#Poule d'Essai

MOTHER EARTH is fancied to win the Group 1 Coronation Stakes (4.20) at Royal Ascot on Friday The Aidan O'Brien-trained filly took the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket in May and can ass this race to her CV. Second in the French equivalent, she sets the standard for her 12 rivals to aim at. Newsboy's top tips for day four.. Newsboy's 1-2-3 1 HELLO YOU 2…

Watch Me (pale jacket) edges ahead of Suphala to win the Prix Imprudence at Maisons-Laffitte Watch Me made it two wins from three starts for Francis Graffard in the Group 3 Prix Imprudence at Maisons-Laffitte on Wednesday, but Lady Bamford's runner-up Suphala remains a candidate for the Qipco 1000 Guineas or French equivalent at…

LATEST RESULTS, TIPS AND UPDATES: Find out every winner of every race on Ladies Day, plus the best pictures and videos Royal Ascot 2018: behind the scenes of a top stables where the Queen's racehorses are trained Stradivarius claimed victory in a thrilling renewal of the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. Trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori,…

First published on July 20, 2015, Steve Dennis looks back at the race of the century, when Grundy and Bustino went eye to eye down the Ascot straight Naturally, there has to be a race considered to be'the race of the century', but why this one? What elevated this particular race to the general understanding that, in 100 years, there had never been…

Desert Orchid: scooping the Tingle Creek Chase Ahead of the Unibet Grey Horse Handicap (2.45) at Newmarket on Saturday, we take a look at five of the greatest greys to grace the track. . . Desert Orchid One who needs no introduction. Desert Orchid is a hero among jumps fans for his incredible versatility, success and front-running style that led…

Victor Ludorum: exciting colt returns at Longchamp on the day racing resumes in France French racing looks set to return with a bang as unbeaten Classic favourite Victor Ludorum launches his hugely anticipated second season on the opening day. Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe third Sottsass is also scheduled to be in action on a star-studded card at…

Van Gogh remains among the entries for both the Cazoo Derby and the Qatar Prix du Jockey Club All 20 remaining entries stood their ground at the penultimate declaration stage for the €1.5 million Qatar Prix du Jockey Club, with no supplemented horses appearing on the list on Wednesday. That left Van Gogh as the only colt with the option of both the…

The Weatherbys Super Sprint was devised by Richard Hannon Snr and Lord Carnarvon as a lucrative prize for two-year-olds who hadn't cost a fortune at the sales. Accordingly, it has been the source of numerous wonderful rags-to-riches stories in its 30-year history. But just because the popular five-furlong dash staged at Newbury each July caters for…

Chris Hill brings us his round-up of the news from the bloodstock scene following a good weekend for Willie Mullins. With the Cheltenham Festival just over six weeks away, Willie Mullins' domination of the 2015-16 British and Irish jumps season showed no sign of relenting last week with the eight-time Irish champion trainer saddling all three…

While the general economic picture at the moment might not be conducive to free spending, the demand for bloodstock has never been greater. That has been evident at Tattersalls which has been reporting record turnover at its sales all year. The aggregate figures for the Guineas Breeze-Up (5.6m guineas), July (16.7m), October Yearling (199m), Autumn…

It is not only the England football team who are bidding to bridge a long gap between top-level triumphs at a venue. Leading owner and breeder Jeff Smith may have won countless big prizes in the past four decades, but he has not landed one of the Group 1 prizes at the Newmarket July Festival since the brilliant Chief Singer saw off all the best…

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…

The French racing community collectively love Ascot like no other fixture outside their own borders and will be on the royal racecourse in force to prove it this week. In fact the powers that be at France Galop are so enamoured of the meeting that they schedule nothing above Listed status on the Flat in opposition, allowing everyone to focus on the…

The record of André Fabre is without equal in the French training ranks. As well as clinching a 30th trainers' title in France in 2019, Fabre saddled a record eighth winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in the shape of Waldgeist, his first victory in the race since Rail Link in 2006. Fabre first won the Arc with Trempolino in 1987, followed by…

