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As Lingfield builds up to its ground-breaking Winter Million Festival, all exclusively live on Sky Sports Racing on January 20-22, there is still time for an exciting seven-race card on Saturday, featuring a trio of Charlie Appleby runners. The Middleham Park Racing syndicates are represented with three strong challengers for the feature at…

Ruby Walsh described Christophe Soumillon's actions on Friday as a "racing manoeuvre" gone "badly wrong" but maintained the jockey's 60-day ban for elbowing Rossa Ryan out the saddle was appropriate. Soumillon was quick to apologise after unseating his fellow rider at Saint-Cloud but insisted his actions were not intentional. He has since taken his…

Graham Dench runs the rule over the three-year-olds currently taking high rank in calculations for the Cazoo-sponsored Derby, Europe's most prestigious Classic at Epsom on Saturday June 3, 2023. GB: Like it or not, there is an ever increasing trend for winners of the Derby to come from just a handful of what might be termed'super stables', and if…

The Belgian jockey was the retained rider for the Aga Khan until an incident occurred at Saint-Cloud in September involving Rossa Ryan. Soumillon appeared to elbow Ryan out of the saddle during a race, causing him to fall, and subsequently served a 60-day suspension which led to him being released from his contract with the Aga Khan. After missing…

The 2022 Royal Ascot festival is well underway, with punters set to enjoy two more thrilling days of action in Windsor. The first three days of Royal Ascot haven't disappointed, but there are still plenty of races to come. From the Gold Cup to the Diamond Jubilee Stakes, Ascot is one of the standout fixtures in the racing calendar, and they are…

That's it for the day from Goodwood. We hope you've had a good afternoon and enjoyed the Sussex Stakes, it certainly lived up to the hype. Do join us again tomorrow when we'll be back here hunting for winners once again. Following the Sussex Stakes, William Buick reported that Vatican City, unplaced, was struck into; the Veterinary Officer reported…

Godolphin pair Adayar and Hurricane Lane, the Aga Khan's superstar mare Tarnawa and dual Oaks winner Snowfall have been declared for Sunday's Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe as 15 runners stood their ground on Thursday. The Roger Varian-trained Teona, who beat Snowfall in the Prix Vermeille this month, misses the race as the ground will be…

Racing fans will be watching Newmarket on Saturday where the first Classic of the Flat season is run at 3.40. The race is one of six on the ITV schedule The first Classic races of the Flat season take place this weekend, with Wembley hoping to score in the Qipco 2000 Guineas. The Galileo colt, named after the home of English football, was backed in…

Harry Redknapp: enjoyed a winner with Moktasaab, but missed the price Saturday: Newbury Harry Redknapp was left a little disappointed despite the success of Moktasaab - his first horse with William Knight - in the 1m2f handicap. The former West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur manager said: "I've had a great day and really enjoyed it. We fancied him, but…

Go Bears Go: classy sprinter was a winner in Ireland last time Dave Loughnane on Monday played down any fears about the health of his string and reckons Go Bears Go has a fine chance of underlining that in the Betfair Sprint Cup (3.30) at Haydock on Saturday. Loughnane has saddled 30 British Flat winners this year and 14 came in April and March,…

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…

Spare a thought for us northerners. The summer heatwave isn't something to celebrate when you're a Yorkshire girl living down south, it's something to tolerate and find shelter from, as you wistfully look at the sweaters neatly folded in drawers and wonder how long it will be before you can get your big coat back out. It's not all bad, though, the…

When: 3.35 Saturday, October 22 Where: Doncaster Racecourse, South Yorkshire Winner's prize: £118400 Where to watch: ITV Racing and Sky Sports Racing Odds: Seriously appealing pedigree being a son of Deep Impact and the first foal out of Rhododendron, who was a sister to Magical and a class act in her own right. He's obviously got more than a hint…

THINGS are starting to go a bit Pete Tong for AMO Racing. Just last week we revealed the main man behind the operation, Kia Joorabchian, is ready to walk away from the British game. And then a few days afterwards their retained jockey Rossa Ryan announced live on ITV that he was no longer their rider. Now there's never smoke without fire in this…

THIS is the sickening moment jockey Christophe Soumillon pushes rival Rossa Ryan off a horse mid-race. Recent Coral-Eclipse winner Soumillon's moment of madness came as a jockey in Ecuador was given a lifetime ban for doing the exact same. Sky Sports Racing cameras captured in detail the shocking scenes from Saint-Cloud racecourse in France. And it…

