#City Of York Stakes

Gaassee is Newsboy's tip for the big race of the day, the Sky Bet Ebor. It is a typically competitive renewal, with plenty of Irish-trained runners including Earl Of Tyrone and late gamble Licence William Haggas (right) trained superstar Baaeed (pictured at Goodwood) to win at York earlier in the week - and Newsboy hopes he can add this year's Ebor…

The biggest empires in history evolved from one great individual at the very top. From the heady days of Julius Caesar and the Roman empire to Napoleon Bonaparte's French conquests, it takes the best leader to ignite sheer success. For owner John Dance, his expanding racing empire is thriving thanks to his own Empress at the top charting the…

A year ago at Del Mar it was World Approval coming from just off the pace to capture the Breeders' Cup Mile. When the $2 million turf event is run at Churchill Downs on Nov. 3, it appears that a host of European invaders will be at or near the front throughout, with four Group I winners this year across the pond set to make the trip, with three…

Adam Houghton profiles the six highest-rated European horses set to be in action at the 2022 Breeders' Cup at Keeneland. 1= Mishriff (Timeform rating 127) - Breeders' Cup Turf Mishriff was a decisive winner of the Prix du Jockey Club as a three-year-old, but it was his globetrotting exploits when he reappeared early the following year which really…

Tarnawa, defending champion and favorite for Saturday's Breeders' Cup Turf race, stretches her legs over the Del Mar track Monday. Photo courtesy of the Breeders' Cup DEL MAR, Calif., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The 2021 Breeders' Cup World Championships have attracted a record 56 international entries for the two-day event that opens Friday at Del Mar in…

A total of 19 horses were left in Haydock's Betfair Sprint Cup (3.30) at the six-day stage on Monday with Nunthorpe winner Highfield Princess the most notable absentee. With John Quinn's star filly not going for a hat-trick of Group 1 wins, the £350000 sprint which highlights Saturday's action looks wide open. We assess the key contenders. .…

Robert Havlin gained the first Group One success of his long riding career when Commissioning powered home to win the bet365 Fillies' Mile at Newmarket. The 49-year-old has long been credited with playing a huge part at Clarehaven Stables, first for John Gosden and more recently in his partnership with his son, Thady. An impressive winner of the…

Robert Havlin rode his first Group One winner but Commissioning's bet365 Fillies' Mile success wasn't without a scare for punters who sent her off the 8/13 favourite. John and Thady Gosden's charge tracked the front-running Novakai (11/1) throughout but was off the bridle as the leader still held the advantage coming down into The Dip. The…

Pogo went one better than 12 months ago when holding off Sacred in the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Challenge Stakes at Newmarket to tee up a crack at the Breeders' Cup. Ridden by soon-to-be-crowned champion jockey William Buick, partnering his 150th winner of the season, the Charlie Hills-trained six-year-old was winning for the eighth…

The Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Challenge Stakes (15:00) at Newmarket on Friday is available as a free Race Pass, which means logged-in customers can view all our premium comments and ratings. Eight runners are set to go to post for Friday's Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Challenge Stakes (15:00) at Newmarket, a Group 2 run over…

Friday's free feature is the Horses for Courses (H4C) report, whilst our selection of free racecards will cover... 2.10 Chepstow 3.00 Newmarket 4.25 York 5.45 Newcastle 6.15 Newcastle 8.30 Dundalk The Horses For Courses (H4C) report shows the full course history since 2009 of any horse running that has previously had a run at the track. It is…

The grey was a runaway winner of the latter Group Three contest last season, streaking home five lengths to the good under David Allan. The same rider has received the leg-up all season, guiding the horse to fourth in the City Of York Stakes before coming home eighth on unsuitable ground in the Sprint Cup at Haydock. Back in Ireland for a repeat…

After being placed in the bet365 Mile at Sandown, the Diomed Stakes at Epsom and the Summer Mile at Ascot, Mutasaabeq was a hot favourite to get back on the winning trail in last month's Celebration Mile, but could only finish fourth. While on the face of it his Goodwood performance was disappointing, the winner Jadoomi has since followed up in the…

A busy Friday features six meetings across Britain and Ireland, four Flat and two National Hunt. There are Listed races on the feature Flat cards at Newbury (1.07-5.05pm) and Ayr (1.25-5.20), plus a couple of all-weather cards at Kempton (4.40-8.15) and Dundalk (4.55-8.30) to conclude the day. In between, there's jump racing from Newton Abbot…

Emaraaty Ana's performance in last month's Nunthorpe Stakes was exactly what connections had hoped to see prior to his bid to land a second running of the Group 1 Betfair Sprint Cup. In finishing third to Highfield Princess at York, Emaraaty Ana produced more evidence that his early season lacklustre form was being left behind and he was coming…