#Darn Hot

The Wizard Of Eye (right): colt could have an awayday at Richard Hannon's this week Stan Moore accepts the Watership Down Stud Too Darn Hot Greenham Stakes will be a tough assignment for The Wizard Of Eye, but he still intends running his stable star at Newbury next week. The son of Galileo Gold equipped himself well last term and was a respectable…

There is a lot riding on Advertise in Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, much more than the laudable feat of landing the first Classic of the season. Victory would be the biggest in the career of trainer Martyn Meade. It could also provide the extra impetus to Meade's dreams of bringing the glory days back to the historic stable on the Manton Estate…

Letruska edges Monomoy Girl in Saturday's $1 million Grade I Apple Blossom at Oaklawn Park. Photo by Coady Photography, courtesy of Oaklawn Park April 19 (UPI) -- Million-dollar races at Oaklawn Park produced a big upset and a potential star for the remainder of the year in highlights of horse racing this weekend. The Kentucky Derby field continued…

Few would have ever expected to see De An Andretti going around at a midweeker at Warwick Farm a few days shy of Christmas but trainer Ron Quinton is just happy to have her back. The Gerry Harvey-owned sister to Libertini earned an atomic sized boom after her dazzling debut win at Hawkesbury on April 14 in 2021. So incredible was the performance…

Left handed, flat. In essence, York is a very fair track, ideal for the long-striding galloper. In recent seasons, the field tends to come more down the centre of the track than has historically been the case, particularly if conditions are testing. The track was made into a circuit in 2005 and offers a straight five furlong/six furlong track, on…

Trainer David Payne is confident promising filly Sweet Mercy can land in the box seat and get every chance to turn the tables on early favourite Chenin in Friday's Too Darn Hot Yearlings Handicap (1550m) at Canterbury. Sweet Mercy finished more than two lengths off Mark Newnham's Chenin when the pair met at Warwick Farm last time out but is set to…

The 2000 Guineas is the premier Classic race for three-year-old colts over a mile. The race is open to fillies but their participation is rare - the last one to run in it was 59 years ago. Held on the Rowley Mile course at Newmarket, the 2000 Guineas is the first race in the British Champion Series and is sponsored by Qatari investment company…

John Gosden and Frankie Dettori: the pair joined forces in 2015 They were only together for seven years, but the Frankie Dettori-John Gosden partnership became a part of racing furniture. However, it was announced late on Friday that their high-profile relationship "is on sabbatical" . Here is a look at their time together. . . March 2015 Frankie…

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…

Enable is an odds-on favourite with the sponsors to make a winning return as she faces seven rivals for her seasonal return in Saturday's Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown. John Gosden's superstar filly has been off the track since winning the Breeders' Cup Turf at Churchill Downs last November, with that run only the third of her 2018 campaign after…

ANOTHER top notch contest takes place on the hallowed Goodwood turf on Wednesday, with the Group 1 Sussex Stakes holding sway. Too Darn Hot is the hot favourite after bolting up in France last time out - but won't have it easy. John Gosden's classy three-year-old has been sent off favourite on every one of his starts to date and is likely to…

Tom Segal with ante-post tips for the Ascot Gold Cup, Queen Anne Stakes and more Maddy Playle, Nick Watts, Tom Segal and Paddy Power's Darren Hughes are back for a new series of ante-post shows previewing Royal Ascot 2019. This week they look at the Ascot Gold Cup, Queen Anne Stakes, St James's Palace Stakes and Coronation Stakes. On the show: -…

Irish Derby and Grand Prix de Paris winner Hurricane Lane faces nine rivals in the Cazoo St Leger (3.35) at Doncaster on Saturday. The Charlie Appleby-trained colt, whose sole defeat came when third in the Derby, seeks a hat-trick of Group 1 wins and is an odds-on favourite to land British racing's oldest Classic. Hurricane Lane is ridden by…

So much of the Royal Hunt Cup comes down to the draw. This year, we have two more or less novel guides as to how things might pan out. The main one is obviously the Silver Hunt Cup, which opens Wednesday's card. Tuesday's first race, the Buckingham Palace Handicap is also a handy guide and on the surface its conclusion was pretty emphatic. The…

THE five Classic races during the Flat season are always strong tests at their respective distances and, with his stamina assured, MAGNA GRECIA is taken to give trainer Aidan O'Brien a remarkable tenth victory in the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday. While a son of the speed influencer Invincible Spirit, Donnacha O'Brien's mount is out…

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…

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…

There are many different events on the horse racing calendar that will appeal to fans, and we will all have our own favourites. For some, it will be the history that comes with the Grand National, whilst others will prefer the Cheltenham festival and the days of non-stop action that they offer. Yet, another standout festival is Glorious Goodwood,…

THE St James's Palace Stakes is the fifth race on day five of Royal Ascot and we've got all the latest news, views and top tips ahead of this year's renewal. To get you in the mood for the Group 1 - here's a run-down of the race. The 2020 St James's Palace Stakes will take place on Saturday, June 20 and will be live on ITV. It's a Group 1 Flat race…

GET ready for a scintillating clash on the South Downs in this year's Sussex Stakes. Royal Ascot winner Mohaather and Irish Guineas hero Siskin are set to go head-to-head in the Group 1 race. Here's all you need to know about the contest. This year's Group 1 Sussex Stakes will be run on Wednesday, July 29th. It is a Group 1 Flat race over a mile…

Tom Segal with ante-post tips for the 2000 and 1000 Guineas Maddy Playle, Tom Segal, Dave Orton and Paddy Power's Darren Hughes with a horse-by-horse ante-post betting guide to the Qipco 2000 and 1000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket on May 4 and 5. On the show: - Tom and Darren argued over Tiger Roll's Grand National value last time but thankfully…

Pictures doing the rounds yesterday of sodden racegoers in plastic macs wading through puddles and Panama hats flying off in 40mph gusts may not have been the ideal way for one of the greatest racing festivals on earth to begin - but that certainly does not tell the full story. There was a glorious day of racing to live up to the festival's moniker…

Perfect Power: Greenham Stakes favourite Perfect Power is expected to further enhance his Classic claims with the Richard Fahey-trained runner cut to 6-4 (from 7-4) for the Watership Down Stud Too Darn Hot Greenham Stakes (3.00). The ground at Newbury is good for the Group 3 event which has been won by Frankel, Kingman and Mohaather in recent years…

I don't dislike the Shergar Cup but nevertheless it was great to see an equine performance of real merit over the weekend when Little Big Bear exploded away from the field in the Phoenix Stakes. I must confess, when I see a son of No Nay Never who has had five starts by the beginning of August I am immediately sceptical about his credentials for…