Royal Ascot heroine Hayley Turner dislocates collarbone in Kempton fall

Chantry House, pictured winning the Cotswold Chase, sustained an injury at Wetherby on Boxing Day Chantry House faces an indefinite spell on the sidelines after one of Britain's highest-rated staying chasers sustained an injury at Wetherby on Monday. The JP McManus-owned eight-year-old was beaten but vying for a place when crumpling on landing…

Emily Upjohn: a potential King George and Arc candidate for Frankie Dettori in 2023 Enable in particular has made the twilight of Frankie Dettori's career memorable for the right reasons and three fillies, also trained by John and Thady Gosden, have the potential to send the rider out on a high next year. Emily Upjohn and Inspiral were Group 1…

Jet Powered powers home in the opening maiden hurdle Friday: Newbury It would be stretching things to say Nicky Henderson has another aeroplane on his hands, but Jet Powered had plenty of fuel left in the tank after his romp in the maiden hurdle. Buveur D'Air and Jonbon were Henderson stars to use the race as a launchpad to bigger and better…

Educator: King's first runner was a beaten favourite under Tom Marquand Thursday: Salisbury The new royal racing era did not get off to the dream start when the King's first runner Educator was only second in the 1m2f handicap won by Okeechobee, but Tom Marquand took the defeat in philosophical fashion. Marquand was riding the 11-10 shot for…

Arecibo chased home Oxted in last year's King's Stand Stakes and brings Group 1-placed form into handicap company, but the Dash is by no means a one-horse race with the field featuring classy veteran sprinter Judicial and last year's Portland winner Hurricane Ivor. Tim Easterby, trainer of Lampang and Count D'Orsay Lampang was unlucky at Goodwood…

John Gosden and Frankie Dettori: the pair joined forces in 2015 They were only together for seven years, but the Frankie Dettori-John Gosden partnership became a part of racing furniture. However, it was announced late on Friday that their high-profile relationship "is on sabbatical" . Here is a look at their time together. . . March 2015 Frankie…

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…

Racegoers returned to Royal Ascot on Tuesday There are at least two Americans who are very excited about being at Royal Ascot. One of them was among those waiting for the gates to the Royal Enclosure to be opened. She was patient and polite. Not everyone was like that. One of the Ascot greencoats had no idea why there was a delay. The first…

Tiber Flow (number 9): game winner under Tom Marquand Saturday: Newbury William Haggas, a big-race winner with the fantastic Baaeed, enjoyed a treble on the card, which started when Jon and Julia Aisbitt's homebred Tiber Flow struck in the Carnarvon Stakes, which had bookmakers trimming him for the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot next…

Roman Mist goes clear to win the Snowdrop Fillies' Stakes Monday: Kempton Up-and-coming trainer Tom Ward underlined his potential by recording a first Listed winner with Roman Mist, who was too game and gutsy for her rivals in the Snowdrop Fillies' Stakes. Lambourn-based Ward got his licence in 2019 and Richard Hannon's former assistant, who has…

Quickthorn wins last year's Duke of Edinburgh Stakes at Royal Ascot Royal Ascot has promoted two handicaps up the running order on days three and four of this year's meeting to drive increased betting turnover and provide "a more balanced programme". The King George V Stakes, a 1m4f handicap for three-year-olds, on the Thursday of the meeting and…

Wesley Ward's Norfolk Stakes prize, one of many stolen from his US home Trainer Wesley Ward said his family is "devastated" at the theft of 12 golden Royal Ascot trophy boxes from his home in Versailles, Kentucky on Tuesday morning. Ward has become a major figure at Royal Ascot since landing a juvenile double with Strike The Tiger and Jealous Again…

Paul Nicholls will look to tighten his grip on the trainers' championship as he heads to Boxing Day with 12 chances across the day, three of which feature in the Ladbrokes King George VI Chase (3.05). Clan Des Obeaux was king of Kempton in 2018 and 2019 before his stablemate Frodon caused a surprise last season and the pair are poised to play a…

