Stradivarius a non-runner in Goodwood Cup due to ground as Trueshan becomes hot favourite

Day two of the St Leger meeting at Doncaster will be headlined by the Doncaster Cup. This Group Two - which was first run way back in 1766 - has been won by many of the most notable stayers in the history of the sport, including Brown Jack, Double Trigger, Estimate and Stradivarius. We've taken a look through the field set to contest Friday's…

How can a horse who dominated last year's Lonsdale Cup by 14 lengths and slammed four of these rivals in the Goodwood Cup 24 days ago be anything other than a short-priced favourite? Many will observe those two bare facts and conclude backing Quickthorn at the odds at which he is available is a gift of the highest generosity by bookmakers. The…

The winner of the 2022 renewal is one of 10 declared for the feature race of the weekend with a total prize fund on offer of £110000. Jumby won the Group 2 contest run over the straight seven furlongs in convincing fashion last year with a one and three-quarter length victory over Dubai Poet. The five-year-old son of New Bay is reunited with jockey…

The five-day Goodwood Festival of Racing, more commonly known as Glorious Goodwood, is a real treat for fans of top-level Flat racing. The Festival hosts no less than three Group 1 races, three Group 2s, the same number of Group 3s and one Heritage Handicap. Here, we will discuss the feature races of Glorious Goodwood, their history and how they…

The Goodwood Cup is the feature race on Tuesday August 1, day one of Glorious Goodwood. A Group 1 contest over two miles, it forms part of the British Champions Series long-distance category. Last month's first two in the Ascot Gold Cup, Courage Mon Ami and Coltrane, are both entered in the race, while the unbeaten three-year-old Gregory is…

It's a quiet week in the world of racing, Weatherbys Super Sprint week, but Glorious Goodwood, or the Qatar Goodwood Festival to give it its modern moniker, is just a fortnight away, and the most interesting news story of the last few days has been the indication from Wathnan Racing that it is their three-year-old, Gregory, and not their Gold Cup…

Trueshan announced himself as the heir to Stradivarius' staying crown when defending the Long Distance Cup as the evens favourite in 2021. But one of the driest summers on record, combined with the emergence of Kyprios as a staying superpower, has seen Trueshan's place at the two-mile top table come under threat. Although producing a fine…

It is perhaps the most exclusive club in Irish racing and Luxembourg is favourite to join it in Sunday's Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Over the decades just seven Irish trained horses have won Europe's most coveted all-aged prize. Beginning with Ballymoss in 1958, up to Found leading home a unique Aidan O'Brien 1-2-3 in 2016, the Arc…

LEGENDARY racehorse Stradivarius - famed for his money-making partnership with Frankie Dettori - has been retired aged eight. with the jockey calling him the'horse of a lifetime'. The superstar stayer trained to greatness by John Gosden will now stand at stud after picking up an injury last month. Stradivarius earned just shy of £3.5million in…

channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Stradivarius, who has been one of the leading'cup horses' over the last five years has been retired, with a career at stud awaiting the John Gosden-trained 8 year-old - winning 20 of his 35 career races. horse racing betting sites and add more top bookmakers to your portfolio. The popular'cup…

Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The Doncaster Cup 2022 is the main draw on the third day of the St Leger Festival on Town Moor this Friday and all eyes will be on Trueshan, who dominates the betting. The Alan King-trained 5 year-old looks to have a clear path this year with the two-time winner Stradivarius bypassing…

Staying great Stradivarius (yellow cap) chases home Kyprios in Tuesday's Goodwood Cup Star stayer Stradivarius will run "at least once more" after his neck second to Kyprios in the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup on Tuesday. The John and Thady Gosden-trained eight-year-old finished to good effect under Andrea Atzeni but could not quite extend his record…

channel to stay up to date on the latest in marketing Wow, the 2022 Goodwood Cup promised to be a cracker and it certainly didn't disappoint with the big three in the betting - Kyprios, Stradivarius and Trueshan - all having a chance of winning over the final furlong. However, it was the new kid of the staying block - KYPRIOS - who eventually came…

Another brilliant Glorious Goodwood meeting gets underway on Tuesday. The card on day one is headlined by the Group One Goodwood Cup, a race that has been won by all of flat racing's most famous stayers and Trueshan could return to Goodwood to defend his crown on Tuesday. We've taken a look through the the latest Goodwood Cup odds and picked out…

In what is one of the feature races at the famous Glorious Goodwood meeting, the Goodwood Cup takes place over two miles and attracts some of the world's best horses, jockeys and trainers in the sport. 2022 will be no different, and those involved in the £500000 race will be breathing a collective sigh of relief after British trainer Richard Hannon…

Stradivarius on the way to winning his 18th race at Group level and a third Yorkshire Cup Friday: Paddy Power Yorkshire Cup, York If ever there was a needless announcement it was the judge's request on the public address to "please show your appreciation for Stradivarius". As if anyone at York did not know they were in the presence of greatness.…

Spanish Mission, trained by Andrew Balding, finished third in the Ascot Gold Cup and ran Stradivarius to a head in the Lonsdale Cup in August and is fancied for the famous Australian race The team overseeing the preparation of UK raider Spanish Mission for the Melbourne Cup believe he will make a bold bid for glory. The five-year-old, who finished…

Stradivarius (right) beats Spanish Mission in a ding-dong finish to the Lonsdale Cup Mishriff and Snowfall may have drawn applause with runaway wins earlier in the week but Stradivarius brought the house down as he scrambled home by a head. That's what happens when you are a star. As the roaring Cheltenham hordes showed when Desert Orchid got up in…

Trueshan: has been well supported for the Goodwood Cup on Tuesday A major gamble on Trueshan for Tuesday's Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup shows no signs of stopping, with last year's British Champions Long Distance Cup winner having been backed into 2-1 (from 11-2) with Paddy Power following 33.1mm of rain at the Sussex track on Sunday. By contrast,…

Trainer John Gosden feels Stradivarius is returning to Goodwood next week in top shape despite the star stayer falling short in his bid for a fourth Gold Cup at Royal Ascot last month. The seven-year-old is the odds-on favourite for the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup given the absence of his Gold Cup conqueror Subjectivist, who is likely to be out of…

Queen of the turf. King of the saddle. A master trainer and the sporting prince. But could the weather rain on racing royalty's parade? Sunday sees record-breaking mare Enable aimed at one more piece of history in probably her final competitive outing - an unprecedented third victory in Europe's richest race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Victory…

Stradivarius proved too good once more, overtaking hat-trick hero Double Trigger to claim a fourth Goodwood Cup under Frankie Dettori on the opening day Stradivarius made history by becoming the first horse to win the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup four times. The mighty stayer overtook hat-trick hero Double Trigger (1995, 1997, 1998) when taking the big…

Pictures doing the rounds yesterday of sodden racegoers in plastic macs wading through puddles and Panama hats flying off in 40mph gusts may not have been the ideal way for one of the greatest racing festivals on earth to begin - but that certainly does not tell the full story. There was a glorious day of racing to live up to the festival's moniker…