Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse racing tips and the latest news. CHARLIE APPLEBY is keeping his options open with Investec Derby winner Masar after his memorable victory at Epsom Downs on Saturday. The son of 2008 Derby winner New Approach secured a debut Investec Derby win for Appleby and was the first to…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. The Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster on Saturday has added significance as the last Group 1 race of the season this year as Aidan O’Brien bids to break the record for top-level wins in a season. The multiple Irish Champion trainer equaled the…
By Simon Jackson. Fascinating Rock beat Found in last year’s QIPCO Champion Stakes at Ascot and again got the better of his rival when they were first and second in the Tattersalls Gold Cup in Ireland. The Dermot Weld-trained Fascinating Rock beat Found into second place in the feature race of Champions Day at Ascot…
By Simon Jackson. This year’s Epsom hero Australia has been ruled out of the Champion Stakes at Ascot next week after developing a problem with a hoof and has been retired. Australia retires having justified connections’ sky-high opinion of his ability with an impressive victory in the Investec Derby. The son of Derby winner Galileo…
By Simon Jackson. The architect of the first horse race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities on Dubai Future Champions Day at Newmarket in October says he hopes the race will become an annual event. The sporting rivalry between the light blue of Cambridge and Oxford’s dark blue is best known for the boat race along…
