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Young Winton harness racing horsewomen Chelsea Faithful has a lot of strings to her bow. She successfully trains a small team, works for the busiest stable in the province, is breeding from two mares, is preparing two yearlings for the upcoming sales and is photographing yearlings for a handful of clients. "I was born into it. Mum tried to get me…

TOP jockey John Egan could still be racing into his SIXTIES. John, who will be 53 in May, has signed a top agent to help him in his quest to become one of the oldest jockeys in the world. Even though he's ridden more than 2000 winners across 30 countries, he's still not satisfied. Successes have included the Irish 2000 Guineas, July Cup, Golden…

1pt Snake Roll in 2.25 Warwick at 8/1 (Sky Bet) 1pt Outlaw Peter in 2.40 Kempton at 11/2 (Betway) 1pt Threeunderthrufive in 3.00 Warwick at 7/1 (William Hill) A few trainers will have been eyeing Warwick's Wigley Group Classic Chase as they continue to prepare their charges with a tilt at Aintree's Grand National in mind, none more so than Paul…

While I was watching yet another NFL halftime show precede and perhaps trigger a stadium power outage, I went back to my computer window that was locked Thanksgiving morning into the very early betting on the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. Four times a year I am thankful for the a-ha, teaching moment that the KDFW provides. And it happened like…

Alice Haynes admits that replicating the results of her first full season as a trainer will be a challenge in 2023. The young Newmarket handler recorded her 50th domestic winner of the campaign when Silks Pass scored at Southwell on Tuesday, making it 52 overall. Having previously worked for the likes of Henrietta Knight, Mick Channon and David…

Having beaten a pair of better-fancied horses from each of Willie Mullins' and Gordon Elliott's yards, the son of Walk In The Park is now as short as 8-1 for the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival on March 15. Fascile Mode had to come wide in the two-mile contest under 7lb claimer Charlie Mullins, but had the race in the bag a…

Magic Millions' signature two and three-year-old races will be boosted to A$3 million (£1708000/€1939000) from 2024 and a $1 million (£569000/€646000) juvenile race for auction house graduates during the company's National Sale in late May will be run as part of a massive shake-up of the Gold Coast carnival. Night meetings on the Gold Coast,…

THERE is one jockey all punters need to keep on side in a Pinch. That's the in-form Lilly Pinchin, who has been tearing it up this winter for her new boss Charlie Longsdon. It helps that nice guy Longsdon is doing his best Midas impression at the moment - everything he touches turns to gold. But you still have to get the job done in the saddle, and…

Victor Ludorum: exciting colt returns at Longchamp on the day racing resumes in France French racing looks set to return with a bang as unbeaten Classic favourite Victor Ludorum launches his hugely anticipated second season on the opening day. Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe third Sottsass is also scheduled to be in action on a star-studded card at…

Nicky Henderson, who saw two of his young horses I Am Maximus and Gallyhill run below expectations at Exeter, has given an update on the Cheltenham Festival winner Nicky Henderson admits he is "going back to square one" as Epatante returns to the fray ahead of a bid to regain her Unibet Champion Hurdle crown. But the master of Seven Barrows hopes…

Hall of Famer Darren Beadman was succinct in his appraisal of star apprentice Zac Lloyd's winning ride on Yoshino at Royal Randwick on Saturday. "It was a 10 out of 10 ride by Zac, and a 10 out of 10 performance by the horse,'' Beadman said. "Zac gave Yoshino a lovely run and he didn't panic when others started to make their move from the…

Newbury's Mandarin Chase has unearthed some real talent among staying chasers down the years Considering it has not been part of the Pattern since 1989, the Mandarin holds a strong roll of honour. Its first winner after demotion was Party Politics, with Jodami a couple of years down the line. Over the last 15 years or so it has become one of the…