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…

Sky Sports Racing's Alex Hammond looks ahead to the start of the Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival, featuring a red-hot card at Ripon on Saturday. Spare a thought for us northerners. The summer heatwave isn't something to celebrate when you're a Yorkshire girl living down south, it's something to tolerate and find shelter from, as you…

Alan Thomson picked out an 11/1 winner at Windsor earlier this week and returns with a look at Friday's best betting race, live on Sky Sports Racing. The Sky Sports Racing cameras are at Doncaster on Friday for an eight-race card and the Vertem Very Different Stockbrokers Handicap (4.38), a one-mile-and-two-furlongs Class Three contest featuring…

THE Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is the race that stops a continent. Worth a stonking £4.3million, Europe's richest contest always throws up a top class winner. This year's race over 1½ miles takes place at Longchamp on Sunday October 3 - and it looks to be an absolute stonker. Epsom Oaks winner Snowfall was the runaway favourite but has now drifted…

28-1 shot Johan gives Mick Channon and Silvestre De Sousa unexpected victory in Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster JOHAN put one in the back of the net for former football ace and now trainer Mick Channon when landing the SBK Lincoln on the opening day of the turf Flat season at Doncaster. Partnered by Silvestre de Sousa, the 28-1 shot proved strong for…

Aidan O'Brien has an excellent record in the Qipco 1000 Guineas and Tuesday has a fine chance of winning it this year. Stablemate Tenebrism and Discoveries are other key contenders Sandrine runs in the Qipco 1000 Guineas Aidan O'Brien has two leading contenders as he goes in pursuit of yet another Qipco 1000 Guineas triumph. The Irish trainer, who…

Jockey Rossa Ryan reckons the Cazoo St Leger will be tailor-made for Mojo Star as he bids to upset odds-on favourite Hurricane Lane in the final Classic of the Flat season at Doncaster on Saturday. Charlie Appleby-trained Hurricane Lane has never raced beyond a mile and a half so the one mile, six furlongs and 115 yards of Sunday's race will take…

Persian Force lived up to the hype with a runaway success in the SBK Brocklesby Conditions Stakes. The well-bred son of Mehmas was sent off the even-money favourite after behaving impeccably in the preliminaries and there was never a moment's doubt for punters who had followed the move on Richard Hannon's juvenile. Jockey Rossa Ryan was able to…

Kyprios (black, white and red) stays on best of all to win a dramatic Gold Cup at Ascot There promised to be drama and high emotion in the Gold Cup and it did not disappoint, with Kyprios crowned the new king of the stayers in a race that left as many questions as it did answers. Youth ultimately conquered experience as Kyprios narrowly defeated…

Ralph Beckett and Colin Keane: pair will team up again with Westover in the King George Ralph Beckett has confirmed Colin Keane will keep the ride on King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes favourite Westover on Saturday. Rob Hornby rode the horse to finish third in the Cazoo Derby after meeting trouble in running, but Keane then partnered…

Stradivarius: bids to regain his Gold Cup crown on Thursday Stradivarius will face nine rivals as he bids to regain his crown and earn a record-equalling fourth win in the Gold Cup (4.20) on Thursday. The popular stayer dominated the meeting's pinnacle contest between 2018 and 2020 before finishing fourth to Subjectivist last year, but he returned…

Eight top-level Group One winners are among 14 hopefuls in Sunday's 100th running of Europe's richest race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Adayar will bid to become only the third horse to complete the Derby, King George, Arc treble at ParisLongchamp. Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby also saddles St Leger winner Hurricane Lane. Breeders' Cup Turf…

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…

Irish Derby and Grand Prix de Paris winner Hurricane Lane faces nine rivals in the Cazoo St Leger (3.35) at Doncaster on Saturday. The Charlie Appleby-trained colt, whose sole defeat came when third in the Derby, seeks a hat-trick of Group 1 wins and is an odds-on favourite to land British racing's oldest Classic. Hurricane Lane is ridden by…

The Cesarewitch is one of the most prestigious handicap races on the British calendar and it takes place on a high-quality second day of the Dubai Future Champions Festival at Newmarket. Run over 2m 2f, it is a true test of stamina, especially if ground conditions become soft. There is always a large field for this race, which finishes on the…

The five year old Mastercraftsman gelding landed the Ascot Stakes at Royal Ascot last month and took the step up to Listed company in his stride this afternoon. Dropped back to two miles, the well-supported 5-2 Favourite appeared in a league of his own when putting his assured stamina to good use under Rob Hornby to secure the fifth victory of his…

