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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…

Newsboy fancies Baaeed to take star billing at Ascot as the unbeaten four-year-old bids to bow out in the Champion Stakes with an 11th straight win Ascot hosts the six-race Qipco Champions Day meeting on Saturday October 15 BAAEED tops the bill as a glittering cast list assembles for the £4million QIPCO British Champions Day seasonal finale at…

Jim Crowley enjoys an armchair ride on Baaeed in the Thoroughbred Stakes William Haggas and Shadwell Estates might have had a few balloons deflated this season with Mohaafeth and Al Aasy, but perhaps the combination's brightest star shone in the Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes when Baaeed strolled to arguably the most impressive performance of the…

HOW good would it be if Nashwa took on Baaeed in the Juddmonte International? The unbeaten superstar's next outing in the £1m Juddmonte International next Wednesday looks like being a damp squib, with no Desert Crown in the mix. Mishriff and Native Trail look the only viable opposition, so why not throw Nashwa, who would get lumps of weight, in and…

Ghaiyyath has been named the world's best racehorse at the Longines World Racing Awards after a stellar 2020 campaign which saw him win three Group 1s and achieve an official rating of 130. Owned by Godolphin, the son of Dubawi was a dominant winner of the Coronation Cup in June before getting the better of Enable in a pulsating clash in the…

Watch how Baaeed routed his rivals in the Group Three Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes at Goodwood on Friday plus Tom Stanley's interviews with the victors Baaeed continued his seemingly relentless march to the top with another brilliant victory in the Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes at Goodwood. The William Haggas -trained colt has made giant strides since…

Emily Upjohn: a potential King George and Arc candidate for Frankie Dettori in 2023 Enable in particular has made the twilight of Frankie Dettori's career memorable for the right reasons and three fillies, also trained by John and Thady Gosden, have the potential to send the rider out on a high next year. Emily Upjohn and Inspiral were Group 1…

It is nearly ten years since Frankel put up the best performance in Timeform's history when he beat Excelebration by 11 lengths in the 2012 Queen Anne Stakes, earning a rating of 147. Unsurprisingly, no horse since has come close to reaching that lofty figure. In fact, only a dozen other horses have reached the 140 benchmark since Timeform was…

Cieren Fallon had nowhere to go for much of the Ascot straight in the St James's Palace Stakes, but when he did have daylight the German Guineas winner flew home and just ran out of time to catch Coroebus, having to settle for what looked a desperately unlucky fourth. Trainer William Haggas has dismissed the notion of supplementing him for the…

Baaeed: red-hot favourite takes on five rivals in Sunday's Prix du Moulin at Longchamp Baaeed is set to face five rivals in Sunday's Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (2.48) after Poetic Flare was not declared for the Group 1 contest. The St James's Palace Stakes winner was one of two runners taken out of the race along with Coeursamba, who took Group 1…

Evidence of where the balance of power lies between the top three-year-old sprinters and their more experienced elders is still fairly scant. But to judge by the market for this Group 1 sprint, the racing jury has already returned its verdict. Platinum Jubilee Stakes hero Naval Crown heads most lists and Artorius, the horse who has rattled home to…

Two Emmys wins Saturday's Grade I Mr. D. Stakes at Arlington Park, the final gasp of what once was the Arlington Million. Photo by Coach Photography, courtesy of Arlington Park Aug. 16 (UPI) -- There was something for everyone in Saturday's presumed final run of "Million Day" at Arlington Park with a victory for top international raiders and…

Regal Glory, shown winning the 2021 Matriarch at Del Mar, takes on male rivals in Saturday's Grade I Fourstardave at Saratoga. Benoit photo, courtesy of Del Mar Turf Club Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Turf racing at Saratoga, Del Mar and Churchill Downs tops the weekend agenda, with a pair of Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" slots up for grabs. A third…

Doncaster, Kempton and Kelso host the ITV racing fixtures on Saturday, March 26. The Lincoln is the feature race on Town Moor, where William Haggas chases another victory with Mujtaba Modern News (right) is one of the key runners in the Lincoln ANOTHER BATT is taken to spring a shock in the SBK Lincoln Handicap (3.35) as curtain goes up on the 2022…

Cast your mind back to a sunny Sandown on the first Saturday in July. Things were looking bright for the middle-distance division in the immediate aftermath of the Eclipse, which had fulfilled its role as the first battleground in the clash of the generations. In a thrilling contest, impressive French Derby winner Vadeni (Timeform rating 127p) made…

Equine superstar Enable bids to bow out on a high in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Frankie Dettori's mount is racing for a record third success in the autumn highlight. After winning in 2017 and 2018, she found Waldgeist, a member of the home team, too good on rain-softened going last year. Conditions are going to be wet again for the 11-time…

PALACE PIER started Royal Ascot 2021 with a bang with a comfortable victory in the Queen Anne Stakes. The four-year-old son of Kingman - who also won the St James's Palace Stakes at the Royal meeting last season - was the leading three-year-old miler last season and he has picked up where he left off as he cruised to victory in the Group One…

