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It's the big day of Royal Ascot week and Frankie Dettori's mount Stradivarius bids to win a third Gold Cup at 3.35pm. Follow for live updates, tips and reaction History could be made at Royal Ascot, when Stradivarius races for a third Gold Cup. Only two horses have managed it before, Sagaro the first to complete the hat-trick from 1975 to…

Essential Quality, shown winning the Grade I Travers, is among the favorites in a Breeders' Cup Classic field announced this week. Photo courtesy of New York Racing Association Oct. 29 (UPI) -- It's a week for looking forward as horse racing around the globe nears its annual champion-making events and youngsters get in final licks to make a case…

The Qatar Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe clock is ticking for Enable and Frankie Dettori. Sunday will be a fourth and final shot at Europe's biggest all-age race for the six-year-old mare whose biological clock is telling her that it is time to become a mother rather a champion racehorse. And her jockey, with his 50th birthday circled on the calendar in…

Dettori was at his best on the 7-4 joint favourite, trained by John Gosden, to see off runner-up Vazirabad and long-time leader Torcedor in third. It was the 47-year-old jockey's sixth Gold Cup win and he treated the 70000 crowd to a trademark flying dismount. Joint favourite Order Of St George, the 2016 winner and last year's runner-up, could only…

Sodashi, shown winning the Sapporo Kinen in her last start Aug. 22, returns in Sunday's Grade 1 Shuka Sho at Hanshin Racecourse. Photo courtesy of Japan Racing Association Oct. 15 (UPI) -- As American horse racing enters its pre-Breeders' Cup "calm before the storm" this weekend, the international contingent ably plugs the gap with the world's…

Derby Day. A carnival of colour. Punters, picnics and pomp. Double-deckers lining the rails. More than 100000 people splayed across the downs. This time it's different. No spectators or dress code. Three miles of fencing, twice the distance of the big race itself, circling the course to keep people out. The 2020 Derby at Epsom is the Covid-19…

A fascinating renewal of the 241st £500000 Investec Derby with 16 runners going to post for the 12-furlong event. The market is headed at 9/4 by the Ed Walker-trained English King. The three-year-old has the services of Frankie Dettori, a dual winner of the famous Classic and was a very impressive winner of the Lingfield Derby Trial, a contest won…

Trainer John Gosden feels Stradivarius is returning to Goodwood next week in top shape despite the star stayer falling short in his bid for a fourth Gold Cup at Royal Ascot last month. The seven-year-old is the odds-on favourite for the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup given the absence of his Gold Cup conqueror Subjectivist, who is likely to be out of…

Kyprios and Order Of Australia will spearhead what could be a select Qatar Goodwood Festival team for Aidan O'Brien. The Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup is Kyprios' target after he announced his arrival as the latest star of the staying scene with victory in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot last month, with Stradivarius and Princess Zoe poised to renew rivalries…

Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup favourite Kyprios will have to end Stradivarius' unbeaten record at the track to win, while last year's winner Trueshan, the mount of Hollie Doyle, is a key contender Andrea Atzeni celebrates Stradivarius' win in the 2017 Qatar Goodwood Cup Stradiavrius' owner is confident the star stayer retains the ability to maintain his…

Stradivarius proved too good once more, overtaking hat-trick hero Double Trigger to claim a fourth Goodwood Cup under Frankie Dettori on the opening day Stradivarius made history by becoming the first horse to win the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup four times. The mighty stayer overtook hat-trick hero Double Trigger (1995, 1997, 1998) when taking the big…

Equine superstar Enable bids to bow out on a high in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Frankie Dettori's mount is racing for a record third success in the autumn highlight. After winning in 2017 and 2018, she found Waldgeist, a member of the home team, too good on rain-softened going last year. Conditions are going to be wet again for the 11-time…

Stradivarius on the way to winning his 18th race at Group level and a third Yorkshire Cup Friday: Paddy Power Yorkshire Cup, York If ever there was a needless announcement it was the judge's request on the public address to "please show your appreciation for Stradivarius". As if anyone at York did not know they were in the presence of greatness.…

