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Crowds have flocked to the Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire to to see the one of the world's greatest flat races - the Gold Cup. Order Of St George, ridden by Ryan Moore, is the favourite to win the Gold Cup with Betfair giving odds of 10/11. The two-mile long Group 1 race will kick off at 4.20pm. Royal Ascot is airing exclusively on ITV this year and…

We've got everything you need to know about the famous races in June has returned for five days of high quality racing. Each day has six flat races, including eight Group One races. Thursday includes the main event of the festival - the coveted Gold Cup race. Order of St George, rode by Ryan Moore, won last year's Gold Cup and is the favourite to…

Hurricane Lane: an impressive winner of the St Leger last year The Cazoo St Leger (3.55) is the final Classic in Britain this year and one of the standout races this weekend. We have looked back at a number of factors to see who may win Sunday's Group 1 highlight. In the last ten years, only two winners have had a rating below 110. Harbour Law was…

It is Ladies Day at Royal Ascot and a number of royals, including the Queen, are expected to attend the famous races at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire this week. About 300000 people are will flock to the five days of racing and there will be £6.58 million in prize money up for grabs. Ascot has become synonymous with the finest fashion and Ladies Day…

Ante-post betting tips for the key races this summer. Westover heads the market for the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes at Ascot and Baaeed will be a short price for his next assignment Jockey Colin Keane (left) and trainer Ralph Beckett celebrate after winning the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby with horse Westover Impressive Irish…

Godolphin and Charlie Appleby started this season with a Classic bang thanks to Coroebus in the 2000 Guineas, but his death in the Moulin last week and Newmarket second Native Trail's underwhelming efforts since may have taken some gloss off of the campaign. However, in St Leger favourite New London, the royal blue operation has a red-hot chance of…

One of the biggest weeks in Flat racing kicks off on Tuesday, with everything bloodstock enthusiasts could wish for including runners by first-season sires and international stallions being represented. We take a look at some of the potential bloodstock angles that could pop up at the royal meeting. There would be no bigger cheer this week than a…

Aidan O'Brien will be looked to assert his dominance and can the favourites take charge like they did on Wednesday has started off with a thrilling opening two days with plenty of money made by the punters. Highland Reel was the big winner on the second day in Berkshire as it won the Prince Of Wales's Stakes. There were also triumphs for Le…

Beckett has an outstanding record with fillies and he won the 2015 St Leger with Simple Verse, before losing it in the stewards room and then regaining it on appeal. However, he has never had one quite like the Juddmonte-owned Haskoy, who was a wide margin winner at Wolverhampton on her debut just six weeks ago and followed up in the Listed Galtres…

Eshaada (left) beats Albaflora at Ascot last season The Park Hill is often referred to as the fillies' version of the St Leger and it lives up to that billing this year with an overnight market leader of genuine Group 1 quality. Eshaada broke through at the top level when beating Albaflora in the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes last season…

Presenter Mike Cattermole gives his expert verdict on the final British Classic of the year and Doncaster's Saturday feature, the Cazoo St Leger, live on Sky Sports Racing. As autumn arrives, so it's time for the world's oldest Classic, the Cazoo St Leger, first run in 1776 and pre-dating the Derby by some four years. Nobody can claim that this…

The final Classic of the season, the Cazoo St Leger, will feature a maximum of 11 runners on Saturday. Like this season's Derby and Oaks, there are no previous Group One winners in the line-up. I'd imagine that represents some kind of record. The extended 1m 6f trip often presents an unknown for many of the contenders but several of this year's…