#Richard Kingscote

Desert Crown: was ridden by his big-race jockey Richard Kingscote on the watered gallop Cazoo Derby ante-post favourite Desert Crown delighted connections in his last serious piece of work before Epsom in a specially-arranged gallop in Newmarket on Thursday morning. The Dante Stakes winner was ridden by his big-race jockey Richard Kingscote on the…

SPEED NUT Richard Kingscote is in pole position to win his first Derby on hot favourite Desert Crown. But the 35-year-old is making sure he's not getting too revved up on only his second outing in the Epsom Classic. Kingscote has tasted success at Royal Ascot and in the Irish St Leger, yet a fairytale Derby victory would be top of the…

With a £600000 purse both reflecting and reinforcing its status as a rising international fixture, Friday's fourth running of the Bahrain International Trophy (G3) has attracted a quartet from Godolphin, along with classy Irish mare Insinuendo and a new French recruit for the home team in Dilawar. You can watch and wager on the Friday morning…

Noon Star: leading Oaks contender has been declared for the Musidora Stakes at York Teona and Noon Star will clash in Wednesday's Tattersalls Musidora Stakes (3.10) after the two exciting fillies were declared for a race that promises to have major implications for the Cazoo Oaks market. Santa Barbara, fourth in the 1000 Guineas after being highly…

There are thousands of races in Britain and Ireland each year but it is not always the ones you might expect that prove most popular when it comes to watching the action back. This year's top five most-watched replays on racingpost.com include jump and Flat races, with everything from the Derby to the Irish Arkle covered. With the season's leading…

An exciting six-runner Coral-Eclipse at Sandown on Saturday is put under the spotlight by Declan Rix. A small but select field has been declared for the 2022 renewal of the Eclipse at Sandown on Saturday. No Ballydoyle participation means, on paper, we have a race lacking in early speed and no Coolmore entry means Richard Kingscote is again…

There's Classic action to savour at Epsom on Friday and Saturday as Platinum Jubilee fever fills the air during an extra-long Bank Holiday Weekend. The main dish is Saturday afternoon's Cazoo Derby at 5.30pm, set to be run this year in honour of Lester Piggott, who rode nine Derby winners in his career and passed away peacefully last weekend. Aidan…

Horse racing made its comeback this week and now it's time for the Qipco 1000 Guineas. Here are the runners, odds and a preview of the Newmarket contest The first major Flat races of the season are here- and Sunday brings us the Qipco 1000 Guineas. It's a Classic contest for the fillies over one mile at Newmarket (3.35pm). Favourite for this year's…

Epsom was where it all started for Richard Kingscote. While it might not have been the Derby, it might well have felt like it to the teenager was thrown in the deep end for his very first ride in public, taking on the likes of Frankie Dettori, Johnny Murtagh and Kieran Fallon - all now Derby-winning jockeys themselves - in a conditions race there…

Champion miler Baaeed will set a very high standard when he bids to extend his unbeaten run to seven races in Saturday's Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes at Newbury, in which he will start a strong odds-on chance in a field of nine. Newbury's one-mile showpiece, which forms part of the 35-race QIPCO British Champions Series, has attracted a deep line-up,…

THERE is still time for the BHA to show strong, Churchillian leadership. You have the chance. Don't cave in pathetically. Every organisation needs strong leadership. It also needs to believe in its product. Tomorrow, when the findings of the whip review group are published, BHA and racing has the chance to excel. I'm hoping our leaders declare: "We…

Richard Kingscote: gets the plum ride back on board Great Ambassador in the Ayr Gold Cup Richard Kingscote will be reunited with Great Ambassador in the Ayr Gold Cup (3.40) after the ante-post favourite was confirmed in a full field of 25 runners for Saturday's feature race. The son of Exceed And Excel has been in flying form since moving to Ed…

LATEST RESULTS, TIPS AND UPDATES: Find out every winner of every race, plus pictures and videos as the drama unfolds on Day 5 Royal Ascot 2018: behind the scenes of a top stables where the Queen's racehorses are trained Brighton-born Ryan Moore clinched a big-race double on the final day of Royal Ascot to leapfrog veteran Frankie Dettori in the…

On Saturday, the Ayr Gold Cup will be part of the first major race day in Scotland to attract a sell-out crowd since the easing of pandemic restrictions. The feature race of three days of superb Flat racing at the Scottish venue, the Ayr Gold Cup, is worth more than £77000 to winning connections, and it has attracted a maximum field of 25…

Huberts Dream: ran out a comfortable winner at Lingfield under Richard Kingscote Wednesday: Lingfield A decisive win on Huberts Dream ushered the end of the British Flat year for Derby winning jockey Richard Kingscote, who revealed plans to race in the States at the start of next year. Kingscote claimed back-to-back success with the Stuart…

