#Darley Dewhurst Stakes

Modern Games: could go well at the Breeders' Cup A six-runner race splitting into three groups of two spread across the Rowley Mile meant this looked a messy race, but the time was not too shabby, and Modern Games did comfortably beat the right horse in favourite Trident. Modern Games shaped as if he'd get a mile, as he was pushed along a fair way…

Racing fans will be watching Newmarket on Saturday where the first Classic of the Flat season is run at 3.40. The race is one of six on the ITV schedule The first Classic races of the Flat season take place this weekend, with Wembley hoping to score in the Qipco 2000 Guineas. The Galileo colt, named after the home of English football, was backed in…

One of the enduring and most exciting aspects of sport is how heroes and heroines emerge and change. Every generation can reflect on those who topped their respective sport of choice for a period, and then debate how they would have fared against past or present stars. Conversations centred on how Pinatubo measures up against those who have gone…

LUXEMBOURG can win the QIPCO 2000 Guineas Stakes (British Champions Series) (Colts & Fillies) (3.40pm) at Newmarket on Saturday afternoon. While TUESDAY may bring up a Classic double for Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien in the QIPCO 1000 Guineas Stakes (British Champions Series) (Fillies) (3.40pm) back at Headquarters on Sunday. Trainer Charlie…

Although she is perhaps most strongly associated with Royal Ascot, Queen Elizabeth II has been a regular visitor to Epsom Downs Racecourse and is set to return to the Surrey venue in 2022 as part of her Jubilee celebrations. Horse racing is one of the Queen's favourite pastimes and although she has enjoyed winners in both The Oaks and the 2000…

Irish champion flat trainer Aidan O'Brien is responsible for 12 of the 72 entries for the QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, England, on Saturday, 1 May 2021. The first Classic race of the British flat season, which will be staged on Newmarket's Rowley Mile course, will see the Irish handler bid for an incredible 10 QIPCO 2000 Guineas success. The…

The highlight of the day is the Gr1 Darley Dewhurst Stakes, due off at 16h00. Seven juvenile colts contest the 7-furlong Group 1 event with a first prize of £300000. Course and distance winner Nostrum, unbeaten in two starts, is favourite for the Juddmonte operation. Impressive in both his starts, the Kingman colt showed pace and class when only…

Chaldean: winner of the Dewhurst Stakes Chaldean and Frankie Dettori battled to a thrilling victory to deliver a first success in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes for Andrew Balding. Despite missing the kick at the gates, the two-year-old quickly took up the running and held off late challenges from Royal Scotsman and favourite Nostrum to score by a…

All times BST, please refresh for updates 1046: Nostrum, along with Isaac Shelby, is the least experienced runner in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes and it's possible that it could prove to be undoing stepping up to contest this competitive Group One. However, there's no hiding from the impression that he's made in winning his maiden at Sandown and the…

McFabulous: won't be making his chasing debut at Chepstow on Saturday Chepstow officials have watered the chase track overnight to maintain the description of good to firm, good in places. The course was helped by five and a half millimetres of rain arriving during racing on Friday, day one of the traditional two-day jumps season opener, but…

An exciting field assembled for what is typically one of the most informative juvenile races in the Flat season and NOSTRUM handled the Dip like a potential Classic contender when winning over this course and distance last month. That Group Three win was a clear step forward from his successful Sandown debut and if there's even more to come from…

Juddmonte hold a strong hand in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes with Chaldean and Nostrum both striding out at Newmarket on Saturday. In a race that could decide the champion two-year-old and often acts as a guide to the following spring's 2000 Guineas, it is no surprise to see both youngsters feature high up on the ante-post lists for the opening…

Racing TV presenter Tom Bull shares his selections for the five races in this week's Paddy's Pick 5 competition, with another £100000 up for grabs on Saturday! There's another £100000 up for grabs in this week's Paddy's Pick 5 competition, all you need to do is find the winners of the five races below! One person managed to find four of the five…

Several leading contenders for the 2000 Guineas will clash in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday and it will be no surprise if we have a new ante-post favourite for the first Classic of next year by Saturday evening. The absence of Sakheer, who had been supplemented for £35000, is a pity but the showpiece still has a glow about…

It's a bumper weekend of action for the juvenile division, the culmination of which will be Saturday's Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket. I've taken a look at the seven main races across Friday and Saturday. 1.50 Newmarket: Crispy Cat I'm surprised to see such a disparity in prices between the favourite, Prince Of Pillo, and Crispy Cat. There is…

Nostrum: heads seven declarations for the Dewhurst Stakes Impressive Tattersalls Stakes winner Nostrum will bid to maintain his unbeaten record on Saturday when he lines up against six rivals in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes. The Sir Michael Stoute-trained two-year-old was promoted to favouritism for the Newmarket contest after Sakheer was ruled out…

Newmarket host a great card on Saturday with FOUR group races, one listed and two Class 2 handicaps. talkSPORT have gone through the runners and form so you don't have to, with betting tips and fancies on the action. The Darley Dewhurst Stakes is the Group 1 £300000 contest over 7f featuring the best two-year-olds who will likely play a big part in…