#Chester Vase

Hydrogen, the most expensive yearling purchased in 2012 when he cost 2.5million guineas, could still run in next week's Investec Derby if he impresses on his debut at Newmarket on Friday afternoon. The surprise news emerged as it was also made clear his Peter Chapple-Hyam-trained stablemate and Dante Stakes runner-up Arod will not be risked if the…

Join our channel to stay up to date on the latest in marketing Successful Ryan Moore rides are often significant, but there was a major milestone for the jockey at Deauville on Sunday. Steering Blackbeard to victory in the Prix Morny was his 100th Group 1 winner for trainer Aidan O'Brien. Moore's first top level victory for the master of Ballydoyle…

TEMPLEGATE takes on day four of Royal Ascot confident of banging in a few winners under the summer sun. Read on for our man's top tips and read his guide to EVERY race and runner below. MEDITATE (2.30 Ascot, nap) She was impressive when landing a Group 3 success over this trip at Naas last time. She had lots left in the tank there and should…

Aidan O'Brien: looking to win the Derby for a ninth time Superstar trainer Aidan O'Brien joined the Racing Post's What A Shout show for an exclusive chat ahead of Irish Guineas weekend at the Curragh, which gets under way on Friday. The Ballydoyle master gave us his thoughts on his four runners in the Irish 1000 Guineas on Sunday and also looked…

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…

Former football star-turned stable owner Michael Owen is expected to score in front of the ITV4 cameras at Chester today with Ever Given, plus Newsboy gives his tips on every other race from Wednesday's race meetings at Kempton, Kelso and Fontwell Michael Owen could be celebrating another'home' victory at Chester today with EVER GIVEN. The colt,…

In the words of legendary Italian breeder, Federico Tesio: "The thoroughbred exists because its selection has depended, not on experts, technicians, or zoologists, but on a piece of wood: the winning post of the Epsom Derby." Those comments may not apply to the same extent when it comes to the recent crop of Derby victors, but one thing remains the…

The red-hot favourite for the William Hill St Leger has raced only four times and never competed as a two-year-old. In some ways that would make him a perfectly normal winner of the world's oldest Classic. Frankie Dettori and John Gosden have been mopping up Group 1 races all year but at the start of 2019 nobody outside of Clarehaven Stables and…

12 runners line up for the 239th Epsom Classic, British Flat racing's most prestigious meeting The Epsom racecourse will be packed for Saturday's main event The 239th Epsom Derby is upon us. And Aidan O'Brien expects Ryan Moore to adopt patient tactics on red-hot Investec Derby favourite Saxon Warrior after he was handed stall one in the Epsom…

Broome is fancied to make the bookies bristle by sweeping Aidan O'Brien to a record-equalling seventh Investec Derby win (4.30, ITV). The son of 2014 Epsom hero Australia must give 12 rivals, including six from Ballydoyle, the brush off in order to land the world's greatest Flat race. But he has stepped forward from high-class form at two to…

THE Epsom Derby is nearly upon us again - and it promises to be a cracker. This year's renewal is worth a cool £1.125million to owners and trainers, so expect the top horses to bring their A-games. Here, SunSport looks at all the runners currently still entered into the historic race. Betfair: Bet £10 on Race 1 at Epsom Friday, Get £60 in Free…

RACING'S most revered supporter, Her Majesty The Queen, will wake up this morning to the delight of a right old Derby conundrum! For if ever there was a Derby for guessing, it's today's magnificent ITV-broadcast Platinum Jubilee Epsom Classic run in memory of the late, great, nine-time victor Lester Piggott. The reason for this is as the so-called…

DESERT CROWN is the choice of the heart and the head to land the 243rd Cazoo-sponsored Derby (4.30) at Epsom, run in memory of the late Lester Piggott. A sixth triumph for Sir Michael Stoute, now 76-years-old and in the autumn of a training career that has captured every big prize Flat racing has to offer, would doubtless be one of the feelgood…

The final classic of the Flat season is run at Doncaster. Can the hot favourite Hurricane Lane be defeated by one of the other runners? Here is our big race guide Hurricane Lane is a red hot favourite to win the world's oldest classic at Doncaster on Saturday. The Godolphin-owned colt has tasted defeat just one in six career starts and heads to…

