#Futurity Stakes

Narrowly beaten on his racecourse debut at the Curragh, the son of No Nay Never went on to win each of his four subsequent starts, including the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot. But it was his scintillating display on what proved to be his final juvenile appearance in the Group One Phoenix Stakes that saw him top the charts with a rating of…

Freddy Tylicki gives his verdict on the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Stakes over Ascot's straight mile on Qipco British Champions Day, live on Sky Sports Racing. The last day of the turf season has come around quickly, and this should prove an action-packed race for the high society of the equine world. Established in 1955, the first three…

A tour of Coolmore Stud in Fethard, County Tipperary is a wonderfully enriching experience for any Flat racing fan, the site being home to so many champions from years gone by. To drive the point home, simply check out the stud's roster for 2021 which counted 16 stallions and the winners of 44 Group/Grade 1 races between them. Of course, winning…

This is "last call" weekend for Breeders' Cup hopefuls with more than a dozen "Win and You're In" races spread across three U.S. tracks. It's also Arc weekend in Paris and Winx seeks her 28th straight win in Australia. There's even more, with important 2-year-old races in Canada and the Group 1 Sun Chariot in England. Twenty-eight straight wins? It…

CHURCHILL made an eye-catching start to his stallion career, featuring among the leading freshmen sires of 2021 and supplying a double-digit tally of winners that included six blacktype earners; three won listed races. Ladies Church (dam by Rio De La Plata) landed the Marwell Stakes at Naas and finished third in the Group 3 Round Tower Stakes at…

Graham Dench runs the rule over the three-year-olds currently taking high rank in calculations for the Cazoo-sponsored Derby, Europe's most prestigious Classic at Epsom on Saturday June 3, 2023. GB: Like it or not, there is an ever increasing trend for winners of the Derby to come from just a handful of what might be termed'super stables', and if…

World class sprinter Artorius is likely to have his first jumpout this time in later this month. Picture: Alan Crowhurst-Getty Images Trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman have identified the perfect distance for Artorius's latest bid for a second Group 1 win in the autumn. Artorius won the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes as a two-year-old in February 2021…

Eight horses are entered in the $150000 Jerome Stakes Saturday at Aqueduct, in which the top five finishers earn points to qualify for the Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. In terms of recent efforts at the highest level, we start with Arctic Arrogance, who finished second last month in the Grade 2 Remsen Stakes after…

We are deep inside the final furlong of 2022. I'm hoping plenty of you will be powering to the finishing post hard on the bridle, rather than wearily struggling to the line or having pulled up sometime during the summer heatwave. That was then, this is now. We go again in 2023, and what a momentous year it promises to be. Here are ten reasons why…

The spring dominance of Godolphin superstar Anamoe is expected to continue during the Sydney Autumn Carnival with TAB installing the Cox Plate hero as favourite in multiple Group 1 markets. With Group 1 racing done for the year, TAB opened all-in betting for a range of features in Sydney and Melbourne throughout early 2023 on Monday. Anamoe, the…

Dettori had just ridden a Williams-owned horse, Master Of Reality, to second past the post (he was later relegated to fourth on protest). He stood with his head in his arms on the side of a placegetter's stall, the horse's name on the saddlecloth in the background. It was his 17th ride in the Cup. Afterwards, all he said was: "I feel like…

Silent Escape (red cap) and Oisin Murphy power away from D'Bai (white cap) and the William Buick-ridden Al Suhail (blue cap) for a Godolphin 1-2-3 Oisin Murphy had to sit and suffer through suspension as William Buick banged in a treble at Yarmouth on Thursday, but the champion jockey made amends by riding a 70-1 treble of his own here to reinstate…

Oisin Murphy: six winners from 11 rides at Nakayama Oisin Murphy celebrated a sensational six-timer at Nakayama on a memorable Monday for Britain's champion Flat jockey. Murphy, who won the Japan Cup aboard Suave Richard in November, enjoyed a five-timer at Tokyo last year but went one better with six victories from 11 rides on the card following a…

SIOUX Nation, a son of Scat Daddy (Johannesburg) and winner of the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes at two after bagging the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot, got the perfect start to his new career as a stallion. His first runner, in the first Irish juvenile race of 2022, won in some style, and she is certainly a filly worth following. Racing for John…

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…

Channel Cat, shown winning the Grade I Man o' War in May, is among the favorites for Saturday's Grade II Red Smith Stakes at Aqueduct. Photo courtesy of New York Racing Association Nov. 19 (UPI) -- High-class graded stakes racing is spread across North America this weekend, with a turf showdown in New York, a tough mile event for fillies and mares…

Instead, Lemaire and Cafe Pharoah stayed the course, exhibiting patience and fortitude. As the horses galloped and made the turn toward the final stretch, Cafe Pharoah sat in fourth place. But not for long. Urged on by Lemaire, the bay colt kept pushing ahead. Air Almas' lead dwindled as Cafe Pharoah inched closer toward the front. Making his move…

Quinoa Tifah wins her career debut Thursday at Gulfstream Park. Photo by Lauren King, courtesy of Gulfstream Park April 17 (UPI) -- There's quality in lieu of quantity in this weekend's horse racing action with two "Grade A Prime" events at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas and the belated start of 2-year-old action in Florida. In Japan, 3-year-olds are the…

Contrail looked a monster at two and could become one of the stars of the Japanese spring Unlike many other major northern hemisphere racing and breeding nations, Japan has thus far been able to keep its Graded race programme intact in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. With the sport continuing minus its passionate on-course chorus of fans,…

