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Australia will stage the world's most expensive race for syndicate-owned horses from next year A new race restricted to horses owned by syndicates will be run from next year on the lucrative Magic Millions raceday in Australia. The A$1 million (£792570/€948050) Magic Millions The Syndicate, which will be run over six furlongs at the Gold Coast Turf…

Iwilldoit clears the last on the way to victory in the Classic Chase at Warwick Sam Thomas made an early move for training performance of the year when readying stamina-packed stayer Iwilldoit for Classic Chase success on his first start since striking in the 2021 Welsh Grand National. A two-and-three-quarter-length defeat of Ireland's sole runner…

Haddex Des Obeaux: could be just the sort for a big handicap following his win at Warwick On a busy day of action across Britain and Ireland, there were plenty of clues on offer looking ahead to some of the major handicaps at Cheltenham, Aintree and Punchestown this spring, but who caught the eyes of our judges? As Tony Blair might have said, the…

Run Wild Fred: declared for the BetVictor Ten Up Novice Chase at Navan on Sunday Leading National Hunt Chase contender Run Wild Fred is set to clash with high-class stablemate Farouk D'Alene at Navan this Sunday after featuring among declarations for the Grade 2 BetVictor Ten Up Novice Chase (4.05). Trainer Gordon Elliott had indicated earlier this…

Tenebrism: showed speed and professionalism when landing Saturday's Cheveley Park On a day full of clues for the future, Juddmonte Cheveley Park heroine Tenebrism made the biggest impression of all. That is not to detract from the professional way Perfect Power overcame a couple of stumbles to pick up his rivals in the Middle Park, nor to…

History awaits Mishriff in the third running of the $20 million Saudi Cup, where victory would make him the sport's leading prize-money earner of all time. With a cool $10m (£7.5m/€9m) to the winner, a repeat Saudi Cup win would take him clear of global giants Winx, Arrogate and Almond Eye at the top of the money list and cement his legacy among…

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…

Friday: Cheltenham Gold Cup, Cheltenham On a gleeful sun-kissed Cotswolds afternoon, Rachael Blackmore executed one of the most daring Gold Cup rides imaginable to avenge last year's narrow defeat and scale the sport's ultimate summit with an utterly mesmerising triumph on A Plus Tard. By the time they crossed the line, they had soared 15 lengths…

Aidan O'Brien: has grand plans for Luxembourg this season The Classics are drawing ever closer and after another busy week of action, including trials at Newbury, here are ten quotes that could give us clues. . . He's a bigger horse than Camelot and I think he has more pace, so that would give you hope going for a Guineas. We'll have to wait and…

State Man and Paul Townend race away from their rivals to win in style Friday: Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle, Punchestown On a day when Willie Mullins notched his 200th win of the season, the Closutton maestro emerged from Punchestown with a fresh Champion Hurdle prospect in the form of State Man. The Marie Donnelly-owned five-year-old added…

Paul Nicholls: champion trainer for the 13th time at the weekend Paul Nicholls, the titan of jumps racing who sealed his 13th training title at the weekend, is set to have an interest on the Flat this summer via a Charlie Hills-trained juvenile called Paddy's Day. The Somerset-based Nicholls was in rampant form at Sandown on Saturday, ending a fine…

Efforia and Takeshi Yokoyama (green cap) dig deep to win the Arima Kinen at Nakayama Efforia justified his number-one vote in the Grade 1 Arima Kinen at Nakayama on Sunday, prevailing by three-quarters of a length over Deep Bond to bag the colossal first prize of more than £2 million. The Arima Kinen was designed to be a season-end grand prix, in…

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…

This is Newmarket but not as we know it. With one of two canters completed, horses amble through what feels like a dark, thick forest that paints an elegant impression of Chantilly. As they make their way back towards the woodchip gallop, David Elsworth drives slowly and carefully in between trees. Behind us Racing Post photographer Edward Whitaker…

Happy Power: Leicester win sets up Royal Ascot bid Saturday: Leicester The King Richard III Stakes had been a target for the late Leicester City chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, owner of King Power, and that ambition has now been achieved by his son Aiyawatt with Happy Power. The Andrew Balding-trained six-year-old stalked the Godolphin-owned…

Warwick: the scene of O'Neill's first victory Thursday: Warwick Amazing was how Danni O'Neill described the feeling of sending out her first winner after 22-1 chance Commander Miller struck in the 2m3f maiden hurdle. O'Neill, who has been training under rules since 2018, has had to be patient for a breakthrough success with the likes of Bardd…

