#Charlie Johnston

Tom Dascombe: may bypass the Chester Cup with Ripon scorer Rajinsky Rajinsky earned a probable place in the Tote Chester Cup field with a win in the most significant trial - but may give the £101000 race a miss. He picked up a 3lb penalty for outpointing two Mark Johnston-trained runners in a race that Cup winners Trip To Paris and Making…

Graham Dench runs the rule over the three-year-olds currently taking high rank in calculations for the Cazoo-sponsored Derby, Europe's most prestigious Classic at Epsom on Saturday June 3, 2023. GB: Like it or not, there is an ever increasing trend for winners of the Derby to come from just a handful of what might be termed'super stables', and if…

Irish trainer John F. O'Neill owes the stalls handlers at Goodwood a good drink or two. In Ireland this season he has run just three horses - Tullyhogue Fort, Daily Pursuit and Pink Fire Lilly - in a total of 13 races at an average starting price of around 100-1. None has won. Last Saturday, Pink Fire Lilly, who had finished twelfth of 13 in an…

Mark Johnston with his son Charlie: together the pair have trained 176 winners in Britain Charlie Johnston is set to have runners in his own name from next week with his father Mark, the winningmost trainer in the history of British racing, relinquishing his role in the joint training partnership. Mark Johnston, 63, became the first, and only,…

There's Classic action to savour at Epsom on Friday and Saturday as Platinum Jubilee fever fills the air during an extra-long Bank Holiday Weekend. The main dish is Saturday afternoon's Cazoo Derby at 5.30pm, set to be run this year in honour of Lester Piggott, who rode nine Derby winners in his career and passed away peacefully last weekend. Aidan…

Lope Y Fernandez: impressive winner on debut at the Curragh this month Market trends favour hotpot Lope Y Fernandez with 18 favourites or joint-favourites landing the opening contest on the final day in the last 42 editions. The Aidan O'Brien-trained colt was a convincing winner at the Curragh this month, a race won by subsequent National Stakes…

While the general economic picture at the moment might not be conducive to free spending, the demand for bloodstock has never been greater. That has been evident at Tattersalls which has been reporting record turnover at its sales all year. The aggregate figures for the Guineas Breeze-Up (5.6m guineas), July (16.7m), October Yearling (199m), Autumn…

Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 11:36 am |Back to: Europe, Lakota Sioux | Racingfotos.com By Gallop Racing's 2-year-old distaffer Lakota Sioux (Ire) (Sioux Nation -Shemiyla {Fr} {GSW-Fr, $169373}, by Dalakhani {Ire}) bounced back off a third in Royal Ascot's Listed Chesham S. to secure a career high in Saturday's G3 Jewson Sweet Solera S. at Newmarket,…

Members of the Gallop Racing syndicated enjoyed what they described as a "red letter day" after Lakota Sioux provided them with their biggest-ever success when completing a 20.6-1 treble for Charlie and Mark Johnston in the Jewson Sweet Solera Stakes. Having finished third in the Listed Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot 49 days ago, the daughter of…

There's no denying the quality in this year's Lowther with three of the top five highest-rated juvenile fillies set to face off over the straight six furlongs on the Knavesmire. Sandrine tops the list with an official rating of 109 after a hat-trick of successes, which include decisive victories in the Duchess of Cambridge at Newmarket and Albany…

Mark and Charlie Johnston: dominant in this handicap in recent years There is no better advertisement for the dominance of Charlie and Mark Johnston in Glorious Goodwood handicaps than the Coral Kincsem Handicap and they rely on just one this year to make it nine victories in the race. The yard scooped last year's renewal with 8-1 shot Qaader and…

Monday's opening race at Wolverhampton is an intriguing handicap in which Alan Thomson looks at all nine runners before nominating his fancy. Monday's £100000 minimum Tote placepot pool guarantee is on offer at Wolverhampton, live on Sky Sports Racing, and nine runners have been declared for the Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Handicap (4.25pm), a…

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.…

David Elsworth and Jeff Smith suffered Royal Ascot frustration seven times with the great Persian Punch, but they have also enjoyed three wins here together and, following an absence of 11 years, have a favourite's chance of a fourth with Dash Of Spice. Barshiba's win in the 2007 Sandringham Stakes, carrying Smith's familiar purple and blue silks,…

Star Of Lady M reeled in long-time leader Primrose Ridge to get back to winning ways in the Hilary Needler Trophy Fillies' Conditions Stakes at Beverley. Winner of her first two starts at Redcar and Ripon, she failed to handle Chester's tight turns when odds-on for the Lily Agnes last time out. As a result she was able to be backed at 7-1 in what…

Denis Hogan is excited to see Sceptical test his powers at the highest level in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. A son of Exceed And Excel out of a Royal Ascot winner in Jealous Again, the four-year-old has made rapid progress since finishing third on his Dundalk debut last October. After rattling off a hat-trick of wins at Ireland's sole…