Stuart Coltherd (left): successful with Wheelbahri Thursday: Kelso Wheelbahri rounded off the year in style as he kept a determined southern raider at bay to notch his sixth success of 2022. The eight-year-old, trained by Stuart Coltherd, followed up last month's course success with a gutsy front-running display to hold off the favourite Jetoile by…

Alex Hales: recorded an across-the-card double on Wednesday Wednesday: Catterick Alex Hales admitted to feeling slightly disappointed with stable star Millers Bank's run in the King George but showed his team was in strong form when Happy And Fine ran out an easy winner of the 2m3½f handicap hurdle. The five-year-old was recording back-to-back wins…

The Paddy Power Chase eluded Willie Mullins but nothing else on Tuesday's card at Leopardstown did as the champion trainer recorded a remarkable 102-1 six-timer. It was not a first for the trainer who has achieved almost everything the sport can ask - he did likewise on April 25, 2018, at Punchestown - but the only surprise was the fact he fell…

The winner's stablemate Frodon cut out the running until the home turn when he was passed by L'Homme Presse, who had jumped left throughout, occasionally impeding the winner. Bravemansgame joined issue at the second last and was driven clear of his rival soon after. He had the race in safe keeping at the final fence - where L'Homme Presse pitched…

Saturday's Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule is one to watch, as three Championship Series races are key preps for bigger Kentucky Derby preps at the same tracks next month. This trio of races award 50 points to the winner and enough points to gain a spot in the starting gate for the Run for the Roses May 7 at Churchill Downs. Saturday, March…

Matthew Dunn is hoping it will be smooth sailing for comeback galloper Sagacious when he steps out in the Ballina Cup Prelude at Murwillumbah on Tuesday. This week marks the 37th anniversary of the gelding's namesake's overall win in the Sydney To Hobart yacht race. Sagacious, the four legged one, was forced into dock for some repairs after winning…

On Dec. 26, 2021, Fair Grounds hosted the inaugural running of the $100000 Gun Runner Stakes, a 1 1/16-mile qualifier on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. The winner was Epicenter, and the fifth-place finisher was Rich Strike; the following spring, Rich Strike and Epicenter ran 1-2 in the Kentucky Derby. The second…

It can be tricky to handicap early-season stakes for juveniles like the Norfolk S. (G2) taking place on Thursday at Royal Ascot in England. There are so many promising young horses to choose from! The Norfolk looks especially tricky since it's drawn a large field of 11 horses, all vying for a "Win and You're In" berth to the 2022 Breeders' Cup…

He hasn't got all day; nor, doubtless, do you. So let's cut to the chase. We won't dwell on the journey that has made Dr. Larry Bramlage a doyen of orthopedic science, in its daily application to the racehorse: not the alphabet soup of honors and distinctions, nor the long experience that has honed the sharpest diagnostic eye in the business…

The big corporate bookies have been huffing and puffing about Queensland's Point Of Consumption tax hike, but there is a fascinating spin-off which could change the face of racecourses in the Sunshine State. As part of the increased tax, the on-course exclusivity of Tabcorp is being released. It means the corporate bookies are free to negotiate…

Clockers' Corner was not as crowded as it was two springs ago, but it still felt lively Thursday morning. Trainers Carla Gaines and Vlad Cerin brought around their dogs, who playfully breached whatever canine protocols there are for social distancing. Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux was the best-dressed gent in the joint, sporting a colorful…

Breeding authority Peter Wharton presents all the harness racing news on breeding from Australia, New Zealand and North America every week brought to you by Garrard's Horse & Hound. Better Eclipse, winner of the Chariots of Fire and Sunshine Sprint and last Saturday a heat winner at the Inter Dominion at Ballarat, is one of the best four-year-olds…

Six months after saddling Global Citizen to glory for the couple in the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase at the Festival, the Naunton handler will now attempt to give them another special day in the £100000 Premier Handicap. Although the son of Nathaniel is yet to add to his debut success over hurdles at Carlisle in November 2020, the…

