By Simon Jackson at Epsom Downs. Minding has been slashed to 5-1 favourite (from 12-1) for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with Paddy Power after a tenacious victory in the Investec Oaks at Epsom on Friday. The beautifully-bred daughter of Galileo and Lillie Langtry was forced to overcome significant trouble in running down the…
By Simon Jackson at Royal Ascot. Ryan Moore set a modern-day record at Royal Ascot on Friday when he bagged his ninth winner of the week on Aloft in the Listed Queen’s Vase. The victory surpassed the long-standing record of eight winners at a single Royal Ascot meeting held by Lester Piggott (1965 and 1975)…
By Simon Jackson. Legatissimo continues to head the betting as 25 fillies go forward for the £450,000 Investec Oaks on Ladies’ Day at Epsom Downs on Friday June 5. The David Wachman-trained filly is best priced at 4-1 (William Hill) but as short as 3-1 elsewhere after her victory in the QIPCO 1000 Guineas at…
By Simon Jackson. Telescope is focussed on a lucrative double at Ascot as connections eye the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes and the Group 1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Telescope bagged his fifth career success when winning the £100,000 Listed Al Rayyan Stakes by six lengths under Ryan Moore at Newbury on Saturday.…
By Simon Jackson. Ryan Moore completed a memorable double when landing the QIPCO 1000 Guineas on Legatissimo, 24 hours after winning the 2000 Guineas on Gleneagles. Legatissimo, trained by David Wachman in Ireland, stayed on strongly in the last half furlong to score by three quarters of a length on Newmarket’s Rowley Mile. The victory…
By Simon Jackson. Gleaneagles won the QIPCO 2000 Guineas in emphatic style to provide Aidan O’Brien with his seventh winner of the race and Ryan Moore with his first at Newmarket on Saturday. The winner was sent off the 4-1 favourite in the field of 18 runners and raced close to the pace on the…
By Simon Jackson. Father and son Gary and Josh Moore combined to win the £155,000 feature race at Newbury on Saturday with 20-1 shot Violet Dancer The three length victory in the Grade 3 Betfair Hurdle was the biggest win to date for Josh Moore, the younger brother of top flat jockey Ryan Moore and…
By Simon Jackson. The Queen’s Ascot Gold Cup winner Estimate has been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup, Racing Victoria international recruiter Leigh Jordon has revealed. Estimate secured her first victory in more than 14 months when she landed the Group Two Socialites Electric Cigarettes Doncaster Cup on Friday and Australian Racing officials may still have been hopeful that…
By Simon Jackson. The Grey Gatsby came from last to first to beat Australia in the QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes, the victory rewarding connections who had paid a £75,000 supplementary entry fee. The son of Mastercraftsman has been in superb form this season, winning the Dante and French Derby before finishing second to Australia in…
By Simon Jackson. The Queen’s racehorse and 2013 Ascot Gold Cup winner Estimate secured her first win in 14 months when she landed the Group 2 Socialites Electric Cigarettes Doncaster Cup this afternoon. The one and a quarter length success under Ryan Moore was the Sir Michael Stoute-trained five-year-old’s first since her memorable success at…
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