Silent Escape (red cap) and Oisin Murphy power away from D'Bai (white cap) and the William Buick-ridden Al Suhail (blue cap) for a Godolphin 1-2-3 Oisin Murphy had to sit and suffer through suspension as William Buick banged in a treble at Yarmouth on Thursday, but the champion jockey made amends by riding a 70-1 treble of his own here to reinstate…

James Ferguson walks back in with his Prestige Stakes winner Mise En Scene The biggest smile on course belonged to James Ferguson, who saddled his first Pattern success when Mise En Scene landed the Group 3 Prestige Stakes, earning quotes of 16-1 and 25-1 with Paddy Power for next year's Qipco 1000 Guineas and Cazoo Oaks. The filly might be up to…

Berkshire Shadow wins the Coventry Stakes A childhood dream and a substantial gamble were realised for owner Paul Spickett after Berkshire Shadow burst through late to land the Coventry Stakes under Oisin Murphy. Spickett confirmed he had been putting £1 each-way at 22-1 on Berkshire Shadow - who cost just 40000gns at Tattersalls in October - in…

Hollie Doyle and Dame Malliot land the Group 2 Princess of Wales's Tattersalls Stakes Fresh from her first Royal Ascot winner last month, Hollie Doyle ticked the latest item off her bucket list after Dame Malliot gave the high-flying rider her first success at Group level in the Princess of Wales's Tattersalls Stakes. Doyle rode more winners than…

Anthony Van Dyck: won last year's Investec Derby at Epsom The Investec Derby is the most valuable race in Britain and the most prestigious of the five Classics. It is run at Epsom Downs racecourse over a mile and a half for three-year-old colts and fillies, with this year's contest due off at 4.55pm on Saturday, July 4. The Investec Oaks is run…

Love: looking to follow up Classic success at Newmarket Love, the general even-money favourite, is among eight contenders declared for the Investec Oaks at Epsom on Saturday. The daughter of Galileo won the Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket last month and spearheads a three-pronged Aidan O'Brien assault on the fillies' Classic along with stablemates…

Campanelle: held off Sacred to land the Queen Mary When American ace Wesley Ward knew he would have to miss his beloved Royal Ascot due to travel restrictions, he made sure his powerful team of runners were being watched over by the very best in the business. While Frankie Dettori was booked to ride his key hopes, Kieren Fallon was responsible for…

3.00) at Royal Ascot on Saturday, as he bids to bounce back from his disappointing third in the 2000 Guineas. The Charlie Appleby-trained son of Shamardal was defeated for the first time in the Newmarket Classic and will once again take on Wichita, who finished second. Appleby said: "Naturally, you are always disappointed when you lose that…

When Hayley Turner became only the second female jockey to ride a winner at Royal Ascot last year, it was one of the biggest stories of the meeting. After repeating her feat on Thursday, the 37-year-old said she hoped it reflected that more frequent opportunities on racing's biggest stage are now a happy fact of life for women jockeys. Turner's win…

Wesley Ward: has had ten Royal Ascot winners US trainer Wesley Ward has been a prominent figure at Royal Ascot in recent years and although he's a notable absentee this week, he has still managed to send over a seven-strong team to help add an international flavour to the meeting. Ward has his first runners in the Windsor Castle Stakes (4.10)…

John Gosden: has six runners on the first day of Royal Ascot With six runners on Royal Ascot's opening day, John Gosden looks primed to start the meeting with a bang. He unleashes the hugely exciting Frankly Darling, one of three runners in the Ribblesdale Stakes (2.25), who bids to build on her brilliant Newcastle win and take a step closer to the…

Crystal Ocean (left) wins the Hardwicke Stakes with any amount in hand Sir Michael Stoute believes it is time to be brave with Crystal Ocean and pitch him back into the highest company in the King George with a return to Ascot next month. The evidence of a textbook success at odds of 4-7, the shortest-priced winner of this year's Royal Ascot,…