#QEII Stakes

Breeders' Cup Classic hero Knicks Go has been named the Longines World's Best Racehorse at an online ceremony hosted from the National Racing Museum in Newmarket. The International Federation of Horseracing Authority's panel of handicappers awarded Knicks Go an end-of-season rating of 129, 2lb clear of a three-way tie featuring European Horse of…

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…

It is nearly ten years since Frankel put up the best performance in Timeform's history when he beat Excelebration by 11 lengths in the 2012 Queen Anne Stakes, earning a rating of 147. Unsurprisingly, no horse since has come close to reaching that lofty figure. In fact, only a dozen other horses have reached the 140 benchmark since Timeform was…

William Buick with Adayar, a definite starter in Saturday's Group 1 Qipco Champion Stakes Adayar will add spice to Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday after trainer Charlie Appleby confirmed on Thursday morning that the Derby and King George winner would be a definite starter in the Group 1 Qipco Champion Stakes. The son of Frankel has come out of…

THE £24 million Breeders' Cup is back with a bang on fireworks night. The huge meeting - which is one of the richest in the world and being held at Keeneland racecourse in Kentucky this year - is billed as racing's'world championships'. And there are some truly mouth watering head-to-heads to look forward to in one of the last big Flat carnivals of…

THE £4 million Flat season finale is finally here. Ascot hosts a star-studded six-race card on QIPCO British Champions Day, with four mouth watering Group 1s to get stuck into. The meeting was launched in 2011 and has gone from strength to strength, and this year it will be the scene for Baaeed's career swansong. The unbeaten four-year-old will be…

Join our channel for our exclusive free betting tips, picks and offers. The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes is one of four top Group One races on Champions Day at Ascot this Saturday, where all eyes will be on the John Gosden-trained Inspiral, who has won 6 of her 7 career races. But how does she stack up against the key QEII Stakes trends? horse racing…

DID YOU KNOW? 17 of the last 20 QEII Stakes winners had won a G1 or G2 race before. So, why not grab up a FREE £30 bet with BetUK to use this Saturday at Ascot! The Frankel filly INSPIRAL @ 4/5 with BetUK will be a popular pick for punters this Saturday in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on star-studded Champions Day at Ascot, but if you are thinking…

Join our channel for our exclusive free betting tips, picks and offers. QIPCO British Champions Day takes centre-stage this Saturday as Ascot racecourse hosts a six-race card that includes six Group One contests. The second highest racehorse in the world, Baaeed, is one of the stars on show, so we guide you through the meeting, with the full race…

Freddy Head: will retire at the end of the season Freddy Head, one of a select band of champion jockeys to make a real success of training, will hand in his licence at the end of the year. Head, who rode the multiple champion Miesque and guided the record-breaking career of Goldikova, has announced the decision to wind down having celebrated his…