Epsom Derby favourite Luxembourg suffers slight setback

MILITARY ORDER was sent off 9/2 for The Derby and, while he disappointed at Epsom (and subsequently at Chester), he'd looked an exciting prospect up to that point, so he's worth a chance to get his career back on track returning from 4 months off after a gelding operation. Base Note is a formidable opponent and Enemy shouldn't be…

The Australia colt is unbeaten in two starts this season having followed up his reappearance success in the Alleged Stakes by adding the Huxley Stakes at Chester, to prove he still possesses all the high-class ability he showed when motoring to multiple victories as a juvenile. He is one of three in the mix for O'Brien in the Group One contest…

Aidan O'Brien has won the Derby a record eight times. But his winners have taken a variety of routes to Epsom which reflects the fact that his Derby winners have come to the race with a range of profiles, from maiden winners to classic winners and long-shots to hot-pots. O'Brien's first two Derby winners, however, had identical preparations,…

Racing returns to Worcester on Monday with a competitive eight-race card and it signals the start of its summer jumps season, with the Cazoo Novices' Hurdle (4.20) the first qualifier for the track's novice series final, which continues to grow in popularity. Action also takes place in Britain at Ayr and Southwell in the afternoon and in the…

Memories of great days in Epsom history will come flooding back when Desert Crown bids to give Sir Michael Stoute his sixth victory in the Cazoo Derby. Stoute first won the premier Classic - which is this year being run in memory of Lester Piggott - with the legendary Shergar in 1981 and in the 41 years since has added a further four Epsom…

The Kentucky Derby took place four weeks ago, but the Derby - the original granddaddy of them all - is coming up on Saturday at Epsom Downs in England. The Epsom Derby (G1) is the highlight of two spectacular days of racing at Epsom on Friday and Saturday. Three Group 1 races are on the agenda, and it's entirely possible we'll see future Breeders'…

There's Classic action to savour at Epsom on Friday and Saturday as Platinum Jubilee fever fills the air during an extra-long Bank Holiday Weekend. The main dish is Saturday afternoon's Cazoo Derby at 5.30pm, set to be run this year in honour of Lester Piggott, who rode nine Derby winners in his career and passed away peacefully last weekend. Aidan…

Aidan O'Brien: looking to win the Derby for a ninth time Superstar trainer Aidan O'Brien joined the Racing Post's What A Shout show for an exclusive chat ahead of Irish Guineas weekend at the Curragh, which gets under way on Friday. The Ballydoyle master gave us his thoughts on his four runners in the Irish 1000 Guineas on Sunday and also looked…

Steve Cauthen: will bring his unrivalled expertise of riding Epsom to ITV audiences on Derby day Dual Derby-winning jockey Steve Cauthen will join ITV Racing's presentation team for the Epsom Classic next month as part of the special coverage to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The Kentucky-born Cauthen, who won the Derby for the late Henry Cecil…

AIDAN O'BRIEN has a record eight Cazoo Derby wins to his name. And if that wasn't good enough, he has four of the top six in the market for this year's race on June 4. The Ballydoyle wizard has been forced to rule out long-time antepost favourite Luxembourg, but still has an embarrassment of riches to call upon. O'Brien swooped in two trials at…

Sky Sports Racing pundit Kevin Blake says Dee Stakes winner Star Of India will be a "magic ride around Epsom" for whichever jockey gets the ride on Cazoo Derby day. The Aidan O'Brien-trained three-year-old was one of a string of Ballydoyle Classic hopefuls who enhanced their claims over the last week, staying on powerful to land the Listed Dee…

channel to stay up to date on the latest in marketing Trainer Aidan O'Brien has won the Epsom Derby 8 times already and has a strong hand in 2022 to make it nine after his exciting 3 year-old STONE AGE won Sunday's Leopardstown Derby Trial by an impressive 5 1/2 lengths - therefore, it was no shock to see this Galileo colt shoot to the head of the…

Tom Marriott reports from Aidan O'Brien's Ballydoyle base ahead of the Cazoo Derby Festival IT'S ALL change at Ballydoyle. Not just the installation of floodlights and speedometers on the gallops at Aidan O'Brien's already state of the art training establishment - the home of a record-breaking eight Derby winners - but most importantly with the…

Sir Michael Stoute: trainer of Desert Crown The Derby trials at Chester and Lingfield have thrown up plenty of Classic clues for Epsom next month, but one horse has shortened significantly in the betting without needing to advertise his credentials. Before the Guineas, Desert Crown was around a 33-1 chance to win the Cazoo Derby, but he has been…

Stone Age rocketed to the head of ante-post lists for the Cazoo Derby following a scintillating display in the Derby Trial Stakes at Leopardstown. It has been quite a week for trainer Aidan O'Brien, who saw Changingoftheguard, Star Of India and United Nations enter the reckoning for Epsom with victories at Chester and Lingfield respectively,…

Derby favourite Luxembourg has suffered an injury scare in training, leaving a question mark over the colt's participation at Epsom next month. Trainer Aidan O'Brien said the horse, who finished third in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket last Saturday, was lame in his off hind leg after exercise on Friday. O'Brien expects to give a further update in…

EPSOM Derby favourite Luxembourg is a huge doubt for the race after suffering a setback in training. An eyecatching third in the 2000 Guineas after missing the start, Aidan O'Brien's star had been backed into 2-1 for the £1.5million contest. But the Ballydoyle supremo told the Racing Post the three-year-old is in a massive race against time for the…

Aidan O'Brien's colt is now 8-1 for the Cazoo Derby after a six-and-a-half-length rout of hot favourite New London Changingoftheguard and Ryan Moore win the Boodles Chester Vase by six and a half lengths CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD shocked hot favourite New London in the Boodles Chester Vase - and is now 8-1 for the Cazoo Derby at Epsom on June 4. Punters…

Changingoftheguard threw his hat into the Derby ring with a thoroughly impressive display in the Boodles Chester Vase. Trainer Aidan O'Brien had saddled a record nine previous winners of the Group 3 contest, with his Ruler Of The World the last horse to follow up at Epsom in 2013. O'Brien already houses the ante-post favourite for the premier…

AIDAN O'BRIEN'S season burst into life with a big race double at Chester. He took both the feature Chester Vase and Cheshire Oaks with Changingoftheguard and Thoughts Of June, his first two winners in England this season. Changingoftheguard booked his place in the Derby with a straightforward victory in the recognised trial and was trimmed into…

The 2022 Flat season is in full swing after the first two Classics of the season, the 2000 Guineas and 1000 Guineas. Attention now turns towards Epsom with the Cazoo Derby and Oaks next month, and market movers come thick and fast as the key Classic trials continue to be run. Our Classic Clues series has you covered. Here's a recap of the recent…

CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD can give Aidan O'Brien a perfect 10th victory in the Boodles Chester Vase Stakes (Colts & Geldings) (3.40pm) and book his ticket to Epsom on the opening day of the Chester May Festival on Wednesday. The trials for next month's Cazoo Derby are under way and the Group Three feature on the Roodee sees another big clash between the…

THE QUEEN has been dealt a big personal blow for her Platinum Jubilee weekend - after her best horse was ruled out of her favourite race. Her Majesty, 96, had been planning to attend the Epsom Derby on June 4 to see her three-year-old colt Reach For The Moon finally land her a first winner in the prestigious contest. But the 7-1 chance, who likely…