#Preis Von Europa

Mr Jack and Niall Houlihan on the way to an emotional victory at Plumpton on Monday Mr Jack's victory in the concluding 2m handicap hurdle provided a poignant success for Andy Irvine, partner of trainer Zoe Davison who died earlier this month after a long battle with cancer. Davison's death on January 3 was preceded by a double for the yard on the…

About 72 miles of Kentucky bluegrass separate Lexington's limestone looker of a racetrack, Keeneland, from horse racing's best-known venue, Churchill Downs. But the two tracks are a world removed atmospherically. Like Louisville, the city in which it lies, Churchill is bigger and bawdier, with more mass appeal. But for more refined fans of the…

Every year, the Breeders' Cup attracts a strong contingent of international raiders to challenge North America's best horses in a series of lucrative races. Among the 14 Breeders' Cup events, none attract a stronger international presence on a year-to-year basis than the $4 million, Grade 1 Longines Breeders' Cup Turf. Held over 1 ½ miles, the Turf…

An exceptional footballer in his day, Mick Channon has been responsible for a whole host of exceptional performers in his second career as a racehorse trainer. Here are six of the best: Youmzain Youzmain consistently made the frame in top-flight races all across the globe - heartbreakingly going close in three attempts on the Prix de l'Arc de…

Rebel's Romance: landed the Grosser Preis von Berlin last time Godolphin, Charlie Appleby and William Buick bid for more top-level international success when the four-timer-seeking Rebel's Romance contests the Preis von Europa at Cologne on Sunday. The four-year-old gained a Group 1 success at the first attempt with a neck victory in the Grosser…