Kyprios (black, white and red) stays on best of all to win a dramatic Gold Cup at Ascot There promised to be drama and high emotion in the Gold Cup and it did not disappoint, with Kyprios crowned the new king of the stayers in a race that left as many questions as it did answers. Youth ultimately conquered experience as Kyprios narrowly defeated…

Good Morning Bloodstock is Martin Stevens' daily morning email and presented online as a sample. Here, he talks to Bjorn Nielsen about his very generous incentives to breeders who use Stradivarius. S ubscribers can get more great insight from Martin every Monday to Friday. All you need do is click on the link above, sign up and then read at your…

In a disintegrating country, stuck for the moment with a Prime Minister who can't see the difference between a proliferation of photo-ops and the act of governing, we needed a Royal Ascot week. No racecourse in the world does photo-ops better than Ascot - the carriage processions, the toppers and tails (and yes, Madam, wear what appears to be a…

channel to stay up to date on the latest in marketing Wow, the 2022 Goodwood Cup promised to be a cracker and it certainly didn't disappoint with the big three in the betting - Kyprios, Stradivarius and Trueshan - all having a chance of winning over the final furlong. However, it was the new kid of the staying block - KYPRIOS - who eventually came…

Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 6:03 pm |Back to: Europe, Stradivarius | Racingfotos.com By There will be time to reflect on the career of Stradivarius (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) at a later date, but for now his is a story still unfolding with perhaps the best yet to come. Whatever happens in Friday's G2 Paddy Power Yorkshire Cup, the horse that took to…

There are less than seven days to go until this year's Melbourne Cup, which will be run in the early hours of Tuesday morning at Flemington. But plans for next year's race that stops the nation started coming together at Tattersalls on Wednesday as day three of the Autumn Horses in Training Sale was topped by Fancy Man at 675000gns. The classy…

Another brilliant Glorious Goodwood meeting gets underway on Tuesday. The card on day one is headlined by the Group One Goodwood Cup, a race that has been won by all of flat racing's most famous stayers and Trueshan could return to Goodwood to defend his crown on Tuesday. We've taken a look through the the latest Goodwood Cup odds and picked out…

Sea Of Class (right) giving Enable a scare in the 2018 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe You can place bets on Sunday's Arc with your favourite bookmakers on the Racing Post. Sign in with your favourite bookmaker via the Bookmakers tab at the top of your screen, and then bet directly from our racecards by clicking the odds buttons.

The parade will take place after the QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes (2pm) and will give fans the opportunity to show their appreciation to the eight-year-old, who will stand at the National Stud from 2023. Trained by John & Thady Gosden, Stradivarius had a remarkable career on the track that included winning the QIPCO British Champions Long…

LEGENDARY racehorse Stradivarius - famed for his money-making partnership with Frankie Dettori - has been retired aged eight. with the jockey calling him the'horse of a lifetime'. The superstar stayer trained to greatness by John Gosden will now stand at stud after picking up an injury last month. Stradivarius earned just shy of £3.5million in…

channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Stradivarius, who has been one of the leading'cup horses' over the last five years has been retired, with a career at stud awaiting the John Gosden-trained 8 year-old - winning 20 of his 35 career races. horse racing betting sites and add more top bookmakers to your portfolio. The popular'cup…

Superstar stayer Stradivarius has been retired after a long and successful career on the track. After notching an incredible 20 wins from 35 starts, owner-breeder Bjorn Nielsen declared: "The music has stopped for Stradivarius." The eight-year-old has taken a while to recover from a bruised foot sustained on the eve of this month's Doncaster Cup,…

AIRLINE pilot turned trainer Dylan Cunha is hoping he can find some jets of a different kind. The brave South African has moved to Newmarket after handing in his aeroplane licence in exchange for a trainers one. The 42-year-old is no stranger to the game, having trained a Grade 1 winner back home. But nonetheless he's taking a huge leap of faith in…

One of the most prestigious races in the world of racing takes place this weekend, as the Epsom Derby takes place in its later than usual place on the 4 July. The Epsom Derby inspired the naming of the Kentucky Derby, and is classed as the'Blue Riband' event of the flat racing season in Europe. It is the most lucrative event on turf in the UK and…