Champion trainer Emma Stewart didn't know which horses she would run in the Inter Dominion series a month ago, now she's on the verge of a historic five runners in the Group 1 pacing final. Stewart and partner Clayton Tonkin's focus has long been young horses, but their dominance through the first two nights of this Inter Dominion has been…

THEY say 60 is the new 40, and champion trainer Paul Nicholls is still as pumped up as ever for the new season. Somerset-based Nicholls celebrated the landmark birthday with a big bash earlier this year. And he was also able to toast a 14th trainer's crown after fending off the challenge of long-time rival Nicky Henderson. He has a promising squad…

Now 25, and happily married and settled in Hong Kong, Hewitson is the personification of persistence and courage in his third stint in the world-class racing jurisdiction. Hong Kong has always been a mountain South Africa's favourite son has been determined to scale, and even though he only has 12 winners on the board at a relatively humble strike…

A weekend six-pack is on tap for the last Saturday in November: we have plays in six races, in New York, Kentucky, and California. We expect fast dirt and firm turf in all six; let's go. Aqueduct, Race 8, 3:14 pm ET Grade 3 Fall Highweight Stakes, 6 furlongs, Dirt, 3 & Up A field of seven is assembled for the Fall Highweight. We…

For me, one main attraction to superfectas is that a superfecta probable payout pool is not displayed making this bet an unknown endeavor relative to an exacta and even trifectas in some circumstances where the probable payouts are available. However, if you observe the pool results over a long period of time, you will come to realize the heavily…

It may be some way in the distance, but Paul Nicholls has admitted that he has got his eye on next season's Badger Beers Silver Trophy Handicap Chase for the in-form Don Alvaro (11/10 Favourite), who completed a course and distance double in some style at Wincanton on Thursday afternoon. The six year old has been something of a slow burner for…

There was never any likelihood Promise Of Success, Kirwan's Lane and Berdibek would meet with the same fate as their boom stablemate Waihaha Falls. The John O'Shea-trained trio are rated 101 or higher and safely made the field for the $1m The Gong (1600m) at Kembla Grange on Saturday. This wasn't the case with Waihaha Falls last week when he was…

BABY Jaycee will have to overcome her tender age, Million Dollar Chase winner McInerney and Box 5 to give veteran Heathcote trainer Bob Douglas his second Group 1 Sportsbet Melbourne Cup finalist, 21 years after his first. In the 2001 Cup Final, Douglas, 74, had the $3.70 favourite Carlisle Jack, which finished fourth to Classic Capri. "In 56 years…

It wasn't quite a Group One victory but Richard Gibson was adamant the buzz was no different after he landed his first two-year-old winner in Hong Kong at Sha Tin on Sunday. Seven days after snaring the Group One Chairman's Sprint Prize with Wellington, Gibson was successful at the other end of the spectrum thanks to Cordyceps Six's upset win in…

Benevengo with trainer Jesse Cruz, left, and groom Leo Rico. (Gwen Davis/Davis Innovation) Kentucky HBPA Press Release LOUISVILLE, Ky.- Benevengo is a prime example of how young horses can change. Because of that, trainer Jesse Cruz has his first Claiming Crown horse with the 3-year-old colt - known as Benny around the barn - going in Saturday's 1…

Fergal O'Brien's Manothepeople, an impressive winner at Chepstow, is one of my Twelve to Follow. [Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images] We all tend to put a value on what we haven't got. Talking to a West Indian friend, Mrs Oakley, a foodie to her core, envied her the fresh pineapple, mangoes and bananas of her Caribbean childhood compared with our post-war…

Gary Portelli's sliding doors moment came as Clarry Conners was singing "New York, New York" on the dance floor. Conners had just won his fourth Golden Slipper with Belle Du Jour and invited Portelli to join the celebrations that night. The year was 2000 and as Conners was doing his best Frank Sinatra impersonation, Portelli realised what he needed…