Chindit (left): Greenham winner has class edge on his Doncaster Mile rivals This is the smallest turnout for the Doncaster Mile since Group 1 winner Belardo beat three rivals in 2016 and the hopeful assumption is that the presence of Chindit has acted as a deterrent to many. That would be understandable as he was not far off top class at three, has…

It was high-wire stuff, Siskin and Colin Keane on the inside, buried, a rail to their right and horses all around them. Nowhere to go and the two-furlong pole flashing past. Now get out of that one. You have to pause and rewind a few times to figure out all that happened then. Lope Y Fernandez quickened up on the outside in what looked like a…

Brilliant Baaeed puts his unbeaten record on the line when he makes his seasonal reappearance in the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes, with both trainer William Haggas and regular rider Jim Crowley buoyed by the four-year-old's recent racecourse gallop at Chelmsford. Baaeed, officially rated 125 and winner of all six starts, highlighted by his…

You cannot keep a good man down for long and Frankie Dettori, who adores the royal meeting like few others but might have begun to question his love affair with it after a trying week, was back doing what he does best - steering a strongly backed big-race favourite to a storming victory in front of a roaring crowd. Inspiral, last year's champion…

Poetic Flare: was an impressive winner of the St James's Palace Poetic Flare and Palace Pier, winners on Royal Ascot's opening day, could clash for the first time in the Group 1 Qatar Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood on July 28. Who do our experts prefer? At the prices in the Sussex Stakes, I'd take a chance on Poetic Flare. I was absolutely…

Baaeed headlines an all-star cast for Qipco British Champions Day as the world's best turf horse bows out in the feature Champion Stakes (4.00). William Haggas' star is a red-hot 1-5 favourite for the ten-furlong contest but the presence of last year's Derby and King George winner Adayar means that the champion will need to be on his A-game if he…

There was little doubt that Highfield Princess was the sprinter who achieved the highest profile during the season, thanks mainly to completing a Group 1 hat-trick in three countries in the space of not much more than a month in the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville, the Nunthorpe at York (replay below) and the Flying Five at the Curragh. The…

1st Ribchester 11/10 favourite 2nd Mutakayyef 5/1 3rd Deauville 12/1 Ribchester, widely thought of as one of the best bets of Royal Ascot following his victory in the Lockinge Stakes, didn't disappoint with an impressive victory in the Queen Anne Stakes. Pacemakers Toscanini and Dutch Uncle set a rapid tempo and were ignored by the majority of the…

Manning, 55, has ridden throughout most of his illustrious career for legendary trainer Jim Bolger, who is also his father-in-law. Together the pair have won a huge haul of major races across Ireland, the United Kingdom and France, as well as a Hong Kong Cup with Alexander Goldrun. Perhaps Manning's most famous success came in the 2008 Derby at…

Last season's May Hill and Fillies' Mile winner made a belated three-year-old debut, providing father and son training partnership John and Thady Gosden the highlight of an otherwise disappointing Royal Ascot, powering to a second Group One success in the Coronation. The daughter of Frankel was subsequently beaten at odds of 1-7 by Prosperous…

Nashwa: will bid for back-to-back Group 1 wins in the Nassau Stakes at Glorious Goodwood next week Baaeed is unlikely to be the only odds-on Group 1 shot at Glorious Goodwood next week with Nashwa's Nassau Stakes task made easier by the defections of stablemate Inspiral and La Petite Coco. The €1 million Prix Jacques le Marois is under…

Palace Pier: has entries in the Queen Elizabeth II and Champion Stakes Stars of the season Palace Pier, St Mark's Basilica, Snowfall, Adayar and Poetic Flare are among an outstanding list of entries for Qipco British Champions Day on October 16. £4 million in prize-money is offered on Britain's richest raceday, up from £2.5m in 2020, with the Queen…

Frankie Dettori will not bid for an elusive first victory in the Lexus Melbourne Cup at Flemington next Tuesday (4.00) and will instead ride on another lucrative card at Randwick on the same day, his manager Peter Burrell confirmed on Tuesday. Dettori, who narrowly missed out on glory in the Australian showpiece when runner-up on Max Dynamite in…

20 of the world's finest flat racers will enter the stalls at Longchamp on Sunday, ahead of the 2022 renewal of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Europe's richest flat race is one of six Group Ones to be run on Sunday. We've taken a look through the full card at Longchamp and picked out our best betting tips on Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe day. The one I…

Who will rise to the challenge at Ascot on Saturday? Andy Stephens shares his best bets and suggests potentially underestimated runners to keep in mind. 1.25 Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2) THE TIP: ELDAR ELDAROV at a general 5-2 No three-year-old has won this race since it was first run in 2011 but that masks the fact that…