He got off the mark on his racecourse debut in a seven-furlong maiden at the Irish Derby meeting at The Curragh last year, getting home by a whisker in in one of the most exciting finishes of the entire 2021 season. Ger Lyons' colt stepped forward from that on his second and final run last season when he landed the Group 2 KPMG Champions Juvenile…

Prosperous Voyage looks primed for a big run in the Coronation Stakes (4.20pm) on day four of Royal Ascot. The 1000 Guineas second is fancied to overturn the form with Cachet at the top fixture. My selection galloped home strongly to get within a neck of the front runner - a step up on her previous efforts. But she can prove that run, at odds of…

The French Derby crown will stay on home soil this year after Vadeni saw off his British rivals in impressive style at Chantilly on Sunday. Charlie Appleby's Modern Games was sent off the 9/4 favourite as he went in search of a French Classic double, having landed the Poule d'Essai des Poulains at ParisLongchamp last month. William Buick cast aside…

May 20 (UPI) -- The Preakness, even without Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike, is the marquee event in weekend horse racing, but by no means the only top-shelf event on the schedule. Pimlico Race Course provides an impressive supporting program on Friday and Saturday. Churchill Downs and Monmouth Park add to the mix. On the international front,…

Making the 33rd start of her career, her 19th in the last two years and ninth of her 5-year-old season, Lothenbach Stables' She Can't Sing (Bernardini) may just be better than ever and earned an extremely valuable first victory at the graded level in the GIII Chilukki S. as the sun began to set on Churchill Downs Saturday afternoon. A highly…

Royal Ascot is not just a celebration of the best of British and Irish racing, it attracts talent from across the world like wasps to a discarded champagne glass. With plenty of top class breeding and training operations spread over the globe, Planet Sport have taken a look at the best overseas raiders at Royal Ascot 2022 so you don't underestimate…

2022-04-13Triple Time's time on the track at Newmarket delights Ryan ahead of 2000 Guineas tilt The Kevin Ryan-trained three-year-old was victorious twice last season, taking the Listed Ascendant Stakes over a mile at Haydock on his final outing as a juvenile. Since then the Frankel colt has been to Redcar for a racecourse gallop, but Ryan wanted…

It's Ladies Day at Ascot, one of the most glamorous occasions of the year. But apart from fancy frocks, top hats and tails - plus some Royal involvement in the shape of Wills and Kate - there's the serious business of racing. Today's feature race - The Gold Cup - seems set for Desert Skyline who looks tailor made to give wily fox David Elsworth a…

Oisin Murphy bounced back from losing a Group 1 in the stewards' room by scooping the top level Coronation Stakes 40 minutes later. His Royal Ascot winner Alcohol Free (11-2) was fifth in the QIPCO 1000 Guineas on her latest start, but was back to her best on a soggy day in Berkshire. Trainer Andrew Balding was celebrating a double after 16-1 shot…

The colt was last seen finishing third in the Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh in late May, coming home two and a half lengths behind Godolphin's English Guineas runner-up Native Trail. The French Derby represents a step up in trip for the bay son of The Gurkha, something Balding feels will be of benefit to him as he runs over an extended 10…

The Jane Chapple-Hyam-trained son of New Bay upset the odds when powering to a length-and-three-quarters success in the Hampton Court Stakes, overturning Reach For The Moon, who was odds-on to give the Queen a winner at the Royal meeting. Claymore had previously chased home subsequent Irish 2000 Guineas winner Native Trail in the Craven at…

Adam Houghton profiles the six highest-rated European horses set to be in action at the 2022 Breeders' Cup at Keeneland. 1= Mishriff (Timeform rating 127) - Breeders' Cup Turf Mishriff was a decisive winner of the Prix du Jockey Club as a three-year-old, but it was his globetrotting exploits when he reappeared early the following year which really…

for all the Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas runners and riders, form, Timeform ratings and commments plus the very latest betting Native Trail can cement a Classic season that can so far hardly have gone better for Charlie Appleby with victory in the Tattersalls-sponsored Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday. The Oasis Dream colt was a hot…

