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2022 August
  • Wed, Aug 17, 2022
    Wednesday sees the start of this top August attraction with the G1 Juddmonte International the feature.
  • Wed, Aug 17, 2022
    Wednesday sees the start of this top August attraction with the G1 Juddmonte International the feature.
  • Tue, Aug 02, 2022
    There was interesting racing both at Del Mar and the Spa over the weekend.
2022 July
  • Sat, Jul 30, 2022
    As usual this is split between the two big festivals – Saratoga on the East Coast and Del Mar on the West Coast.
  • Fri, Jul 29, 2022
    A treble of Group races to keep us on our toes.
  • Fri, Jul 29, 2022
    Hollie Doyle and Nashwa made history in France earlier this year winning the Prix Diane.
  • Thu, Jul 28, 2022
    As a commentator said "he's got a gear that other horses don't have".
  • Thu, Jul 28, 2022
    The Galway Plate on Wednesday was won by a bargain sale horse who has now repaid his connections hugely.
  • Mon, Jul 25, 2022
    In the first of Monmouth's two Gr 1 races favourite Adhamo gave Chad Brown another turf winner, defeating Epic Bromance 73/1 and Temple the third home ahead of Tribhuvan who was out of luck this year and Gufo fifth,
  • Mon, Jul 18, 2022
    Jessica Harrington got the big one on Saturday with Magical Lagoon.
  • Sun, Jul 17, 2022
    With the heatwave now in full swing horses, jockeys, groom and everyone would probably be happier by the sea at Deauville.
  • Fri, Jul 15, 2022
    Saturday at the Curragh looks like being around 27 degrees and a bit of cloud so in a word very nice for racing!
  • Fri, Jul 15, 2022
    It's the Hackwood Stakes G3 over 1200m featuring.
  • Thu, Jul 14, 2022
    14th July is Bastille Day, the French National Day, and they're racing at Longchamp.
  • Mon, Jul 11, 2022
    The sun shone on Deauville and it was a great start to the Normandy meeting.
  • Sat, Jul 09, 2022
    This Saturday they are having their first Group race on the track.
  • Fri, Jul 08, 2022
    Thursday results, Friday and Saturday previews
  • Thu, Jul 07, 2022
    Thursday sees the start of the Newmarket July meeting on the July course.
2022 June
  • Mon, Jun 27, 2022
    The people got it right – Titleholder was the most popular horse in the voting for top 10 entrants into the race.
  • Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    While it may not have been the most competitive Irish Derby field it managed to provide a stunning result.
  • Fri, Jun 24, 2022
    It is Irish Derby weekend and lots of Guiness and good racing.
  • Mon, Jun 20, 2022
    The G3 Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft went to the Bohumil Nedotostek trained Parol with Adrie de Vries on board.
  • Mon, Jun 20, 2022
    Peter Schiergen and jockey Murzabayev made the dash from Ascot down to Milan worthwhile when Nachtrose won the Oaks d'Italia.
  • Sun, Jun 19, 2022
    Highlight will be the Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft G3 over 1800m with a field of 10.
  • Sat, Jun 18, 2022
    Fortunately for Franke Dettori nothing went wrong when he rode Inspiral to victory in the Coronation Stakes.
  • Fri, Jun 17, 2022
    It was very kind of my colleagues to send me a photo of them all relaxing in the sun at Ascot while we slaved away through the cold night here!
  • Thu, Jun 16, 2022
    And it looks like being a very Royal Ascot as the Queen is expected to attend.
  • Wed, Jun 15, 2022
    With Tuesday's sunshine taking some moisture out of the track there will be watering overnight before Day 2.
  • Mon, Jun 13, 2022
    Looks like the weather gods are smiling on Ascot this year for most men and beasts.
  • Mon, Jun 13, 2022
    La Coupe G3 was the main race on the card, over 2000m with going good to soft.
  • Mon, Jun 13, 2022
    Well they sort of got us again when they changed the going on the dirt track to "fast" from "wet and slow".
