Much as the locals love National Hunt action, horse racing in Ireland does not come much bigger than the Irish Classics. These prestigious races have been wowing crowds for over a century and represent some of the most highly anticipated events on the flat racing calendar. The Curragh, one of Ireland’s most iconic racecourses, has […]

The 21st century has been blessed by many stars on the racing front, thanks to Frankel, Sea The Stars and Enable, to name just three. However, if measured by their lasting impact on the breed, one horse stands above them all, and it isn’t even close. We are, of course, speaking of the late, great […]

Last Thursday saw the 2024 edition of the Doncaster St. Leger kick off with a bumper eight-race card, headlined by the Group 2 double act of the May Hill Stakes and Park Hill Stakes. The Park Hill Stakes provided an early taste of the 1m6½f course and distance of the St. Leger itself, but the […]

Saturday, the 14th of September, is a golden date in the diary for racing fans, with high-quality action on both sides of the Irish Sea. As the final Classic of the 2024 campaign, the St Leger Stakes at Doncaster will grab most of the headlines, but for our money, the pick of the entertainment comes […]

The flat campaign delivered thrills and spills aplenty, but there has been a little something missing. That little something is the presence of an evergreen Italian going by the name of Frankie Dettori. Having illuminated the biggest meetings for the best part of 40 years, it is fair to say Frankie was the face of […]

Wherever you are in the world, there are those horses which truly transcend the sport of racing. Here, in the UK, we have the mighty Frankel; American Pharoah’s Triple Crown heroics gripped the US, whilst the brilliance of Japanese sensation Equinox, during a short but spectacular career, made the rest of the world sit up […]

The return of the Premier League looks set to dominate the sporting headlines in the coming weeks as the big hitters return to the pitch. However, the racing world does its best to keep pace with a selection of titanic tussles on the turf. Saturday sees a quartet of Group class contests at Newbury and […]

Launched in 2021, the Qipco British Champions Series Hall Of Fame aims to remember the greatest human and equine flat racing stars. Aidan O’Brien has already earned a place alongside fellow training greats Sir Michael Stoute and Sir Henry Cecil, with Willie Carson, Steve Cauthen, and Frankie Dettori among the honoured riders. Each year sees […]

Day 3 at the 2024 Qatar Goodwood Festival was lit up by the emergence of Jan Brueghel as a St Leger contender and the tough-as-teak display from Opera Singer in the Group 1 Nassau Stakes, whilst Aidan O’Brien asserted his dominance with a treble on the card. Away from the obvious headline grabbers, Day 3 […]

One of the stories of the 2024 flat season has been the progress made by a new potential powerhouse on the ownership scene. Having hinted at forcing their way to the top table in Britain during 2023, Wathnan Racing has exploded into life in 2024. Striking twice at the 2023 Royal Ascot Festival, with Courage […]

Saturday sees the latest Classic of the season take place at the Curragh as the County Kildare track stages the Irish Oaks. Run over the same 1m4f trip as the Epsom event and offering €500,000 in prize money, the Irish Oaks is a key contest for the most talented three-year-old fillies in training. 14 go […]