#Hurricane Run

MOST of you will never have heard of Al Hakeem - but I'm hoping that will change in the next 48 hours. Al Hakeem is a French-trained colt and horses across the channel have been pants at home in Group 1 races this season. So, the Jean-Claude Rouget runner is a massive price to land tomorrow's Arc. The Longchamp thriller, screened live on ITV, has…

Tommy Lyons ranks the country's greatest horsemen from the past 50 years. A star from the outset, Walsh served notice of what was to come by winning the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham aboard Alexander Banquet, and winning the Aintree Grand National at the first attempt. He showed his outstanding natural ability and adaptability by being able to ride…

King George Chase is one of the most iconic races in British steeplechase history. Run over a distance of three miles and five furlongs, this Grade 1 National Hunt race has been held at Kempton Park Racecourse in Sunbury-on-Thames since its inception in 1937. Over the years, some of the most famous horses in jump racing have won King George, with…

The record of André Fabre is without equal in the French training ranks. As well as clinching a 30th trainers' title in France in 2019, Fabre saddled a record eighth winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in the shape of Waldgeist, his first victory in the race since Rail Link in 2006. Fabre first won the Arc with Trempolino in 1987, followed by…

Notes, Quotes, G3 Cardinal Stakes: Dalika (Dalika wins the Cardinal Stakes / All Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Dalika (GER) scored her third front-running graded stakes win of the year when she rolled to a 1 ¾-length victory over Perseverancia in Thursday's 47 running of the $268500 Cardinal (Grade III) on…

Sea The Stars lined up in the 2009 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - his sixth Group One start in as many months - with his place among the best horses in Timeform's experience already assured whatever unfolded at Longchamp, an outstanding colt no doubt having strung together wins in the 2000 Guineas, Derby, Eclipse, Juddmonte International and Irish…

The door to the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe may not have swung wide-open for Baaeed - but it's at least now ajar with the ParisLongchamp showpiece under consideration for the latest Shadwell superstar. Hamdan Al Maktoum never won the great race during his remarkable ownership career, Sakhee having switched to Godolphin before his triumph in…