#Phoenix Stakes

Narrowly beaten on his racecourse debut at the Curragh, the son of No Nay Never went on to win each of his four subsequent starts, including the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot. But it was his scintillating display on what proved to be his final juvenile appearance in the Group One Phoenix Stakes that saw him top the charts with a rating of…

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…

Join our channel to stay up to date on the latest in marketing Successful Ryan Moore rides are often significant, but there was a major milestone for the jockey at Deauville on Sunday. Steering Blackbeard to victory in the Prix Morny was his 100th Group 1 winner for trainer Aidan O'Brien. Moore's first top level victory for the master of Ballydoyle…

Welcome to Noel Michaels' Weekend Winners, the place to go for weekend best bets and spot plays from veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer Noel Michaels. Check back every week for a couple of highlighted selections designed to help you cash a few bets and make some money. Noel's selections have been featured just about everywhere horse…

Scoring at the highest level for the second time this season, and having his eighth outing, Blackbeard arguably put up his most impressive display to date. In beating Richard Hannon's Persian Force by three and a quarter lengths - almost three lengths further than he had in the Prix Morny at Deauville - it is clear for all to see that the the No…

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…

There is a lot riding on Advertise in Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, much more than the laudable feat of landing the first Classic of the season. Victory would be the biggest in the career of trainer Martyn Meade. It could also provide the extra impetus to Meade's dreams of bringing the glory days back to the historic stable on the Manton Estate…

Kameko (Timeform weight-adjusted rating: 135) Kameko developed into one of the best two-year-olds around last season, notably winning the Futurity Trophy at Newcastle on his final start. He progressed further after seven months off when winning the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in June, briefly having to wait for a gap but staying on strongly once in…

2pts win Meditate in the 1000 Guineas at 7/1 (Betfred, Betway, Coral and Ladbrokes) 1pt win Silver Knott in the Derby at 25/1 (Betfred, BetUK) 1pt win Bridestones in the Oaks at 33/1 (bet365, BetVictor, Unibet) If there's value in the Qipco 2000 Guineas betting it's probably Little Big Bear at 5/1. Aidan O'Brien's son of No Nay Never was the…

It was back in early April that Point Lonsdale's potential was first highlighted by Aidan O'Brien in the Racing Post's stable tour series and the long-range 2000 Guineas and Derby favourite hasn't put a foot wrong since. "He's doing everything right," O'Brien said at the time, adding: "He's a brother to Broome but is going to be earlier than…

Ross Millar provides his expert analysis on the leading juveniles we have seen so far this season and also suggests a couple of ante-post bets for next year at large odds. Finally, he got the job done! Ebro River justified my high opinion of him and put it all together to win the Group One Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

SIOUX Nation, a son of Scat Daddy (Johannesburg) and winner of the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes at two after bagging the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot, got the perfect start to his new career as a stallion. His first runner, in the first Irish juvenile race of 2022, won in some style, and she is certainly a filly worth following. Racing for John…

The BMW Hong Kong Derby looks as even as ever but the decision to pick Congratulation ahead of Flagship Glory has raised eyebrows. The three Classic Series contests are some of the only ones in Hong Kong where the fields are decided by a selection panel, which means horses can get in on merit, rather than rating or priority (the Hong Kong…

FOR all the buzz around Baaeed and a bid for Arc glory, plenty of other big race wannabes have been overlooked. William Haggas' unbeaten star is 7-4 to win the Longchamp showpiece and will be plenty shorter if he makes it to the race. He is the likeliest winner by a stretch, but there are still holes you can poke at. Even without the obvious…

Life Is Good, shown winning the Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park in January, is favored in Saturday's Grade I Whitney at Saratoga. Photo courtesy of Katsumi Saito Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Life is Good and Olympiad square off in the heavyweight match that is Saturday's Whitney Stakes at Saratoga, just one race after an international Group I rematch on…

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…

Little Big Bear was in sublime form at the Phoenix Stakes on Saturday, leaving Aidan O'Brien - who secured his 17th success in the Group One race - branding the horse "special" Little Big Bear flagged up his credentials for superstar status after pulverising his rivals in the Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh in the hands of Ryan Moore on Saturday. The…

Siskin: won last season's Phoenix stakes and will once again do battle against Monarch of Egypt (green) and Royal Lytham (blue and orange) He may be yet to taste defeat from four starts as a juvenile, but question marks hover over market leader Siskin as he tackles a mile for the first time. So far, the Ger Lyons-trained colt has done all of his…

Johnny Murtagh: enjoying his best season as a trainer Saturday: Curragh Johnny Murtagh won the Gain Railway Stakes twice as a rider, most notably with Mastercraftsman in 2008, but you sense seeing the speedy Shartash quicken up to land the Group 2 with Ben Coen wearing the famous Aga Khan silks gave him far more pleasure. This was a plan hatched a…

