Horse Racing: Platinum Jubilee Stakes

The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, the renamed Platinum Jubilee Stakes, is the feature race on day five of Royal Ascot and is the second major Group 1 sprint contest of the meeting for older horses, run over a distance of 6f. A field of 16 runners has been declared for this year's renewal, which has been retitled to honour the late Queen…

The Platinum Jubilee Stakes is held on the final day of the Royal Ascot and it's one of Britain's richest sprint races. Worth £600000, the Platinum Jubilee Stakes is targeted by connections all around the world and it gained big popularity in the likes of Australia when Black Caviar won in 2012. It takes a quality sprinter to handle the Royal Ascot…

It was always unlikely, but trainer Chris Waller has confirmed that Nature Strip will not run again at this year's Royal Ascot carnival. The world-beating trainer shut the door on speculation the dynamic winner of Tuesday's King's Stand Stakes might back up alongside stablemate Home Affairs and fellow Australian sprinter Artorius in the Platinum…

Artorius will have another jumpout at Flemington next week before he leaves for England. Picture: Getty Images Artorius will have a final hitout at home before he travels to England to represent Australia at next month's Royal Ascot carnival. Artorius is one of three Australian sprinters entered for races during the famous international…

We are set for a hugely competitive renewal of the Dubai World Trophy at Newbury on Saturday afternoon as some in-form sprinters line up for the Group 3 contest over five furlongs, and our man Steve Chambers previews the event here and picks out his best bet... Clive Cox's Tis Marvellous maybe eight years old now, but the hugely consistent sprinter…

A big field and a fierce pace looks on the cards for the Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock on Saturday and that can help Rohaan, a 9-1 chance with Betfred and Sky Bet, strike in the Group One feature. It's evident that the dual Wokingham winner is in his element when he can pounce late after being buried away in races run at end-to-end gallops over a…