Horse Racing: Diamond Jubilee Stakes

Diamond Jubilee ante-post favourite Starman has been declared to take on 13 rivals in Saturday's Group 1 at Royal Ascot. Trained by Ed Walker for owner David Ward, Starman has won four of his five starts and appeared to be a sprinter destined for the top when edging out Nahaarr in last month's Duke of York Stakes, form which was franked when third…

TOP Tipster Templegate, along with ITV's Matt Chapman, have given us their tips for the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. We've also got the latest odds and trends for the race right here. Templegate - HELLO YOUMZAIN was third in the Commonwealth Cup at last year's meeting and followed up by grabbing Group 1 glory in the Haydock Sprint Cup in…

Aussie superstar Black Caviar survived a calamitous error by her jockey to claim a heart-stopping victory at Royal Ascot on Saturday. More than 80000 were there expecting a lap of honour in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes by the greatest mare ever seen in Australia. Royal Ascot 3.45 1 Black Caviar (L Nolen) 1-6 Fav 2 Moonlight Cloud (T Jarnet) 5-1 3…

Natalie's Joy got her career off to the perfect start at Goodwood - and that's just the tip of the iceberg ahead of the Chesham Stakes (2.30pm). The bay daughter of Lope De Vega was sent off at 4-1 in a field of nine for her debut in a nine-runner event over six furlongs at the end of last month. Racing keenly early on, Natalie's Joy held a…

A dozen sprinters are set to go to post for the final Group 1 of Royal Ascot 2021 but Ed Walker's Starman will not be one of them. The colt has been withdrawn from the race along with Emaraaty Ana after the ground turned soft following heavy rain at the track on Friday. Dream Of Dreams, second by a head in the race in each of the last two runnings,…

The French-trained five-year-old's campaign has been built around the six-furlong Group One - and trainer Stephane Wattel reports the preparations to have gone well so far. City Light won all his three races before heading to the Royal meeting in 2018, including the all-weather sprint championship at Lingfield on Good Friday. He ran a tremendous…

The first major meeting in September takes place at Haydock Park, where the Sprint Cup headlines the card. This six-furlong contest has been won by sprinting legends like Be Friendly, Moorestyle and Danehill down the years and this season's renewal is shaping up to be a cracker. We've taken a look through the betting for the 2022 Sprint Cup betting…

A distance win is important Five-year-olds and younger do well A previous Group-race win is a plus Royal Ascot experience is a bonus FIRST thing is to eliminate any horses aged six or older as that's been a killer stat in this Group 1 sprint. That spells the end this time for Donjuan Triumphant, Enzo's Lad, Kachy, Keystroke, Lim's Cruiser,…