The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (3.20) boasts an illustrious list of prior winners including Dubai Millennium, Frankel and Baaeed. We have looked back at a number of factors to see who may win Saturday's Group 1 contest. Seven of the last ten winners scored with an official mark above 120. The highest of those was Roaring Lion, who was rated 127 when…

It's Champions Day at Ascot racecourse on Saturday which features FIVE group races including the Sprint Stakes, Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the big Champion Stakes. The latter of which will see Baaeed, rated 135, go off on his final race odds-on ahead of Adayar, Bay Bridge, My Prospero and more middle distance greats. Along with the Fillies & Mares…

DID YOU KNOW? 17 of the last 20 QEII Stakes winners had won a G1 or G2 race before. So, why not grab up a FREE £30 bet with BetUK to use this Saturday at Ascot! The Frankel filly INSPIRAL @ 4/5 with BetUK will be a popular pick for punters this Saturday in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on star-studded Champions Day at Ascot, but if you are thinking…

The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes has produced any number of top-class winners over the years, but the 2011 renewal, at the inaugural British Champions Day at Ascot, was won by a horse like no other in Frankel, who put up another scintillating performance to extend his winning sequence to nine on his final three-year-old start. The eight-strong field…

channel to stay up to date on the latest in marketing The Ascot Queen Elizabeth II Stakes over 1m is one of two co-feature races on QIPCO British Champions Day. This year's renewal is race four on the card on Saturday, 16 October (3:10). Frankel, Minding and Roaring Lion are among famous Queen Elizabeth II Stakes winners since the race moved to its…

Presenter Mike Cattermole gives his verdict on every contender for Royal Ascot's curtain-raiser on Tuesday, live on Sky Sports Racing at 2.30pm. This will be the 15th year that the Queen Anne Stakes has opened the five-day Royal meeting. I don't think there is a racing fan out there who would want it any other way. It is a fabulous race, with a…

Trainer William Haggas won the Group One contest with Baaeed 12 months ago, but with his unbeaten superstar set to bow out in the Champion Stakes that headlines the Qipco British Champions Day card, there is an opening for a member of the Somerville Lodge squad in the one-mile event that takes place 40 minutes earlier. Maljoom looks the ideal…

Even without Champion Stakes-bound Baaeed and in the absence of Desert Crown, not seen since taking the Derby so impressively, this was still a deep renewal of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Europe's premier middle-distance prize. The maximum field of 20 runners included the winners of this race last year, the Prix du Jockey Club and Eclipse, the…

Longchamp will be the scene for two days of top-class and high-octane racing this weekend as the Parisian layout stages the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe meeting. It's laced with Group 1 action and Saturday's marathon card runs from 12.23pm-5.10pm, comprising nine races, with the Qatar Prix du Cadran (3.25pm) as the centrepiece. Our expert has…

Longchamp's big race meeting in early October centers on the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1). Arc Day at the famous racecourse in the Bois de Boulogne of Paris is a mighty one, with six Group 1 races on Sunday. But Saturday is a big day in its own right. The day before the Arc, Longchamp hosts several major prizes, including two Group 1 races and…

The four-year-old, who is unbeaten in a ten-race career, will retire to stud after he contests the £1.3 million race over 1m2f, ten years after Frankel bowed out with victory in the 2012 QIPCO Champion Stakes with a record of 14 wins out of 14. After today's scratching stage for the QIPCO Champion Stakes, the Shadwell Estate Company-owned Baaeed is…

Barry Mahon: excited for the future with Laurel, who has been supplemented for the Sun Chariot Stakes Juddmonte's exciting Laurel has been supplemented for Saturday's Sun Chariot Stakes (2.42) at Newmarket and their racing manager Barry Mahon is hoping to take advantage of a "long season" for her rivals. The three-year-old was an impressive debut…

Jane Chapple-Hyam's stable star powered home to capture the top-class prize from Mother Earth and Dreamloper last term and returns to the Rowley Mile - where she also won twice as a two-year-old and finished second in the 20211000 Guineas - in sparkling form this time around. The four-year-old claimed the second Group One win of her career with a…

Freddy Head: will retire at the end of the season Freddy Head, one of a select band of champion jockeys to make a real success of training, will hand in his licence at the end of the year. Head, who rode the multiple champion Miesque and guided the record-breaking career of Goldikova, has announced the decision to wind down having celebrated his…

Fans' Favourites is a weekly feature in the Racing Post Weekender in which we talk to those closest to racing's most popular horses and find out why they tug on our heartstrings. This week's subject: Attraction The best racehorses in history are born with a touch of brilliance about them. Most of the time. Occasionally, however, the brilliance is…

Harry Allwood has been in fine form over the past few weeks and has three fancies for QIPCO British Champions Day on Saturday, live on Racing TV. The jumps season may have notched up a gear over the past week, but flat racing fans still have an incredible day of racing action to look forward to on QIPCO British Champions Day this Saturday, live on…