  • Mon, Jun 13, 2022
    That is the word going round about Flightline after his effortless win in the Met at Belmont USA on Saturday.
  • Mon, Jun 06, 2022
    Songline got the better of favourite Schnell Meister to win the 72nd Yasuda Kinen.
  • Sun, Jun 05, 2022
    This is the last of the Sunday G1 for now as the horses line up at Fuchu Sunday.
  • Fri, Jun 03, 2022
    Even though though Her Majesty will not be present it looks like a good couple of days.
  • Fri, Jun 03, 2022
    Ask anyone in England where Lester rode his last two winners and they may guess one but certainly not two.
2022 May
  • Mon, May 30, 2022
    Torquator Tasso went off as favourite but the warning from the trainer that he would prefer him to be fully fit in September was ominous.
  • Mon, May 30, 2022
    Firstly in the G3 Prix du Palais-Royale when Egot came charging down the straight.
  • Mon, May 23, 2022
    As well as winning the Gold Cup in Ireland Haggas brought Maljoom to Cologne for the German 2000 Guineas.
  • Mon, May 23, 2022
    The G1 was run on Saturday in the presence of spectators!
  • Mon, May 23, 2022
    The last G1 of the Hong Kong season, the Standard Champions and Chater, went to the favourite Russian Emperor for Douglas Whyte and Blake Shinn.
  • Sun, May 22, 2022
    The 83rd running of the Yushun Himba or Japanese Oaks G1 will take place at Tokyo on Sunday.
  • Fri, May 20, 2022
    A rare (these days) G1 race with just local runners at present but the public is back.
  • Fri, May 20, 2022
    The weekend starts with the Friday and the running of the Black-Eyed Susan.
  • Mon, May 16, 2022
    The wonderful filly Sodashi is easy to spot in her races – she seems to be whiter than ever.
  • Sun, May 15, 2022
    We still don't have a market for the runners in the 51st Oleander-Rennen G2 for the 4y+ over 3200m.
  • Sun, May 15, 2022
    Not the most exciting card with the Class 2 Race 3 over 1600m the feature.
  • Sat, May 14, 2022
    In winning the Yorkshire Cup Stradivarius broke the record of Cirrus des Aigles for the most wins of group races in Europe.
  • Thu, May 12, 2022
    This very popular program for the youngsters is finding it hard to get insurance for their races.
  • Thu, May 12, 2022
    The Prix d'Hedouville for 4y+ over the 2400m trip has 6 runners.
  • Mon, May 09, 2022
    This has propelled Stone Age into Epsom Derby favouritism as Luxembourge who was fav is out until the Autumn.
  • Mon, May 09, 2022
    Coming from gate 18 Yuga Kawada gave Danon Scorpion a steady ride.
  • Sun, May 08, 2022
    The highlight of this day is the G3 Karin Baronin von Ullmann Schwarzgold-Rennen for the 3yo fillies over 1600m.
  • Sat, May 07, 2022
    There's not a great deal to say about today's card
  • Wed, May 04, 2022
    The charming town of Chester and its unique racecourse in the centre of town are the scene of this Wednesday to Friday's top races.
  • Mon, May 02, 2022
    The name is Doyle, James Doyle, winning rider for both the 2000 and 1000 Guineas at Newmarket.
  • Mon, May 02, 2022
    The 165th Tenno Sho (Spring) was won in great style by Titleholder who led the whole way and finished 7 lengths ahead of favourite and last year's second Deep Bond. There was a length back to T O Royal whom we will keep in the little black book.
  • Sun, May 01, 2022
    And that means there's a G1 at Longchamp, the Prix Ganay.
2022 April
  • Mon, Apr 25, 2022
    There is now another name to consider for the Oaks after Erika Vita won the Flora at Tokyo.
  • Mon, Apr 25, 2022
    The 3 G1s this year have certainly established the champions in each of their respective categories.
