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Collen Storey salutes the crowd after winning the feature aboard Forest Of Dean Thursday: Newcastle Less than 24 hours after riding a winner for the King, South African-born jockey Collen Storey notched another notable success in famous colours as he steered the Godolphin-owned Forest Of Dean to victory in the All-Weather Championships Fast-Track…

Cyberknife, shown winning the Arkansas Derby, tops the list of invitations to the Grade I Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 28. Coady Photography, courtesy of Oaklawn Park Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Kentucky Derby preps in California and New York highlight the weekend horse racing schedule with plenty of would-be stars looking for a big step…

Zandon, shown winning the Grade I Blue Grass Stakes, runs in Saturday's Grade I Cigar Mile at Aqueduct. Photo courtesy of Keeneland Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Triple Crown contenders from the past three seasons will battle it out in a field of seven for one of this weekend's top races, the Grade I Cigar Mile at Aqueduct, where 2023 Kentucky Derby hopefuls…

Known as one of the hardest working jockeys in the weighing room, Morris was ridden over 100 winners a year since 2011 and was notching up number 94 for 2022 in the Spreadex Sports Get £50 In Bonuses Handicap. Although yet to reach the century this term, it is fitting that winner number 2000 for the career has come in the season Morris has enjoyed…

Known as one of the hardest working jockeys in the weighing room, Morris was ridden over 100 winners a year since 2011 and was notching up number 94 for 2022 in the Spreadex Sports Get £50 In Bonuses Handicap. Although yet to reach the century this term, it is fitting that winner number 2000 for the career has come in the season Morris has enjoyed…

We could see the next winner of the Welsh National as a classy field head to the trial at Chepstow on Saturday, while there is All-Weather Fast-Track Qualifier action at Wolverhampton, all live on Sky Sports Racing. Last year's Coral Welsh Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (1.37) unearthed the winner of the big race itself Iwilldoit bolted up…

Zandon, shown winning the Grade I Blue Grass Stakes, runs in Saturday's Grade I Cigar Mile at Aqueduct. Photo courtesy of Keeneland Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Triple Crown contenders from the past three seasons will battle it out in a field of seven for one of this weekend's top races, the Grade I Cigar Mile at Aqueduct, where 2023 Kentucky Derby hopefuls…

Sodashi, a rare white Thoroughbred shown winning the Artemis Stakes earlier in the season, is among the favorites for Sunday's Grade 1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies. Photo courtesy of Japan Racing Association Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Weekend horse racing takes an international turn as Sunday's Longines Hong Kong International Races could see the final runs by…

Doncaster, Kempton and Kelso host the ITV racing fixtures on Saturday, March 26. The Lincoln is the feature race on Town Moor, where William Haggas chases another victory with Mujtaba Modern News (right) is one of the key runners in the Lincoln ANOTHER BATT is taken to spring a shock in the SBK Lincoln Handicap (3.35) as curtain goes up on the 2022…

Wolverhampton hosts a busy nine-race card under the lights on Monday evening, all live on Sky Sports Racing from 4.25pm. John and Thady Gosden's Shining Al Danah dominates the markets on her handicap debut for the feature contest, the talkSPORT Powered By Fans EBF Fillies' Handicap (7.25). After finishing down in fifth on her debut at Newmarket…

Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Kentucky-based horses ably defended their home turf in the weekend Claiming Crown series at Churchill Downs, while 2-year-olds, some still eyeing a shot at next year's big races, were at work at tracks from coast to coast. Del Mar swung back into operation, and Woodbine and Churchill Downs had rich stakes offerings. On the…

There was little doubt that Highfield Princess was the sprinter who achieved the highest profile during the season, thanks mainly to completing a Group 1 hat-trick in three countries in the space of not much more than a month in the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville, the Nunthorpe at York (replay below) and the Flying Five at the Curragh. The…

