#Finals Day

Collen Storey salutes the crowd after winning the feature aboard Forest Of Dean Thursday: Newcastle Less than 24 hours after riding a winner for the King, South African-born jockey Collen Storey notched another notable success in famous colours as he steered the Godolphin-owned Forest Of Dean to victory in the All-Weather Championships Fast-Track…

The 2023 Dubai World Cup Carnival gets off to a flying start at Meydan on Friday. Two excellent Grade Two races, Al Maktoum Challenge R1 and Al Fahidi Fort feature on Friday's card, along with several lucrative Listed and Conditions races. We've taken a look through the full card and picked out four horses to back on week one of the 2023 Dubai…

Michael Smith has twice gone all the way to the World Championship final Michael van Gerwen, Michael Smith and Gerwyn Price - the three titans of tungsten who dominate the outright market for the PDC World Championship - all get the chance to show off their wares on quarter-finals day. The four-match card gives acca fans a whole day of Alexandra…

Quarter-finals day at the World Darts Championships begins with Dimirti Van den Bergh taking on Jonny Clayton. Van den Bergh saw off compatriot Kim Huybrechts to reach the quarters for a third time, with Clayton seeing off a dangerous opponent in Josh Rock. Here are our best bets and predictions for Dimitri Van den Bergh vs Jonny Clayton at the PDC…

PDC darts tips, best bets and player analysis for the quarter-finals of the 2022 William Hill World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace, London. Sky Sports Arena & Main Event, 12.30pm Saturday Peter Wright to win world championship 1pt 10-3 general Mervyn King to beat James Wade 1pt 6-4 bet365, Boyles Luke Humphries to beat Gary Anderson 1pt…

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…

Summerhill College have reached two Connacht Schools Senior Cup finals in the last three years, but they have still to win one, and ten-time champions Sligo Grammar remain the traditional rugby school in the county. hey haven't been in a Senior Cup decider since 2014, when they won it. And at junior level Sligo Grammar have won seven titles - their…

Down On Da Bayou blitzes her rivals in Thursday's UAE Oaks at Meydan, and now is headed for the Saudi Derby. Photo by Erika Rasmussen, courtesy of Dubai Racing Club Feb. 21 (UPI) Weekend horse racing features a dash of Kentucky Derby, Saudi Derby, Hong Kong Derby, Qatar Derby and even the Winter Derby with action from the Far East to the Middle…

Get all the latest info on Newcastle races today right here. This detailed guide has everything you need to know about the horse racing happening at the track. Check out all the goings on at Newcastle Racecourse today with racecards, tips and results from the latest raceday. Established at Gosforth Park in the early 1880s, Newcastle Racecourse is…

Newsboy's Nap selection on Wednesday, November 16, is the William Haggas-trained Brewing at Kempton (4.50). The next best selection is Southwell runner Broken Spear (4.08) THE William Haggas-trained BREWING (4.50, nap) looks well up to defying a penalty in the Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Novice Stakes at Kempton Park on Wednesday. The son…

Known as one of the hardest working jockeys in the weighing room, Morris was ridden over 100 winners a year since 2011 and was notching up number 94 for 2022 in the Spreadex Sports Get £50 In Bonuses Handicap. Although yet to reach the century this term, it is fitting that winner number 2000 for the career has come in the season Morris has enjoyed…

Known as one of the hardest working jockeys in the weighing room, Morris was ridden over 100 winners a year since 2011 and was notching up number 94 for 2022 in the Spreadex Sports Get £50 In Bonuses Handicap. Although yet to reach the century this term, it is fitting that winner number 2000 for the career has come in the season Morris has enjoyed…

2pts Hampshire to beat Somerset at 11/10 (General) 1pt Hampshire to win the T20 Blast at 3/1 (General) 1pt Dane Vilas top Lancashire batsman against Yorkshire at 13/2 (bet365) This season's T20 Blast has been a remarkable one in many ways, with the four teams set to battle it out at Edgbaston on Saturday all sharing their fair share of flaws and…

Regal Glory winds up her career with a victory in Sunday's Grade I Matriarch at Del Mar. Benoit photo, courtesy of Del Mar Turf Club Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Mind Control and Regal Glory wound up their careers with Grade I victories a continent apart in weekend racing, while the another name popped up on the "Road to the Roses" Kentucky Derby 2023…

Sodashi, a rare white Thoroughbred shown winning the Artemis Stakes earlier in the season, is among the favorites for Sunday's Grade 1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies. Photo courtesy of Japan Racing Association Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Weekend horse racing takes an international turn as Sunday's Longines Hong Kong International Races could see the final runs by…

Owners Barbara and Alick Richmond hailed Living Legend as a "superstar" after he produced a career best to secure the couple their first Listed winner in the Unibet Magnolia Stakes at Kempton Park on Saturday. Having scored on the card back in 2019 when taking the opening 1m 2f novice event on his only previous visit to the track, the Charlie and…

The Nitto ATP Finals is drawing to a close and so is the 2022 tennis season. The last semifinalist will be determined when Stefanos Tsitsipas faces Andrey Rublev in a nerve-racking encounter. Elsewhere, Novak Djokovic has secured his place in the semis as the group winner and faces a harmless dead rubber against Daniil Medvedev. Who do you think…

England men U20s head coach Steve Bates has named his 28-player squad for the 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina (4-22 June). The group includes nine players who have appeared in the tournament before - including several from Gallagher Premiership Rugby - with props Joe Heyes, Marcus Street, lock Joel Kpoku, backrow forwards Josh…

Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Kentucky-based horses ably defended their home turf in the weekend Claiming Crown series at Churchill Downs, while 2-year-olds, some still eyeing a shot at next year's big races, were at work at tracks from coast to coast. Del Mar swung back into operation, and Woodbine and Churchill Downs had rich stakes offerings. On the…

Day 2 at the ATP Finals will be headlined by the five-time champion Novak Djokovic who is set for a Paris Masters rematch against Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Russian duo of Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev will contest the opening match in the red group. Who will get off to a winning start? Head-to-head: Medvedev 5-1 Rublev Daniil Medvedev remained…

Missed The Cut: Jim Crowley is led in after winning in record time Saturday: Lingfield Missed The Cut treated a sun-soaked Surrey crowd to a track record when putting Algiers in the shade in the featured Listed Churchill Stakes. The 5-4 favourite overcame a wide draw and an equally wide trip under Jim Crowley to make up at least seven lengths in…

Bolshoi Ballet: was last seen running in the Hong Kong Cup in December Saturday: Lingfield Aidan O'Brien has a rare runner on Lingfield's all-weather track with Bolshoi Ballet, although he faces a battle for favouritism in the Listed Bet UK Churchill Stakes (3.10) with the progressive Missed The Cut. Bolshoi Ballet was touted so highly by O'Brien…

Day three at the Next Gen ATP Finals will see the round-robin action come to an end on what should be an exciting day of tennis in Milan. All eight players in the field are in action and, as always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the schedule. But who will come out on top? It's hard not be impressed with what…

The field at the Next Gen ATP Finals is set. With Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune elsewhere, the field is led by Lorenzo Musetti. Despite the relatively high-average ranking of the players (the highest ever for an edition of the Next Gen ATP Finals), with Musetti and two other Italians in the mix, the crowd will be guaranteed to bring…

Messier wins Sunday's Bob Hope Stakes at Del Mar for trainer Bob Baffert. Benoit photo, courtesy of Del Mar Turf Club Nov. 15, 2021 Trainer Bob Baffert saddled the winners of both 2-year-old races at Del Mar, Bell's the One was a popular winner at Churchill Downs, while Mandate scored a big upset at Aqueduct in highlights of weekend horse…

The ITV Racing team bring midweek action to your screens with the spotlight on the opening day of Chester's May Festival, featuring the Group 3 Chester Vase and the Cheshire Oaks. The ITV4 broadcast from 1.10-4.00pm includes five races from the Roodee plus the headline contest from the day's National Hunt card at Newton Abbot. Enda McElhinney has…

Hong Kong Horse of the Year Golden Sixty in morning trackwork Oct. 11, preparing for his return to action. Photo courtesy of Hong Kong Jockey Club Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Two-year-olds are on display this weekend at tracks from France to England and on to California, while much of the globe girds for the Breeders' Cup World Championships in two weeks'…

Having scored at Wolverhampton on debut, the son of Fast Company followed up by scooping Listed honours on his second start, taking the Burradon Stakes at Newcastle on All-Weather Finals Day. That paved the way for a run in the first Classic of the summer and Checkandchallenge was sent off 33/1 for the 2000 Guineas. But nothing went right for the…

Racing TV's Tom Bull provides his verdict on the 15 contenders in Saturday's QIPCO 2000 Guineas plus predicts the 1-2-3 for the first Classic of the season, live on Racing TV. By Tom Bull A winter of expectation and anticipation comes to an end with the arrival of the first Classic of the season on Saturday, the QIPCO 2000 Guineas. The pendulum of…

El Caballo (pink sleeves) makes it six in a row under Clifford Lee Saturday: Cazoo Sandy Lane Stakes, Haydock Karl Burke pulled off the Sandy Lane-Commonwealth Cup double with Quiet Reflection in 2016 and moved close to doing so again after El Caballo racked up his sixth victory in a row. Tackling Group company for the first time, El Caballo was…

Classic Causeway, shown winning the Sam F. Davis Stakes earlier in the meeting, is morning-line favorite for Saturday's Tampa Bay. SV Photography photo, courtesy of Tampa Bay Downs March 11 (UPI) -- With the Kentucky Derby picture still very much uncertain, Saturday's Tampa Bay Derby looms as a golden opportunity for one or more of the 3-year-olds…

Courvoisier, shown winning the Jerome Sakes, returns for Saturday's Grade III Withers at Aqueduct, a Kentucky Derby prep. Photo by Chelsey Durand, courtesy of New York Racing Association Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Three official Kentucky Derby prep races top the U.S. weekend horse racing schedule while Hot Rod Charlie, one of last year's Triple Crown…

The five-year-old mare, winner of her last three runs at Group One level, will bid to back up her latest impressive success in the Flying Five at the Curragh when she heads to the $1million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint in Kentucky. The John Fairley-owned daughter of Night Of Thunder started her remarkable winning spree on All-Weather Championships…

Lexington, KY - On Sunday (Sep. 18) The Red Mile will host eight Kentucky Championship finals worth $3.2 million for freshman and sophomore male and female harness racing trotters and pacers and two $100000 Kentucky Commonwealth series finals for 3-year-old filly trotters and 2-year-old male pacers. The total purse value of $3.4 million on the…

Lexington, KY - On Sunday (Sept. 18) The Red Mile will host eight Kentucky Championship finals worth $3.2 million for freshman and sophomore male and female harness racing trotters and pacers and two $100000 Kentucky Commonwealth series finals for 3-year-old filly trotters and 2-year-old male pacers. The total purse value of $3.4 million on the…