainer and jockey ceremonies take place. Trainer Christian Williams has had a brilliant year with his string of horses and he looks to sign off the season with a win in the Bet365 Gold Cup at the Esher track. [...]
EP: 125 Newcastle & Hong Kong April 14, 2022 Newcastle’s tapeta surface hosts the annual All Weather Championships on Easter Friday with a host of exciting flat runners from top stables on display. Fairyhouse in Ireland features the traditional running of the Irish Grand National on Easter Monday and we take a look at some potential runners in the big race field. City A.M. racing [...]
EP: 124 Aintree Grand National Day & Hong Kong April 8, 2022 For some, the greatest jumps race in the world takes place on Saturday afternoon at Aintree racecourse when 40 horses line up in this year’s Grand National, run over the unique and historic fences. Jockey Davy Russell talks us through the Gordon Elliott runners. Charlie Longsdon has always hoped his exciting grey Snow Leopardess would [...]