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Meade pleased after Advertise wins Phoenix Stakes

Martyn Meade hopes his first Group One winner out of the historic Manton yard will lead to bigger and better things to come. Meade took on the might of Ballydoyle with Advertise in Sunday’s Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh, a race Aidan O’Brien has made his own down the years, but it proved the […]
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Silvestre de Sousa lands Ripon double

If ever a horse was made in the image of his jockey, then Gurkha Friend certainly mirrors Silvestre de Sousa and the pair racked up another win at Ripon. The champion jockey has been on board for three of the six-year-old’s four victories at the Garden Racecourse – but his mount looked beaten a […]
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Gino on the winning Trail for Kerry Lee

Gino Trail made the most of having his sights lowered when galloping his rivals into submission at Wetherby. Kerry Lee’s charge kicked off his campaign by finishing a distant third in the Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter three weeks ago and had less on his plate in bidding to give weight to just three rivals […]
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Waiting Patiently for Caspian Caviar Gold Cup date

The Caspian Caviar Gold Cup at Cheltenham is a potential target for Malcolm Jefferson’s exciting chaser Waiting Patiently. The six-year-old extended his unbeaten record over fences to four with an assured comeback victory in the Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase at Carlisle earlier this month and is set to step up in class either at […]
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Newbury not concerned by cold forecast

Officials at Newbury do not anticipate any problems with the forecast spell of cold weather ahead of the two-day Winter Carnival meeting, headlined by the Ladbrokes Trophy Handicap Chase on Saturday. Officials at Newbury do not anticipate any problems with the forecast spell of cold weather ahead of the two-day Winter Carnival meeting, headlined by […]
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Testing ground for big Newcastle card

Testing conditions are expected for Newcastle’s big jumps meeting on Saturday, featuring the Unibet Fighting Fifth Hurdle. Heavy rain over the last day or so has seen the ground ease to soft, heavy in places. Clerk of the course James Armstrong has also to deal with the prospect of lower temperatures on Thursday before they […]
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Chantal Blaak wins women’s world championship road race

Dutch champion Chantal Blaak took a surprise victory in the women’s world championship road race in Bergen on Saturday. The 27-year-old used her more illustrious team-mates Anna van der Breggen, the Olympic champion, and Annemiek van Vleuten, the time-trial world champion, as a foil to escape to a solo victory at the end of the […]
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Blond Me set for Hong Kong farewell

Blond Me is set to round off her racing career in Hong Kong later this year after claiming Grade One glory in Canada on Sunday. Andrew Balding’s mare made a successful start to the season in the Middleton Stakes at York in May before finding only Winter too strong in the Nassau Stakes at […]
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Johannes Vermeer set for Caulfield Cup

Johannes Vermeer is set to make a swift return to action in Saturday’s BMW Caulfield Cup after narrowly failing to strike at Caulfield over the weekend. Aidan O’Brien’s charge was beaten just a head in the Group One Ladbrokes Stakes, making eyecatching late headway but just failing to catch Gailo Chop over 10 furlongs. […]
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MIck Quinn has high hopes for Great Hall

Mick Quinn will try to strike while the iron is hot with Great Hall in Saturday’s Gigaset Cumberland Lodge Stakes at Ascot. The seven-year-old has returned to form with a vengeance for Quinn this season and won off his highest ever mark at Yarmouth last time out. That was his third win in […]
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Fast facts before you pick a horse in the 2017 Belmont Stakes

When the 149th running of the Belmont Stakes goes down Saturday (6:47 p.m. ET post time, NBC), the field for the final leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown will have neither the winner of the Kentucky Derby nor the Preakness Stakes winner. Always Dreaming and Cloud Computing will not be contenders for a second […]
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Sydney set to host Australia’s new richest thoroughbred race

The war between Sydney and Melbourne could reach boiling point, with Australia’s largest city set to host the nation’s, and the world’s, richest horse race on turf. The Melbourne Cup had previously held the mantle as Australia’s top earning thoroughbred race, however Randwick’s Everest sprint in October now boasts a purse of $10 million. […]
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Australia joins fight against illegal bookies

Australian horse racing authorities have joined the fight against illegal offshore bookmakers as part of the Asian Racing Federation’s biggest ever crackdown on underground operators. In a bid to combat the flow of billions of dollars heading into illegal bookies’ pockets, the organisation has assembled an anti-illegal betting task force with the aim of […]
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The Preakness: fastest times, best moments in race’s history