Top tipster Simon Rowlands landed a 20/1 winner with Thesis on Thursday and has five selections plus analysis for the fourth day of Royal Ascot, live on Sky Sports Racing. There is no let-up in the quantity, or quality, on Friday as we reach day four of Royal Ascot 2022. Well over 100 horses have again been declared for seven races which include…

The 2022 Flat season is in full swing after the first two Classics of the season, the 2000 Guineas and 1000 Guineas. Attention now turns towards Epsom with the Cazoo Derby and Oaks next month, and market movers come thick and fast as the key Classic trials continue to be run. Our Classic Clues series has you covered. Here's a recap of the recent…

TEMPLEGATE breaks down the big money Gordon Stakes at Goodwood on Thursday. Our man goes through each runner and reveals his tip at the bottom. Back a horse simply by clicking their odds. DEAUVILLE LEGEND 3 DEAU can go. Good second in a Royal Ascot handicap when upped to this trip and showed that was no fluke when taking a Newmarket Group 3 last…

New London earned quotes for the Cazoo St Leger with a dominant display in the bet365 Handicap at Newmarket. Charlie Appleby's colt was last seen being sent off an odds-on favourite for the Chester Vase 65 days ago, where he ran no sort of race behind Aidan O'Brien's Changingoftheguard, who went on to be fifth in the Derby and won the King Edward…

Sky Sports Racing pundit Kevin Blake says Dee Stakes winner Star Of India will be a "magic ride around Epsom" for whichever jockey gets the ride on Cazoo Derby day. The Aidan O'Brien-trained three-year-old was one of a string of Ballydoyle Classic hopefuls who enhanced their claims over the last week, staying on powerful to land the Listed Dee…

Godolphin and Charlie Appleby started this season with a Classic bang thanks to Coroebus in the 2000 Guineas, but his death in the Moulin last week and Newmarket second Native Trail's underwhelming efforts since may have taken some gloss off of the campaign. However, in St Leger favourite New London, the royal blue operation has a red-hot chance of…

AIDAN O'BRIEN has a record eight Cazoo Derby wins to his name. And if that wasn't good enough, he has four of the top six in the market for this year's race on June 4. The Ballydoyle wizard has been forced to rule out long-time antepost favourite Luxembourg, but still has an embarrassment of riches to call upon. O'Brien swooped in two trials at…

THE QUEEN has been dealt a big personal blow for her Platinum Jubilee weekend - after her best horse was ruled out of her favourite race. Her Majesty, 96, had been planning to attend the Epsom Derby on June 4 to see her three-year-old colt Reach For The Moon finally land her a first winner in the prestigious contest. But the 7-1 chance, who likely…

DASHING WILLOUGHBY: Followed up his Royal Ascot win with a sound run behind Communique in the Princess Of Wales's Tattersalls Stakes at Newmarket (had run of the race from the front) but made little impact in the Qatar Goodwood Cup next time. Strong stayer but his best form is with some cut and unless (for the second week running) I'm reading the…

The ITV Racing team bring midweek action to your screens with the spotlight on the opening day of Chester's May Festival, featuring the Group 3 Chester Vase and the Cheshire Oaks. The ITV4 broadcast from 1.10-4.00pm includes five races from the Roodee plus the headline contest from the day's National Hunt card at Newton Abbot. Enda McElhinney has…

EPSOM Derby favourite Luxembourg is a huge doubt for the race after suffering a setback in training. An eyecatching third in the 2000 Guineas after missing the start, Aidan O'Brien's star had been backed into 2-1 for the £1.5million contest. But the Ballydoyle supremo told the Racing Post the three-year-old is in a massive race against time for the…

channel to stay up to date on the latest in marketing Trainer Aidan O'Brien has won the Epsom Derby 8 times already and has a strong hand in 2022 to make it nine after his exciting 3 year-old STONE AGE won Sunday's Leopardstown Derby Trial by an impressive 5 1/2 lengths - therefore, it was no shock to see this Galileo colt shoot to the head of the…

