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The Wesley Ward-trained Lady Aurelia roared back to her brilliant best with an astonishing display in the Listed Giant’s Causeway Stakes at Keeneland on Saturday, setting her on course with a date at Royal Ascot in the G1 King’s Stand Stakes over five furlongs in June. Partnered by John Velazquez, the three-year-old was always travelling well […]
Willie Mullins has revealed that one of his stable stars, Yorkhill, could revert back to hurdles after he threw away victory in the G1 Ryanair Gold Cup at Fairyhouse on Easter Sunday. Under Ruby Walsh, the seven-year-old son of Presenting took the lead at the fourth fence in the two mile and four furlong contest […]
Talented filly Fair Eva, trained by Roger Charlton, will head to the QIPCO 1000 Guineas at Newmarket without a prep run, which will be hel on May 7. The three-year-old is a general 10/1 shot for the one mile British Classic and was one of the best juveniles around last term, winning two of her […]
Sergio Garcia may have gone home with the Green Jacket at Augusta last weekend in Golf’s Masters tournament, but it was the turn of Augusta Kate to claim victory at Fairyhouse as she mastered 8/13 favourite and stable companion Let’s Dance in the closing stages to register a half-length victory at Fairyhouse on Easter Sunday in the G1 […]
Striking five-year-old grey Magical Memory, winner of the 2015 Stewards Cup and last year a dual Group winner at Newmarket and York will return to the Knavesmire in May as he attempts to emulate Handsome Sailor (1987 and 1988) by becoming just the second horse to win this six-furlong contest on two occasions. A progressive […]
I remember interviewing Robbie Power on the first day of this month’s Cheltenham Festival. Talking by the stables where horses including Sizing John were staying during the meeting, we discussed his upcoming rides that week and then went our separate ways. Little did we probably both think that just over a month later, he would […]
The Grand National is famed for throwing up feel-good stories and this year’s race was no different as the Luncinda Russell-trained One For Arthur produced a superb hybrid of neat jumping and stamina-laden qualities to claim victory in the extended four and a quarter-mile £1-million contest. Trained by Russell, in Scotland, she became just the […]
Un De Sceaux looks set to join Annie Power and a host of other Willie Mullins horses at this month’s Punchestown Festival as they attempt to help the Closutton handler launch a fightback in the trainer’s title race with Gordon Elliott. County Meath handler Elliott currently leads the championship by over €350,000 but Mullins will […]
The Willie Mullins-trained Annie Power is set to make her eagerly awaited return to the racecourse at the Punchestown Festival later this month. Staged from Tuesday April 25 to Saturday April 29, the nine-year-old will either head for the G1 Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle, G1 BETDAQ Punchestown Champion Hurdle or the G1 Irish Stallion Farms […]
Disappointed yet gracious in defeat, Newmarket handler Roger Varian has confirmed that Postponed, a disappointing third in the Group One Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan, will not be seen on the racetrack again until the Group One Coronation Cup at Epsom Downs in June. The six-year-old won the Sheema in 2016 before going on to […]
Richard Fahey is no stranger to training classy sprinters and he looks to have another one on his hands after Brian The Snail recorded a decisive victory at Pontefract on Tuesday. Purchased by Godolphin after two victories last season at Pontefract and Catterick, the grey colt was having his first run in the famous blue silks […]
Dorset handler Colin Tizzard is keen to build on a superb season for his yard by having a crack at the champion Jump trainer’s title next season. Tizzard did not have a winner at the Cheltenham Festival but saddled a phenomenal five winners at last week’s Randox Health Grand National Festival, which included the impressive […]