#Eclipse Stakes

The Qatar Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe clock is ticking for Enable and Frankie Dettori. Sunday will be a fourth and final shot at Europe's biggest all-age race for the six-year-old mare whose biological clock is telling her that it is time to become a mother rather a champion racehorse. And her jockey, with his 50th birthday circled on the calendar in…

When Sandown Park opened in 1875 as Britain's first purpose-built racecourse with enclosures it was said by a diarist of the time to be "a place where a man could take his ladies without any fear of their hearing coarse language or witnessing uncouth behaviour". That might not always be the case, but one thing visitors to the Queen Mother's…

It is the great story of the understudy getting that one shot to step in for the star. One shot to step into the spotlight. And maybe even stay there. When Drew Bledsoe got hurt, in came Tom Brady. Wally Pipp was replaced by Lou Gehrig. Phil Fulmer less elegantly for Johnny Majors. On the other hand, sports are full of one-hit wonders like Jeremy…

Plenty of great Coral Eclipse winners over the years since the race was first run in 1886. So, as we build up to the 2022 Coral Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park this Saturday (2nd July), we've picked out our favourite Coral Eclipse scorers from the last 30 years - let's take a look. We've also got the latest betting from 888Sport ahead of the 2022…

First published on July 20, 2015, Steve Dennis looks back at the race of the century, when Grundy and Bustino went eye to eye down the Ascot straight Naturally, there has to be a race considered to be'the race of the century', but why this one? What elevated this particular race to the general understanding that, in 100 years, there had never been…

War of Will, shown winning the Maker's Mark Mile at Keeneland in July, is a major player in Saturday's Grade I Woodbine Mile. Photo courtesy of Keeneland Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Two days of top-level turf action at Woodbine, including three Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" events, provide the feature attraction in weekend horse racing. Two of the…

Constitution Hill takes another lazy roll on his comfy bedding, his tenth of the year so far and it's not yet nine in the morning on New Year's Day. Back on his feet he ambles over to the open half-door of his stable and gazes on the yard outside. Nicky Henderson's third lot are assembling in front of him, the younger geldings nattering excitedly…

Barely thirty minutes after unbeaten three-year-old filly Legarto put her hand up to start favourite in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) next month with victory in the Group 2 Eight Carat Classic (1600m), her main rival issued an emphatic statement that he won't be going down without a titanic struggle. The Mark Walker-trained Wild Night went…

With horse racing in Ireland dating back to at least 60 AD, it is easy to see why the sport is so deeply entrenched in our culture. And perhaps having horse racing in the blood is why we can claim to have produced some of the greatest race horses in the world. It would be interesting to know the form of the horses that took part in races of ancient…

Jockey David Egan has backed Mishriff to deliver in Wednesday's Group One Juddmonte International Stakes at York on the return to his optimum mile and a quarter distance. The colt trained by John and Thady Gosden is now 7-4 favourite after Aidan O'Brien's St Mark Basilica, who beat Mishriff in the Eclipse Stakes, was forced out of the race. O'Brien…

Father Gianfranco Dettori (13-time champion jockey in Italy; won 2000 Guineas on Bolkonski 1975, Wollow 1976) Apprenticed to Luca Cumani, Newmarket 1987-89 First winner Rif, Turin, November 16, 1986 First winner in Britain Lizzy Hare, Goodwood, June 9, 1987 Lost claim Versailles Road, Beverley, July 18, 1989 First Group winner Legal Case (1989…

Sorrow enveloped Warren Place stables in Newmarket on Tuesday after Sir Henry Cecil finally lost his long battle with cancer at the age of 70. But it was matched by a determination from his staff to deliver a winning tribute to their beloved boss at next week's Royal Ascot. They were told that Cecil had died at a private Cambridge hospital after…

It was the first running of York Racecourse's biggest race - and it produced one of the greatest shocks in European racing history. The Benson & Hedges Gold Cup run at York on Aug. 15, 1972 had more plot-lines than a Shakespeare comedy. This was the first running of the race, now known as the Juddmonte International, one of the classiest races of…