Missed The Cut: Jim Crowley is led in after winning in record time Saturday: Lingfield Missed The Cut treated a sun-soaked Surrey crowd to a track record when putting Algiers in the shade in the featured Listed Churchill Stakes. The 5-4 favourite overcame a wide draw and an equally wide trip under Jim Crowley to make up at least seven lengths in…

The dual Listed action at Lingfield on Saturday has attracted some big names from the Flat, while there is also jumping from Uttoxeter and evening entertainment from Wolverhampton, all live on Sky Sports Racing. It looks a very strong renewal of the Listed BetUK Churchill Stakes (3.10) as Bolshoi Ballet heads a field of 12. Aidan O'Brien's…

The November Meeting continues at Cheltenham on Saturday, where the Paddy Power Gold Cup headlines the action. Along with four races from Prestbury Park, we'll head over to Lingfield for two Listed races in their All-Weather Finals series. Monmiral always looked like he'd make up into a high-class chaser, so I was surprised when Paul Nicholls kept…

Bolshoi Ballet: was last seen running in the Hong Kong Cup in December Saturday: Lingfield Aidan O'Brien has a rare runner on Lingfield's all-weather track with Bolshoi Ballet, although he faces a battle for favouritism in the Listed Bet UK Churchill Stakes (3.10) with the progressive Missed The Cut. Bolshoi Ballet was touted so highly by O'Brien…

Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Last weekend, some of the world's best horses were on display in the Breeders' Cup at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky. This weekend, the blue-collar horses get their time in the sun in the Claiming Crown races 75 miles to the west at Churchill Downs. We'll also see if the Twin Spires folks have been able to coax grass to grow, as two of…

Messier wins Sunday's Bob Hope Stakes at Del Mar for trainer Bob Baffert. Benoit photo, courtesy of Del Mar Turf Club Nov. 15, 2021 Trainer Bob Baffert saddled the winners of both 2-year-old races at Del Mar, Bell's the One was a popular winner at Churchill Downs, while Mandate scored a big upset at Aqueduct in highlights of weekend horse…

Hong Kong Horse of the Year Golden Sixty in morning trackwork Oct. 11, preparing for his return to action. Photo courtesy of Hong Kong Jockey Club Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Two-year-olds are on display this weekend at tracks from France to England and on to California, while much of the globe girds for the Breeders' Cup World Championships in two weeks'…

Classic Causeway, shown winning the Sam F. Davis Stakes earlier in the meeting, is morning-line favorite for Saturday's Tampa Bay. SV Photography photo, courtesy of Tampa Bay Downs March 11 (UPI) -- With the Kentucky Derby picture still very much uncertain, Saturday's Tampa Bay Derby looms as a golden opportunity for one or more of the 3-year-olds…

MITBAAHY is fancied to win the battle of the fastest horses on Goodwood's card in the King George Qatar Stakes (3.35). Roger Varian's sprinter was unlucky not to take the spoils at Sandown, enduring a troubled passaged over the minimum trip. Raasel was in front that day but the selection has a fine chance of turning the tables. Earlier on the…

If you are looking for an industry professional with a long history in the gambling space, look no further than Unibet's Ed Nicholson. His hair may be long gone, but the Racing Communications and Sponsorship boss is only 53 and he has crammed plenty into his working life. Nicholson, the son of a teacher that visited every racecourse in the…

The five-year-old mare, winner of her last three runs at Group One level, will bid to back up her latest impressive success in the Flying Five at the Curragh when she heads to the $1million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint in Kentucky. The John Fairley-owned daughter of Night Of Thunder started her remarkable winning spree on All-Weather Championships…

2.00 Newcastle All-Weather Mile Championships Conditions Stakes, 1m My Oberon is likely to be one of the shorter priced runners as he is down in class after competing in a Group 1 at Meydan, his biggest competition may come from Bless Him who is 2-3 at Newcastle. SPOTLIGHT TIP: MY OBERON Sixth in Group 1 Dubai Turf last month; leading claims now…