It is a low-key Monday after a frenetic weekend but that's not to say we won't see a potentially smart horse in action with Dornoch Castle running in the opening novice contest at Ayr. The Mark and Charlie Johnston-trained two-year-old looked an exciting prospect when making all on his debut at Haydock last month and the runner-up, himself a…

EVEN the booking of the champion jockey Colin Keane was not enough to reduce the odds on Paris Secret as she made her debut at Galway, but the filly showed that her returned odds of 28/1 were an insult with a willing effort that saw her win from some vastly more experienced opponents. Racing in the colours of Paul Hardy, this €8500 yearling buy at…

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…

James Doyle, who could benefit from William Buick's decision to partner Native Trail in the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday, may also profit from his close pal's Classic commitments at the track 24 hours later after picking up the ride on Cachet in the Qipco 1000 Guineas. The Nell Gwyn winner had been ridden by Buick on that occasion,…

The Charlie and Mark Johnston-trained juvenile made the step up into top-class company at the weekend and ran out successful in the Criterium de Saint-Cloud. The win was a first Group One for rider Daniel Muscutt and a first Group One as a sire for the late Roaring Lion. The victory also enabled owner Ahmad Al Shaikh to break his own duck at the…

There are five race meetings scheduled across the UK and Ireland on Tuesday, including Listed action at Galway. Flat racing dominates the day with cards at Leicester (1.00-5.00pm), Catterick (1.45-5.35), Goodwood (1.55-5.20) and Galway (4.05-7.40). The lone National Hunt card comes from Hexham (4.17-7.25). Tuesday's nap made a sparkling debut for…

A high-drama bidding battle that was in danger of going on all night eventually concluded on Tuesday evening with recent Listed winner I'm A Gambler topping day two of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale at 850000gns. Olly Tait, representing Wathnan Racing, was involved in driving the price skyward, as was Tattersalls' Jason Singh, who…

Buyers from Australia, America and the Middle East were hard to beat for the top lots at Tattersalls on Tuesday, the second day of the Autumn Horses in Training Sale. California is calling for I'm A Gambler, who was sold out of Mark and Charlie Johnston's yard for 850000gns, making him the third-most expensive ever horse sold at this auction. The…

It's Flat racing all the way across five meetings in Britain and Ireland on Monday. They go on the turf at Windsor (1.15-4.50), Killarney (1.20-4.55), Musselburgh (1.35-5.15) and Yarmouth (1.55-5.40), while there is all-weather fare at Wolverhampton (5.00-8.30). Monday's nap will look to further boost Mark Johnston's excellent record this calendar…

The cream of the flat racing crop assembles at The Curragh and Leopardstown over the course of the weekend for Longines Irish Champions Weekend. As Aidan O'Brien said: " It's an unbelievable two days' racing, we're very lucky to have it, and we want to run as many as we can." O' Brien will run plenty judging by the five-day declarations. The…

There are four meetings left across the UK and Ireland on Wednesday after Ludlow was forced to abandon its first autumn card because the severe lack of rain has left the course too quick for racing. However, the action still goes ahead at Navan (1.15-5.20pm), Nottingham (1.30-5.30) and Kempton (4.40-8.30, all-weather) on the Flat with one National…

There are five race meetings taking place across the UK and Ireland on Tuesday, including the return of one of Britain's favourite jumps venues for a new season. They race over obstacles at Huntingdon (1.05-5.10pm) and Galway (1.15-4.45), alongside Flat cards from Leicester (1.25-5.25) and Brighton (1.33-5.40). In the evening there's all-weather…

You can bet on the Grade 3 Virginia Derby with BOVADA and receive a 75% CRYPTO welcome bonus (up to $750) to use on the race. Royal Patronage can continue the good record of the Graham Motion yard in today's Virginia Derby - the barn have won the last three runnings and despite two average runs in the US since coming over from England, their 3…

Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The Virginia Derby 2022 is the big midweek US horse race as a decent field head to Colonial Downs for the 19th running of the $300000 contest today. Trainers Todd Pletcher (2005 & 2007) and Shug McGaughey III (2011) are past winners of the race and have runners again, but it's the H.…

Last year's Derby and King George hero has not been since the Champion Stakes in October, where he was fifth having finished fourth in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe prior to that Ascot outing. It was hoped he would make his comeback in the Coronation Cup at Epsom, but when that was ruled out attentions turned to Royal Ascot and then the…

The Brocklesby kicks off the new Flat turf season in Britain at Doncaster The Brocklesby is not only the traditional opener for the Flat season, it also gives pedigree enthusiasts a chance to gauge some of the first-season sires with runners on show too. Those first-season sires with runners here are Expert Eye (I Still Have Faith), Havana Grey…

Showtime Mahomes: expected to be suited by easier underfoot conditions When the Sunday Series was created last year the aim was to produce races with big competitive fields and there is little doubt that has been achieved here. A maximum field of 17 goes to post for this 6f handicap, in which the runners are separated by a mere 8lb. Given his…