Trueshan Gold Cup Bid Unlikely Due to Unsuitable Ground

Hollie Doyle has no doubt Alan King will have Trueshan back to his very best as the six-year-old looks for his third-straight victory in the Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot on Saturday. Trueshan announced himself as the heir to Stradivarius' staying crown when defending the Long Distance Cup as the evens favourite in 2021. But…

Hollie Doyle has no doubt Alan King will have Trueshan back to his very best as the six-year-old looks for his third-straight victory in the Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot on Saturday. Trueshan announced himself as the heir to Stradivarius' staying crown when defending the Long Distance Cup as the evens favourite in 2021. But…

Trueshan announced himself as the heir to Stradivarius' staying crown when defending the Long Distance Cup as the evens favourite in 2021. But one of the driest summers on record, combined with the emergence of Kyprios as a staying superpower, has seen Trueshan's place at the two-mile top table come under threat. Although producing a fine…

It is perhaps the most exclusive club in Irish racing and Luxembourg is favourite to join it in Sunday's Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Over the decades just seven Irish trained horses have won Europe's most coveted all-aged prize. Beginning with Ballymoss in 1958, up to Found leading home a unique Aidan O'Brien 1-2-3 in 2016, the Arc…

TYSON FURY would probably call him a'big dosser' - but'lazy' stayer Kyprios is set to defend his star stayer title in a blockbuster clash at Ascot. Aidan O'Brien's dominant stayer could take on St Leger winner Eldar Eldarov and old foes Trueshan and Stradivarius. And finally we could see him really pull out all the stops - after being branded'lazy'…

Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The Doncaster Cup 2022 is the main draw on the third day of the St Leger Festival on Town Moor this Friday and all eyes will be on Trueshan, who dominates the betting. The Alan King-trained 5 year-old looks to have a clear path this year with the two-time winner Stradivarius bypassing…

Slap bang in its 60th year, Moyglare Stud has come up trumps with Homeless Songs, one of the most impressive Irish 1000 Guineas winners of the modern era, who is on course to run in Saturday's G1 Coolmore America " Justify " Matron S. at Leopardstown. The stud also has Irish St Leger hotpot Kyprios (Ire) Galileo (Ire), Blandford S. hope Trevaunance…

channel to stay up to date on the latest in marketing Wow, the 2022 Goodwood Cup promised to be a cracker and it certainly didn't disappoint with the big three in the betting - Kyprios, Stradivarius and Trueshan - all having a chance of winning over the final furlong. However, it was the new kid of the staying block - KYPRIOS - who eventually came…

Three of flat racing's biggest names are set to go head-to-head in this year's Goodwood Cup, as Stradivarius, Kyprios and Trueshan battle it out for glory. Anticipation is building ahead of one of British racing's most prestigious flat races. The Glorious Goodwood Festival is about to get underway and the traditional highlight of day one will be…

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…

ALTHOUGH the Qatar Goodwood Festival takes place over the next five days, many will argue that the race of the meeting comes during today's opening salvo. The Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup (3.35pm) might only feature nine runners, but they are a seriously talented group headed by the Ascot Gold Cup winner KYPRIOS. Aidan O'Brien has always talked about the…

Another brilliant Glorious Goodwood meeting gets underway on Tuesday. The card on day one is headlined by the Group One Goodwood Cup, a race that has been won by all of flat racing's most famous stayers and Trueshan could return to Goodwood to defend his crown on Tuesday. We've taken a look through the the latest Goodwood Cup odds and picked out…

Kyprios (black, white and red) stays on best of all to win a dramatic Gold Cup at Ascot There promised to be drama and high emotion in the Gold Cup and it did not disappoint, with Kyprios crowned the new king of the stayers in a race that left as many questions as it did answers. Youth ultimately conquered experience as Kyprios narrowly defeated…

The Queen has a leading chance of a winner on Ladies Day with Reach For The Moon. The feature race is the Gold Cup, while Princess Anne leads the royal procession It's Ladies Day at Royal Ascot and history could be made as Stradivarius seeks a fourth Gold Cup. Frankie Dettori's horse has the Aidan O'Brien-trained favourite Kyprios to beat, as nine…

This has been a nightmare June for Frankie Dettori and though he has shared some wonderful times with Stradivarius, it might not have been his finest hour as the eight-year-old narrowly failed in his bid to win an record-equalling fourth Gold Cup. The eight-year-old was beaten by Aidan O'Brien's favourite, Kyprios, a length-and-a-quarter into…

Hopes of a fairytale ending to the Royal Ascot career of Stradivarius, with a record-equalling fourth Ascot Gold Cup win under Frankie Dettori, turned into a horror story on Thursday. For the second year running, the pair were beaten without having a decent shot at the prestigious prize. One of the great stayers of the modern era frustratingly…

Three-time Gold Cup winner Stradivarius and jockey Frankie Dettori are the headline acts on Gold Cup day at Royal Ascot and the roof could come off the Ascot grandstand if one of the most popular horses in training lands the week's blue-riband contest. Stradivarius is a general 2-1 second favourite to make amends for last year's defeat in the race…

Kyprios is favourite for the Ascot Gold Cup, as he takes on hat-trick hero Stradivarius. It is an important day for followers of the Queen's horses, with Reach For The Moon a warm order for his race Punters fancy up and coming stayer Kyprios to take a first Gold Cup crown from dethroned king Stradivarius. Betfred's 13-8 favourite, trained by Aidan…

John Gosden has always said that Stradivarius will let everyone know when he's had enough of racing and one suspects that the reputedly randy old soon-to-be stallion would be in more of a hurry to retire if he knew what he was going to retire to. And when it is all over, this remarkable horse will forever be remembered fondly by everyone who had…

Stradivarius: bids to regain his Gold Cup crown on Thursday Stradivarius will face nine rivals as he bids to regain his crown and earn a record-equalling fourth win in the Gold Cup (4.20) on Thursday. The popular stayer dominated the meeting's pinnacle contest between 2018 and 2020 before finishing fourth to Subjectivist last year, but he returned…

Mirror Racing asked the leading bookies which horses they don't want to win, with punters expecting decent payouts if the likes of Golden Pal and Bay Bridge live up to the hype Royal Ascot is here again with its top class racing, fashion and entertainment throughout the week. The five-day fixture, summer's biggest occasion for fans of the sport,…

Trueshan: returns to action at Nottingham Alan King is delighted the wet weather means champion stayer Trueshan can make an earlier than usual start to his season. His Gold Cup hope, who gave the trainer his first Group 1 victories in the Goodwood Cup and Prix du Cadran, needs soft ground and missed Royal Ascot last year due to unsuitably firm…

Trueshan: has been well supported for the Goodwood Cup on Tuesday A major gamble on Trueshan for Tuesday's Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup shows no signs of stopping, with last year's British Champions Long Distance Cup winner having been backed into 2-1 (from 11-2) with Paddy Power following 33.1mm of rain at the Sussex track on Sunday. By contrast,…

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the third day of Royal Ascot 2021. We'll have all the news, betting tips and live racing updates you will need throughout the day. The highlight of the card is the Gold Cup at 4.15pm - with Stradivarius (who has Frankie Dettori on board) looking to equal the legendary Yeats' record of four in a row. Today's…