#The Platinum Queen

HOW good would it be if Nashwa took on Baaeed in the Juddmonte International? The unbeaten superstar's next outing in the £1m Juddmonte International next Wednesday looks like being a damp squib, with no Desert Crown in the mix. Mishriff and Native Trail look the only viable opposition, so why not throw Nashwa, who would get lumps of weight, in and…

MIKE MADDEN went from meal deal to hospitality after using Tesco Clubcard points to buy a horse. Now the IT guru arrives at Royal Ascot in a helicopter £80000 better off thanks to a horse who's taken him from supermarket to superstar. Mike's journey is the stuff all owners dream of, although how it started couldn't be more ordinary. A lifelong…

WHAT do you get when you cross a Queen Anne winner, a July Cup cracker, two Breeders' Cup heroes, a Summer Mile star and a Group 1 juvenile? The answer is a Sussex Stakes thriller. But even with all that talent on show, BAAEED is an unbackable red-hot favourite to romp home. The William Haggas runner is still the world's top-rated racehorse,…

The Sir Michael Stoute-trained Bay Bridge takes on Japan's runner Shahryar in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Ascot on Wednesday, live on ITV. The weather looks warm for the rest of the week Royal Ascot's international theme continues when Shahryar goes for gold in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes. Day one of the meeting saw crack Australian sprinter…

Trained by Andrew Balding for owner Jeff Smith, the daughter of No Nay Never was a top-level winner in each of the last three seasons, winning the Cheveley Park Stakes as a juvenile, both the Coronation and Sussex Stakes at three and then successfully dropping back to six furlongs to win this season's July Cup as a four-year-old. Bidding started at…

There was little doubt that Highfield Princess was the sprinter who achieved the highest profile during the season, thanks mainly to completing a Group 1 hat-trick in three countries in the space of not much more than a month in the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville, the Nunthorpe at York (replay below) and the Flying Five at the Curragh. The…

The Qatar Goodwood Festival, affectionately known to most racing fans as'Glorious Goodwood', is one of the highlights of the British racing calendar. There are 13 Group races spread across five days of top-class Flat action and Group 1 contests like the Goodwood Cup, Sussex Stakes and Nassau Stakes light up the first three days of the meeting. The…

Baaeed won't really be a backable price in the Sussex Stakes but he's not the only standout on ratings on the card as The Platinum Queen looks to have plenty in hand on her rivals at level weights in this five-furlong conditions race for two-year-old fillies. Richard Fahey's filly was still in need of the experience on her second start in the Queen…

Day Two of the Irish Champions Weekend features two more Breeders' Cup Challenge'Win and You're In' race, when Nunthorpe Stakes heroine Highfield Princess heads a big field of 19 as she heads for as G1 hat-trick in the Flying Five. Sponsored by Dubai's Al Basti Equiworld, the sprint is the first of four successive G1 races at the Curragh on…

Richard Fahey's filly won three of her first four starts in juvenile company before justifying the bold decision of the Middleham Park Racing team to supplement for the Nunthorpe at York by finishing second to the three years older Highfield Princess. The Platinum Queen subsequently sparked scenes of wild celebration in the ParisLongchamp winner's…

This is the hands down the best two days in horse racing. The Breeders Cup. The best of the best, racing over two days. I wanted to put together a little guide like I've done in the past. Go over some races, make some picks and just shoot the shit about horse racing, a sport I'm very fond of. It's a little weird in horse racing because wait until…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

The cream of the Flat racing crop in Britain and Ireland are set to cross the pond for the Breeders' Cup. Aidan O'Brien, Charlie Appleby and co have a string of entries for the two-day meeting at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky. Future Stars Friday sees the leading juveniles take their chance before the more established horses bid for the bigger…

The Breeders' Cup is one of the major international meetings on the horse racing calendar. This year's two-day event comes from Keeneland in Kentucky and there is plenty of UK and Irish interest. ITV is broadcasting on both days - on ITV 3 on Friday from 6.30 to 10.15pm, and on ITV4 on Saturday, from 3.40 to 10.30pm - and our expert has predictions…

THE star-studded Breeders' Cup returns on ITV on Friday night - and it looks like being an absolute barnstormer. Richard Fahey's The Platinum Queen is among a throng of British runners looking for Group 1 glory over the weekend. Friday's action kicks off at 6.30pm on ITV3 - but there will be TEN straight hours of coverage on a mouthwatering…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

