#Creative Force

A positive mindset leads to positive results and perhaps nobody knows that better than former champion trainer Doug Watson, as he prepares to lead a five-strong team into Saturday's $30.5 million Dubai World Cup meeting. It's been close to three decades since he arrived in Dubai as a hungry young groom hoping to forge a career on the country's…

With the January transfer window in full swing, Leeds United are preparing to make further moves to bolster Jesse Marsch's squad and avoid the drop back down to the Championship. Having already signed centre-back Max Wober from Red Bull Salzburg, and with Hoffenheim striker Georginio Rutter being strongly linked as their second signing of the…

British trainer Charlie Appleby will bring six runners to the Breeders' Cup Nov. 4 and 5 at Keeneland, according to a Twitter post by U.K. racing broadcaster Nick Luck. The six are: Turf: Rebel's Romance, winner of his last four, including two Group 1s. He's the 3-1 joint favorite in international futures. Also Nation's Pride, winner of the Jockey…

Summerghand (grey silks) wins his first Group race at the age of seven Veteran sprinter Summerghand added a first win at Group level to his expansive CV on his 52nd start, causing an upset in the process as odds-on favourite Oxted had to settle for second in the Abernant Stakes. A regular in big-field handicaps, the David O'Meara-trained…

Frank Lampard's Everton demonstrated guts and resilience to withstand Manchester City on New Year's Eve, snatching an unexpected point which may prove invaluable come season's end. If this was a major positive, it must be balanced out with the recognition that Everton dropped one-three points at home on Boxing Day against a very beatable…

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…

Corinthians are set to play Flamengo at the Neo Química Arena on Sunday in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A. Corinthians come into this game on the back of a 4-0 loss to Fernando Diniz's Fluminense in their most recent league game. Goals from experienced centre-back Manoel and veteran striker Fred, and a brace from Argentine attacker German Cano…

Richarlison stole the show in Brazil's opener, scoring twice in a 2-0 win. With Neymar suffering a group-stage ending injury, Brazil's No. 9 will be even more important - and our World Cup picks expect him to answer the call vs. Switzerland. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The two winners in Group G's opening games at the 2022 World Cup will meet in…

I rarely turn down work, but the enquiry on Saturday as to whether I would be interested in writing something about a fascinator modelled on the Scales of Justice that the lady asking was wearing had to be politely declined. Such a request would never happen at Cheltenham, though in most other ways Royal Ascot is the Flat's version of the…

LAST year's winner CREATIVE FORCE is bidding to make it back-to-back victories in the Champions Sprint (2.00pm). He has been lightly raced this season, running only twice, when going down by a neck at Royal Ascot and then when finishing fourth in the July Cup the following month. On both those occasions he finished in front of several of the rivals…

Finding a superlative to describe the year which Charlie Appleby has enjoyed is a relatively easy task, but for those of his training colleagues with aspirations of toppling his team in 2023 they face what looks set to be a challenge of epic proportions. Having raised the bar following a stellar 2021 season, the Newmarket handler once again took…

This weekend, the Argentine Primera División returns to your screens, and it's worth tuning in for. You're certainly not going to see the tactical rigour of Europe's major leagues, and you don't have to be a particularly astute observer to notice the ball spends almost as much time in the air as it does on the ground. But what Argentinian football…

Holding back Mohamed Salah for the decisive penalty against the Ivory Coast was always going to be a dangerous strategy. Had his team-mates not converted their own spot-kicks, there was every chance his country would have bowed out without their talisman having an influence on the shootout at all. It could have backfired spectacularly, but it did…

Baaeed completed his preparation for his bid to go out undefeated at Ascot - just as his predecessor Frankel did ten years ago - with one easy canter behind his lead horse on Warren Hill on Friday morning. His rider and groom Ricky Hall reported the four-year-old to be "really good" on walking back to the yard where three or four photographers…

has revealed his agony at missing out on his World Cup dream. But the Sale playmaker has vowed to stay fit and ready if called upon by his country. As expected, the fly-half was the big name casualty as Stuart Lancaster finally announced his 31-man squad for next month's greatest show on earth. The England head coach did find room for former who…

