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Irish Racing
/ 4 months agoCheck this out for hot action: Karl Hedley basks in the summer highlights of the Flat in Ireland
Ballydoyle star filly Minnie Hauk sealed the Oaks double for Aidan O’Brien, adding the Irish Oaks to her Epsom triumph and...
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 months agoSAL BUMPS UP THE VOLUME: Paul Ferguson takes note as Henry de Bromhead starlet Salsinha flies in
When looking back at notable winners, or eye-catchers from the month of July I wouldn’t usually expect to start with a...
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 months agoA Touch of Class
PLACEPOT PETE ONE thing I’ve noticed down the years is how the lower grade horses – Classes 5 and 6 –...
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News
/ 4 months agoCracking read for track fans
Racing Ahead editor Alex Gifford reviews Robin Chater’s new book With track attendances on the rise there is hope in the...
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 months agoW1NDSOR KNOT: Richard Eagle gets knocked back, but he’s up again and so is Olivia Jane
You can never get all you seek in life. Another attempt to gain the seemingly impossible ended in failure at a...
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 months agoWelcome to Racing Ahead – August 2025 Edition
What a climax to the July action and there’s barely time to catch breath as August promises a glorious holiday-season climax....
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 months agoOut of the box
Your editor kindly published a piece of racing history in the form of a poem that I sent in (July issue)....
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoRobert Cooper: It’s a man actually, Derek Thompson…
Robert Cooper welcomes Derek ‘Big Fella’ Thompson to the ‘quiet’ life Time flies when you’re having a good time, and since...
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Paul Jacobs
/ 4 months agoFRENCH AIMS TO SEE OFF RAIDERS: Paul Jacobs backs Roger Varian’s Duke to bag the Ebor riches
The eighth month of the year is always a jewel in the crown in British horse racing with the back end...
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 months agoSCALES WEIGHTED AGAINST THE FUN
Rolf Johnson lashes politicos and officials for misuse of regulatory whip THINGS are getting serious – time for a little levity:...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoJeremy Grayson – Keeping an eye on the track action out of the spotlight
UTTOXETER, July 16 (Good) 3m2f13yds (+68yds) 0-100 Novices’ Handicap Chase (class 5) MINI FORTUNE hasn’t yet enjoyed the same success under...
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News
/ 4 months agoAdvertise with Racing Ahead in August: Ebor Festival Edition
The August edition of Racing Ahead Magazine is on sale on the 31st of July, featuring the Ebor Festival! Want to...
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Racing Ahead
/ 5 months agoReaders’ letters
Fiddler’s Rickety Horsebox On a bracing Monday morning, In 1962, Our vapoured breath hung in the darkness; Light had not yet...
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News
/ 5 months agoRaising a glass to this sponsor: John Smith’s remarkable York highlight sponsorship
Proud stat for the brewers backing York highlight for record 66 years Into July we trot and it’s mad to think...
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Form Guide
/ 5 months agoDARWIN MARKS THE WAY AHEAD: John Anthony clocks the quickest as the numbers game evolves
CHARLES DARWIN was one of the most visually impressive winners at Royal Ascot and that impression is backed up by the...
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Racing Ahead
/ 5 months agoFIELD IS OPEN FOR GOSDENS: Ian Heitman reviews highlights and the young stars at Royal Ascot
Royal Ascot 2025 began under perfect summer Flat racing conditions, fast ground and warm and sunny weather. Field Of Gold Docklands...
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Out in the Sticks
/ 5 months agoJeremy Grayson on the Summer jumps action – Super hope will not Bee rushed
Jeremy Grayson keeps eyes on the jumps action out of the summer limelight MARKET RASEN, June 13 (Good) 2m125yds (+150yds) Juvenile...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoMorris Dancer: Robert Cooper muses on rabbit hold, fond memories and track hopefuls
Just a few minutes surfing the net can lead you down even deeper rabbit holes than Alice encountered in Wonderland. Here...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoXander Brett: Gerald Geisler on the German racing campaign
Xander Brett meets Austrian trainer who carved a career in Germany For many years, Gerald Geisler was something of a nomad....
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Racing Ahead
/ 5 months agoSkipped me back: Robert and Nina Bailey looking Glamorous
Robert and Nina Bailey, two of Chris Mason’s primary owners have also enjoyed some home-bred success with eight-time winner GLAMOROUS BREEZE,...
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Racing Ahead
/ 5 months agoWelcome to Racing Ahead – July 2025 edition
AFTER a steady build-up, the sun rose high over summer racing at Royal Ascot with huge crowds enjoying superb action in...
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Racing Festivals
/ 5 months agoRoyal Ascot – Trinity College has all the answers in Hampton Court Stakes
Trinity College produced a dominant front-running display in the Hampton Court Stakes to complete a treble on day three of Royal...
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Racing Festivals
/ 5 months agoRoyal Ascot – Trawlerman comes of age with Gold Cup haul
It is not a common occurrence for a horse to start winning Gold Cups at seven – Yeats had two triumphs...
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Racing Festivals
/ 5 months agoRoyal Ascot – Aidan O’Brien looks to Illinois in search for perfect 10 in Gold Cup
Illinois will go into unknown territory when he plays the role of super-sub for Aidan O’Brien in his search for a...
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Racing Festivals
/ 5 months agoRoyal Ascot – Carmers collects in Queen’s Vase for Paddy Twomey
Carmers maintained his unbeaten record with a determined display in the Queen’s Vase at Royal Ascot. A first runner at the...
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Racing Ahead
/ 5 months agoField Of Gold sparkles with decisive St James’s Palace strike
Field Of Gold lit up the first day of Royal Ascot with a dominant display in the St James’s Palace Stakes....
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Racing Festivals
/ 5 months agoRoyal Ascot: Docklands denies Rosallion in Queen Anne Stakes thriller
Docklands narrowly got the better of Rosallion in a thrilling climax to the Queen Anne Stakes. A strong field of 10...
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Racing Festivals
/ 5 months agoBeyond Developments Named Official Real Estate Partner of Ascot and Royal Ascot
Ascot Racecourse has today announced a landmark partnership with BEYOND Developments, a pioneering real estate brand born in Dubai. The collaboration...
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Racing Festivals
/ 5 months agoWesley Ward absent from Royal Ascot for first time in over ten years
For the first time in well over a decade, Wesley Ward will not saddle a runner at Royal Ascot, with his...
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Racing Festivals
/ 5 months agoSatono Reve settling in well as Royal Ascot support continues
Confidence is building that Satono Reve can become the first Japanese-trained winner at Royal Ascot. The sprinter is in the care...
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