#Robert Havlin

Stradivarius (far right) could finish only third when bidding for a record-equalling fourth Gold Cup How ironic that it was at Ascot, the scene of so many of his greatest triumphs, that Frankie Dettori should fall out of John Gosden's good books. His'magnificent seven' may have been more than a quarter of a century ago but it was only in 2019 he…

Robert Havlin: decided not to appeal against the 21-day ban Robert Havlin signalled his intention to put his controversial ride at Lingfield on Wednesday behind him by winning the 1m2f handicap on Side Shot. As he had done the previous evening at Chelmsford, Havlin struck on his only ride of the day as the John and Thady Gosden-trained son of…

Fingers crossed we'll get some racing in the UK this Saturday, but prospects hang in the balance. Lingfield Park will hold a precautionary inspection at 7.30am to determine whether racing will take place. The seven-race all-weather card - which features the Listed Quebec Stakes - is due to start at 12.05pm and despite overnight temperatures…

Charlie and Mark Johnston: provide likely favourite Capital Theory The big freeze hasn't been great news for some of the big name trainers, but it has given some of the lower-profile yards a chance to have their day in the limelight and James Evans will be hoping Masqool can propel him into the headlines. Evans has saddled 14 runners on Lingfield's…

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…

Owners Barbara and Alick Richmond hailed Living Legend as a "superstar" after he produced a career best to secure the couple their first Listed winner in the Unibet Magnolia Stakes at Kempton Park on Saturday. Having scored on the card back in 2019 when taking the opening 1m 2f novice event on his only previous visit to the track, the Charlie and…

Santa Barbara: a well-supported favourite for the 1000 Guineas Santa Barbara heads a maximum field of 12 for the Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on Sunday. The daughter of Camelot, who was successful on her only start as a two-year-old, has been well backed in recent weeks and is now the general 5-4 favourite following the withdrawal of second…

Santa Barbara: at home at Ballydoyle Your guide to the Qipco 1000 Guineas (3.40), the first fillies' Classic of the season and Sunday's big race at Newmarket. Won the Cheveley Park Stakes and the Fred Darling; leading contender if she stays a mile Trainer: Andrew Balding Jockey: Oisin Murphy Odds: 100-30 Juvenile wins came in Sandown Listed event…

Saturday marks the 12th anniversary of the great Frankel's winning debut in a Newmarket maiden when he beat future King George and Eclipse winner Nathaniel by half a length. That was the start of a stunning unbeaten 14-race career for the Sir Henry Cecil-trained star which included a staggering ten Group 1 wins. Has there ever been a better maiden…

Cave Rock wins the Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita, on to the Breeders' Cup. Benoit Photo, courtesy of Santa Anita The final weekend of prep races for the Breeders' Cup World Championships produced some impressive efforts and identified some likely favorites for the big weekend just a month down the road. War Like Goddess earned a spot against…

John Egan: did not hold back on his views on the state of British racing The best quotes from the racing world this week. . . It cost around £600 for a three-day trip all the way to Perth and your option was to withdraw our horse, what a terrible way to treat smaller owners who are the lifeblood of the sport Owner Dave Simpson blasts the lack of a…

Robert Havlin gained the first Group One success of his long riding career when Commissioning powered home to win the bet365 Fillies' Mile at Newmarket. The 49-year-old has long been credited with playing a huge part at Clarehaven Stables, first for John Gosden and more recently in his partnership with his son, Thady. An impressive winner of the…

Robert Havlin rode his first Group One winner but Commissioning's bet365 Fillies' Mile success wasn't without a scare for punters who sent her off the 8/13 favourite. John and Thady Gosden's charge tracked the front-running Novakai (11/1) throughout but was off the bridle as the leader still held the advantage coming down into The Dip. The…

Saffron Beach: winner of the 2021 Sun Chariot Jane Chapple-Hyam believes that her star filly Saffron Beach has "improved again" as she prepares to defend her Royal Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (2.42) crown at Newmarket on Saturday. The four-year-old provided Chapple-Hyam with her first Group 1 winner in the £266875 contest last year under William…

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)…

The 460000 guineas purchase is part-owned by Brazilian footballer Philippe Coutinho, who is currently playing in the Premier League for Aston Villa. Having been placed in two of her first three starts, Olivia Maralda opened her account with a wide-margin success at Newbury in July before finding only the high-class Meditate too strong in the…

Enable produced another sparkling display to claim an unprecedented third victory in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes. John Gosden's superstar mare was narrowly denied in her bid to become the first three-time winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe last season - and has been kept in training as a six-year-old with the primary…

Robert Havlin wins at Yarmouth on impressive filly Ananda Thursday: Yarmouth Ananda was the pick of the females on show on ladies' day at the Norfolk track when scoring at the second attempt in division one of the 6f fillies' novice stakes. John and Thady Gosden were on target for the second day running at the three-day Eastern festival when the…

It has been a season to savour for the six year old gelding who continued his fine run when taking a drop back in trip in his stride in the Bet At racingtv.com Handicap (1m 6f), which doubled up as a Jockey Club Grassroots Stayers Series Qualifier. Hitting the front just outside the furlong pole, the 7/2 chance stuck to the task gamely under Robert…