OAKS heroine Tuesday and one time Derby favourite Stone Age will spearhead a classic Aidan O'Brien Breeders' Cup raiding party. And with the champion of Ireland being joined by Britain's top gun Charlie Appleby in a strong challenge, the message is loud and clear to the Americans that the best of Europe is on its way to the World Thoroughbred…

Frankie Dettori teams up with the Bob Baffert-trained Country Grammar in the Dubai World Cup. Life Is Good is the hot favourite in the betting for the valuable contest at Meydan "The best I've ever ridden" was Frankie Dettori's verdict on the great Dubai Millennium. His first winner in the 2000 Dubai World Cup broke new ground for Godolphin in…

Frankie Dettori believes favourite Life Is Good will be a "very tough nut to crack" in the Dubai World Cup. The top jockey has f our rides on the Meydan card, including one of market leader's opponents Country Grammer. Dettori has won the $12 million race on Dubai Millennium (2000), Moon Ballad (2003) and Electrocutionist (2006). "The favourite,…

The daughter of No Nay Never, who also holds an entry in the Group One Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes at the three day meeting, is one of 22 remaining entries for the six furlong contest on Saturday 9th July following Tuesday's scratchings deadline. This year the Darley July Cup is worth a record £600000 and continues to form part of the QIPCO British…

Saturday brings the fifth and final day at Royal Ascot, and the ground will be very testing after all the rain that fell after racing on Thursday. 2.30 CHESHAM STAKES - MASEKELA The longest juvenile race of the week will take some getting for these youngsters over the stiff seven furlongs. Two years ago it was Godolphin's Pinatubo who beat…

Newsboy's tips for the final card of Royal Ascot 2022 on Saturday, which has an international field for the Group 1 Platinum Jubilee Stakes. Frankie Dettori bids to add to his sole success on Friday Australian racing fans look set to enjoy another Royal Ascot as the five-day extravaganza draws to a close. But it's not Home Affairs, the stablemate…

Royal Ascot's final day features a stunning field of 27 in the Group One Platinum Jubilee Stakes and Sky Sports Racing's Kieran O'Sullivan has cast his expert eye over every single one. Of all the top-class races at Ascot, the Platinum Jubilee Stakes (and perhaps the King's Stand) has become the most targeted race for international horses. Open to…

It's a huge week for racing fans and punters alike, with 35 races scheduled to take place across five days at Royal Ascot from Tuesday onwards, and we've picked out five horses that have major chances at reasonable odds. The meeting kicks off with arguably the banker of the entire week in Baaeed but you won't get rich backing a 1/4 chance and there…

After an enthralling five days of action, Royal Ascot draws its curtains on Saturday for another year with the headline race, the Platinum Jubilee Stakes, seeing fans out The final day of action at Royal Ascot is upon us Racing fans will say goodbye to Royal Ascot for another year on Saturday, but there is still plenty to get excited about on the…

Unbeaten superstar Flightline is the main attraction on Saturday at the Breeders' Cup, while Doncaster hosts the November Handicap meeting, all live on Sky Sports Racing. It will be all eyes on Flightline as the Breeders' Cup reaches a crescendo with the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (9.40) at Keeneland. John Sadler's superstar is five from five…

The 2022 Breeders' Cup World Championships broke betting records. The two-day event with 14 Breeders' Cup races started with Future Stars Friday and finished with a flurry when the world's No. 1 racehorse Flightline captured the Classic in record-setting style with an 8-length victory. The beautiful horses are the main attraction at the Breeders'…

Home Affairs takes on fellow Australian runner Artorius in the Platinum Jubilee Stakes. Alfred Munnings and Hurricane Lane are hot favourites on the Saturday racecard Australia hold the key to the Platinum Jubilee Stakes, with Home Affairs out to give Chris Waller a memorable double. The trainer sent out Nature Strip to win the King's Stand Stakes…

Saturday's Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (3.45 Curragh), worth €570000 to the winner, is the next in a series of very valuable contests throughout the summer which will go a long way to deciding the title of champion sire in Britain and Ireland. We had become used to the sires' championship being a one-sided contest but things were very different in…

At least Wales know exactly what the equation is against England. No need to be cagey, play for draws and move on to the next game. Anything other than victory in the Group B finale means Gareth Bale and his team will join one of Ecuador or Senegal as the first teams to fly home from Qatar, way earlier than manager Rob Page, his players, or the Red…