Members of the Gallop Racing syndicated enjoyed what they described as a "red letter day" after Lakota Sioux provided them with their biggest-ever success when completing a 20.6-1 treble for Charlie and Mark Johnston in the Jewson Sweet Solera Stakes. Having finished third in the Listed Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot 49 days ago, the daughter of…

THE world's best jockey has been crowned - with a load of top Britain-based talent having to play second-fiddle to Kiwi James McDonald. The Royal Ascot-winning rider - who is reported to have an'eye-watering' salary - topped the Longines standings. McDonald, who recently welcomed a child with former jockey and model turned TV presenter Katelyn…

THE Ayr Gold Cup is Scotland's richest Flat race and one of the biggest betting heats of the season. The overall pot is £150000, with the winner netting over £75000 for connections. The value of the six furlong race attracts horses from some of England and Scotland's top yards. Great Ambassador won the Garrowby Stakes at York earlier this month and…

Well done: Eydon gets a pat from David Egan after landing the Feilden Stakes Thursday: Newmarket The classy Mishriff burst on to the scene when winning a Listed race on the Rowley Mile in 2020 and two years on owner Prince Faisal looks to have unearthed another jewel in Eydon, who ran away with the featured Feilden Stakes. Roger Varian's…

WHAT do you get when you cross a Queen Anne winner, a July Cup cracker, two Breeders' Cup heroes, a Summer Mile star and a Group 1 juvenile? The answer is a Sussex Stakes thriller. But even with all that talent on show, BAAEED is an unbackable red-hot favourite to romp home. The William Haggas runner is still the world's top-rated racehorse,…

Unbeaten Derby winner Desert Crown is out of next Saturday's King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot because of a hoof issue. Ante-post betting on the mid-season championship race had been suspended on Wednesday after news emerged of the problem and now trainer Sir Michael Stoute has confirmed his colt will not run. Bruce Raymond, racing…

Royal Ascot's final day features a stunning field of 27 in the Group One Platinum Jubilee Stakes and Sky Sports Racing's Kieran O'Sullivan has cast his expert eye over every single one. Of all the top-class races at Ascot, the Platinum Jubilee Stakes (and perhaps the King's Stand) has become the most targeted race for international horses. Open to…

THE Epsom Derby is the pinnacle of the Flat racing season - and the one all jockeys want to win. Of course, it's also huge in bragging rights for trainers and the horses' billionaire owners too. Sun Racing brings you the full result of the 2022 Epsom Derby below. Find out how every horse finished in the £1.5million contest, where 5-2 Desert Crown…

The first of The Queen's Royal Ascot hopefuls runs in the King's Stand Stakes on Tuesday (June 15). Buckingham Palace has yet to announce if Her Majesty will be in the royal box to see King's Lynn off at 3.40pm. The four-year-old, trained by Andrew Balding, will be ridden by jockey Oisin Murphy in the five-furlong race which carries a prize of…

After an enthralling five days of action, Royal Ascot draws its curtains on Saturday for another year with the headline race, the Platinum Jubilee Stakes, seeing fans out The final day of action at Royal Ascot is upon us Racing fans will say goodbye to Royal Ascot for another year on Saturday, but there is still plenty to get excited about on the…

Home Affairs takes on fellow Australian runner Artorius in the Platinum Jubilee Stakes. Alfred Munnings and Hurricane Lane are hot favourites on the Saturday racecard Australia hold the key to the Platinum Jubilee Stakes, with Home Affairs out to give Chris Waller a memorable double. The trainer sent out Nature Strip to win the King's Stand Stakes…

The busy All-Weather season continues at Lingfield on Wednesday with a huge nine-race card, all live on Sky Sports Racing from 11.25am. The feature on Lingfield's action-packed afternoon looks very competitive with Roger Varian's Greatgadian heading 10 classy operators in the BetUK's ACCA Club 5 Free Bet Handicap (2.25). The four-year-old, owned by…

Sir Michael Stoute: trainer of Derby favourite Desert Crown With the first two Classics completed, and after another busy week of action, including trials at York, here are ten quotes that could give us clues. . . I was very pleased. He was impressive in his maiden and we got behind schedule. We had to do what we did and he didn't let me down, he…

Desert Crown justified the hype, crashing into favouritism for the Cazoo Derby with an authoritative three-and-a-quarter-length success under Richard Kingscote in the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes at York. With ante-post favourite Luxembourg injured and few others making a deep impression in other trials, Desert Crown's odds tumbled from…

Frankie Dettori and Richard Kingscote after finishing their racing in Renault Clio RS cars around the short track of the Bahrain International Circuit, home of the Bahrain Grand PrixBahrain 17.11.22 Pic: Edward Whitaker Friday: Bahrain Frankie Dettori and Richard Kingscote prepared for the fourth running of the Group 3 Bahrain International Trophy…