Alan Thomson has cast his expert eye over a field of 12 in a tight-looking handicap contest at Wolverhampton on Monday, live on Sky Sports Racing at 8pm. Wolverhampton, with a £100000 minimum placepot pool guarantee in operation, is the meeting of choice on Monday (live on Sky Sports Racing), with the Fallon's Fancies Expert Tips By BetUK…

The Amo Racing silks will be spotted plenty over the course of Royal Ascot - but connections feel their best chance of the week comes in Tuesday's Coventry Stakes with Persian Force. Winner of the Brocklesby Stakes by almost five lengths at Doncaster on the opening day of the season, the Richard Hannon-trained colt has only run once more…

Kameko (Oisin Murphy, left) bags last year's Qipco 2000 Guineas. Who will win this year? Your guide to the Qipco 2000 Guineas (3.40), the first Classic of the season and Saturday's big race at Newmarket.

THE Cesarewitch is one of the biggest punting races of the Flat season. Run over two miles and two furlongs at Newmarket, the winner will earn over £120000 for connections. The race is one of the most competitive of the entire season, with a huge field lining up for the stamina-sapping test. This year's running takes place on Saturday and as ever a…

Impressive Royal Scotsman breaks the track record in the Richmond Stakes Royal Scotsman confirmed himself a smart performer as he justified odds-on favouritism with a clear-cut success in the Richmond Stakes at Goodwood. Trained by Paul and Oliver Cole, the son of Gleneagles was heavily backed all day and eventually sent off the 5-6 favourite…

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…

James Doyle may have been emotional when partnering the 2000 Guineas winner on Saturday but the emotions on Sunday were of pure elation as he landed the double of the two Classics courtesy of the George Boughey-trained Cachet. The 16/1 chance relishes the unique challenge of the Rowley Mile and finished a neck ahead of 33/1 shot Prosperous Voyage…

St Mark's Basilica (centre) is absent but Wembley (left) and Thunder Moon (right) will run St Mark's Basilica is a notable absentee from the final field for the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday after 15 colts were declared for the first Classic of the season. Trainer Aidan O'Brien will still be represented by Battleground, Van Gogh and…

Persian Force pleases favourite backers with a straightforward win in the July Stakes Thursday: Close Brothers July Stakes, Newmarket When comparisons are being made with Canford Cliffs and next season's 2000 Guineas is already being talked about, it is well worth taking note, and winning connections were making all the right noises following…

Charlie Appleby's With The Moonlight won the Listed Betfair Pretty Polly Stakes with ease and is now a top price of 10/1 with Sky Bet (from a general 40/1) for the Cazoo Oaks. Fresh from saddling his first 2000 Guineas winner with Coroebus on Saturday, Appleby unleashed the Frankel filly in the 10-furlong contest and, despite proving weak in the…

Christophe Soumillon: was banned for 60 days for elbowing Rossa Ryan out of the saddle Ralph Beckett revealed Christophe Soumillon had kept his word and reimbursed the connections of Captain Weirzba, the horse the jockey interfered with when elbowing Rossa Ryan out the saddle. Beckett took to Twitter to highlight a payment received from the Belgian…

Sent off the 8/13 favourite on his first start since October, Chindit did give his supporters a few anxious moments when fighting for his head as Tempus dictated just a steady gallop through the half of the race. Tempus caught a couple of his rivals flat-footed when quickening entering the final two furlongs and Chindit needed to be pushed along by…

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…

The Verdict: Angus McNae studies last year's Long Distance Cup Alan King may wait for the Prix Royal-Oak at ParisLongchamp should the Ascot ground not turn in favour of Trueshan. The crack stayer needs plenty of cut underfoot if he is to run in the Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup at the weekend, for which he is the general 7-4…

The Richard Fahey-trained three-year-old was an impressive winner of the Commonwealth Cup on his last visit to Ascot in June. That success at the Royal meeting was the Ardad colt's third victory at Group One level, adding to his previous top-level wins as a two-year-old in the Prix Morny and Middle Park Stakes. Though he has subsequently…

Horse Racing will always find a way to give itself a black eye. The incident occurred on Friday September 30th, but the 60-day suspension does not go into effect until October 14th. Let's start with the original incident. Belgian Jockey Cristophe Soumillon is riding at the St. Cloud Racecourse in France when this happened. Clearly, the elbow that…

Join our channel to stay up to date on the latest in marketing The $1million Coolmore Turf Mile will see controversial jockey of the moment Christophe Soumillon at the Keeneland Fall Meet this Saturday as the Belgian has been booked ride the Aidan O'Brien-trained Order Of Australia for the sponsors. Interested in horse racing? Grab more free bets,…