  • Fri, Apr 22, 2022
    Unbelievable that less than a month ago we were watching him on the track at Meydan.
  • Mon, Apr 18, 2022
    There was a big upset in the Prix de la Grotte when 9/1 chance Rosacea put in a flying finish to grab the race.
  • Mon, Apr 18, 2022
    America's losingest horse with 100 starts without a win, has died at an Old Friends retirement farm.
  • Sat, Apr 16, 2022
    This is a nice time to explore the Berkshire countryside and take in the Newbury races.
  • Mon, Apr 11, 2022
    The Kenneland festival continues with the running of the Ashland on Friday and the Blue Grass Stakes Gr 1 on Saturday for the 3yos.
  • Mon, Apr 11, 2022
    With no doubt several Irish hangovers after the Grand National success of Noble Yeats, racing came back to earth at the Curragh.
  • Mon, Apr 11, 2022
    The first day of the flat season at the Paris HQ had 2 G3s for the youngsters and a very good If small field for the Harcourt.
  • Mon, Apr 11, 2022
    Favourite Namur drew the widest gate and with a sluggish start was never going to make it.
  • Sun, Apr 10, 2022
    Especially if you are an amateur jockey about to turn 40 and having your last race ride!
  • Sun, Apr 10, 2022
    The most exciting thing to happen in Hong Kong this week has been Joao Moreira getting 1200 wins!
  • Fri, Apr 08, 2022
    Results from Day 1 not too surprising and here's a look at Friday.
  • Wed, Apr 06, 2022
    With a couple of busy days on Thursday and Friday and then it's the Grand National 2022!
  • Mon, Apr 04, 2022
    The first of these was the Listed Red Rocks which went to Dr Zempf (Ger Lyons and Colin Keane) and our "roughie" Exquisite Acclaim put up a good showing in 4th.
  • Sat, Apr 02, 2022
    The second of 4 G1s coming over 4 weeks, the Osaka Hai is over 2000m at Hanshin.
  • Fri, Apr 01, 2022
    There are some other good races on the card but we will focus just on this race as it is Gr 1 and has 11 runners.
2022 March
  • Mon, Mar 28, 2022
    With nearly everyone being unable to travel for the last 2 years this was the first time a major meeting has been "business as usual".
  • Sun, Mar 27, 2022
    Only second in the Golden Shaheen but dead heat for first in the Turf and a win for Sharyar In the Sheema.
  • Sat, Mar 26, 2022
    While the Cup itself is an incredible race there are 8 races before it.
  • Fri, Mar 25, 2022
    The track has been unusually busy from 5 am and sometimes earlier the last couple of days.
  • Tue, Mar 22, 2022
    What looks like being a clear race is suddenly not so clear after the barrier draw.
  • Tue, Mar 15, 2022
    The weather looks near perfect and all is in ready for a bumper edition of the Cheltenham Festival.
  • Sun, Mar 13, 2022
    The bubble has burst as Oji Chosan loses his first race in four years!
  • Mon, Mar 07, 2022
    Not much to report as the combined total of runners in the first two races would not make a full field.
  • Sun, Mar 06, 2022
    On Saturday at Hanshin we saw the fillies go round and the boys will run at Nakayama on Sunday.
  • Sat, Mar 05, 2022
    Well in Japanese racing at least after the successful raid on Riyadh!
  • Fri, Mar 04, 2022
    There is a busy program at Santa Anita this weekend and taking up as much printers' ink or more are the happenings in the various courts.
  • Fri, Mar 04, 2022
    This is indeed a "super" Saturday which many runners hoping to proceed to the Dubai World Cup Meeting in 3 weeks time.
2022 February
  • Mon, Feb 28, 2022
    Sunday's G2 over 1800m was another win for Yahagi-sensei.
  • Sun, Feb 27, 2022
    With Japan celebrating their big success in Riyadh, the domestic focus is on Nakayama.
  • Fri, Feb 25, 2022
    This is the last of the night meetings before Super Saturday.