The final step proved one too many for Baaeed as his unbeaten record and sheen of greatness were undone at odds of 1-4 as Bay Bridge put forward his own claim to excellence in winning the Qipco Champion Stakes. This farewell leg of Baaeed's tour as Frankel's greatest tribute act was hoped to be the biggest, parting, compliment to the great horse,…

The Queen will be without a runner at Epsom on Derby day after her final horse was not declared. Just Fine had been due to contest the World Pool Northern Dancer Handicap at the prestigious fixture. The gelding's trainer, Sir Michael Stoute, has the favourite for the feature Cazoo Derby (4.30pm). The big race is the only Flat Classic the Queen has…

The New Bay colt - who this time last year was winning a handicap at York off a mark of 105 - looked a star in the making himself when running out a most impressive winner of the Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown in May. He went from there to the Prince of Wales's Stakes, finishing second to State Of Rest, before picking up a knock when the beaten…

The highlight of the day is the Gr1 Darley Dewhurst Stakes, due off at 16h00. Seven juvenile colts contest the 7-furlong Group 1 event with a first prize of £300000. Course and distance winner Nostrum, unbeaten in two starts, is favourite for the Juddmonte operation. Impressive in both his starts, the Kingman colt showed pace and class when only…

The Coral Eclipse runners and riders for the 2022 renewal are starting to take shape as a high-class field of middle distance performers battle it out for the £448363 top prize. We take a look at the 2022 Coral Eclipse runners and riders ahead of this weekend's huge Sandown Park Group One race. VADENI @ 15/8 with 888Sport Trainer: J-C…

Richard Kingscote: jockey said he hit the front far too soon on Derby winner Desert Crown Richard Kingscote has revealed that winning the Derby has changed how he is perceived in the sport as he looked back on an extraordinary breakthrough season that also saw him land the Champion Stakes two weeks ago. Kingscote was speaking to the Racing Post for…

Chester, Sandown and York all feature on ITV Racing on Saturday afternoon. There are eight races being covered in total, including the Listed Scurry Stakes at Sandown. The terrestrial coverage on ITV takes place between 1.10-4.00pm and our expert has predictions for all eight races. John Hill has recommendations for all eight races on Saturday. You…

Mother Earth winning the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket Top honours in the three-year-old fillies' mile division will be up for grabs as Guineas winners Mother Earth and Empress Josephine face off in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot on Friday. Ryan Moore will partner Qipco 1000 Guineas winner Mother Earth with Seamie Heffernan continuing his…

Memories of great days in Epsom history will come flooding back when Desert Crown bids to give Sir Michael Stoute his sixth victory in the Cazoo Derby. Stoute first won the premier Classic - which is this year being run in memory of Lester Piggott - with the legendary Shergar in 1981 and in the 41 years since has added a further four Epsom…

There are five race meetings scheduled across the UK and Ireland on Tuesday, including Listed action at Galway. Flat racing dominates the day with cards at Leicester (1.00-5.00pm), Catterick (1.45-5.35), Goodwood (1.55-5.20) and Galway (4.05-7.40). The lone National Hunt card comes from Hexham (4.17-7.25). Tuesday's nap made a sparkling debut for…

1pt win Mr Big Stuff in 2.00 Epsom at 9/2 (William Hill, Coral, Ladbrokes) 1pt win Roman Mist in 2.35 Epsom at 8/1 (General) 1pt win Nations Pride in 4.30 Epsom at 15/2 (General) 0.5pts e.w. Westover in 4.30 Epsom at 25/1 (William Hill, BoyleSports 1/5 1,2,3,4) In this week of all weeks when the country celebrates The Queen's Platinum Jubilee, and…

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…

Saturday racing tips feature selections from the new jumps season marked by the card at Chepstow and flat racing at Newmarket which includes the big field in the Cesarewitch. talkSPORT have gone through the race cards and form so you don't have to, with betting tips across all the racing from the UK & Ireland. Should make all the running given his…

Nostrum: heads seven declarations for the Dewhurst Stakes Impressive Tattersalls Stakes winner Nostrum will bid to maintain his unbeaten record on Saturday when he lines up against six rivals in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes. The Sir Michael Stoute-trained two-year-old was promoted to favouritism for the Newmarket contest after Sakheer was ruled out…

Presenter Mike Cattermole gives his verdict on every contender for Royal Ascot's curtain-raiser on Tuesday, live on Sky Sports Racing at 2.30pm. This will be the 15th year that the Queen Anne Stakes has opened the five-day Royal meeting. I don't think there is a racing fan out there who would want it any other way. It is a fabulous race, with a…