#William Knight

Freddy Tylicki gives his verdict on the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Stakes over Ascot's straight mile on Qipco British Champions Day, live on Sky Sports Racing. The last day of the turf season has come around quickly, and this should prove an action-packed race for the high society of the equine world. Established in 1955, the first three…

Middleweight contender, Sean Strickland, becomes the first UFC fighter to headline back-to-back events this Saturday (Jan. 14, 2023) when he steps up on short notice to face fast-rising striker Nassourdine Imavov inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC Vegas 67 will also feature a Featherweight crossroads bout between Dan Ige and Damon Jackson…

Trainer Ian Williams has conquered this 2m4½f handicap on three occasions with a trio of useful dual-purposes recruits and he comes double-handed in his bid for a record-equalling fourth win in the race. Since 1988, only Mark Johnston has a better record in this contest, and the Williams-trained Reshoun heads the market for this unique event, which…

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will host its final event for 2022 and it will be a fight night with Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland battling in the main event. However, there are multiple fights in the full card that have a lot more potential for real entertainment and we have selected the best ones for predictions. The 28-year-old is…

SIR BUSKER is fancied to call the tune in the Unibet Golden Mile (2.45) at Glorious Goodwood today. Having marked his return with a win at Newcastle at the start of June, the William Knight four-year-old followed up in the Silver Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot 15 days later. Oisín Murphy's mount then stepped back from a mile to seven furlongs for the…

Leading horse racing advisor Andrew Mount's is a contributor to the Racing Post, Racing Post Weekender, Racing & Football Outlook and the GG.co.uk website. Andrew uses stats and systems to find value bets and shares his latest thoughts below. Andrew's sole selection to run on Sunday - LUCKY LOVER BOY - won at 2-1 and he starts the new week with…

Rob Font was delivering pizzas for a living when he encountered customers who were practicing grappling in their garage. He dropped off the pies and joined them, and the rest is history. Font is now the No. 4-ranked bantamweight in the UFC and faces No. 5-ranked former champion Jose Aldo on Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Font vs.…

Harry Redknapp: enjoyed a winner with Moktasaab, but missed the price Saturday: Newbury Harry Redknapp was left a little disappointed despite the success of Moktasaab - his first horse with William Knight - in the 1m2f handicap. The former West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur manager said: "I've had a great day and really enjoyed it. We fancied him, but…

There's just flat racing remaining standing in Monday's racing tips which feature picks from Wolverhampton and Lingfield. talkSPORT have gone through the race cards and form so you don't have to, with betting tips from all the racing across the UK as jumps racing is hit by cold weather. Is often close up at the finish and his eight second place…

Charlie Appleby couldn't be happier with Native Trail and Coroebus, the two star colts who bid to give him a first success in the £500000 Qipco 2000 Guineas. Native Trail, unbeaten in five starts, including the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes, is the Godolphin standard bearer, but few would be surprised if Coroebus made him work mighty hard. Appleby said:…

Kyprios is fancied to continue his reign at the top of the staying division in the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup (3.35). Aidan O'Brien's stayer continued his relentless upward curve with a half-length call over Mojo Star in the Royal Ascot feature. The way the race was run marks it down as an excellent renewal and Galileo's son will have no issue with the…

One of the finest examples of the " Australia vs. New Zealand " rivalry gets another installment this Saturday (Feb. 12, 2022) when Rob Whittaker takes another crack at Middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, at UFC 271 in Houston, Texas. Local hero Derrick Lewis returns to action in the pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event against Aussie slugger Tai…

Prosperous Voyage looks primed for a big run in the Coronation Stakes (4.20pm) on day four of Royal Ascot. The 1000 Guineas second is fancied to overturn the form with Cachet at the top fixture. My selection galloped home strongly to get within a neck of the front runner - a step up on her previous efforts. But she can prove that run, at odds of…

The Octagon's return to Las Vegas, Nevada, this weekend (Sat., April 16, 2022) will feature some bad blood, as UFC Vegas 51's main event pits surging Welterweight Vicente Luque and Belal Muhammad against each other for the second time. Also on tap is a clash between elite Middleweight prospects Gadzhi Omargadzhiev and Caio Borralho, plus Andre…

A former kingpin and a would-be conqueror headline one of the final events of the year this Saturday (Dec. 4, 2021) when Jose Aldo looks to continue his Bantamweight resurgence against Rob Font inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC Vegas 44 will also see Brad Riddell take on Rafael Fiziev in a clash of two of the Lightweight division's best…

Vicente Luque holds the UFC welterweight record for finishes, and he hopes to add to his total Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad against fellow ranked contender Belal Muhammad. The matchup with potential title shot implications anchors the main fight card (8:30 p.m. ET) from the Apex facility in Las Vegas. The…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to the ABC airwaves this Saturday evening (July 16, 2022) when Featherweight contenders Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez square off inside UBS Arena in Belmont Park, N.Y., in UFC Long Island's main event. The broadcast also features a Strawweight tussle that pits Amanda Lemos against Michelle Waterson and…

Harry Redknapp: owns favourite Moktasaab Stalls one and two are renowned graveyard boxes in mile-and-a-half races at Epsom but the same is not true of contests over a mile and a quarter at the Surrey course. In the 12 ten-runner-plus races over a mile and a quarter in the past five years at Epsom, one winner was berthed in the one box and four came…

