#Epsom Downs

The 2013 champion apprentice jockey will attempt to make it four wins from five starts on the Charlie and Mark Johnston-trained three year old when breaking from stall six against 14 rivals in the prestigious contest on his return to the Rowley Mile. While Hart is excited about his latest big race ride, things could have turned out differently had…

Kentucky Derby second-place finisher Mandaloun (pink cap) wins Sunday's Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park. Photo courtesy of Monmouth Park June 14 (UPI) -- Maybe it's a little early to crown Belmont Stakes winner Essential Quality as best 3-year-old in the nation, especially after Mandaloun's impressive victory in Sunday's Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth…

Ghaiyyath, shown, held off Enable to win the Coral Eclipse on Sunday at Sandown. Photo by Kassandro / Wikimedia Commons July 6 (UPI) -- Ghaiyyath held off Enable to win the Coral Eclipse on Sunday at Sandown -- a race that put the cap on a compressed weekend of Group 1 events that comprised the Investec Derby and Oaks at Epsom and the Prix du…

Titleholder wins Sunday's Takarazuka Kinen, now targeting the Arc d'Triomphe. Photo courtesy of Japan Racing Association June 27 (UPI) -- Tawny Port's victory in Saturday's Ohio Derby serves notice the scramble among U.S. 3-year-olds is far from over while Westover's dominance of the Irish Derby indicates he's not out of the frame, either, despite…

Join our channel to stay up to date on the latest in marketing Successful Ryan Moore rides are often significant, but there was a major milestone for the jockey at Deauville on Sunday. Steering Blackbeard to victory in the Prix Morny was his 100th Group 1 winner for trainer Aidan O'Brien. Moore's first top level victory for the master of Ballydoyle…

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…

The Derby is finally here as the crown jewel of racing sets off at Epsom Racecourse once again. The winner takes home £909628 but for the one horse that makes it over the line first, it means much more. Out of all the thoroughbred foals around the world, which amounts to nearly 100000, just one of these can win the Derby. This 1m4f race is strictly…

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…

Anthony Van Dyck: won last year's Investec Derby at Epsom The Investec Derby is the most valuable race in Britain and the most prestigious of the five Classics. It is run at Epsom Downs racecourse over a mile and a half for three-year-old colts and fillies, with this year's contest due off at 4.55pm on Saturday, July 4. The Investec Oaks is run…

Her Majesty's passion for horses will be celebrated with unseen footage on ITV showing her feeding horses at the Sandringham stables The Queen will miss the Epsom Derby on Saturday for only the third time in her reign, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Friday. She will watch on television from Windsor Castle as she continues to suffer with mobility…

Members of the Gallop Racing syndicated enjoyed what they described as a "red letter day" after Lakota Sioux provided them with their biggest-ever success when completing a 20.6-1 treble for Charlie and Mark Johnston in the Jewson Sweet Solera Stakes. Having finished third in the Listed Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot 49 days ago, the daughter of…

Nothing better than a Bank Holiday Monday on Epsom Downs watching the racing. Perhaps we can make your day even better with some winners. Here's a quick run through of our selections for Monday's races, you can view the results and the racecards by using the Planet Sport live centre. There's a bit more detail on our three main highlights below the…

Two days of exhilarating racing lie ahead for racing fans on the famous Epsom Downs at the 2021 Derby Festival. Of course, the festival's highlight is the Derby itself on Saturday, but one cannot forget about the main course on Friday - and that being the Oaks. The Cazoo Oaks is the first feature race of the meeting, with the fillies' Classic the…

American Revolution, shown winning the Grade I Cigar Mile in December, is among the likely ones in Saturday's Blame Stakes at Churchill Downs. Photo by Joe Labozzetta, courtesy of New York Racing Association June 3 (UPI) -- Weekend racing is all about the doings on Epsom Downs southwest of London, where the Oaks on Friday and the Derby on Saturday…

The Queen is unlikely to attend and doesn't have a runner in the race this year, with Desert Crown leading the market and well-fancied to give Sir Michael Stoute a sixth victory in the race. The most recent of those came 12 years ago, when Workforce won by seven lengths, and Aidan O'Brien looks to be the strongest challenge to him as he runs…

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…

White Abarrio, seen winning the Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park, is among the Kentucky Derby contenders returning to action in Saturday's Ohio Derby at Thistledown. Photo courtesy of Gulfstream Park June 24 (UPI) -- Derby contenders from Louisville and Epsom Downs return to action in weekend horse racing and "Win and You're In" spots for…