At this time last year Medina Spirit was+2500 to win the Kentucky Derby. When he entered the starting gate his price was less than half of that. While 2021 was a wild year for trainer Bob Baffert, and the repercussions from the year cloud what his involvement in the Triple Crown will look like going forward, there is no doubt betting Derby futures…

Trainer Chris Anderson thought he had never brought a better longshot to the races than Rubiquitous in Saturday's Listed Mick Dittman Plate at Doomben, and he was proved right, but he had to survive a protest first. Early markets had the three-year-old rated a 50-1 chance, while punters flocked to the likes of Prince Of Boom, Startantes, Alpine…

WILLIE MULLINS has been leading trainer at the Cheltenham Festival EIGHT times since 2011 - and he will return with a strong squad again this year. The master of Closutton is a genius at getting his horses to peak on the big day at Cheltenham and his runners always need a close look. He is strong in every department, be it novice hurdlers and…

Never televised in prime time and hardly known outside racing circles, the 4-year-old is favored for a grand opening, and grand finale, in Saturday's Breeders' Cup. Outlined against an orange-pink October sky, the horseman rode again. Juan Leyva, the only exercise rider for perhaps the greatest American racehorse of the 21st century, spurred his…

Outlined against an orange-pink October sky, the horseman rode again. Juan Leyva, the only exercise rider for perhaps the greatest American racehorse of the 21st century, spurred his mount from a trot into a gallop at the five-eighths pole on the Keeneland Race Course backstretch and was gone. The sunrise that was painting the eastern sky had not…

The Breeders' Cup world championships is just days away. Many handicappers have been focusing on the horses for months. Shrewd bettors will also pay attention to how to turn those handicapping opinions into efficient and profitable tickets. The 14-race world championships of horse racing will feature a variety of different wagers for players.…

Chop Chop out of the track Wednesday morning. Coady Photography Breeders' Cup Notes/Edited LEXINGTON, Ky.- Trainer Brad Cox will attempt to win his second Juvenile Fillies when he saddles Selective's Chop Chop as the 4-1 favorite. The City of Light filly is going off a very narrow loss to Wonder Wheel in the Alcibiades Stakes at Keeneland. "It was…

For a race that seems to be run and won in a blink of an eye, the first Golden Slipper Chris Waller ever attended left a lasting impression. It was 1996 and Waller was then an unknown 23-year-old from New Zealand and was asked to lead a horse for the nation's dominant big-race trainer, Lee Freedman. "I can't remember who asked me but I can…

IF it's not the greatest day there is since days were invented, it'll do us till Tuesday. That most glorious of race meetings - VRC Derby Day - is upon us once again. A smorgasbord wrapped in an extravaganza of an afternoon, as steeped in history as in prestige, kicking off Australia's grandest week of racing - Flemington's four-day Melbourne Cup…

The National Hunt campaign stepped up a gear last week with the Showcase Meeting at Cheltenham, but it's this weekend when things start to get more exciting for trainer Chris Gordon, with at least two of the yard's brighter prospects set to be in action weather permitting. The weather certainly didn't cooperate last week causing Gordon to be…

ARMAGNAC MAKES SWITCH TO GRASS IN G3 LA JOLLA SUNDAY One of the things trainers love about Del Mar, aside from its great weather and being close to the beach, is the opportunity to train horses on the turf. Obviously that's a plus for those conditioners who have established turf horses, but it's especially handy for those trainers who have wondered…

The stars were out in force at Leopardstown over the weekend for yet another thrilling edition of the Dublin Racing Festival. As ever, it was a weekend of major winners and losers but not every horse that passed the winning post in front enhanced their claims of glory at next month's Cheltenham Festival. Willie Mullins was the headline act, winning…

Moments after crossing the wire second in a field of 20, the big lanky filly Eight Belles collapsed in the dirt with two shattered front ankles. Bone pierced flesh as she struggled to stand but could not. The lather on her dark coat and the blood on her mangled legs glistened under the late afternoon sun. In the charming grandstand of Churchill…