#Sandringham Stakes

The Irish 1000 Guineas winner, ridden by Colm O'Donoghue, powered clear for a scintillating six-length victory over runner-up Threading, with Veracious third. Victory for the 11-4 favourite was another flat racing triumph for the Irish trainer whose successes over the jumps include last year's Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Sizing John. "I have a lot…

It's the big day of Royal Ascot week and Frankie Dettori's mount Stradivarius bids to win a third Gold Cup at 3.35pm. Follow for live updates, tips and reaction History could be made at Royal Ascot, when Stradivarius races for a third Gold Cup. Only two horses have managed it before, Sagaro the first to complete the hat-trick from 1975 to…

Royal Ascot is back as one of the biggest weeks in racing returns in front of a full house for the first time since 2019. Five days of action gets underway on Tuesday with seven races each afternoon and a total prize fund of over £8.5 million up for grabs. The racing will build up to the Ascot Gold Cup on Thursday, which is one of eight Grade One…

Campanelle gave American trainer Wesley Ward his fourth Queen Mary Stakes success with a hard-fought display under Frankie Dettori at Royal Ascot. The daughter of Kodiac, who only made her debut at Gulfstream Park at the end of May, turned in a thoroughly professional performance to lift the Group Two dash for two-year-old fillies over five…

The 2022 Royal Ascot festival is well underway, with punters set to enjoy two more thrilling days of action in Windsor. The first three days of Royal Ascot haven't disappointed, but there are still plenty of races to come. From the Gold Cup to the Diamond Jubilee Stakes, Ascot is one of the standout fixtures in the racing calendar, and they are…

Dettori was at his best on the 7-4 joint favourite, trained by John Gosden, to see off runner-up Vazirabad and long-time leader Torcedor in third. It was the 47-year-old jockey's sixth Gold Cup win and he treated the 70000 crowd to a trademark flying dismount. Joint favourite Order Of St George, the 2016 winner and last year's runner-up, could only…

Frankie Dettori: yet to ride a winner at Royal Ascot this week Frankie Dettori has dominated the Royal Ascot headlines in recent years but he has yet to ride a winner at this year's meeting and will be eager to break his duck after a hugely frustrating Thursday. The legendary jockey endured no luck with his week's big ride Stradivarius on Thursday,…

It's the penultimate day of Royal Ascot, and we've already had a great few race days so far. Thousands of racegoers will descend on Ascot for one of the biggest events in Berkshire's calendar. Racegoers can place bets on their favourite horses and spoil themselves with fine dining and champagne at the biggest racing event of the year on Friday,…

It is Ladies Day at Royal Ascot and a number of royals, including the Queen, are expected to attend the famous races at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire this week. About 300000 people are will flock to the five days of racing and there will be £6.58 million in prize money up for grabs. Ascot has become synonymous with the finest fashion and Ladies Day…

These are the ways to watch the Royal Ascot festival which welcomes crowds of 12000 Tuesday to Saturday. ITV and Sky Sports are behind this year's coverage Royal Ascot is the biggest racing festival to be held this summer. Last year it was behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic, but now 12000 lucky fans can attend each day. Fashion…

Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup favourite Kyprios will have to end Stradivarius' unbeaten record at the track to win, while last year's winner Trueshan, the mount of Hollie Doyle, is a key contender Andrea Atzeni celebrates Stradivarius' win in the 2017 Qatar Goodwood Cup Stradiavrius' owner is confident the star stayer retains the ability to maintain his…

PIERS MORGAN hit the races at Royal Ascot today with his wife Celia hoping for a winner - and got one thanks to Frankie Dettori and Inspiral. The star, 57, has been riding high as the host of his hit new TalkTV show, with Tyson Fury his latest heavyweight guest. But the Arsenal-mad footy fan was decked out in his best top hat and suit with a glass…

The first of The Queen's Royal Ascot hopefuls runs in the King's Stand Stakes on Tuesday (June 15). Buckingham Palace has yet to announce if Her Majesty will be in the royal box to see King's Lynn off at 3.40pm. The four-year-old, trained by Andrew Balding, will be ridden by jockey Oisin Murphy in the five-furlong race which carries a prize of…

HER MAJESTY may have missed the action on day one of Royal Ascot, but the Queen still has plenty of runners left to go to post this week. Reach For The Moon is her best chance of a winner - and Frankie Dettori is the man tasked with giving Her Majesty a Royal winner in her Platinum Jubilee year. At 8-13 he is by far the shortest of all the Queen's…

Royal Ascot is the racing event of the summer and it promises to be extra special in the Queen's Platinum Jubilee year. For the first time since 2019, a full crowd will soak up the atmosphere over the five days. From June 14, fans are looking forward to fast-paced action on the track and perhaps a winner or two. Queen Elizabeth II will have runners…

Racing League returns to Sky Sports Racing on Thursday as Doncaster hosts the competition opener, while it is Challenge Cup day at Brighton and Hollie Doyle is in action at Yarmouth. Hayley Turner, runner-up in the inaugural Racing League jockeys' title race, heads to Doncaster for the opening night of this year's regional team-based competition…

David Elsworth and Jeff Smith suffered Royal Ascot frustration seven times with the great Persian Punch, but they have also enjoyed three wins here together and, following an absence of 11 years, have a favourite's chance of a fourth with Dash Of Spice. Barshiba's win in the 2007 Sandringham Stakes, carrying Smith's familiar purple and blue silks,…

Clifford Lee landed his first Royal Ascot winner as the aptly named Significantly held off his rivals in the Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes. The Karl Burke-trained runner was last in the gate after causing trouble for stalls handlers, but kept enough energy in reserve to hold off the rapidly closing Boomshalaa and Fantasy Master. Lee said: "I'm…

Royal Ascot 2022 is nearly upon us and we have put together an all you need to know guide to help you through the five-day showpiece event of British flat racing. Dating back hundreds of years, Royal Ascot is a celebration of all thing's pageantry and racing, it's a mainstay of the racing calendar and is certainly one to savour. Royal Ascot is the…

The Queen of England loves to have winners at Royal Ascot - it's her favourite horse racing fixture of the year, while with this being her Platinum Jubilee year, if Queen Elizabeth II does bag her 25th Royal Ascot winner this week, the roar might even be heard here in America! She's got several horses entred over the five-day meeting, so let's take…

Having scored at Wolverhampton on debut, the son of Fast Company followed up by scooping Listed honours on his second start, taking the Burradon Stakes at Newcastle on All-Weather Finals Day. That paved the way for a run in the first Classic of the summer and Checkandchallenge was sent off 33/1 for the 2000 Guineas. But nothing went right for the…

Temperatures are forecast to soar above 30 degrees at Royal Ascot on Friday and the biggest certainty is the misting cooling fans, designed for the horses, ending up being a magnet for those racegoers dressed up to the nines. The feature race of the day is the Coronation Stakes and Inspiral, the favourite, will take some stopping if picking from…

Write the man off at your absolute peril. Frankie Dettori, still comfortably the single biggest draw on turf, was effervescent again on Ladies' Day before bowing for Her Majesty as he collected his sixth Gold Cup after riding a thrilling finish on Stradivarius. It's often said the Queen is only ever seen smiling at the racecourse and she was…

Royal Ascot is back to its glorious best this year, as crowds return in big numbers to the top fixture. Flat racing's jewel in the summer crown had a much reduced capacity in 2021, a year on from the empty grandstands of 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the same month as the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, it promises to be an extra special…