#Sheikha Hissa

Poetry in motion: Baaeed (left) and Jim Crowley storm to Queen Anne Stakes success Just when you thought you had witnessed the last firework on a British racecourse after the shenanigans at Epsom, William Haggas sent a rocket into orbit as Baaeed started the royal meeting with an almighty bang in the Queen Anne Stakes. Officially rated the best…

Baaeed: will make his final racecourse appearance in either the Arc or Champion Stakes Angus Gold says he would personally love nothing more than for Baaeed to round off his career in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, an event he described as "the greatest race in the world". But Shadwell's long-serving racing manager and wise counsel to the…

Baaeed has "a strong chance" of ending his career in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp in October, trainer William Haggas said on Sunday. Provided the ground is suitable, the unbeaten colt looks set to be tested for the first time over a mile and a half in Europe's most prestigious race. Speculation has been rife over targets for…

The world's top-rated sprinter, Battaash, leads the Royal Ascot charge this week for Shadwell at the iconic meeting, headlining the Group 1 King's Stand Stakes on Tuesday, a race he won in 2020-one of a leading six victories for the powerhouse operation at last year's global spectacular. The famed blue and white silks of the late His Highness…

Ahead of Baaeed's final run in the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot on Saturday, the former champion jockey talks Jon Lees through the six G1 victories that catapulted the superstar colt to world #1 status. GB: Ten out of ten, still unbeaten and not serious challenged for a 12-month period. That's probably why Baaeed is rated world #1 on turf…

Australian sprinter Nature Strip surged clear to take the King's Stand Stakes from Twilight Calls after American rival Golden Pal was slowly away. "He's an absolute freak of a horse," said winning jockey James McDonald. Baaeed extended his unbeaten run to eight in the Queen Anne Stakes, while 2000 Guineas winner Coroebus landed the St James's…

Last season's Cambridgeshire runner-up did not make his seasonal debut until July, but has appeared intent on making up for lost time - winning each of his three starts. A lucrative comeback success in the John Smith's Cup at York was followed by an impressive display in the Rose of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock - and he completed his hat-trick with…

The four-year-old, who is unbeaten in a ten-race career, will retire to stud after he contests the £1.3 million race over 1m2f, ten years after Frankel bowed out with victory in the 2012 QIPCO Champion Stakes with a record of 14 wins out of 14. After today's scratching stage for the QIPCO Champion Stakes, the Shadwell Estate Company-owned Baaeed is…

The champion miler successfully stepped up to 10 furlongs with a brilliant display in the Juddmonte International at York last month, stretching his unbeaten record to double figures. With a trip to Leopardstown for last weekend's Irish Champion Stakes later ruled out, it came down to a straight choice between the Champion Stakes or stepping up to…

When Ross McDonald aimed Weekend Hussler up at the Caulfield Cup, no one bar Ross thought it was a good idea. "The Hussler" ran down the track and was never the same again. Other greats have been set towering tasks - Super Impose and Kingston Town in Melbourne Cups, Crisp lumping the grandstand at Aintree - and come up short. But at least they had…

A TOP bookie has slated William Haggas for not running Baaeed in the £2.6million Arc de Triomphe. Fans had been licking their lips at the prospect of Europe's - and possibly the world's - best horse running his final race in Paris on October 2. After blitzing a stellar field on his first try over further than a mile in the Juddmonte at York, hopes…