Horse Racing: Grand Prix de Paris

The chances are high that it will be a world-class Italian jockey celebrating victory after Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Agreed? And it will be Frankie Dettori, the rider of the great, hat-trick-seeking, odds-on favourite Enable, right? Well, not necessarily. Dettori, who has already won the Arc a record six times, is #1 in the TRC Global…

Horse racing has been a popular sport for centuries, attracting millions of fans worldwide. It has undergone significant changes over time, with technological advancements and updates in racing regulations. Today, horse racing is a multi-billion dollar industry, with major events like the Kentucky Derby and the Royal Ascot drawing in large crowds…

Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport involving two or more horses ridden by a jockey over a set distance. Although its origins are somewhat unclear, the sport has been enjoyed by horse lovers and betting enthusiasts alike for centuries. Whether you are already a fan or just looking to find out more, continue reading to familiarize…

Tous les médias britanniques sont unanimes, les King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes édition 2023 seront la course de l'année voire plus. Plus de la moitié des partants a déjà brillé au niveau Groupe 1. Rendez-vous à 16h40 ce samedi! par Clément Bigois le 28 juillet 2023 Cumulé, on arrive à 14 Groupes 1 remportés par les partants officiels. Un…

There can't have been many owners who have earned a victory more than Claire Bonner with Queen Antoinette. Trainer Emma Lavelle hailed Bonner's hands-on role after the mare defied a near two-and-a-half-year layoff to cause a minor 14-1 surprise in the 2m3½f mares' novice hurdle. Making her first start since finishing third in a Worcester bumper 826…

Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 11:27 am |Back to: Top News Europe Double Major | Scoop Dyga By There was a chance beforehand that the Wertheimers' 3-year-old Double Major (Ire) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}-Dancequest {Ire}, by Dansili {GB}) had an edge over his elders in Sunday's G1 Prix Royal-Oak at ParisLongchamp, but few would have imagined how great his…

Triple Group 1 runner-up Mojo Star will embark on a career at stud in 2024 with the Amo Racing-owned son of Sea The Stars standing at Whytemount Stud in County Kilkenny. The five-year-old was second in the 2021 Derby - splitting Adayar and Hurricane Lane - and was also second to the latter in that season's St Leger. Kept in training at four, he…

When Grant Williams devised the idea for Stable Of Stars, his objective was to present racing fans with the chance to experience the thrill of racing well-bred horses without a massive outlay. The concept, which is based around leasing as opposed to buying and syndicating horses, was five years in the making and Williams took the plunge in April…

The world's most prestigious all-aged horse race has the big guns circling once again. Planet Sport takes a look at all the runners in Sunday's big race (1505 BST). (Trainer - Henk Grewe) Rating (out of 10) 3 German challenger who has some smart placed form in the book from earlier in the summer, but was well held most recently and could prove up…

Before trying to secure a seventh and final Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe triumph on board the aptly named Free Wind in Paris at the weekend, Frankie Dettori will hope the looming Storm Agnes doesn't prove a costly spoilsport at Bellewstown. Dettori is due back at the Co Meath course for Wednesday's second renewal of the Barney Curley Cup charity…

First run in 1776, Doncaster's Betfred St Leger proudly markets itself as the world's oldest Classic and given its long history the modern routes to the race came much later on. The oldest recognised trial is the Group 3 Gordon Stakes at Goodwood, a race that was established in 1902, with nine horses having won both races - although none since…

Saturday's big race tends to be dramatic with the occasional major hard luck story; the Matron often goes to a three-year-old, though not necessarily the market choice; the G2 for two-year-olds can throw up an ace or two; and two major handicaps test punters to the full. All outcomes are possible as the World Pool rolls back into Leopardstown so…

Irish Champions Weekend kicks off at Leopardstown on Saturday, where the Irish Champion Stakes headlines a stacked card. Viewers have a second Group One, the Matron Stakes to enjoy on Saturday, along with four further pattern races and two lucrative handicaps. There's yet to be a winning favourite in this Listed contest, which is bad news for fans…

