Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse racing tips and the latest news. CONNECTIONS have confirmed a big step up in class for the impeccably bred debut winner Too Darn Hot who contests the Group 3 188bet Solario Stakes at Sandown on Saturday. The two-year-old son of Dubawi and triple Group 1 winner Dar Re…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse racing tips and the latest news. JOHN Gosden has stressed the importance of long-distance races as he prepares dual Goodwood Cup winner Stradivarius for the fourth and final leg of the WH Stayers’ Million at York on August 24. The Stayers’ Million is a £1 million bonus to…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse racing tips and the latest news. Royal Ascot takes centre stage this week where many of the best thoroughbreds in the world contest some of horse racing’s biggest prizes. The Royal meeting combines five days of high-quality racing and glamour at the glorious racecourse in Berksire from next…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news CRACKSMAN showed signs of inexperience when third in the Investec Derby and can benefit from that run to land the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh on Saturday. The John Gosden-trained son of Frankel was sent off favourite in the Investec…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. AIDAN O’BRIEN and John Gosden shared the honours at Epsom where they filled the first three places in the Investec Oaks and Derby and are set for a rematch in Ireland next month. The all-conquering Coolmore team arrived at Epsom with the first…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. FRANKIE DETTORI has spoken of the unique pressures of riding in the Investec Derby ahead of his ride on pre-race race favourite Cracksman at Epsom on Saturday. The Cambridge-based Italian jockey won the Derby on Authorised in 2007 and again in 2015 on…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. JACK HOBBS is in ‘great order’ ahead of his belated return against a star-studded field in the £1.3 million QIPCO Champion Stakes at Ascot on Saturday, John Gosden has revealed. Jack Hobbs – winner of the 2015 Irish Derby and runner-up to stable…
By Simon Jackson. John Gosden has twice won the Investec Derby and has a live chance of adding a third with Betfred Dante Stakes winner Wings Of Desire who will work at Epsom next week. Wings Of Desire continued his rapid improvement this season when winning the Dante – a key Derby trial – under…
By Simon Jackson. John Gosden was crowned British Champion Flat trainer for the 2014-15 season at a presentation at Doncaster Racecourse on Saturday. Gosden has won £5.2million in prize money this season, in a campaign highlighted by the victories of Golden Horn in the Investec Derby and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. The Newmarket handler…
By Simon Jackson. John Gosden bids to continue his tremendous season by landing the £1.3 million Qipco Champion Stakes with Jack Hobbs who has a public gallop before racing at Newmarket today. Jack Hobbs, the winner of this year’s Irish Derby, is best priced at 7-4 (Paddy Power) but as short as 5-4 for the…
