#Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes

Champion miler Baaeed will set a very high standard when he bids to extend his unbeaten run to seven races in Saturday's Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes at Newbury, in which he will start a strong odds-on chance in a field of nine. Newbury's one-mile showpiece, which forms part of the 35-race QIPCO British Champions Series, has attracted a deep line-up,…

The rains stopped at Pimlico Thursday morning just as Kentucky Derby winner Justify (pictured) stepped out to test the track in preparation for Saturday's Preakness. Photo courtesy of Maryland Jockey Club The sun didn't shine on My Old Kentucky Home on Derby Day this year and it's unlikely to shine on Saturday's Preakness, either. But for Derby…

BAAEED can star in the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes (British Champions Series) (3.20pm) at Newbury on Saturday afternoon. Willie Haggas' four-year-old is hardly a betting prospect at long odds-on but he looks sure to maintain his unbeaten record in the Group One feature at the Berkshire track. The son of the Sea The Stars didn't race as a juvenile but…

Saturday: Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes, Newbury Lockinge day is no stranger to hosting champions and William Haggas, who has lived and breathed the game for much of his life, might have one on his hands in the brilliant Baaeed, the potential star of the 2022 Flat season who captured the Al Shaqab-sponsored main event in a manner that suggested he will…

New Mandate Lockinge Stakes, 3.20 Newbury, Saturday 1pt each-way at 40-1 with Unibet, 33-1 generally (original advice), now a best-priced 25-1 generally New Mandate Queen Anne Stakes, Royal Ascot, June 14 1pt each-way at 66-1 with Unibet (original advice), now a best-priced 50-1 with bet365, 33-1 generally I'm surely not alone in thinking Baaeed…

PALACE PIER started Royal Ascot 2021 with a bang with a comfortable victory in the Queen Anne Stakes. The four-year-old son of Kingman - who also won the St James's Palace Stakes at the Royal meeting last season - was the leading three-year-old miler last season and he has picked up where he left off as he cruised to victory in the Group One…

Planet Sport's Live Race Centre have all you need to know about the ITV Racing heats on Saturday, May 14. Here's a quick list of Planet Sport's picks for the ITV Racing. Cadomosto (13.35 Newbury) Post Impressionist (13.50 Newmarket) Ilaraab (14.10 Newbury) Lir Speciale (14.25 Newmarket) Israr (14.45 Newbury) Baaeed (15.20 Newbury) Shine So Bright…

Brilliant Baaeed puts his unbeaten record on the line when he makes his seasonal reappearance in the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes, with both trainer William Haggas and regular rider Jim Crowley buoyed by the four-year-old's recent racecourse gallop at Chelmsford. Baaeed, officially rated 125 and winner of all six starts, highlighted by his…

In South Africa, daughters of Querari (a son of Green Desert's champion sprinter son Oasis Dream) in the form of Maria Querol and Fleeting, ran first and second respectively in Saturday's Listed World Sports Betting Stormsvlei Stakes, while Green Desert sire sons and grandsons made their mark overseas on the same day. Oasis Dream made headlines in…

The four-year-old, who is unbeaten in a ten-race career, will retire to stud after he contests the £1.3 million race over 1m2f, ten years after Frankel bowed out with victory in the 2012 QIPCO Champion Stakes with a record of 14 wins out of 14. After today's scratching stage for the QIPCO Champion Stakes, the Shadwell Estate Company-owned Baaeed is…