  • Fri, Feb 25, 2022
    There's some great horses lining up for the big race and also the undercard, as the prize money is very generous.
  • Mon, Feb 21, 2022
    With Ascot seeming to have avoided the worst of Storm Eunice racing went ahead.
  • Mon, Feb 21, 2022
    Racing on the third of the Sundays went off without anything or anyone falling through the ice.
  • Sun, Feb 20, 2022
    But no big crowd again – the Covid numbers are back with a vengeance so it is hard to see the situation changing in the short term.
  • Sun, Feb 20, 2022
    This is the third and final weekend of the famous "White Turf" races which are run over a frozen lake.
  • Sat, Feb 19, 2022
    So racing will be able to happen although the weather for the rest of the weekend seems pretty dire
  • Fri, Feb 18, 2022
    The Aussies are coming – actually they have already arrived.
  • Sun, Feb 13, 2022
    At Meydan on Friday Lord Glitters scored a unique double in winning the Singspiel for the second year running.
  • Sun, Feb 13, 2022
    Which is to be run at Hanshin over 2200m.
  • Fri, Feb 11, 2022
    There is more of interest happening in various courts and tribunals than there is on course this week.
  • Fri, Feb 11, 2022
    Things are hotting up in Meydan with more stars appearing and huge entry for the DWC races.
  • Mon, Feb 07, 2022
    The second round of the Al Maktoum Challenge saw the American star Hot Rod Charlie show what the hype was all about.
  • Fri, Feb 04, 2022
    The second round of the Al Maktoum Challenge will be run at Meydan on 4th Feb.
  • Fri, Feb 04, 2022
    The ongoing trials in the US of the numerous people indicted for doping offences has seen another guilty verdict.
2022 January
  • Mon, Jan 24, 2022
    The second round of the Carnival was, as expected, a good night for Godolphin.
  • Mon, Jan 24, 2022
    We said in the preview that all Shishkin had to do to win the Clarence House was stay upright.
  • Sun, Jan 23, 2022
    Wonder horse Golden Sixty will try to tie Silent Witness's record of wins.
  • Mon, Jan 17, 2022
    California Spangles lived up to the hype at Sha Tin on Sunday.
  • Sun, Jan 16, 2022
    The Nikkei Shinshun Hai G2 is the top race on the program.
  • Sun, Jan 16, 2022
    Dubai's Carnival got underway on Friday (Dubai time).
  • Wed, Jan 12, 2022
    She was by Deep Impact out of a sister of 2016 Arc winner Found.
  • Mon, Jan 10, 2022
    The contenders for the 4yo Classics had to sit back and watch as an older horse taught them how to do it.
  • Mon, Jan 10, 2022
    People indicted over the doping of horses on the East Coast have been keeping the courtroom busy.
  • Fri, Jan 07, 2022
    Tolworth favourite Constitution Hill won his last start over c&d by 14 lengths.
2021 December
  • Fri, Dec 31, 2021
    That was at Nakayama on 28th and it was the last chance for the 2yo colts to get a win on their line for the year.
  • Tue, Dec 28, 2021
    The Welsh Grand National can turn up some great stories.
  • Mon, Dec 27, 2021
    The 3yo continued his impressive career yesterday and looks likely to become the Horse of the Year.
  • Mon, Dec 27, 2021
    Those of us who watched the Malibu Stakes from Santa Anita on Sunday/Monday witnessed something very special.
  • Mon, Dec 27, 2021
    Sha Tin is the venue for Monday 27th the Christmas Day Holiday.
  • Mon, Dec 27, 2021
    Sunday's opening day saw Ferny Hollow the short-priced favourite oblige.
  • Sat, Dec 25, 2021
    While other jurisdictions have capped or banned crowds, Kempton has escaped this and will go ahead as "normal".
  • Mon, Dec 20, 2021
    Japan's champion jockey on several occasions pulled out another great ride to win the Asahi Hai Futurity on Do Deuce.
