#British Champions Sprint

The HK$18.5 million Longines Hong Kong Sprint has fast become a global sprint championship race, with horses lining up regularly from many of racing's leading jurisdictions to determine which horse is quickest. Originally run over the straight 1000m course as a Listed race, Hong Kong legend Fairy King Prawn won the first edition in 1999. The…

The Tin Man and Tom Queally after winning the Diamond Jubilee at Royal Ascot in 2017 Popular sprinter and three-time Group 1 winner The Tin Man has been retired after breaking down on the Newmarket gallops on Saturday morning. The nine-year-old, a star for the James Fanshawe stable over six seasons, sustained a fractured cannonbone during a routine…

Newsboy fancies Baaeed to take star billing at Ascot as the unbeaten four-year-old bids to bow out in the Champion Stakes with an 11th straight win Ascot hosts the six-race Qipco Champions Day meeting on Saturday October 15 BAAEED tops the bill as a glittering cast list assembles for the £4million QIPCO British Champions Day seasonal finale at…

Starman is in a high class field for the Newmarket feature and faces the likes of Oxted and Creative Force. Check out Newsboy's top tips for the 11 races on ITV Starman (blue colours) on the way to winning the 2021 Duke Of York Clipper Logistics Stakes STARMAN is expected to blow your mind in the Group 1 Darley July Cup (4.25) at Newmarket…

It's been a wild ride over the last four days at the Royal Ascot festival, and there could be a few more ups and downs to come with a cracking card of seven races to round it all off. And our top team of tipsters will be holding on tight with their best bets for Saturday's action. Matt Chapman, Ruby Walsh, Jason Weaver, Mick Fitzgerald and Rory…

Day five of Royal Ascot has plenty of promise and our tipster Gavin Beech hopes to end the week on a high with another set of tips. Don't forget to check out the latest before placing your bets on Saturday's action. 1pt each-way Broome - best odds 11/2 with William Hill Hurricane Lane looks worth taking on given this is his first run since he…

More has made it all the merrier for the multiple members of the Fred Archer Racing syndicate, who have shared the sort of ride an owner could spend millions on without coming close to thanks to their redoubtable old-stager The Tin Man. Saturday's run in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes marked the sixth year in succession he has competed for Group 1…

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…

William Buick with Adayar, a definite starter in Saturday's Group 1 Qipco Champion Stakes Adayar will add spice to Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday after trainer Charlie Appleby confirmed on Thursday morning that the Derby and King George winner would be a definite starter in the Group 1 Qipco Champion Stakes. The son of Frankel has come out of…

BAAEED is the star attraction on British Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday afternoon and he can end on a high with victory in the Group One QIPCO Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance) (4pm). But at cramped odds he is not really a betting proposition but his Willie Haggas' stable-mate SEA LA ROSA certainly is in the Group One QIPCO…

Starman will take on 13 rivals as he bids for a first Group One victory in Saturday's Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. Ed Walker's charge made rapid strides last term, winning his first three starts before meeting with a first defeat when upped in company to the highest level on soft ground on Champions Day. The four-year-old made a…

David Egan stole the show at Newbury on Saturday with a sparkling four-timer - headlined by Sakheer's facile win in the Dubai Duty Free Stakes. In contrast there were moments of anxiety aboard the strong travelling Stay Alert in the Dubai Duty Free Legacy Cup Stakes though as she was full of running but short of room pinned against the far rail at…

STUNNING Carol Vorderman celebrated her £660 winner with the man who made it happen - by posing for a selfie with Frankie Dettori at Ascot. And she showed she still retains her knowledge of the form by banging in a decent payday thanks to the iconic Italian jockey. Vorders put £20 each-way on three horses in the second race last Saturday, the…

Charlie Appleby saddled his third winner from the last four editions of the Craven Stakes when last season's unbeaten champion two-year-old Native Trail convincingly landed very short odds to strengthen his position as ante-post favourite for the 2000 Guineas. Earlier the same day, promising stablemate Coroebus was put through his paces in a gallop…

2022-11-04Kinross looking to stretch incredible winning streak to five in the Breeders' Cup The five-year-old has enjoyed a phenomenal season and has looked unstoppable since beginning his victorious run at York in the summer. A win at Doncaster soon followed and having bagged Group One glory in the Prix de la Foret, he successfully dropped back in…

Glen Shiel: winner of last year's British Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot The Bengough Stakes provides the perfect opportunity for talented handicappers to take the step up to Group 3 level. Recent winners include Tropics (2013), Cape Byron (2019) and Dakota Gold (2020), although the presence of Blue Point and Shalaa in the roll of honour suggests…

channel for our exclusive free betting tips, picks and offers. Frankie Dettori has racked-up 14 Breeders' Cup wins over the years and the pocket Italian is back for more this weekend. He's got four booked rides on Breeders' Cup Saturday at Keeneland - so, let's take a look at which horses Dettori is getting the leg-up on. best horse racing betting…