TEMPLEGATE takes on Chester's Boodles May Festival confident of landing a winner - and finding some for the big summer races. Read on for our man's top tips and back a horse by clicking their odds. Scroll down to find his in-depth look at every race live on ITV4. LIVE IN THE DREAM (2.05 Chester, nap) He tanked along when winning over this trip at…

Derby favourite Luxembourg has suffered an injury scare in training, leaving a question mark over the colt's participation at Epsom next month. Trainer Aidan O'Brien said the horse, who finished third in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket last Saturday, was lame in his off hind leg after exercise on Friday. O'Brien expects to give a further update in…

We would probably never have found out how good Salsabil was had she not taken on the colts in the Irish Derby. She'd proven the best of her own sex in the English classics, winning the 1000 Guineas and then following up by five lengths in the Oaks. The Irish Oaks would have been the more conventional - and easier - option for her next, though as…

There is no mistaking the main event of the third day of Royal Ascot as the historic Gold Cup is the traditional highlight of the meeting. Weatherbys Hamilton Stayers' Million winner Stradivarius returns to defend his crown against a high-class field led by last year's Melbourne Cup hero Cross Counter and Derby runner-up Dee Ex Bee. A pair of Group…

Memories of great days in Epsom history will come flooding back when Desert Crown bids to give Sir Michael Stoute his sixth victory in the Cazoo Derby. Stoute first won the premier Classic - which is this year being run in memory of Lester Piggott - with the legendary Shergar in 1981 and in the 41 years since has added a further four Epsom…

Carolus Magnus has won twice on the Rowley Mile course before Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds have already enjoyed success on Saturday with Equality at Haydock but Owners Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds have already tasted success today with Equality at Haydock and they have two runners in the 28-runner Cambridgeshire Handicap (3.40). Dual Identity,…

There is more to life than just Group 1s for championship-chasing trainer William Haggas. He still takes joy in lifting the traditional big handicaps and has won most of them, from the Lincoln and Victoria Cup in the spring to the Ayr Gold Cup and November Handicap in the autumn, plus numerous others in between. However, the Cambridgeshire is one…

2022-09-23Saturday ITV Racing Tips: Best bets for Newmarket, Haydock and the Curragh Another bumper day of action this Saturday as the Flat season starts to draw to a close, and there's two big Group 1s at Newmarket to get stuck into - the Cheveley Park Stakes (1425) and the Middle Park Stakes (1500). First a quick list of our selections, plus the…

AIDAN O'BRIEN'S season burst into life with a big race double at Chester. He took both the feature Chester Vase and Cheshire Oaks with Changingoftheguard and Thoughts Of June, his first two winners in England this season. Changingoftheguard booked his place in the Derby with a straightforward victory in the recognised trial and was trimmed into…

The Derby has been around for over 230 years What makes The Derby special? The Investec Derby is one of the biggest and most prestigious global races. Dating from 1780, it is also one of the oldest races and, with £850650 going to the winner, one of the most valuable. The Derby features the sport's top three-year-olds running over 1m4f at the…

Presenter Mike Cattermole gives his expert verdict on the final British Classic of the year and Doncaster's Saturday feature, the Cazoo St Leger, live on Sky Sports Racing. As autumn arrives, so it's time for the world's oldest Classic, the Cazoo St Leger, first run in 1776 and pre-dating the Derby by some four years. Nobody can claim that this…

Following the surprise defeat of New London in the Chester Vase earlier in the week, Walk Of Stars appears to be trainer Charlie Appleby's chief Derby contender. Impressive at Nottingham in the autumn, the Dubawi colt doubled his tally when getting the better of stablemate Hafit at Newbury last month and will be a hot favourite to follow up this…

The door to the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe may not have swung wide-open for Baaeed - but it's at least now ajar with the ParisLongchamp showpiece under consideration for the latest Shadwell superstar. Hamdan Al Maktoum never won the great race during his remarkable ownership career, Sakhee having switched to Godolphin before his triumph in…

The four-day festival is often earmarked as one of the most prestigious weeks of the British horse racing calendar. Their website describes the St Leger Festival as the world's Oldest Classic. With some world-class horses on show, the festival should prove an entertaining spectacle for horse lovers with some enticing horse racing betting odds. The…