Horse Racing: Commonwealth Cup

One of the nation's oldest and largest steeplechase events, the Virginia Gold Cup, announced that it has added a new race to its lineup in May. The $150000 Commonwealth Cup, a Grade 1 hurdle race (the highest level of stakes races), will take place just before the Virginia Gold Cup race on Saturday, May 4, at Great Meadow (5089 Old Tavern Rd.) in…

The Betfair Sprint Cup (3.35) headlines Saturday's action from Haydock, with Shaquille bidding to become the first horse to win the Commonwealth Cup, July Cup and Sprint Cup. We have looked back through the past ten Sprint Cups to find out whether he has what it takes. . . Age would appear to be of little significance when it comes to picking the…

Impressive Middle Park winner Vandeek will not race again this season, joint-trainer Simon Crisford has confirmed, with a sprinting campaign rather than Classic glory the plan for next year. Such was the manner in which the superstar colt came out of Saturday's Group 1 triumph, connections had been entertaining the idea of returning to Newmarket…

This Group 3 sees the return of the Jessica Harrington-trained Ocean Quest, who is having her first start since putting up a cracking performance when fourth in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot where she was beaten just over two lengths by Shaquille. She reverts to taking on the fillies now and boasts strong claims at a track where she was…

Historically, early juvenile races would gather field sizes of six or seven runners. Introducing the new juvenile programme completely broke the mould of poor participation in these races! For example, at the end of November 2022, at least thirty participants ran in the opening juvenile races, running over 900m. The Cape juvenile programme is…

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An unusually small field for the July Cup, the first single-figure line-up this century and the smallest number of runners since 7 went to post in 1992, and though it lacked a runner from outside Britain and Ireland, it still drew a representative field, the quartet at the head of the market the first 2 from the Commonwealth Cup, the 2022 Champions…

The Prince and Princess Of Wales made their debuts at Royal Ascot 2023 on day four, where the Commonwealth Cup kicked off the Group One action. All eyes were on Little Big Bear, as Aidan O'Brien's star sprinter was backed into odds-on before the off. Having won the opening Albany Stakes, Frankie Dettori's mount Lezoo was cut into…

It is always nice when history retroactively backs you up. The last winner of the Sandy Lane before the Commonwealth Cup was introduced was Aeolus. He was a sprinter, in later life he won the Chipchase and finished second in the Stewards' Cup. But with no six-furlong Group race for three-year-olds at Royal Ascot available to him in 2014, he ran in…

Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's 3-year-old colt Cold Case (GB) (Showcasing {GB}-Killermont Street {Ire}, by Dream Ahead) closed his six-race juvenile campaign with victories in Doncaster's £300000 Weatherbys 2-Year-Old S. and Redcar's Listed Two-Year-Old Trophy and came back off a 214-day break to register a game success in Wednesday's G3…

Marshman (10/11 favourite) beat Wodao and Vicious Harry to win Group Three Prix Sigy at Chantilly on Monday for trainer Karl Burke; owner Nick Bradley looking to Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock or Duke Of York before Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot Monday 17 April 2023 16:35, UK Marshman made a smart start to his campaign with a front-running victory…

First run in 2015, the Commonwealth Cup is a Group 1 sprint for three-year-olds over six furlongs. The race is one of the most prestigious early-season destinations for Classic generation horses whose chief asset is raw speed. The unbeaten French raider Suesa is the 4/1 market leader for the race having previously shared favouritism with Wesley…

Planet Sport's Live Race Centre have all you need to know about the ITV Racing heats on Saturday, May 14. Here's a quick list of Planet Sport's picks for the ITV Racing. Cadomosto (13.35 Newbury) Post Impressionist (13.50 Newmarket) Ilaraab (14.10 Newbury) Lir Speciale (14.25 Newmarket) Israr (14.45 Newbury) Baaeed (15.20 Newbury) Shine So Bright…

Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 12:25 pm |Back to: Europe, New York City | Racingfotos.com By Saturday's Listed Committed S. at Navan was as intriguing a Commonwealth Cup pointer as can be found at this stage of the season and full credit has to be handed to the race-hardened New York City (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) for making his presence felt…

Quality colt Perfect Power has been best backed with Ladbrokes.com.au for one of the feature races at Royal Ascot this Friday night, the Commonwealth Cup (1207m). The Ardad colt comes back to 1200m after running in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and just didn't run the mile out. Back in trip, with class, he is favourite, and a well supported one at…

Commonwealth Cup: Campanelle (left) won the Group 1 in the stewards' room on Friday Your heart goes out to Archie Watson and owner Yoshiro Kubota after Dragon Symbol lost the race in the stewards' room, as Group 1s such as this can change lives and careers. But the rules of racing are there to ensure that every participant gets a fair crack and I…

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…

The Richard Fahey-trained three-year-old was an impressive winner of the Commonwealth Cup on his last visit to Ascot in June. That success at the Royal meeting was the Ardad colt's third victory at Group One level, adding to his previous top-level wins as a two-year-old in the Prix Morny and Middle Park Stakes. Though he has subsequently…