EP: 141 Royal Ascot – Saturday & Hong Kong June 17, 2022 The final Group 1 at Royal Ascot this week is the much anticipated Platinum Jubilee Stakes where another international field will look to add their name to this prestigious prize. The Hardwicke and the Jersey Stakes, plus the thrilling 6 furlong Wokingham Handicap also add to the excitement at the Berkshire course. Newmarket trainer Marco [...]
EP: 140 Royal Ascot – Friday June 15, 2022 The Coronation Cup for fillies and the Commonwealth Cup for sprinters are the two Group 1 feature races on Friday at Royal Ascot. Today we are joined by classic winning trainer George Boughey who runs Cachet in the Coronation and Alice Haynes who sends her 2-year-old filly Lady Bullet to the Albany Stakes. City AM [...]
EP: 139 Royal Ascot – Thursday June 14, 2022 The Gold Cup, run over two and a half miles, takes centre stage at Royal Ascot on Thursday when Frankie Dettori teams up with his old favourite stayer Stradivarius, who looks to win the Group 1 prize for a fourth time. The Norfolk Stakes and Ribblesdale Stakes, both Group 2 contests, also take place on [...]
EP: 138 Royal Ascot – Wednesday June 13, 2022 Wednesday at Royal Ascot sees the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes as the Group 1 feature race alongside a trio of Group 2 events. There’s also the Royal Hunt Cup cavalry charge, run over the straight mile course for us to look forward to. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Wednesday’s action, [...]
EP: 137 Royal Ascot – Tuesday June 12, 2022 Day 1 of Royal Ascot 2022 kicks off with the unbeaten superstar Baaeed in the Queen Anne Stakes. We speak to leading jockeys William Buick & Tom Marquand on today’s episode as they both look ahead to their best rides at the royal meeting. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews all of the first [...]
EP: 136 York, Sandown & Hong Kong June 10, 2022 With Royal Ascot taking place next week, we can expect a slightly more low key weekend of flat racing in the UK, where York & Sandown both stage 7-race cards on Saturday afternoon. Clive Cox has a couple of really good chances of saddling a winner or two this weekend and the Lambourn based trainer [...]
EP: 135 Hong Kong – Sha Tin Racecourse June 3, 2022 Following on from our special Cazoo Oaks and Cazoo Derby podcasts, in this episode we cast are regular eye over the best of Sunday’s Sha Tin racecard in the company of Wally Pyrah. Hosted by Chris Barnett. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a primary [...]
EP: 134 Cazoo Derby Day – Epsom June 2, 2022 The Cazoo Derby is the long-awaited feature race at Epsom racecourse on Saturday featuring the Group 1 race for 3 year old colts over the traditional mile and a half course. Saturday also features the thrilling 5-furlong Dash Handicap and the Group 3 Cazoo Diomed Stakes. Epsom based trainer Adam West has two runners in [...]
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 [...]