It's fair to say that the phrase an "embarrassment of riches" could have been coined at the Moulton Paddocks stables of Charlie Appleby with the Godolphin Empire having access to top notch racehorses. Yet, it takes the best to train the best and Appleby has won a succession of Group One races since being unveiled as Godolphin trainer in 2013,…

ALCOHOL FREE is ready to spark celebrations with yet another Group 1 success in the Juddmonte International (3.35). Andrew Balding's daughter of No Nay Never tackles a mile and a quarter for the first time on day one of the Ebor meeting. Oisín Murphy, once again flying high at the top of the jockeys' championship, will be biding his time in her bid…

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters takes an early look at Saturday's Herald Sun Zipping Classic meeting at Caulfield. BEST BET ROOTS (Race 9, No.8) Roots finished powerfully to score at Flemington and was narrowly beaten at Group 3 level two runs back. She'll be tough to hold out again in the last. VALUE BET SOUND (Race 7, No.3) Sound has won the…

News Corp form analyst Jett Hatton runs the early rule over Saturday's Sandown card. BEST BET ARKTIKA (Race 4, No 10) Smart mare from the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable that looks to have a bright future. Well placed here at 1600m. VALUE BET PRINCESS RHAENYS (Race 7, No 13) Peter Moody-trained galloper that was never on the track last start…

Adelaide Ace is set to return to the winners stall in Sunday's Werribee Cup. Picture: AAP Image-Vince Caligiuri With rides in the first seven races on the program Blaike McDougall shapes as the jockey to follow at the Werribee Cup meeting on Sunday. BEST BET RESERVOIR DOG (Race 1 No 7 - $2.50) Gets his chance to break through at 10th start…

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters runs the early rule over Saturday's Pakenham Cup card. BEST BET BRAYDEN STAR (Race 1, No.7) Brayden Star ran on hard to score in record time at his Australian debut at Cranbourne. No reason he can't repeat that performance VALUE BET NOT TO BE MIST (Race 6, No.12) Not To Be Mist battled on steadily in heavy ground…

Unbeaten Derby winner Desert Crown is out of next Saturday's King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot because of a hoof issue. Ante-post betting on the mid-season championship race had been suspended on Wednesday after news emerged of the problem and now trainer Sir Michael Stoute has confirmed his colt will not run. Bruce Raymond, racing…

Leopardstown is the sole fixture on Saturday. The rest of the programme was cancelled as a mark of respect following the death of the Queen, a lifelong supporter of racing Top class French-trained three-year-old Vadeni attempts to plunder yet another huge prize when he faces six rivals in Saturday's Group 1 Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes at…

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…

The 2022 edition of the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown will have an international feel to it after Jean-Claude Rouget's Prix du Jockey Club winner Vadeni was supplemented on Monday St Mark's Basilica ridden by Ryan Moore (left) winning the 2021 Coral-Eclipse at Sandown Vadeni is aiming to become the first French-trained winner of the Coral-Eclipse Stakes…

Sconsin, shown winning the 2021 Winning Colors Stakes at Churchill Downs, tries for a repeat in the Memorial Day renewal. Photo courtesy of Churchill Downs May 27 (UPI) -- The long Memorial Day weekend is not short on racing action with two "Win and You're In" events, one in California amid a flurry on Grade I races and the other in Chile. The…

Last start Eclipse Stakes winner Milford is the Ladbrokes.com.au favourite for the feature race at Pakenham on Saturday, the Pakenham Cup (2500m). The Mike Moroney trained gelding was given a peach by Blake Shinn to win last Saturday at Caulfield over 1800m and despite the quick rise to 2500m, he holds the call at $5 in what is a wide open race. He…

It's very easy to get overhyped about a racehorse, but Baaeed deserves all the attention he is getting. The English colt bred at Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Shadwell Estate and trained by William Haggas, burst onto the scene in 2021, winning his first six races including the Sir Henry Cecil Stakes (Newmarket), Thoroughbred Stakes (Goodwood),…