It's fair to say that even the best of last week's domestic action was underwhelming at best, with a brace of Group 3s at Sandown the highest quality action on offer, but at least there was a good card over in France at ParisLongchamp at the weekend where several horses in winning action undoubtedly have Arc weekend on their agenda. To Sandown…

Alec Head, who has died at the age of 97, was one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of modern racing. The son of dual-purpose trainer Willie Head, Alec could lay claim to being among the most successful French horsemen since World War II, saddling four winners of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and launching a stream of successful raids to…

Glorious Goodwood does offer cursory acknowledgement of the contribution of one country to racing's vast annals with the running of the Kincsem Handicap. Hungary's eternal champion, who travelled Europe by train and has the 1878 Goodwood Cup among her unbeaten streak of 54, is immortalised in the name of the racecourse in Budapest and locals are…

Usually, one of the pleasures of spending several weeks in Northern France in the summer is the chance to get around the varied racetracks and experience some of the different disciplines that aren't always available or well publicised back home. That hasn't been the case this summer unfortunately in and amongst working as bad weather has limited…

Everything you need to know about Aidan O'Brien ahead of Glorious Goodwood 2023, including the latest odds on his best runners Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien will bring a typically strong team of runners to Glorious Goodwood this week as he goes in search of yet more big-race success. The Ballydoyle supremo counts Paddington in the Sussex Stakes on…

It's Goodwood, it's Galway, but this week's column comes to you from Glorious Golspie, 170 miles north of Britain's most northerly racecourse, and roughly the same distance across Scotland from the country's most recent retiree from the training ranks. Keith Dalgleish has packed up his stable at Carluke and moved to Oban in the western Highlands to…

RYAN MOORE is out to ruin Kieran Shoemark's first serious audition as Frankie Dettori's replacement - after a mad dash to France. The world's best jockey gets the ride on controversial Irish Derby runner-up Adelaide River. He will take on Soul Sister in the Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp. Dettori won the Oaks on Soul Sister but is banned…

Catapulted to stardom when extending his unbeaten record to four in the Gold Cup last month and no surprise he's a short price to make it five in a row under Frankie Dettori at Goodwood. However, only three-quarters of a length separated he and Coltrane at Ascot and, watching that back (replay below), it is the Andrew Balding horse who seems most…

Feed The Flame achieved what very few can do at an elite level on fast ground at Longchamp, coming from last to first to dash the hopes of Adelaide River and Oaks heroine Soul Sister. In landing the Grand Prix de Paris he gave veteran Chantilly trainer Pascal Bary perhaps his best chance in more than 20 years of filling the one gap in his…

The mouthwatering generational clash between Nashwa and Blue Rose Cen edged a step closer on Friday when both were confirmed for Thursday's Group 1 Qatar Nassau Stakes at Goodwood. Trained by John and Thady Gosden, Nashwa won the Prix de Diane last year and followed up in the Nassau, while most recently she impressed in the Falmouth. In Blue Rose…

The meeting of the last two winners of the Prix de Diane would be the highlight on another stellar day's racing on the Sussex Downs. Trainer Christopher Head's dual Classic winner Blue Rose Cen has been aimed at the 10-furlong event since producing another eye-catching display - a seventh victory in nine starts - at Chantilly last month. Nashwa has…

The final Group One contest staged during Glorious Goodwood is the Nassau Stakes. This historic race was first held on day three back in 1840 and has been won by legendary fillies and mares like Pretty Polly, Roussalka and Midday. Let's take a look through the latest Nassau Stakes betting and run through the headline entries. Nashwa returns to…

The Stephane Wattel-trained four-year-old has won twice at Group Two level - at ParisLongchamp and Chantilly - this term, latterly producing an eye-catching turn of foot to land the Grand Prix de Chantilly by an easy three and a half lengths under Alexis Pouchin. It promises to be a high-class renewal of the King George, which features this year's…

