Nostrum 8/1 for 2000 Guineas

Bjorn Baker remains on a high from Ozzmosis' victory in Saturday's Coolmore Stud Stakes but in terms of prizemoney, success for one of his four Big Dance runners on Tuesday would provide a bigger boost to his bank balance. Ozzmosis confirmed his place at stud with the group 1 victory and took Baker to the next level as trainer. "I don't think I…

Tunechi and jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson winning Race 6 on July 23, 2023, at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) Chris Lomon, Woodbine Communications / @WoodbineComms TORONTO, Ont. - Ten hopefuls, including Barb Minshall trainees Tunechi and Two Ghosts, will go postward in the $150000 Grey Stakes (G3), part of a Saturday Woodbine card that also features the…

It's a case of your guess is as good as mine for the opening Chesham Stakes (2.30) at Royal Ascot, a race that produced a first three at 40-1, 80-1 and 33-1 last year. The market is dominated by fillies, who rarely win it, but for what it's worth my three are La Guarida, Golden Mind and Lightning Leo. I think Covey is a terrible favourite for the…

Diamond Harness Racing Stables scored win number 199 for the partnership of Robert & Jenna Dunn when taking out tonight's (May 5) Rico Lodge Uncut Gems Mares Classic at Listed Level with Dance Till Dawn (Art Major). The ultra-consistent mare was having her 14th start at Addington Raceway in the $40000 conditioned Sires Stakes feature for pacing…

The QIPCO 2000 Guineas (16:40) at Newmarket on Saturday is available as a free Race Pass, which means logged-in customers can view all our premium comments and ratings. 14 runners are set to go to post for the 2023 running of the QIPCO 2000 Guineas (16:40) and it looks a representative field featuring most of the leading two-year-old colts from…

Vacation Dance victorious in the Atlantic Beach (NYRA/Coglianese) By Mary Eddy - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Sleeping Giant Stables, America's Pastime Stables and KimDon Racing's graded stakes-placed Vacation Dance will vie for his second consecutive stakes score for trainer John Kimmel in Saturday's $500000 NYSSS Great White Way, a…

Auguste Rodin lived up to the hype with a smooth victory in the Vertem Futurity Trophy Stakes at Doncaster. The Deep Impact colt was a Group Two winner last time when landing the Juvenile Stakes at Leopardstown and comfortably made the step up to Group One level. Partnered by Ryan Moore, the son of Group One-winner Rhododendron was in a trio of…

Rougir was full of run late to take top prize in the Grade 1, $751900 E.P.?Taylor?Stakes Saturday at Woodbine. The well-travelled 4-year-old chestnut filly's first appearance at Woodbine turned out to be equal parts impressive and dramatic. It was Adventuring, riding a two-race win streak, who went to the front in the 1 ¼-mile turf race for fillies…

Had injury not denied Desert Crown the opportunity to build on his impressive Derby triumph, Michael Stoute might well have added a second Arc triumph to his remarkable CV in Paris last weekend. That wasn't to be but, six days on, the veteran trainer has a great chance of doubling his Dewhurst Stakes haul courtesy of the hugely exciting…

All times BST, please refresh for updates 1046: Nostrum, along with Isaac Shelby, is the least experienced runner in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes and it's possible that it could prove to be undoing stepping up to contest this competitive Group One. However, there's no hiding from the impression that he's made in winning his maiden at Sandown and the…

Several leading contenders for the 2000 Guineas will clash in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday and it will be no surprise if we have a new ante-post favourite for the first Classic of next year by Saturday evening. The absence of Sakheer, who had been supplemented for £35000, is a pity but the showpiece still has a glow about…

It's a bumper weekend of action for the juvenile division, the culmination of which will be Saturday's Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket. I've taken a look at the seven main races across Friday and Saturday. 1.50 Newmarket: Crispy Cat I'm surprised to see such a disparity in prices between the favourite, Prince Of Pillo, and Crispy Cat. There is…

Nostrum maintained his unbeaten record with a thoroughly impressive display in the Tattersalls Stakes at Newmarket. Sir Michael Stoute's Kingman youngster bolted up on his racecourse debut at Sandown in July - and having since missed an intended outing in the Flying Scotsman at Doncaster after racing was cancelled following the death of the Queen,…

Nostrum maintained his unbeaten record with a thoroughly impressive display in the Tattersalls Stakes at Newmarket. Sir Michael Stoute's Kingman youngster bolted up on his racecourse debut at Sandown in July - and having since missed an intended outing in the Flying Scotsman at Doncaster after racing was cancelled following the death of the Queen,…

Sir Michael Stoute had not won Newmarket's G3 Tattersalls S. since 1994, Annus Mirabilis (Fr) (Warning {GB}) doing the deed back when it was known as the Somerville Tattersall S., and the local elder bridged a 28-year gap after'TDN Rising Star' Nostrum (GB) (Kingman {GB}-Mirror Lake {GB}, by Dubai Destination) asserted his superiority in taking…

channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage This Thursday 22 September, the horse racing NAP of the Day, according to SportsLens experts, is VICTORY DANCE. He contests the Tattersalls Stakes at Newmarket (3.00) this afternoon and appeals at decent 11/8 odds here. The horse racing result last time out for this Charlie Appleby-trained…

Sky Bet halved him in price from 16/1 for the first Classic of the 2023 season on the back of a taking success, where he beat two useful rivals in Holloway Boy and Victory Dance on just his second career start. Sent to the front by Ryan Moore, the strapping son of Kingman put the race to bed when asked to quicken out of the dip, seeing off the…

Nostrum maintained his unbeaten record with a thoroughly impressive display in the Tattersalls Stakes at Newmarket. Sir Michael Stoute's Kingman youngster bolted up on his racecourse debut at Sandown in July - and having since missed an intended outing in the Flying Scotsman at Doncaster after racing was cancelled following the death of the Queen,…

The Tattersalls Stakes (15:00) at Newmarket on Thursday is available as a free Race Pass, which means logged-in customers can view all our premium comments and ratings. The Tattersalls Stakes is a Group 3 event for two-year-olds over seven furlongs which has thrown up some nice types in recent years, notably the Aidan O'Brien-trained Wichita in…

New stars of the Flat are set to emerge this week as three days of outstanding action kick off on Thursday when Newmarket hosts an abundance of top two-year-old races. Last season the likes of Coroebus and Modern Games appeared at the meeting and this year's fields are likely to offer plenty of clues for next season's Classics and beyond. 1m,…

Danny Tudhope: four-winner haul at Royal Ascot for second time in four years Danny Tudhope has described Ascot as a difficult place to ride and said it has taken him a long time to get to grips with the track - but having partnered four winners at the royal meeting for the second time in four years, he has shown he rides it better than most. Only…

MILTON, ON, June 7, 2022 - The field for the 39 Pepsi North America Cup will be determined this Saturday through a pair of $50000 harness racing eliminations at Woodbine Mohawk Park. This year's edition of the Cup attracted 17 entrants, split into a field of nine and field of eight for the eliminations. The top five-finishers from each elimination…

The biggest empires in history evolved from one great individual at the very top. From the heady days of Julius Caesar and the Roman empire to Napoleon Bonaparte's French conquests, it takes the best leader to ignite sheer success. For owner John Dance, his expanding racing empire is thriving thanks to his own Empress at the top charting the…

In the United States, it took 37 years for American Pharoah to follow up Affirmed's 1978 Triple Crown sweep. In Canada, the sport's iconic achievement has taken place on a far more regular basis. Since 1983, five horses have swept Canada's Triple Crown of the Queen's Plate, Prince of Wales and Breeders' Stakes, and one of them was an amazing…