The 2022 Breeders' Cup kicks off at Keeneland racecourse on Friday afternoon and viewers in the UK will be able to watch the five main races live on ITV Racing. Future Stars Friday kicks off with the Grade Two on turf, before we jump into four highly lucrative Grade One races for juveniles. Here are our free Breeders' Cup day one tips. As with the…

It's a bumper racecard of ten high quality races from the United States, but our attention is on the five big Grade 1 spectacles. First a quick list of our selections, plus the reasons behind our highlighted picks further down the page. You can check out the race cards, results and live odds in Planet Sport's Racing Live Centre. (All times are GMT,…

Welcome to a special Friday edition of "Team Tuley's Thoroughbred Takes" as we have 5 Breeders' Cup races at Keeneland on "Futures Stars Friday" with another 9 on Saturday (a separate column with those plays will be posted on Friday). We're proud to be joined each day by DraftKings' head oddsmaker John Avello with some of his top selections. We…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Bob Baffert knows a thing or two about getting 2-year-old racehorses to perform at an elite level on the biggest stages. The Hall of Fame trainer has conditioned six Eclipse Award winners for Champion 2-Year-Old Male and a record-tying five winners of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Baffert appears primed to add to both of those…

Karl Burke feels Dramatised is returning to the boil at just the right time ahead of her bid for Breeders' Cup glory at Keeneland on Friday. The Showcasing filly justified her trainer's confidence with a sparkling debut at Newmarket in the spring and doubled her tally in the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot in June. The wheels came off slightly at York in…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Months of anticipation will come to 14 thundering conclusions over the next two days as the Breeders' Cup draws many of the world's top thoroughbred racehorses to the heart of Bluegrass country. Most of the attention will be focused on the $6 million Classic on Saturday at historic Keeneland Race Course, where unbeaten and untested…

1pt win Masters Legacy in 3.00 Exeter at 9/1 (General) 1pt e.w. Be Your Best in 8.20 Keeneland at 18/1 (Sky Bet, William Hill 1/5 1,2,3,4,5) Some classy jumpers are on show across ITV4's Exeter and Down Royal coverage, before attentions turn to Future Stars Friday at the Breeders' Cup, but attractive betting races are unsurprisingly at a premium.

Karl Burke feels Dramatised is returning to the boil at just the right time ahead of her bid for Breeders' Cup glory at Keeneland on Friday. The Showcasing filly justified her trainer's confidence with a sparkling debut at Newmarket in the spring and doubled her tally in the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot in June. The wheels came off slightly at York in…

Friday and Saturday's 14 championship races at the Breeders' Cup are among the most rewarding handicapping challenges on the horse racing calendar each year. The evaluation of these races, which match the best from America and the world, starts with the query: Can you beat the favorite? Let's look at the races in order from Friday to Saturday with…

The two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships will get going Friday at Keeneland. Friday's five Breeders' Cup races will start at 3 p.m. with the Juvenile Turf Sprint and conclude with the Juvenile Turf at 5:40 p.m. All five Breeders' Cup races will be televised by USA Network. Here's an analysis of each race: The pick: The Platinum Queen (#12) is…

The two-year-olds take centre stage at Keeneland on the opening day of the Breeders' Cup. Andy Stephens has a suggestion for each race. Watch all the action on Racing TV. 7.00 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Wesley Ward has landed the past three renewals and his Love Reigns, back from a 75-day break, is the likely favourite after a fluent win at…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

It was a very cool, very breezy Saturday at Churchill Downs for the Breeders' Cup in November 2006. When I arrived at my outdoor, clubhouse-bend temporary bleacher seat, for which I had forked over a thin brick of cold hard cash, I was not pleased. No way, no how was I going freeze my ass off for several hours of racing - from left, freakin'…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

Horse racing returns to Keeneland on November 4 with Day 1 of the 2022 Breeders' Cup. Get the best bets for the Juvenile Turf Sprint, Juvenile Fillies Turf, and Juvenile Turf. The first day of the Breeders' Cup is Future Stars Friday. Five Breeders' Cup races are featured, all for two-year-olds. Three are on the grass track - the Juvenile Turf…

