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My Oberon: dramatic winner at Windsor on Saturday Saturday: Windsor There were 51 races in Britain and Ireland on Saturday but it took a four-runner affair to provide one of the most dramatic finishes of the day, with My Oberon stealing the show in the Vickers-sponsored Midsummer Stakes in the dying strides. With all runners under pressure on the…

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…

Ascot plays host to a fascinating feature on Saturday, featuring the classy Chindit as well as a runner for Her Majesty The Queen. A field of seven go forward for the Group Two Summer Mile Stakes, live on Sky Sports Racing (3.35pm), in what promises to be an open contest. Run on the round mile, the race represents a different test to the Queen Anne…

Salute the Soldier wins Maktoum Challenge Round 3 on Super Saturday at Meydan, with the next stop the Dubai World Cup. Photo by Erika Rasmussen, courtesy of Dubai Racing Club March 8 (UPI) -- Super Saturday in Dubai, the highlight of weekend horse racing around the world, opened the door to World Cup night for some of the horses who have toiled…

Royal Aclaim has the Nunthorpe Stakes at York in its sights after winning the John Smith's City Walls Stakes in the hands of Andrea Atzeni Royal Aclaim rocketed to the top of the betting for the Nunthorpe Stakes at York next month after taking the John Smith's City Walls Stakes at the Knavesmire. The unbeaten daughter of Aclaim came home an…

Racing fans will be watching Newmarket on Saturday where the first Classic of the Flat season is run at 3.40. The race is one of six on the ITV schedule The first Classic races of the Flat season take place this weekend, with Wembley hoping to score in the Qipco 2000 Guineas. The Galileo colt, named after the home of English football, was backed in…

ALCOHOL FREE is ready to spark celebrations with yet another Group 1 success in the Juddmonte International (3.35). Andrew Balding's daughter of No Nay Never tackles a mile and a quarter for the first time on day one of the Ebor meeting. Oisín Murphy, once again flying high at the top of the jockeys' championship, will be biding his time in her bid…

Secret State may have earned the chance to avenge his dam and claim a Classic victory after scoring an impressive success in the 1m4f handicap. His odds for the Cazoo St Leger were slashed to 8-1 (from 12-1) after he defied top weight to complete a four-timer. In 2010, Jacqueline Quest sprang a huge shock when passing the post first in the 1000…

Spare a thought for us northerners. The summer heatwave isn't something to celebrate when you're a Yorkshire girl living down south, it's something to tolerate and find shelter from, as you wistfully look at the sweaters neatly folded in drawers and wonder how long it will be before you can get your big coat back out. It's not all bad, though, the…

Kyprios is fancied to continue his reign at the top of the staying division in the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup (3.35). Aidan O'Brien's stayer continued his relentless upward curve with a half-length call over Mojo Star in the Royal Ascot feature. The way the race was run marks it down as an excellent renewal and Galileo's son will have no issue with the…

Sky Sports Racing's Alex Hammond looks ahead to the start of the Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival, featuring a red-hot card at Ripon on Saturday. Spare a thought for us northerners. The summer heatwave isn't something to celebrate when you're a Yorkshire girl living down south, it's something to tolerate and find shelter from, as you…

It's the mega-money finale of the Dubai Racing Carnival on Saturday with the now traditional staging of the Dubai World Cup Night at Meydan on the final Saturday in March. A mammoth nine-race card gets under way at 11.45am UK time and concludes with the main event itself, the Dubai World Cup at 4.50pm. Our tipster has selections for all the Meydan…

Trainer Shug McGaughey knew he had a potential Kentucky Derby contender in Code of Honor after his successful 2-year-old campaign but had re-evaluate his plan after the horse's fourth-place finish in January's Mucho Macho Man Stakes. "I was a little bit shook after the Mucho Macho Man," McGaughey said. "I kind of changed my strategy, and that…

DID YOU KNOW? The Richard Hannon yard have won the July Stakes 9 times since 1989 Help find the winner of Thursday's 2022 July Stakes using our key trends and stats 19/20 - Had won over 5 or 6f previously 18/20 - Placed in their last run 17/20 - Had 2 or more previous career starts 15/20 - Won by either a Feb or March foal 12/20 - Won their last…

The Dubai World Cup Carnival continues this week with the UAE 2000 Guineas taking centre stage on a competitive and interesting card. I have four selections for you - including my strongest bet of the Carnival so far - in the final race. Enjoy all of our comprehensive international coverage on Racing TV Extra. 2.30 Meydan: Canvassed This race seems…

Kameko (Oisin Murphy, left) bags last year's Qipco 2000 Guineas. Who will win this year? Your guide to the Qipco 2000 Guineas (3.40), the first Classic of the season and Saturday's big race at Newmarket.

Racing TV's Tom Bull provides his verdict on the 15 contenders in Saturday's QIPCO 2000 Guineas plus predicts the 1-2-3 for the first Classic of the season, live on Racing TV. By Tom Bull A winter of expectation and anticipation comes to an end with the arrival of the first Classic of the season on Saturday, the QIPCO 2000 Guineas. The pendulum of…

THE Cesarewitch is one of the biggest punting races of the Flat season. Run over two miles and two furlongs at Newmarket, the winner will earn over £120000 for connections. The race is one of the most competitive of the entire season, with a huge field lining up for the stamina-sapping test. This year's running takes place on Saturday and as ever a…

HASKOY (3.55, nb) is fancied to defend her unbeaten record to land the final Classic of the 2022, the Cazoo St Leger at Doncaster on Sunday. New London will go off a hot favourite to follow Charlie Appleby stablemate Hurricane Lane's victory in the race 12 months ago. But Haskoy has come a long way in a short space of time under trainer Ralph…

St Mark's Basilica (centre) is absent but Wembley (left) and Thunder Moon (right) will run St Mark's Basilica is a notable absentee from the final field for the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday after 15 colts were declared for the first Classic of the season. Trainer Aidan O'Brien will still be represented by Battleground, Van Gogh and…

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…

Hamish (black cap) is too good for his rivals under Pat Dobbs Saturday: Ascot Maureen Haggas, who broke two bones in her neck following a gallops fall in August, revealed she was still a little stiff, but Hamish's victory in the Group 3 Cumberland Lodge Stakes was a fine tonic. "I love him," said Haggas, whose husband William trains the mud-loving…

The unbeaten Gimcrack winner Noble Style would have been a short-priced favourite for the Middle Park Stakes had he been in the line-up but in the absence of the Godolphin colt, the York runner-up MARSHMAN looks a worthy Ratings Banker instead. Noble Style won well but Marshman was only a length and a quarter behind him, running to a smart level…

Bielsa: aiming for back-to-back Ayr Gold Cup wins Bielsa and Kevin Stott will bid to become the first back-to-back winners of the Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup Handicap (3.40) after the defending champion was declared for Scotland's most valuable race. The seven-year-old is yet to score since winning the £150000 handicap last year and will face a full…

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…