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Visitors to Ascot Racecourse will be fighting to find a spot in the shade as the world's most prestigious horse racing event gets underway today. Sweltering temperatures are expected to top 30°C on Tuesday, June 20 as week begins. The Queen, along with other members of the Royal Family, is due to arrive into the Parade Ring at 2pm, with the first…

Juvenile expert Ross Millar has high hopes for a 16-1 chance at York this week plus previews the Acomb Stakes, and Lowther Stakes, two of the key juvenile contests at this week's Welcome To Yorkshire Ebor Festival, live on Racing TV. Coroebus is another name to add to the list of highly promising juveniles that are in the care of Charlie…

Since the 16th century, horse racing has been a famous event in England. It is a highly recognized sport in the country and with great prestige. Kings and queens have already put their horses to compete in the famous races, which has only increased the historical importance of the country. Horse racing in England goes far beyond the game, it's a…

SIR BUSKER is fancied to call the tune in the Unibet Golden Mile (2.45) at Glorious Goodwood today. Having marked his return with a win at Newcastle at the start of June, the William Knight four-year-old followed up in the Silver Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot 15 days later. Oisín Murphy's mount then stepped back from a mile to seven furlongs for the…

While the general economic picture at the moment might not be conducive to free spending, the demand for bloodstock has never been greater. That has been evident at Tattersalls which has been reporting record turnover at its sales all year. The aggregate figures for the Guineas Breeze-Up (5.6m guineas), July (16.7m), October Yearling (199m), Autumn…

Aidan O'Brien has an excellent record in the Qipco 1000 Guineas and Tuesday has a fine chance of winning it this year. Stablemate Tenebrism and Discoveries are other key contenders Sandrine runs in the Qipco 1000 Guineas Aidan O'Brien has two leading contenders as he goes in pursuit of yet another Qipco 1000 Guineas triumph. The Irish trainer, who…

There's no denying the quality in this year's Lowther with three of the top five highest-rated juvenile fillies set to face off over the straight six furlongs on the Knavesmire. Sandrine tops the list with an official rating of 109 after a hat-trick of successes, which include decisive victories in the Duchess of Cambridge at Newmarket and Albany…

Snowfall: heading for the Yorkshire Oaks next Thursday Snowfall remains on course to become the second horse in the last five years to complete the English, Irish and Darley Yorkshire Oaks clean sweep as she headlined ten confirmations for the Group 1 (3.35) on the second day of York's Ebor festival next Thursday. The Aidan O'Brien-trained daughter…

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…

A roll of honour which includes the likes of Nijinsky, Mill Reef, Brigadier Gerard, Dancing Brave, Montjeu, Galileo, Harbinger, Enable and 12 months ago Adayar, six runners go to post for this year's renewal which gets underway at 3.35pm. We have previewed the race and the pick of the racing action with our guide below and you can find the best…

DID YOU KNOW? The Richard Hannon yard have won the July Stakes 9 times since 1989 Help find the winner of Thursday's 2022 July Stakes using our key trends and stats 19/20 - Had won over 5 or 6f previously 18/20 - Placed in their last run 17/20 - Had 2 or more previous career starts 15/20 - Won by either a Feb or March foal 12/20 - Won their last…

EVEN the booking of the champion jockey Colin Keane was not enough to reduce the odds on Paris Secret as she made her debut at Galway, but the filly showed that her returned odds of 28/1 were an insult with a willing effort that saw her win from some vastly more experienced opponents. Racing in the colours of Paul Hardy, this €8500 yearling buy at…

Lezoo: impressive winner over course and distance last time Only six have been declared in this Group 2 for juvenile fillies, but it's a case of quality over quantity as Royal Ascot races are pitched against each other with Maylandsea and Mawj. Maylandsea finished second in the Queen Mary and Mawj filled the same position in the Albany, so which is…

Temperatures are forecast to soar above 30 degrees at Royal Ascot on Friday and the biggest certainty is the misting cooling fans, designed for the horses, ending up being a magnet for those racegoers dressed up to the nines. The feature race of the day is the Coronation Stakes and Inspiral, the favourite, will take some stopping if picking from…

The five-year-old scorched to victory in last season's Hunt Cup from the wrong side of the track at Royal Ascot and went on to land a five-timer, which included a pair of Group Two prizes in the Prix Daniel Wildenstein and Zabeel Mile. At the top level this term, he has twice had the misfortune to play second fiddle to the unbeaten Baaeed - in the…

Meditate gets a second bite of the cherry at Group One level in the Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday. The daughter of No Nay Never won each of her first four starts for Aidan O'Brien, including the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Debutante at the Curragh. She suffered the first defeat of her career when no match for…

channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage On another big Saturday, 24 September, for the sport, the horse racing NAP of the Day with SportsLens tipsters is Blackbeard in the Middle Park Stakes. He is the best bet of three fancies across Newmarket and Market Rasen today.

Two-year-olds hold center stage in Britain and Ireland this weekend. Newmarket hosts the first two Group 1 events of the year on the British calendar for juveniles, both over six furlongs. There are also Group 2 one-mile two-year-old contests in Britain and Ireland that are not only good prizes in their own right; they also open the European Road…

Fans' Favourites is a weekly feature in the Racing Post Weekender in which we talk to those closest to racing's most popular horses and find out why they tug on our heartstrings. This week's subject: Attraction The best racehorses in history are born with a touch of brilliance about them. Most of the time. Occasionally, however, the brilliance is…