Palace Pier: has entries in the Queen Elizabeth II and Champion Stakes Stars of the season Palace Pier, St Mark's Basilica, Snowfall, Adayar and Poetic Flare are among an outstanding list of entries for Qipco British Champions Day on October 16. £4 million in prize-money is offered on Britain's richest raceday, up from £2.5m in 2020, with the Queen…

THE £24 million Breeders' Cup is back with a bang on fireworks night. The huge meeting - which is one of the richest in the world and being held at Keeneland racecourse in Kentucky this year - is billed as racing's'world championships'. And there are some truly mouth watering head-to-heads to look forward to in one of the last big Flat carnivals of…

A busy week for the ITV Racing team continues with action from three meetings on Saturday, with an eight-race broadcast dominated by Lingfield's Classic Trials card. ITV4 is the place to tune in from 1.30-4.30pm, with three races from the Surrey course plus two from Ascot and three from Haydock Park. John Hill has recommendations for all eight…

There will be a number of returning winners from the Breeders' Cup 2021 at Keeneland this year. One of the most controversial winners from the event at Del Mar last year was Modern Games. He was crowned the winner of the purse money in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf but was removed for betting purposes after a mishap at the stalls. However,…

It will soon be the turn of the Dubai World Cup to take centre stage on the international racing scene and the recent Saudi Cup meeting at Riyadh and the carnival at Meydan, highlighted by Super Saturday, offered plenty of punting clues for the big day on March 26 The brilliant US-trained Life Is Good heads the Dubai World Cup market, but speed is…

Who will rise to the challenge at Ascot on Saturday? Andy Stephens shares his best bets and suggests potentially underestimated runners to keep in mind. 1.25 Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2) THE TIP: ELDAR ELDAROV at a general 5-2 No three-year-old has won this race since it was first run in 2011 but that masks the fact that…

Trueshan announced himself as the heir to Stradivarius' staying crown when defending the Long Distance Cup as the evens favourite in 2021. But one of the driest summers on record, combined with the emergence of Kyprios as a staying superpower, has seen Trueshan's place at the two-mile top table come under threat. Although producing a fine…

Trueshan announced himself as the heir to Stradivarius' staying crown when defending the Long Distance Cup as the evens favourite in 2021. But one of the driest summers on record, combined with the emergence of Kyprios as a staying superpower, has seen Trueshan's place at the two-mile top table come under threat. Although producing a fine…

The hold-up sprinter was much too good for his 12 rivals in the Bengough Stakes on Saturday, cruising to a length and a half success under Adam Kirby. The British Champions Sprint may now be the springboard to a winter campaign abroad, according to the Monmouthshire trainer. "There are a couple of options," said Evans. "We'll get Champions Day out…

PERFECT POWER goes for the QIPCO British Champions Sprint at Ascot on Saturday and it's a big day for him. We've been very happy with him since Deauville, we gave him a little bit of a break after that. He'd been on the go a while having started out in the Greenham, but he's come back in great order, he's been working exceptionally well and we're…

THE £4 million Flat season finale is finally here. Ascot hosts a star-studded six-race card on QIPCO British Champions Day, with four mouth watering Group 1s to get stuck into. The meeting was launched in 2011 and has gone from strength to strength, and this year it will be the scene for Baaeed's career swansong. The unbeaten four-year-old will be…

The Verdict: Angus McNae studies last year's Long Distance Cup Alan King may wait for the Prix Royal-Oak at ParisLongchamp should the Ascot ground not turn in favour of Trueshan. The crack stayer needs plenty of cut underfoot if he is to run in the Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup at the weekend, for which he is the general 7-4…

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…

Paul Mulrennan is on the cusp of a century of winners this year and has good chances on Friday and Saturday to get closer to a famous landmark. Get the inside guide here from our ambassador plus his views on Sunday's Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. It's been yet another unbelievable week. I'm just three short of the magic hundred, keeping the best…

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…

1pt win Castle Star in British Champions Sprint Stakes at 33/1 (General) With Highfield Princess all but confirmed for Keeneland and the Breeders' Cup in early-November, Ascot's QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes looks as open as ever and I'm certainly not bowled over by the idea of backing 6/1 market leader Alcohol Free, who has been mixing it…

We've a few news snippets from Musley Bank this week with The Platinum Queen all set for the Prix de l'Abbaye at ParisLongchamp next and she's in great order. Physically she's doing very well and all being well she'll go there with a good chance. She was a bit unfortunate at Doncaster, we were in front a stride before and a stride after the line,…