Lafayette (pink silks): reopposes High Definition and Bear Story after landing last month's Hollywoodbets Alleged Stakes Noel Meade and Aidan O'Brien served up some excellent early tussles in 2021 with Broome and Helvic Dream, and the leading trainers will likely be to the fore again as Alleged Stakes 1-2 Layfayette and High Definition…

Recalling some of the greatest gambles in racing history. This week: Vincent O'Brien and a memorable coup Vincent O'Brien, one of the most revered names in horseracing, made his first imprint on the sport aged just 27 when he pulled off an astonishing coup by landing the Irish autumn double in 1944. It is a success that echoes down the decades. The…

Not even a pixel could separate Lord North and Panthalassa as the Group 1 Dubai Turf was shared after the stewards pored over a photograph for what was an agonising amount of time. The John and Thady Gosden-trained Lord North strolled to a three-length success in the race last season but needed to fight with every sinew as Frankie Dettori delivered…

Taking on Ballydoyle in the 1000 Guineas is like facing Manchester City in the Etihad - victory is theoretically possible but recent history suggests that one of their expensive stars will see you off. Aidan O'Brien has won it five times in the last six years and seven times overall. Nobody else currently training has taken it more than…

David Loughnane: thinks a lot of Absolutelyflawless Sunday: Southwell Royal Ascot is on the cards for impressive novice winner Absolutelyflawless after she overcame a tardy start to win on her debut. The two-year-old was slowly into stride and had to overcome a crowded passage but ran on to score comfortably under Laura Pearson. Owner Dave Lowe…

Tuesday: Champion Hurdle, Cheltenham This, according to some, was going to be the day Honeysuckle was found out. The secret she has been keeping to herself for the best part of four years was going to get out and expose her as a fraud. She had beaten nothing, apparently, and her most redeeming feature was the 7lb sex allowance she has been…

Recalling some of the greatest gambles in racing history. This week: Frankie Dettori and the Magnificent Seven To win every contest at a race meeting, 'going through the card' in racing parlance, is a coveted feat rarely achieved by any jockey or trainer. To do it on one of the most important racedays of the year was the stuff of dreams for Frankie…

Titleholder wins the Tenno Sho Spring by clear water under Kazuo Yokoyama Japanese St Leger hero Titleholder made it a second Group 1 success - and a first for rider Kazuo Yokoyama - when displaying his dominance on a quality field in the Tenno Sho Spring at Hanshin on Sunday. A son of Duramente and out of the winning Motivator mare Mowen, the Toru…

Aidan O'Brien: has talked up Waterville The Flat season is still in its infancy, but one horse who has got a lot of people talking is the Aidan O'Brien-trained Waterville. Speaking in March, O'Brien nominated Waterville as a possible Derby colt, judged by what he shows on the gallops, but should we be getting excited ahead of his racecourse debut…

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…

Former winners Al Boum Photo and Minella Indo with Gold Cup victor A Plus Tard (left) Robbie Power does not think any horse in training could have beaten A Plus Tard in the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup this month and admitted he thought it was going to take something special to catch him on Minella Indo when he quickened clear off the final…

Cloth Cap: heads to Doncaster instead of Kelso this weekend Tom Scudamore hopes he will once again be dreaming of Grand National glory with Cloth Cap after the talented chaser contests the Virgin Bet Grimthorpe Chase (3.30) at Doncaster on Saturday. The Jonjo O'Neill-trained ten-year-old had the option of running in Kelso's Premier Chase, which he…

Cieren Fallon with Armando Duarte (left) after Alenquer's Winter Derby win at Lingfield Alenquer, who smashed the track record at Lingfield last Saturday when winning the Winter Derby, is set for his first start outside Europe when he tackles the $6 million Dubai Sheema Classic on the Dubai World Cup card at Meydan on March 26. The four-year-old…

Bolshoi Ballet goes clear under Ryan Moore in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Aidan O'Brien and Frankie Dettori kick off a huge day for the pair at Longchamp with Bolshoi Ballet, the horse given sole responsibility for extending the Ballydoyle dominance in the Cazoo Derby in June. Subsequent events may suggest that sending more troops into that…

Sundrenched: opened his account over hurdles at Ayr on Tuesday Tuesday: Ayr Sundrenched made the trip to Scotland worthwhile for Irish trainer James Lambe after he landed his first success over hurdles. The seven-year-old, who finished fifth in the 2021 Punchestown Champion Bumper, was beaten a long way in six previous starts over hurdles but found…

