What a weekend it was for the Godolphin team at Newmarket and beyond. Sheikh Mohammed’s operation did the unthinkable: they landed the Kentucky Oaks-Derby double …
Category: Horse Racing
Varying Figures Reported for Racecourse Attendances in First Quarter of 2025
With lockdown now a long way behind us, though with the cost-of-living crisis still very real, we don’t expect miracles in terms of racecourse attendance …
Jump Trainers’ Title Going to the Wire
Until recently, it seemed Dan Skelton had the jumps trainers’ title sewn up. As of now, it’s sad and yet somehow exciting yet a feature …
2025 Classics Taking Shape With Trials Galore Ahead of the 2000 Guineas
The first classics of the season at Newmarket are coming thick and fast. Ahead of the impending trials, there has already been plenty of market …
Grand National the Highlight of a Brilliant Racing Week
The once-a-year betting spectacular that is the Grand National takes place this Saturday (April 5). Perhaps not the event it once was, it has come …
Lincoln Day at Doncaster Marks the Return of Turf Flat Racing this Weekend
This Saturday marks the official start of the Flat turf season in Britain. What that means, of course, is that it’s Lincoln Handicap Day. As …
Fallers, Mistakes and Raw Emotion at the Cheltenham Festival
The first two days of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival have certainly created some stories. There have been numerous mistakes made by favourites, leading to big …
Saudi Cup: The World’s Richest Horse Race is Back
This weekend, the Saudi Cup is run at the King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh. Worth a huge $20 million (£16m), the feature race is part …
Grand National Weights and Latest Cheltenham Entries Announced
On Tuesday, we learned this year’s Grand National weights and at the time same, further Cheltenham entries and scratchings. Horses were taken out of the …
Trainer Interview Boycott Halted as Common Sense Prevails
Thank the racing gods that common sense has prevailed this weekend. At least for now. A boycott of TV interviews by certain racehorse trainers was …