The Eclipse is one of Europe's major middle-distance prizes and the 2009 renewal is one which will be firmly imprinted on the memory of any racing fan lucky enough to witness it, the performance of the winner, Sea The Stars, up there with the very best in the race's long and illustrious history. It was always the way of Sea The Stars to save…

Baaeed brings an unbeaten record and his status as the world's best racehorse to the Qatar Sussex Stakes (3.35) - but trainer William Haggas insists: "It's no penalty kick." The son of Sea The Stars has proved a class a part in eight career starts - the last four in Group 1 company - and is a white-hot 1-6 favourite with William Hill for the…

The flat racing season might be drawing to a close, but it's still an exciting time of the year for its loyal following - with the prestigious Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe recently taking place at the iconic Longchamp racecourse in Paris, while British Champions Day, the big-money Breeders' Cup World Championships in America and the Melbourne Cup are…

Charlie Appleby enjoyed plenty of success at the Breeders' Cup and his Poule d'Essai des Poulains champion was one of three winners for the Moulton Paddocks handler at Del Mar in 2021 when landing the Juvenile Turf. The son of Dubawi again advertised his liking for foreign travel when bolting up by five lengths in the Woodbine Mile most recently…

Our virtual trip around the international world of horse racing continues over the July 4-5 weekend with a bevy of important races in England and France. Four postponed classics are on the agenda, including the coveted Oaks and Derby in England, but the highlight of the weekend is undoubtedly the Coral-Eclipse Stakes, in which superstar Enable will…

The first Sunday of October in Paris always serves up a feast of Breeders' Cup clues. The pi èce de r ésistance, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1), is historically the key race for the Turf (G1), even long before the "Win and You're In" (WAYI) provision. Since we've covered the leading Arc contenders in the "10 storylines to know" feature, let's…

Friday, September 23, 2022 at 10:24 am |Back to: Top News Europe Commissioning | Racingfotos By Newmarket's Cambridgeshire meeting is always a hotbed of future Classic prospects and Friday's G2 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Rockfel S. unearthed one of the most exciting from Britain in 2022 as Isa Salman and Abdulla Al Khali fa's Commissioning (GB)…

Seven weeks out from the 2022 Breeders' Cup at Keeneland, top-notch turf horses took center stage in a series of lucrative prep races at Woodbine and Belmont at the Big A (Aqueduct). Let's catch up on the results, then look ahead to next week's exciting slate: Perhaps the most impressive performance of the weekend came from Modern Games in…

Charlie Appleby: Godolphin trainer had excellent night at Belmont and Woodbine on Saturday A dominant success for Modern Games in the Woodbine Mile was the highlight of a superb Saturday for Charlie Appleby in North America, which included two Grade 1 wins and provided a host of pointers for the Breeders' Cup. Two-year-old Mysterious Night, like…

There's a simple reason why the $1 million, Grade 1 Ricoh Woodbine Mile Stakes awards a "Win and You're In" berth to the Grade 1 FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile - it's one of the most productive Breeders' Cup Mile prep races in North America. As its name implies, the Woodbine Mile is contested at a distance of one mile on the Woodbine turf course. Since…

There are racehorses, and then there are racehorses, the ones who seem born with an innate desire to excel in competition and outrun opponents no matter the distance, conditions, or level of competition. There can no doubting that the great Miesque was a racehorse in the truest sense. If you had felt inclined to place a $2 show bet on Miesque every…

Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage This Saturday's Woodbine Mile 2022 is expected to have the Godolphin-owned MODERN GAME in the final runners. The Charlie Appleby 3 year-old was last seen running second behind the classy Baaeed in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood and if bringing that form to Canada this weekend will be hard…

Now unbeaten in nine starts, it's fair to say that Baaeed has dominated the miling division for much of the last 12 months. After ending his three-year-old campaign with victories in the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, he has taken his form up another notch this season with further wins in the Lockinge Stakes, Queen Anne…