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…

Ascot's straight course tends to favour sprinters who are ridden cold - it's a long way home without cover on this wide track - and a glance at the race comments for winners of the Wokingham since 2011 features'held up' on eight occasions. The two anomalies have come in the last two years as Cape Byron (2019) and Hey Jonesy (2020) were always up in…

Aidan O'Brien thinks the 2000 Guineas may have come a few weeks too early for his top three-year-old colts and is convinced Wembley and Van Gogh are all better than they showed at Newmarket. They will certainly need to be if O'Brien is to win Ireland's first Classic of the season for an unprecedented 12th time, but the master of Ballydoyle has not…

Ger Lyons' Dr Zempf justified 11/10 favouritism in the Ballylinch Stud "Red Rocks" 2000 Guineas Trial Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday. The son of Dark Angel was runner-up in the Group One Phoenix Stakes as a juvenile and he went some way to proving he'd trained on with a battling win in the seven-furlong contest under Colin Keane. Well…

Auguste Rodin: did he put up the best juvenile performance of the season? Little Big Bear in the Phoenix Stakes. Auguste Rodin might have more scope for improvement next year and was pretty flawless in the Vertem Futurity Trophy but it didn't match the explosiveness of Little Big Bear at the Curragh in August. He beat the first two home in the…

Irish Champions Weekend culminates with a fantastic card at the Curragh on Sunday afternoon. All four Group One races, including the Irish St Leger, will be shown on ITV Racing, along with the Group Two Blandford Stakes. It's hard to knock the chances of GULLIVER, who finished a good fourth in this race 12 months ago off an eight-pound higher…

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…

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Cave Rock wins the Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita, on to the Breeders' Cup. Benoit Photo, courtesy of Santa Anita The final weekend of prep races for the Breeders' Cup World Championships produced some impressive efforts and identified some likely favorites for the big weekend just a month down the road. War Like Goddess earned a spot against…

The Racing Dudes team goes LIVE covering Friday's opening day card at Keeneland, including EXPERT picks & bets for the Phoenix Stakes (G2), the Jessamine Stakes (G2), & the Alcibiades Stakes (G1).

If it's Friday, it's time for another installment of Dad's Hat Happy Hour Handicapping. It's a particularly good one, at least as far as the quality of racing goes: it is opening day at Keeneland, where a trio of superb graded stakes headline an excellent, 10-race card. We have five plays today, in five races that go off in about an hour's time; we…

Significant weekend of Breeders' Cup Challenge action across the United States this weekend Keeneland hosts three Breeders' Cup Challenge races on Friday, October 7 There is a massive weekend of Breeders' Cup Challenge action in the United States this weekend, as the final races on the North American leg are competed. Extra attention will be on…

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Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The Breeders' Cup 2022 is on the horizon (Nov 4 & 5) but before the action gets started, we've still got a whole month of Breeders' Cup qualifying races to look out for in October. 28 races to be exact, so we showcase the contests to look out for that will get the winners a free ticket…

for the Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes runners and riders, form, Timeform ratings & comments plus latest betting. Get set for a super Saturday on Racing TV Marshman carries the hopes of Karl Burke in a fascinating renewal of the Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday. The Harry Angel colt won his maiden at Ayr in July and then went on…

Saturday is billed as "Juddmonte Day" as the breeding operation sponsor the Royal Lodge, Cheveley Park and Middle Park Stakes, but it could end up being Coolmore Day or even H H Aga Khan Day, though the predominately emerald green silks representing the latter will not be on show, not at Newmarket anyway. That's because the season's outstanding…

Well, I hope you backed Gavin's tips yesterday because you would be 5 points in profit on day one alone. It was a successfull day for our racing tipster at York Ebor Festival day 1 and we're hoping the good times continue as we look at ahead to Ebor Day 2. Today, Gavin Smith has 6 points wirth of tips spread over three races including a 5/1…

I don't dislike the Shergar Cup but nevertheless it was great to see an equine performance of real merit over the weekend when Little Big Bear exploded away from the field in the Phoenix Stakes. I must confess, when I see a son of No Nay Never who has had five starts by the beginning of August I am immediately sceptical about his credentials for…

It was a vintage day for Frankie Dettori at Royal Ascot on Thursday as a game victory for Stradivarius in the Gold Cup gave the rider a stunning four-timer. Can Dettori continue to dominate the royal meeting on Friday? Last Surprise in the Albany Stakes (2.30pm) 13/2 Dettori kicked off the afternoon with Norfolk Stakes glory on A'Ali and he teams…