Irish champion flat trainer Aidan O'Brien is responsible for 12 of the 72 entries for the QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, England, on Saturday, 1 May 2021. The first Classic race of the British flat season, which will be staged on Newmarket's Rowley Mile course, will see the Irish handler bid for an incredible 10 QIPCO 2000 Guineas success. The…

The highlight of the day is the Gr1 Darley Dewhurst Stakes, due off at 16h00. Seven juvenile colts contest the 7-furlong Group 1 event with a first prize of £300000. Course and distance winner Nostrum, unbeaten in two starts, is favourite for the Juddmonte operation. Impressive in both his starts, the Kingman colt showed pace and class when only…

Sharp Aza Tack ran off to a 7 1/4-length victory in the Tyro Stakes at Monmouth on July 30. Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO Breeders' Cup Notes/Edited LEXINGTON, Ky.-R3 Racing's Juvenile Turf Sprint contender Sharp Aza Tack galloped 1 1/8 m over Keeneland's all-weather training track Wednesday morning with exercise rider Connor Murray aboard. 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…

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…

There is another bumper Saturday afternoon of racing action ahead with the first Classic of the Flat season, the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, taking centre stage. The Guineas is one of four live ITV races from that meeting alongside action from Goodwood, Thirsk and two Grade 1 contests from the final day of the Punchestown Festival (not on ITV). Our…

Buyers from Australia, America and the Middle East were hard to beat for the top lots at Tattersalls on Tuesday, the second day of the Autumn Horses in Training Sale. California is calling for I'm A Gambler, who was sold out of Mark and Charlie Johnston's yard for 850000gns, making him the third-most expensive ever horse sold at this auction. The…

Irish Champions Weekend culminates with a fantastic card at the Curragh on Sunday afternoon. All four Group One races, including the Irish St Leger, will be shown on ITV Racing, along with the Group Two Blandford Stakes. It's hard to knock the chances of GULLIVER, who finished a good fourth in this race 12 months ago off an eight-pound higher…

Little Red Feather Racing, Madaket Stables and William Strauss' Nagirroc built on a promising maiden victory when conquering his first attempt at stakes level in Sunday's Grade 3, $150000 Futurity for 2-year-olds going six furlongs over the outer turf at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet. Now 2-for-2 for trainer Graham Motion and his ownership…

Did you know active subscribers receive our Inside Track wagering guides absolutely FREE? Subscribe today and be the first to receive our upcoming MONSTER wagering guide to the 2022 Breeders' Cup! Madaket Stables, Little Red Feather Racing and William Strauss' Nagirroc will make his stakes debut off two weeks' rest in Sunday's Grade 3, $150000…

An exciting field assembled for what is typically one of the most informative juvenile races in the Flat season and NOSTRUM handled the Dip like a potential Classic contender when winning over this course and distance last month. That Group Three win was a clear step forward from his successful Sandown debut and if there's even more to come from…

Juddmonte hold a strong hand in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes with Chaldean and Nostrum both striding out at Newmarket on Saturday. In a race that could decide the champion two-year-old and often acts as a guide to the following spring's 2000 Guineas, it is no surprise to see both youngsters feature high up on the ante-post lists for the opening…

Join our channel to stay up to date on the latest in marketing Saturday's American Pharoah Stakes, at Santa Anita, is dominated by the Bob Baffert yard, who have won the prize 10 times in the past and he means business again with 50% of the 8 runners. With the winner also getting a free ticket for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile on Nov 5 there is an…

The highlight of the 2022 Belmont Fall meet at Aqueduct Racetrack is finally here as the 2022 Champagne Stakes looks to run this Saturday. The field is small but has a great field of two-year-olds as it is one of the first looks for the 2023 Kentucky Derby. In Last year's Champagne Stakes, we saw 2022 Woody Stephens Stakes winner Jack Christopher…

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…

Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The Breeders' Cup 2022 is on the horizon (Nov 4 & 5) but before the action gets started, we've still got a whole month of Breeders' Cup qualifying races to look out for in October. 28 races to be exact, so we showcase the contests to look out for that will get the winners a free ticket…

The master of Ballydoyle was represented by 4/7 favourite Adelaide River who set out to make all under Wayne Lordan. By the two furlong pole he had every rival beaten bar the winner who was racing for the first time since the Chesham at Royal Ascot. Colin Keane had him alongside the leader at the furlong pole and passed him soon after, the son of…

The SI Gambling Horse handicapping experts had a great day at the track in the Travers Stakes when Tiz the Law came through in impressive fashion, helping our team crush the Exacta (8/1) and the Trifecta (36/1) after Caracaro & Max Player both hit the board! In July, the team scored in the Blue Grass Stakes hitting the Exacta (12/1), Trifecta…

The Haynes, Hanson & Clark Conditions Stakes has a rich history and its 42nd running might be one to note given the way Stormbuster tore away from his opposition to win by a commanding five lengths. Having his fourth start, he is owned by breeder Jeff Smith, who said: "We've got a nice horse, there's no question about that. We thought this from day…

Trainer Jane Clement is hoping it is a case of 35th time lucky for her perennial placegetter Jade who heads to Dubbo on Sunday in a quest for a long overdue but well-earned first win. The Coolmore bred daughter of former Queensland ace Sizzling has remained a model of consistency throughout her career, teasing her faithful trainer with a string of…

Luxembourg returns this Saturday for the Group 3 Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh One-time Derby favourite Luxembourg is set to return to action in the Group 3 Royal Whip Stakes (4.05) at the Curragh on Saturday after a lengthy lay-off due to a muscle injury. The 2000 Guineas third had posted some classy juvenile efforts which saw him go unbeaten…