Just because the Kentucky Derby is more popular and the Belmont Stakes crowns the rare Triple Crown-winning horses doesn’t mean we should ignore the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. Fastest Preakness times Secretariat ran the fastest race in Preakness history in 1973, but it wasn’t until 2012 that it was recognized as such. […]
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Always Dreaming eyes Triple Crown

Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming is scheduled to arrive at Pimlico Race Course on Tuesday morning in preparation for the May 20 Preakness Stakes, and the colt’s early arrival is an unconventional approach for trainer Todd Pletcher. When he elects to run in the Preakness, Pletcher typically ships his horses to Pimlico late, the […]
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Expert picks, how to bet on the race, horse racing terms

Horse racing only crosses the American sports radar a few times a year, so you may need a refresher on how to bet it — the Kentucky Derby specifically. The good news is it’s legal across the United States, unlike betting on other sports, so you won’t have a problem getting action down online. […]
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The champ is back – Winx close to a return

Australian superstar Winx will be back racing by mid-February and racing fans will get a chance to see her much sooner than that. “She’s dead set three weeks away from a trial,” Winx’s trainer Chris Waller said. “She’ll have a couple of trials.” Waller is looking at a four-start autumn campaign, kicking off in the […]
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Hamilton sees turbulence ahead during this racing season

Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton has warned that Formula One’s new cars, while better looking and thrilling to drive, may not do much for the racing when the season starts in Australia on March 26. The Briton, clear title favourite after the retirement of Mercedes team mate and champion Nico Rosberg, said overtaking could be […]
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Cheltenham Festival 2016 – Tizzard

Sometime in the past Colin Tizzard was a cattle farmer with a couple of racehorses as a sideline, and whose most noteworthy brandishing accomplishment had gone ahead the cricket field. How things have changed, and are possibly going to change further. While Tizzard, 60, is still ready to loll in the memory of […]
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“Voice of Racing” – Sir Peter O’ Sullevan died

The former commentator of BBC racing Sir Peter O’ Sullevan who used to dub “Voice of Racing” has died. It is though very sad for his commentary lovers during the races. The commentator died at the age of 97. He was passing through the long stage of illness. Sir Peter O’ Sullevan is known as […]
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Meade pleased after Advertise wins Phoenix Stakes
By vic on August 14, 2018
Martyn Meade hopes his first Group One winner out of the historic Manton yard will lead to bigger and better things to come. Meade...
Silvestre de Sousa lands Ripon double
By vic on June 7, 2018
If ever a horse was made in the image of his jockey, then Gurkha Friend certainly mirrors Silvestre de Sousa and the pair racked up...
Gino on the winning Trail for Kerry Lee
By vic on January 14, 2018
Gino Trail made the most of having his sights lowered when galloping his rivals into submission at Wetherby. Kerry Lee’s charge kicked off his campaign...
Waiting Patiently for Caspian Caviar Gold Cup date
By vic on January 12, 2018
The Caspian Caviar Gold Cup at Cheltenham is a potential target for Malcolm Jefferson’s exciting chaser Waiting Patiently. The six-year-old extended his unbeaten record over...
Newbury not concerned by cold forecast
By vic on January 11, 2018
Officials at Newbury do not anticipate any problems with the forecast spell of cold weather ahead of the two-day Winter Carnival meeting, headlined by the...
Testing ground for big Newcastle card
By vic on January 10, 2018
Testing conditions are expected for Newcastle’s big jumps meeting on Saturday, featuring the Unibet Fighting Fifth Hurdle. Heavy rain over the last day or so...
Chantal Blaak wins women’s world championship road race
By vic on October 7, 2017
Dutch champion Chantal Blaak took a surprise victory in the women’s world championship road race in Bergen on Saturday. The 27-year-old used her more illustrious...
Blond Me set for Hong Kong farewell
By vic on October 6, 2017
Blond Me is set to round off her racing career in Hong Kong later this year after claiming Grade One glory in Canada on Sunday....
Johannes Vermeer set for Caulfield Cup
By vic on October 5, 2017
Johannes Vermeer is set to make a swift return to action in Saturday’s BMW Caulfield Cup after narrowly failing to strike at Caulfield over the...
MIck Quinn has high hopes for Great Hall
By vic on October 2, 2017
Mick Quinn will try to strike while the iron is hot with Great Hall in Saturday’s Gigaset Cumberland Lodge Stakes at Ascot. The seven-year-old...