Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. JOSEPH O’Brien bids to become the first horseman for almost 50 years to both ride and train a British St Leger winner when he saddles Rekindling at Doncaster on September 16. The former top-flight jockey won the St Leger in 2013 on Leading…
By Simon Jackson. Aidan O’Brien revealed he has not made a final decision on the rider of St Leger joint-favourite Order Of St George and his two other runners in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday. O’Brien is set to saddle three of the eight starters in the Group 1 contest where he has…
By Simon Jackson. Australia’s price for the Irish Champion Stakes has been slashed to 2-7 from evens with Paddy Power after his impressive victory in the Group 1 Juddmonte International Stakes at York. The unbeaten son of 2001 Derby winner Galileo and 2004 Oaks heroine Ouija Board was too good for his five rivals as…
By Simon Jackson. Aidan O’Brien has mooted the Irish Champion Stakes as a possible target for Australia after his emphatic victory in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh on Saturday. Victory for the winner of this year’s Investec Derby was never in doubt as he travelled off the pace in the €1.25million…
By Simon Jackson. The two principals in the Investec Derby are set to clash at the Curragh on Saturday after news that Australia and Kingston Hill are confirmed runners in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby. Bookmakers are anticipating a similar result in the Irish equivalent, where the Aidan O’Brien-trained Australia heads the betting at…
By Simon Jackson at Royal Ascot. Leading Light beat The Queen’s horse Estimate by a neck in a thrilling finish to the Gold Cup on Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot that was contested in front of a bumper crowd of 65,419. The winner tracked the leaders for the bulk of the two and a half…
By Simon Jackson at Epsom. Australia is 4-1 joint-favourite with Treve for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with Betfred after his impressive win in the Investec Derby on a gloriously sunny day at Epsom Downs. Australia’s victory over Kingston Hill was a record third successive win in the race for trainer Aidan O’Brien, the…
By Simon Jackson. Australia is now as short as 5-4 (Boylesports) for the Investec Derby on June 7 after finishing a close third to Night of Thunder in the QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday. The Aidan O’Brien-trained colt was unbeaten in three starts in Ireland ahead of the first Classic of the season…