While events on the track will be the main feature of the day, the array of glamorous outfits and unusual headwear is sure to get tongues wagging away from the serious racing business. People will be travelling far and wide as the horse racing world draws its attention to the Epsom Oaks on Friday (May 31) and the Epsom Derby on Saturday (June…

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…

The move comes following discussion with stakeholders and after a three-year-old only entry system worked well for the 2022 race, when the yearling entry stage due to take place in 2020 was not considered feasible due to the pandemic. As such, the yearling entry stage for the 2024 race which would traditionally take place in early December will not…

With the start of the Derby Festival at Epsom Downs Racecourse almost upon us, anticipation is beginning to build ahead of another two British Classics. This year's renewal of the Derby and Oaks co-aligns with the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, and it will be the first time since 2019 that the race will have a full crowd in attendance due…

Pat Smullen won his maiden Epsom Derby title on Saturday, riding atop the Dermot Weld-trained Harzand, who overcame an injury scare earlier in the day to win. At 13/2, Harzand finished ahead of Aidan O'Brien duo US Army Ranger-the odds-on favourite-and Idaho. With a purse of £1545000, the 2016 Derby was "the richest race ever run in the UK,"…

The two-day Cazoo Derby saw volumes of £48.6 million bet into World Pool. Across the spectacular two-day meeting, which offered £3.36 million in prize money and was one of the centre pieces of the Platinum Jubilee, World Pool saw net pools of £48.6 million, with just under £24 million bet on Cazoo Oaks Day, followed by nearly £24.7 million on Cazoo…

The two-day Cazoo Derby, one of the centrepieces of the Platinum Jubilee Weekend, will be a World Pool event with millions of racing fans from over 20 countries able to watch and bet on the high-class racing action at Epsom Downs racecourse, where £3.36 million in prize money is on offer across the 14 races. The UK Tote Group, leading British…

are one of the biggest horse racing betting brands in the world and their online site provides customers with lots of different ways to bet. This includes the World Pool which gives you a chance to make predictions for horse races when it comes to meetings taking place across the planet and there are some big prizes up for grabs. As the strapline…

Derby winner Adayar is bidding for Arc glory in France this weekend. Steve Chambers profiles the Charlie Appleby-trained Adayar, who was an epic winner of the Derby earlier in the season, and the Godolphin raider is a leading contender for Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Sunday afternoon at Longchamp... Age: 3 Races: 6 Wins: 3 Trainer: Charlie…

The progressive four-year-old, who is already a dual winner this season, will take on 22 rivals in the two and a quarter mile test as he bids to give Boyle the most valuable success of his career in the heritage handicap, which is worth £103080 to the winner. However, while hopeful of a big run from the gelded son of Le Havre, the Epsom handler…

One of the most prestigious races in the world of racing takes place this weekend, as the Epsom Derby takes place in its later than usual place on the 4 July. The Epsom Derby inspired the naming of the Kentucky Derby, and is classed as the'Blue Riband' event of the flat racing season in Europe. It is the most lucrative event on turf in the UK and…

Fresh from enjoying his best-ever Jump campaign, which included a first Cheltenham Festival success aboard Edwardstone in the Sporting Life Arkle Novices' Chase, the 31 year old will bid to prove the rider to beat once again in the unique contest for professional Jump jockeys having claimed the race 12 months ago aboard Berrahri and in 2015 aboard…

Desert Crown is a strong favourite to land the Epsom Derby on Saturday with flat racing's blue riband to be renamed in honour of the record-breaking serial winner Lester Piggott. The legendary jockey died in Switzerland on Sunday aged 86 but such was his stature tributes were still flooding the email server of Britain's racing daily the Racing Post…

Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The Virginia Derby 2022 is the big midweek US horse race as a decent field head to Colonial Downs for the 19th running of the $300000 contest today. Trainers Todd Pletcher (2005 & 2007) and Shug McGaughey III (2011) are past winners of the race and have runners again, but it's the H.…

Taking wickets and scoring runs for Middlesex might be consigned to the past for Maurice Manasseh, however he was on hand to watch Star Player bring up a half century of winners this year for Simon and Ed Crisford at Epsom Downs on Tuesday. Manasseh, who played for Middlesex in the 1960s along with Oxford University, was all smiles after the son of…

Hukum winning the Coronation | PA Media By Shadwell's homebred 5-year-old entire Hukum (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}-Aghareed, by Kingmambo) struck four times at Group 3 level in 2020 and 2021 before annexing Meydan's Mar. 5 G2 Dubai City of Gold and went postward for his European return in Friday's G1 Dahlbury Coronation Cup at Epsom coming back off…