Ona very soft track, 5-year-old mare Alpinista (3-1), the betting favorite,dominated for the sixth consecutive time at Group 1 level to win the $4.9million Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe run in a heavy downpour. It was one of five Breeders' Cup qualifiers run Sunday at ParisLongchamp. TheFrankel mare trained by 74-year-old Sir Mark Prescott and ridden…

HASKOY (3.55, nb) is fancied to defend her unbeaten record to land the final Classic of the 2022, the Cazoo St Leger at Doncaster on Sunday. New London will go off a hot favourite to follow Charlie Appleby stablemate Hurricane Lane's victory in the race 12 months ago. But Haskoy has come a long way in a short space of time under trainer Ralph…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Breeders' Cup World Championships begin on Friday, with online racebooks and sportsbooks offering odds on all five Juvenile races. Bovada is offering odds on all five Grade 1 races, which will be a mix of Fillies and Colts that are all two years old. Despite the youth and relative lack of experience of many horses, researching…

In the first segment of his two-part Breeders' Cup analysis, Graham Dench casts his expert eye over the European challenge for Future Stars Friday Turf courses in the US tend to be sharper with shorter straights than the Europeans are used to - but Keeneland has the advantage of providing more suitable climate and underfoot conditions than are…

The Breeders' Cup in the United States is filled with Graded action and the best horses descend on Keeneland this year for the plethora of prize money on offer. Baaeed is the top-rated horse in Europe but even he is dwarfed in the ratings by Flightline, the odds-on shot for the Breeders' Cup Classic and £2.3m prize. Breeders Cup tips and…

Those of a certain age will remember when British and Irish-trained runners at the Breeders' Cup were a novelty, with winners being a rarity. But the boundaries and obstacles have become smaller. As a consequence, the raiding party seems to get bigger every year, with multiple winners becoming the norm. The dirt races may remain a bridge too far…

This time next week the first five, of fourteen, Breeders' Cup races will be upon us. Friday is juvenile day, with nine older horse Championship races following on Saturday, and the action - both on track and in the betting - will be feverish. One of the beauties of the Breeders' Cup is the convergence of US and European (and sometimes Japanese and…

Fastest horses on the turf will be in action in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint 2022 Golden Pal will be looking for a second straight victory in the race for Wesley Ward and Irad Ortiz Jr There will be a sense of blink, and you miss it at Keeneland on Saturday, November 5, 2022, as the fastest horses on the grass will be in action in the Breeders'…

Tim Cohen did not come halfway around the world to walk away from the Tattersalls table when the stakes get higher and the American-based agent did not blink in securing I'm A Gambler for 850000gns on behalf of Red Baron's Barn and Rancho Temescal on day two of the Autumn Horses In Training Sale. I'm A Gambler (Ire) (No Nay Never), a typical…

Baaeed brings an unbeaten record and his status as the world's best racehorse to the Qatar Sussex Stakes (3.35) - but trainer William Haggas insists: "It's no penalty kick." The son of Sea The Stars has proved a class a part in eight career starts - the last four in Group 1 company - and is a white-hot 1-6 favourite with William Hill for the…

Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky, will stage the 39th Breeders Cup meeting on November 4th and 5th. Billed as the 2022 World Championships by organizers, the two-day festival will feature 14 Championship races and $31 million in prize money. The headlining contest is the ten-furlong $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic. Its cast is headed…

20 of the world's finest flat racers will enter the stalls at Longchamp on Sunday, ahead of the 2022 renewal of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Europe's richest flat race is one of six Group Ones to be run on Sunday. We've taken a look through the full card at Longchamp and picked out our best betting tips on Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe day. The one I…

Robert Havlin gained the first Group One success of his long riding career when Commissioning powered home to win the bet365 Fillies' Mile at Newmarket. The 49-year-old has long been credited with playing a huge part at Clarehaven Stables, first for John Gosden and more recently in his partnership with his son, Thady. An impressive winner of the…

Robert Havlin rode his first Group One winner but Commissioning's bet365 Fillies' Mile success wasn't without a scare for punters who sent her off the 8/13 favourite. John and Thady Gosden's charge tracked the front-running Novakai (11/1) throughout but was off the bridle as the leader still held the advantage coming down into The Dip. The…