I'm thrilled to get on Sir Busker for William Knight. I really liked his win at Newcastle last time where he beat some good horses including Fifth Position, who franked the form with a win at Doncaster on Sunday. He's getting a mile well now, and though he is obviously a horse that will be ridden patiently he's one that picks up really well. He's…

Brilliant Baaeed puts his unbeaten record on the line when he makes his seasonal reappearance in the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes, with both trainer William Haggas and regular rider Jim Crowley buoyed by the four-year-old's recent racecourse gallop at Chelmsford. Baaeed, officially rated 125 and winner of all six starts, highlighted by his…

UFC Fight Night San Diego on Saturday gets an early start with preliminaries beginning at 1 p.m. PT. The 12-fight card gets a boost with two bouts originally scheduled for last week moved here. Favorites continue to dominate as they went 6-2 (TUFF fights not included) last week and pushed the win percentage for the year to 66% based on a 186-90-6…

Israel Adesanya just signed a lucrative new contract, but the middleweight champion says he is only concerned with his legacy ahead of Saturday's UFC 271 main event against former champion Robert Whittaker. The rematch tops the MMA showcase from the Toyota Center in Houston, with the pay-per-view main UFC 271 fight card set for 10 p.m. ET. Ahead of…

HORSES go on the trail of greatness in the Classics and there haven't been many I have smacked my lips over more than today's 2000 Guineas at Newmarket. It looks an absolute belter. Of the five British Classics - also made up by the 1000 Guineas, Derby, Oaks and St Leger - the Qipco-sponsored 2000 Guineas is perhaps the one that most excites…

Racing TV's Tom Bull provides his verdict on the 15 contenders in Saturday's QIPCO 2000 Guineas plus predicts the 1-2-3 for the first Classic of the season, live on Racing TV. By Tom Bull A winter of expectation and anticipation comes to an end with the arrival of the first Classic of the season on Saturday, the QIPCO 2000 Guineas. The pendulum of…

MITBAAHY is fancied to win the battle of the fastest horses on Goodwood's card in the King George Qatar Stakes (3.35). Roger Varian's sprinter was unlucky not to take the spoils at Sandown, enduring a troubled passaged over the minimum trip. Raasel was in front that day but the selection has a fine chance of turning the tables. Earlier on the…

Latvian-Canadian UFC veteran Misha Cirkunov will be looking to snap his three-fight losing streak this weekend against Alonzo Menifield. The alumni of 12 UFC bouts made his name by first earning four straight victories to start off his promotional career, however at the pinnacle of the sport, losing to future or former title challengers like Volkan…

ASCOT Champions Day looks set to bring the curtain down in style of another stellar Flat season. And a whole host of superstars are expected to take their place following Monday's latest confirmations. Baaeed, the world's best horse, is the headline act in the Champion Stakes. But at 1-4 he is hardly a punting proposition - unless being used to add…

Presenter Mike Cattermole gives his verdict on every contender for Royal Ascot's curtain-raiser on Tuesday, live on Sky Sports Racing at 2.30pm. This will be the 15th year that the Queen Anne Stakes has opened the five-day Royal meeting. I don't think there is a racing fan out there who would want it any other way. It is a fabulous race, with a…

Monday's best bets from the Racing Post's unbeatable Spotlights team Ground this soft will be a first for most of these. The Ayr handicap in which Reward Smile was just ahead of Braveheart Boy looks strong form and it could hold the key to this. Sassy Belle has shaped well in her three runs and she's next best. Alistair Jones Emma Lavelle's Dream…

Philipe Lins is an avid surfer and has been for the last decade. He described it as his second sport and it's something that puts him in a tempered state of mind. It also acts as a useful metaphor for undulating the ever-changing surroundings that combat sports also present. To learn from the moments whereby you careen off course and to appreciate…

Carolus Magnus has won twice on the Rowley Mile course before Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds have already enjoyed success on Saturday with Equality at Haydock but Owners Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds have already tasted success today with Equality at Haydock and they have two runners in the 28-runner Cambridgeshire Handicap (3.40). Dual Identity,…

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…

The Cambridgeshire (15:40) at Newmarket on Saturday is available as a free Race Pass, which means logged-in customers can view all our premium comments and ratings. Newmarket's card features one of the Flat season's biggest handicaps, the Cambridgeshire (15:40), which has attracted its usual huge field with 29 due to line up over the straight nine…

HARRY REDKNAPP is famed for his savvy transfer dealings - and he could be about to seal his latest even though it's got nothing to do with football. The former Spurs and West Ham manager - who was memorably interviewed from his car on deadline day - is fielding big offers for a £500000 superstar. But it isn't a red-hot striker, magical midfielder…

Baaeed will face six rivals as he bids to extend his unbeaten record to eight in Tuesday's Queen Anne Stakes, the opening event of Royal Ascot, live on Sky Sports Racing. William Haggas' charge made a perfect return to action when strolling to a three-and-a-quarter-length victory in the Lockinge at Newbury last month and he is a very short price to…

Trained by William Haggas and ridden by Jim Crowley for owners Shadwell Estate, the 2/5 favourite emulated his sire Sea The Stars with victory in the day-one feature of the Sky Bet Ebor Festival. Ryan Moore took the field along at a strong gallop aboard High Definition but he was a spent force soon after turning into the famous home…

Five race meetings will take place on Tuesday with the action getting under way at Leicester on the level at 13:00, while there's alternative afternoon racing at Catterick and Goodwood, with a brace of fixtures this evening taking place at Galway and Hexham. We preview all the action here and pick out some of the most eye-catching naps from our…