#Lancashire Oaks

Knicks Go, seen winning the Grade I Pegasus World Cup in January, is favorite for Saturday's Grade I Whitney at Saratoga. Photo courtesy of Gulfstream Park Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Rich purses drew some top foreign talent for the Saratoga Derby and Oaks on Saturday and Sunday on the upstate New York turf to highlight a big weekend of Thoroughbred…

But the road hasn't always been clear for one of Newmarket's most popular residents, speedbumps and obstacles needing to be overcome in much the same way Chapple-Hyam has battled with his mental health for a number of years. While Frankie Dettori was treating the Epsom crowd to a flying dismount following Authorized's brilliant Derby rout in 2007,…

Mimikyu: one of five joint-favourites with Ladbrokes for the Fillies & Mares Stakes following the defection of stablemate Free Wind Baaeed, the highest-rated horse in Europe, remains on course for Qipco British Champions Day at Ascot on October 15 following the latest acceptance stage, but Fillies & Mares Stakes favourite Free Wind was a notable…

William Haggas steps Sea La Rosa up in trip for Saturday's Group Two Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes at Goodwood insisting she will take to the distance without any problem. Sea La Rosa heads the eight-strong field for the mile-and-three-quarter test on ratings with an official mark of 106. The four-year-old Sea The Stars filly has won four of her…

David Egan stole the show at Newbury on Saturday with a sparkling four-timer - headlined by Sakheer's facile win in the Dubai Duty Free Stakes. In contrast there were moments of anxiety aboard the strong travelling Stay Alert in the Dubai Duty Free Legacy Cup Stakes though as she was full of running but short of room pinned against the far rail at…

The Qatar Goodwood Festival, affectionately known to most racing fans as'Glorious Goodwood', is one of the highlights of the British racing calendar. There are 13 Group races spread across five days of top-class Flat action and Group 1 contests like the Goodwood Cup, Sussex Stakes and Nassau Stakes light up the first three days of the meeting. The…

James Fanshawe's filly was perhaps an unlucky loser in the Group Three event having been short of room in the closing stages as the daughter of Lope De Vega finished placed behind winner Sea La Rosa for the third time since conquering William Haggas' charge in a Doncaster handicap last summer. Connections of the consistent five-year-old, who outran…

Sea La Rosa: a strong fancy for the Lillie Langtry Stakes William Haggas knows all too well after this week that horses tend to be judged on the company they keep. Some continue to be down on his stable star Baaeed due to his opposition's stubborn refusal to be better racehorses. At least Haggas gets to enjoy the flip side in the Lillie…

Ona very soft track, 5-year-old mare Alpinista (3-1), the betting favorite,dominated for the sixth consecutive time at Group 1 level to win the $4.9million Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe run in a heavy downpour. It was one of five Breeders' Cup qualifiers run Sunday at ParisLongchamp. TheFrankel mare trained by 74-year-old Sir Mark Prescott and ridden…

Free Wind: stormed home to land the Park Hill at Doncaster last year When it comes to Group races for fillies it's often a case of John Gosden chasing Sir Henry Cecil for the record of most wins. However, the Lancashire Oaks is one race where Gosden has surpassed him, with Enbihaar's victory in 2019 taking him one clear of the late, great…

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…

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…

IT was great to be at Donny yesterday and I've got two nice rides this afternoon. First I am on two-year-old GALERON (2.00) for Charlie Hills. The colt has been highly tried since winning his maiden but hasn't been disgraced in Group races at Glorious Goodwood and York's Ebor Festival and Charlie clearly holds him in high regard. He finished…

Save A Forest: brings top-level form to the table If this season's winner turns out to be as good as last year's we will have a star on our hands because Alpinista went on to win four more times after landing this Listed event 12 months ago and those victories included the Lancashire Oaks at Haydock and three Group 1 races in Germany. There are…

THE big race on day two of the Ebor Festival is the Yorkshire Oaks, with the Irish Oaks winner Sea Of Class a red-hot favourite. She faces off against the winner of the French Oaks, the Karl Burke-trained Laurens. High-class four-year-old filly won easily in a Group 2 at this track in May, and the form of that race has worked out well. She ran up…

Roger Varian's Sakheer made light work of his six rivals in the Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury on Saturday, travelling beautifully and sprinting clear in the style of a high-class colt. As short as 7/1 for the QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket next May, he has announced himself as a Classic prospect and there is no doubt he looks an…

Our expert's three-horse Glorious Goodwood accumulator for day five of the festival on Saturday has cumulative odds of 58/1 Glorious Goodwood reaches its finale on Saturday with a seven-race card that includes the Group 2 Lillie Langtry Stakes over 1m 2f (2.45pm) and the 28-runner Stewards' Cup over 6f (3.20). Our day five accumulator suggestions…

channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage This Thursday, 8 September, the horse racing NAP of the Day for SportsLens experts is Eshaada. She contests the extended 1m 6f Park Hill Stakes, the feature Group 2 on the second day of Doncaster's St Leger Festival (3:10). Roger Varian's filly appeals at a terrific 13/8 price this afternoon. The…

Eshaada (left) beats Albaflora at Ascot last season The Park Hill is often referred to as the fillies' version of the St Leger and it lives up to that billing this year with an overnight market leader of genuine Group 1 quality. Eshaada broke through at the top level when beating Albaflora in the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes last season…