Frankie Dettori will not be able to take up the ride on current 11/8 favourite Emily Upjohn in next week’s Coral Eclipse at Sandown after his appeal against a nine-day ban for careless riding was unsuccessful.
Nashwa makes the trip north for the 1m2f Group 3 Jenningsbet In Shiremoor Hoppings Fillies' Stakes (6:35) at Newcastle on Friday and will be hoping to make amends for her disappointing reappearance fourth in the Prix Corrida.
Despite an unsuccessful Royal Ascot week, trainer Charlie Appleby enjoyed a double on the card at Newmarket on Saturday with Ancient Wisdom taking out the 7f Class 4 Join Racing TV Now British EBF Novice Stakes.
Racing NSW and the Australian Turf Club today announced further exciting enhancements to Australia's richest racing Carnival - the Sydney Everest Carnival.
There are two competitive handicaps on Thursday of the Royal meeting and the three-year-olds take their chance in the 1m4f King George V Stakes (3:05).
Although better known for his jumping exploits, Nicky Henderson is no stranger to Royal Ascot success and enjoyed further Royal meeting glory as Ahorsewithnoname (7/1) stayed on stoutly in the Ascot Stakes (Heritage Handicap).
Archie Watson's Bradsell (14/1) was made to battle on bravely to get the better of John Quinn's superstar mare Highfield Princess (7/4 F) in a brilliant renewal of the King's Stand Stakes at Ascot this afternoon.
The form of the 2000 Guineas will stand trial in the Group 1 St James’s Palace Stakes on the opening day of Royal Ascot, with Chaldean returning to the track for the first time since his Classic victory.
The opening contest on day one sees twelve of the finest older milers do battle, with Lockinge winner Modern Games taking on John and Thady Gosden’s reappearing Inspiral in the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes.
The Christopher Head-trained Blue Rose Cen (16/5 F) stretched her winning streak to five with an impressive performance in the Group 1 Prix de Diane at Chantilly.
Lingfield Park have most distances covered during their all-weather afternoon meeting on Monday with seven races from 5f to 2m. We preview the action...
Two weeks after the Prix du Jockey Club, the fillies take centre stage at Chantilly for the Group 1 Prix de Diane (French Oaks) over 1m2½f. We analyse the chance of each runner…
This year’s Prix de Diane (French Oaks) at Chantilly looks to be an exciting renewal with top French fillies Blue Rose Cen, Pensee Du Jour and Jannah Rose opposing for the first time. There is a strong contingent from the UK and Ireland, headed by Listed winner Running Lion and Aidan O’Brien’s Never Ending Story.
With Royal Ascot on the horizon, it’s probably fair to say the majority of people in racing will already be looking forward to next week. However, Doncaster plays host to seven interesting races on Sunday afternoon including a competitive Class 2 sprint handicap.
The Saturday before Royal Ascot may feel like a quiet affair but there is still plenty of high-class action, with York hosting the 1m6f Listed Race To The Ebor Grand Cup Stakes and Sandown Park featuring the 5f Listed Scurry Stakes.
John and Thady Gosden look to have yet another high-class filly on their hands following Al Asifah's breath-taking performance in the Listed Keyser Fillies' Stakes at Goodwood this afternoon.
Aidan O’Brien looks to have another smart juvenile on his hands following a quite taking debut success from Pearls And Rubies (3/1) at Navan this afternoon.
Leading Irish jumps trainer, Willie Mullins is ready and is “looking forward” to Royal Ascot with multiple runners, hopeful of gaining a start at the meeting.
Haydock Park is one of seven meetings across the UK and Ireland on Saturday and it features three Black Type races: the 5f Listed Achilles Stakes, the 1m4f Group 3 Lester Piggott Stakes and the 7f Group 3 John of Gaunt Stakes.
Four runners set to line up in the 4:30pm "Follow @attheraces On Twitter Handicap" (Class 6) (4yo+ 0-65) at Brighton racecourse are ineligible to race and have been made non-runners.
Beverley host a valuable race-card on Saturday, featuring the Hilary Needler Trophy Fillies' Conditions Stakes and the Two Year Old Trophy Conditions Stakes.
Ascot Racecourse have stated they ‘do not plan’ to apply for a High Court Injunction to cover 'the potential threat of disruption and trespass at Royal Ascot'.
The exciting Bluestocking will head to Royal Ascot for the Group 2 Ribblesdale Stakes or to France for the Group 1 Prix de Diane (French Oaks), dependant on ground conditions.
The Group 1 Irish Derby at the Curragh is shaping into an exciting rematch between the main protagonists from the Epsom Classic after Juddmonte suggested Arrest could head to Ireland.
The Coral-Eclipse at Sandown Park on the 8th of July is shaping up to be the contest of the season with Coronation Cup heroine Emily Upjohn and impressive Prix du Jockey Club winner Ace Impact identifying the 1m2f contest as a possible target.
Michael Tabor, part owner of Epsom Derby hero Auguste Rodin, has indicated the three-year-old could attempt the UK and Irish Derby double at The Curragh at the beginning of July.
It was a double-Derby weekend with the UK and French Classics on Saturday and Sunday. We look back at the eye-catchers you may have missed whilst enjoying Group 1 action at Epsom Downs and Chantilly…
Jean-Claude Rouget’s Ace Impact (9/1) took the step up to Group 1 level in his stride with an emphatic victory in this afternoon’s Qatar Prix du Jockey Club.
Stephane Wattel’s stable star Simca Mille (2/5 F) showed his class back down in grade to land the Group 2 Grand Prix de Chantilly with the minimum of fuss this afternoon.
It was a day to savour on the Epsom Downs for Italian star, Frankie Dettori as he recorded a seventh Oaks success on Soul Sister and completed a memorable Group 1 double following Emily Upjohn’s Coronation Stakes triumph.
Saturday’s (3 June) Derby Stakes (2405m) around the unique contours of Epsom racecourse is a riddle to match any in the recent history of this great Classic encounter.
The 'second string' from the O'Brien yard according to price, Be Happy started favourite for the Listed Oaks Trial Stakes at Lingfield and could only manage second behind Eternal Hope. The race was run on the all-weather which suited the winner, who had exclusively raced on that surface previously, compared to Be Happy who had previously only raced on turf.
This year’s renewal of the Epsom Derby is expected to be an exciting contest with no clear favourite or domination from the leading yards. Similar comments could apply to the Group 1 Oaks, run at Epsom on Friday.