Successful on her last two visits to Ballinrobe, Can't Stop Smiling might be capable of defying the handicapper and completing a hat-trick in the BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle at the western venue. Trained by Aidan Howard for JP McManus, the five-year-old Walk In The Park mare won twice on good ground during May but has coped with an easier surface…

On that occasion King's Theatre, beaten a length-and-a-quarter at Epsom, took glorious revenge on an out-of-sorts Erhaab, landing the mid-summer showpiece from White Muzzle with his June conqueror back in seventh. The Derby winner wasn't to see a racecourse again. The bookmakers are struggling to split the two protagonist this time around, you can…

Adelaide River produced a fine runner-up effort when beaten a length by Feed The Flame in the Grand Prix de Paris at ParisLongchamp on Friday evening. The son of Australia, who was eighth in the Derby and then runner-up in the Irish Derby to Auguste Rodin, stuck to his guns admirably having kicked under Ryan Moore a furlong and a half out in the…

Tony McFadden provides the Timeform ratings reaction from Newmarket's July meeting, where City of Troy produced a stunning performance. The Superlative Stakes has some high-profile names on its roll of honour, including the likes of Dubawi, Olympic Glory and Native Trail, but no horse has put up a better performance in the race than City of…

Putting the "wow factor" into Friday night's G1 Grand Prix de Paris at ParisLongchamp, Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard's TDN Rising Star Feed The Flame (GB) (Kingman {GB}-Knyazhna {Ire}, by Montjeu {Ire}) swooped on unsuspecting victims to provide further proof of the outstanding merit of the G1 Prix du Jockey Club form. Only fourth behind Ace Impact…

Feed The Flame ran out a stylish last-to-first winner of the Grand Prix de Paris at ParisLongchamp, denying Adelaide River and Soul Sister in a thrilling finish. Dropped right out by Cristian Demuro, the Pascal Bary-trained Kingman colt had last been seen finishing fourth to Ace Impact in the Prix du Jockey Club over an extended 10 furlongs and was…

The three-year-old son of Kingman was last seen finishing fourth behind big Arc de Triomphe hope Ace Impact in the 10-furlong Prix du Jockey Club, but appeared to relish the extra couple of furlongs on offer as he swept from last to first in the home straight. Jockey Cristian Demuro was content to sit right at the back of the eight-runner field as…

Castle Way emerged as a serious St Leger prospect as he held off the late lunge of odds-on favourite Tower Of London to land the Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket. Not seen since winning a Listed race over 10 furlongs at the Guineas meeting, Palace Pier's half-brother was stepping up markedly in trip to a mile and five furlongs. William Buick sat in…

Castle Way emerged as a serious St Leger prospect as he held off the late lunge of odds-on favourite Tower Of London to land the Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket. Not seen since winning a Listed race over 10 furlongs at the Guineas meeting, Palace Pier's half-brother was stepping up markedly in trip to a mile and five furlongs. William Buick sat in…

The Clive Cox-trained Jasour (16/1) - tipped at 20/1 by our Ben Linfoot - came with a late rattle to win going away in the Group 2 Kingdom Of Bahrain July Stakes. Jockey Jim Crowley took his time on last month's Nottingham maiden winner, settling the son of Havana Grey towards the back of the field as Purosangue and Maximum Impact took them along…

It is Bastille Day in France on Friday and that means it is also the Group One Grand Prix de Paris from ParisLongchamp, live on Sky Sports Racing. Our expert analyst Jamie Lynch takes a deep dive into the formbook and analyses the chances of Oaks heroine Soul Sister, French Derby fourth Feed The Flame and a pair of Aidan O'Brien contenders. FEED…