  • Sat, Dec 11, 2021
    Top trainers Frederic Rossi and his nephews Cedric and Charley along with several other people have been taken into custody in Southern France.
  • Sat, Dec 11, 2021
    There's plenty to like about the four G1 Races on the card at Sha Tin on Sunday.
  • Tue, Dec 07, 2021
    There was a beautiful sight for the first three quarters of the Champions Cup at Chukyo.
  • Sat, Dec 04, 2021
    It will be the same as Kizuna 12 milliion yen or $150k give or take.
2021 November
  • Mon, Nov 22, 2021
    Gran Alegria (Great Joy) has provided much joy to her followers throughout her career.
  • Sun, Nov 21, 2021
    Backed by BOC there are 3 G2s and 2 Class 2s on the card.
  • Sat, Nov 20, 2021
    Closer to his 9th birthday than his 8th Lord Glitters glowed in Bahrain.
  • Mon, Nov 08, 2021
    In the Copa Republica Argentina G2 over 2500m the first three were in the first four in the market.
  • Fri, Nov 05, 2021
    Del Mar is the venue and Friday is the first of the two day spectacular.
  • Mon, Nov 01, 2021
    We've been on Incentivise since way back and are not to be put off.
2021 October
  • Sun, Oct 24, 2021
    There are G1s happening and the Gran Premio Latino Americano.
  • Tue, Oct 19, 2021
    She really blotted her copybook in the Shuka Sho at Hanshin on Sunday
  • Tue, Oct 19, 2021
    Since they seem to want the track called by the full name we shall stay in French for the title.
  • Sun, Oct 17, 2021
    There's a promo for this with Joao Moreira looking ultra-suave wearing a bow tie.
  • Sun, Oct 17, 2021
    Two good warm-ups for the Breeders' Cup at Woodbine.
  • Mon, Oct 11, 2021
    Despite the huge amount of rain that fell on Hong Kong the track got upgraded.
  • Mon, Oct 11, 2021
    Following Saturday's races at Belmont and Keeneland a number of horses have gained entries to Breeders' Cup races.
  • Sun, Oct 10, 2021
    Patrick Mullins has been told to hang on tight in his first ride in this famous race.
  • Sun, Oct 10, 2021
    Typhoon Lionrock has been dumping rain on Hong Kong the last couple of days.
  • Sun, Oct 03, 2021
    There was still the G1 Sun Chariot at Newmarket and a brace of G3s at Ascot.
  • Fri, Oct 01, 2021
    There's racing at Newmarket and Ascot of interest with tracks Good to Soft at best.
2021 September
  • Wed, Sep 29, 2021
    It's not the oldest race but it is the one every owner, trainer, jockey wants to win.
  • Sun, Sep 26, 2021
    The Sankei Sho All Comers and the Kobe Shimbun Hai are the races in question.
  • Sat, Sep 25, 2021
    The feature is the G3 Grosser Preis der Landershaupstadt Dresden.
  • Sat, Sep 25, 2021
    He's got a huge international fan base and has added another G2 to his impressive record.
  • Sat, Sep 18, 2021
    It's on the bucket list but we've never made it to Ayr to see the actual race.
  • Sun, Sep 12, 2021
    The great Irish weekend continues with the Irish St Leger highlighting a top card.
  • Sat, Sep 11, 2021
    Stradivarius swept down the straight to win his second Doncaster Cup.
  • Thu, Sep 09, 2021
    The last of the classics will be run at Doncaster on Saturday.
  • Sun, Sep 05, 2021
    There are 4 G3s on the card as well, starting off with the Prix de la Rochette over 1400m
  • Thu, Sep 02, 2021
    And back to work at Longchamp this Thursday.
2021 August
  • Mon, Aug 23, 2021
    The first half of the program went to the favourites, the second half didn't.
  • Mon, Aug 23, 2021
    Up in the northern island of Hokkaido the white wonder won again!