Enable is an odds-on favourite with the sponsors to make a winning return as she faces seven rivals for her seasonal return in Saturday's Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown. John Gosden's superstar filly has been off the track since winning the Breeders' Cup Turf at Churchill Downs last November, with that run only the third of her 2018 campaign after…

Fifth Position will have his first crack at 2500m when he tackles Saturday's Listed Pakenham Cup. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr will try Fifth Position over a new trip at the latest run in a long campaign in Saturday's $300000 Pakenham Cup (2500m). Fifth Position's preparation started with a third…

German jockey Rene Piechulek has warned against again underestimating shock 2021 Arc winner Torquator Tasso when he lines up in Saturday's King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes at Ascot. The Marcel Weiss-trained colt stunned the Longchamp crowd last October when beating a star-studded field, including Tarnawa and last year's King George and…

Bonny Lass is the favourite for the Counties Bowl but there are questions. Photo / Race Images The last few days have dampened trainer Graham Richardson's enthusiasm about the prospects of Bonny Lass in tomorrow's Group 3 Counties Bowl (1100m) at Pukekohe. Richardson and his training partner Rogan Norvall mapped out a three-race spring campaign for…

Frankie Dettori's horse Lord North is a non-runner in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes. There is also a big gamble in the Windsor Castle Stakes on Kaboo Love would not be denied from the front in a fascinating renewal of the Prince of Wales's Stakes. The 11-10 favourite was sent straight to the front under Ryan Moore, on her first start in ten months -…

Watch a full replay of a race that memorably lived up to its billing at Leopardstown on Saturday. St Mark's Basilica landed the odds in a pulsating renewal of the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown. Having his first race since winning the Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown 10 weeks ago, St Mark's Basilica (5-6 favourite) showed his trademark…

The Coral Eclipse runners and riders for the 2022 renewal are starting to take shape as a high-class field of middle distance performers battle it out for the £448363 top prize. We take a look at the 2022 Coral Eclipse runners and riders ahead of this weekend's huge Sandown Park Group One race. VADENI @ 15/8 with 888Sport Trainer: J-C…

Nine races will be run and won at Caulfield on Saturday. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out three metres for the entire circuit. WATCH LIVE RACING AT tab * Above offers may only be available to select customers.Back Me 1 Merchant Prince (Bet Now: $9.00 TOP ODDS) looks to be well educated and for the very much in form…

Our virtual trip around the international world of horse racing continues over the July 4-5 weekend with a bevy of important races in England and France. Four postponed classics are on the agenda, including the coveted Oaks and Derby in England, but the highlight of the weekend is undoubtedly the Coral-Eclipse Stakes, in which superstar Enable will…

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…

There is more to life than just Group 1s for championship-chasing trainer William Haggas. He still takes joy in lifting the traditional big handicaps and has won most of them, from the Lincoln and Victoria Cup in the spring to the Ayr Gold Cup and November Handicap in the autumn, plus numerous others in between. However, the Cambridgeshire is one…

Leopardstown's Longines Irish Champions Weekend meeting is one of the highlights of the Irish Flat-racing season. The 2022 edition of this prestigious event promises to be right up there with the very best and, of course, bookmakers have plenty of free bets available throughout the weekend. The meeting is split between Leopardstown (Saturday) and…

Her own racecourse will be patriotically decked out with four miles of bunting, but the biggest compliment Royal Ascot could ever pay to its treasured patron in Diamond Jubilee year is the unrivalled quality of the equine cast this week. The Queen may have conjured up her dutiful smile when Grace Jones and Wil.I.am received dubious call-ups for the…

The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is one of the most prestigious horse races on the flat racing calendar, attracting top talent from all over the continent and beyond. The one-mile four-furlong race is open to horses aged three years and older. With the 2022 race scheduled to be run at Longchamp in Paris on Sunday, October 2, let's take a closer look…

An extract from Steve Dennis's wonderful book, A History of Horse Racing in 100 Objects, an ambitious work that embraces the vast sweep of a global sport, condensing its heart and soul into a century of milestones that connect its ancient past and its vibrant present. Dem bones, dem bones. Visitors to the Royal Veterinary College in Hertfordshire…