Hollie Doyle: riding at Bro Park in Sweden on Sunday Top jockeys Hollie Doyle and David Egan head a strong British contingent travelling to Sweden on Sunday for Stockholm Cup day at Bro Park, one of the highlights of the Scandinavian racing calendar. The riders have had to dodge international Covid-19 travel restrictions - the Swedish government…

Could Dermot McLoughlin make it three Irish Grand Nationals in a row? After Dermot McLoughlin gained back-to-back successes in the Irish Grand National on Monday, surely he couldn't make it three-in-a-row next year - or can he? In the aftermath of the race, Racing TV presenter Gary O'Brien revealed the horse he co-owns and has in training with…

Classic glory, hard-luck stories and one of the most controversial defeats in modern times - the career of Sky Lantern pretty much had it all. The strong-travelling filly with a potent turn of foot produced some memorising performances over a two-year period to become an all-time favourite at the powerful Hannon stable in Wiltshire. Ridden…

With The Moonlight wins the Pretty Polly Stakes to earn an 8-1 quote for the Oaks Charlie Appleby has been on a quest to unearth a decent three-year-old filly to match his high-calibre colts and ticked that box when With The Moonlight gave him an emphatic success in the Listed Pretty Polly Stakes, which saw her odds slashed for the Cazoo Oaks. The…

Flooring Porter: entered for the Liverpool Hurdle at Aintree on Saturday Flooring Porter and Edwardstone will be the star names on the rest of Grand National day card with the pair out to complete a rare Cheltenham and Aintree double on Saturday. The former became the first since the brilliant Big Buck's to land back-to-back Stayers' Hurdle in…

Native Trail stretches three and a half lengths clear at Newmarket under William Buick Wednesday: Craven Stakes, Newmarket Native Trail is known as the'tractor horse' at Charlie Appleby's Newmarket yard and certainly put his Qipco 2000 Guineas bid into overdrive when extending his unbeaten record in the course-and- distance Classic rehearsal. Last…

Cachet: cut to 20-1 for the 1000 Guineas following Nell Gwyn success Tuesday: Newmarket Cachet added plenty of prestige to the opening day of the Craven meeting when giving local trainer George Boughey a memorable first domestic Group success in the Landwades Stud Nell Gywn Stakes. The victory at Group 3 level completed a productive afternoon for…

Darryll Holland: trainer was thrilled with his winner Thursday: Beverley Darryll Holland rode often enough at Beverley to know that a two-year-old who can win well from stall 14 of 14 must be pretty special and he is thinking of Royal Ascot for Primrose Ridge. The filly, second in the Brocklesby at Doncaster last month before being beaten at…

State Man: was an impressive winner of the County Hurdle and steps into Grade 1 company There are only six runners but there is no shortage of quality with runaway County Hurdle winner and Champion Hurdle prospect State Man, Aintree Grade 1 winner Three Stripe Life and winning machine Flame Bearer all lining up. State Man heads the market and,…

2.00 Newcastle All-Weather Mile Championships Conditions Stakes, 1m My Oberon is likely to be one of the shorter priced runners as he is down in class after competing in a Group 1 at Meydan, his biggest competition may come from Bless Him who is 2-3 at Newcastle. SPOTLIGHT TIP: MY OBERON Sixth in Group 1 Dubai Turf last month; leading claims now…

The Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle appears to be the main Cheltenham target for Champ, with Nicky Henderson pointing at the Cleeve Hurdle as his likely festival prep run. Plans for the ten-year-old had been unclear after he triumphed in the Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot on his comeback this season. That run was intended as a warm-up before a return for…

Perfect Power: Greenham Stakes favourite Perfect Power is expected to further enhance his Classic claims with the Richard Fahey-trained runner cut to 6-4 (from 7-4) for the Watership Down Stud Too Darn Hot Greenham Stakes (3.00). The ground at Newbury is good for the Group 3 event which has been won by Frankel, Kingman and Mohaather in recent years…

Tom Ward: aiming for biggest win of his training career with Roman Mist Sir Michael Stoute and Ryan Moore combined to win this race in 2008 with the Cheveley Park-owned Heaven Sent and the same connections hold a lively chance in this year's Listed contest with the class-dropping Potapova. Heaven Sent was making her seasonal reappearance when…