Full replay: Castle Way Bahrain Trophy Additional quotes via Graham Clark and Nick Seddon Castle Way emerged as a serious St Leger prospect as he held off the late lunge of odds-on favourite Tower Of London to land the Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket. Not seen since winning a Listed race over 10 furlongs at the Guineas meeting, Palace Pier's…

There were mixed fortunes for the cross-Channel raiders last weekend as 2022 Irish Derby winner Westover fended off his rivals in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud but a team headed by this year's 2000 Guineas winner Chaldean were brushed aside by the home contingent in the Prix Jean Prat. There's another classic-winning offspring of Frankel leading…

Castle Way emerged as a serious St Leger prospect as he held off the late lunge of odds-on favourite Tower Of London to land the Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket. Not seen since winning a Listed race over 10 furlongs at the Guineas meeting, Palace Pier's half-brother was stepping up markedly in trip to a mile and five furlongs. William Buick sat in…

Shoemark partnered the Lady Bamford-owned filly in a recent piece of work on Newmarket's July course, although Dettori has ridden the daughter of Frankel in all three of her starts this season, with Robert Havlin in the saddle when she won her sole outing as a juvenile. She gave Dettori a seventh Oaks and his 23rd British Classic success when…

Oaks heroine Soul Sister has been supplemented for Friday's Grand Prix de Paris by John and Thady Gosden with Kieran Shoemark deputising for Frankie Dettori in the Longchamp Group 1. The Lady Bamford-owned daughter of Frankel has been ridden by Dettori on all three of her starts this season, including when beating Savethelastdance by a length and…

The progressive Tower Of London could try to emulate his illustrious stable companion Paddington by climbing from handicap success to Group One glory in France on Friday. Paddington has rapidly risen from winning a handicap at Naas in March off an official rating of 96 to become a triple-Group One winner and one of Europe's best…

Nothing stirs up the excitement of a horse race like watching a gorgeous stallion reach full speed as it competes on an iconic racetrack. Horse racing is an electrifying experience that has captivated audiences for centuries. From the roar of thundering hooves to the collective gasp of onlookers when a winner is declared, these racetracks will…

Second to Auguste Rodin in the Betfred Derby, the son of Wootton Bassett was an impressive winner of the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot and was thought to be heading to the Grand Prix de Paris next. However with Aidan O'Brien considering the Berkshire showpiece for the dual Derby hero, the King Of Steel team are now tempted to re-route there…

The Ahmad Al Shaikh-owned colt, a son of Roaring Lion, won twice last season - including in Group One company - and then finished an excellent fifth to Chaldean in the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on his three-year-old debut. Sent off a 25/1 chance on Daniel Muscutt's first Betfred Derby ride at Epsom on Saturday, he was prominent on the inside…

The path to Elitloppet final will be paved with challenges and opportunities not just for Australia's harness racing entrant Just Believe (Orlando Vici) but all 16 entrants hopeful of securing their slice of squaregaiting immortality. Luke Humphreys, who will journey to Stockholm to call Elitloppet for Sky Racing and TrotsVision, breaks down the…

A'top-class' horse on Timeform's scale of Flat ratings is defined as one rated 130 or more, and so far this season we've been treated to two three-year-old colts reaching that level. To do so, both St Mark's Basilica (130p) and Adayar (131), already established as leading members of their own generation as classic winners, had to beat high-class…

The Alleged Stakes (15:30) at the Curragh on Sunday is available as a free Race Pass, which means logged-in customers can view all our premium comments and ratings. There are a couple of Group 3 contests on the Curragh card, including the Alleged Stakes (15:10) over a mile and a quarter where just 4 lb covers the six runners on Timeform…

Returning from a break having failed to make an impact in the G1 Japan Cup, Haras de la Perelle and Stephane Wattel's Simca Mille (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}-Swertia {GB}, by Pivotal {GB}) again demonstrated his love of ParisLongchamp by winning Sunday's G2 Prix d'Harcourt. Impressive in the G2 Prix Niel here in September, having finished second to Onesto…