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…

Star-studded Belgium's 2022 World Cup opener against Canada highlights Wednesday's action in Qatar. Spain and Croatia also open their respective campaigns. Read on as we offer up our top World Cup picks and best bets for Wednesday. Saudi Arabia's shocking triumph over Argentina on Tuesday serves as inspiration for all the minnows at the 2022 World…

For Belgium and Croatia, the 2022 FIFA World Cup is the last chance for their golden generations to deliver glory, while Canada and Morocco enter the scene as underdogs and are ready to show that they can cause trouble for the two powerhouses. Croatia were runners-up in 2018, losing to France 4-2 in Moscow, and Belgium won the third-place playoff -…

Baaeed headlines an all-star cast for Qipco British Champions Day as the world's best turf horse bows out in the feature Champion Stakes (4.00). William Haggas' star is a red-hot 1-5 favourite for the ten-furlong contest but the presence of last year's Derby and King George winner Adayar means that the champion will need to be on his A-game if he…

There was little doubt that Highfield Princess was the sprinter who achieved the highest profile during the season, thanks mainly to completing a Group 1 hat-trick in three countries in the space of not much more than a month in the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville, the Nunthorpe at York (replay below) and the Flying Five at the Curragh. The…

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…

The Queen's runner King's Lynn was third in the Wokingham (5.00pm). Dream Of Dreams won the feature Diamond Jubilee Stakes as Ryan Moore celebrated a treble The Queen just missed out on a winner as she attended Royal Ascot's final day. Making her first appearance at the big meeting this week, the reigning monarch arrived to a round of applause from…

Royal Ascot 2022 is nearly upon us and we have put together an all you need to know guide to help you through the five-day showpiece event of British flat racing. Dating back hundreds of years, Royal Ascot is a celebration of all thing's pageantry and racing, it's a mainstay of the racing calendar and is certainly one to savour. Royal Ascot is the…

Newcastle have a point to prove on Saturday when they host Chelsea in an English Premier League match at St. James' Park. Newcastle (7-6-1) are looking like a potential title contender as they get comfortable in the top four, and they are on a 10-game unbeaten run in all competitions. They sit third in the Premier League table after dominating…

July 8 (UPI) -- Three-year-olds from Ireland, England and France will see what they can do with American rivals this weekend at Belmont Park in the $1 million Caesar's Belmont Derby and $750000 Belmont Oaks. The weekend also includes the Indiana Derby, Iowa Derby and Los Alamitos Derby in California, where trainer Bob Baffert returns from…

One of the biggest weeks in Flat racing kicks off on Tuesday, with everything bloodstock enthusiasts could wish for including runners by first-season sires and international stallions being represented. We take a look at some of the potential bloodstock angles that could pop up at the royal meeting. There would be no bigger cheer this week than a…

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…

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…

Adam Houghton highlights the key changes to the Timeform ratings following the weekend's action, including the big turf races at the Breeders' Cup at Keeneland. The Breeders' Cup as a whole underlined the current strength of European horses on turf compared to their American counterparts and Meditate (114 from 109), in particular, looked simply a…

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…

At a neutral venue, you would fancy the highly likeable and adaptable Highfield Princess as a more likely winner than Golden Pal. That is no definitive comment on their abilities, it is simply that she has built her record under a wider spread of conditions, from steadily run 6½f races like the Maurice de Gheest to a soundly run Nunthorpe. This…

TEMPLEGATE takes on the star-studded Breeders' Cup confident of finding a few winners on Saturday. The top-class action from Keeneland will be shown live and in full on ITV 4 as part of their mega TEN hours of coverage. Read on for our man's breakdown of each race below and, hopefully, bag yourself a winner or three. 3.50 GOODNIGHT OLIVE was…

The cream of the Flat racing crop in Britain and Ireland are set to cross the pond for the Breeders' Cup. Aidan O'Brien, Charlie Appleby and co have a string of entries for the two-day meeting at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky. Future Stars Friday sees the leading juveniles take their chance before the more established horses bid for the bigger…

The Breeders' Cup 2022 will see the world's best flat horses on turf and dirt compete for some of the biggest prize pots on the planet. Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky has the honour of hosting this year's two-day meeting. It will be the third time the track has staged the Breeders' Cup having previously been on duty in 2015 and…