All posts tagged "Australia"
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Andy Newton
/ 2 weeks agoHow many Epsom Derby winners have won the Irish Derby? As Christmas Day hopes to be the next
Winning the Epsom Derby at Epsom Downs is considered the ultimate test for a three-year-old colt, but only a select group...
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Andy Newton
/ 2 weeks agoHow many times has Aidan O’Brien won the Irish Derby?
Aidan O’Brien has established himself as the undisputed king of the Irish Derby – but how many times has the Ballydoyle...
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Featured
/ 4 weeks agoRoyal Ascot 2026: Map Of Stars and Kizlyar close the show on day one
Map Of Stars, Kizlyar and Daiquiri Bay were amongst the winners on the opening day of the 2026 Royal Ascot meeting.
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News
/ 4 weeks agoRoyal Ascot 2026: Mission Central flies home to land the King Charles III Stakes
Mission Central (14/1) denied French raider Rayevka and Australian challenger Overpass in a thrilling finish to the G1 King Charles III...
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Andy Newton
/ 4 weeks agoAndy Newton’s Royal Ascot Tips On Day One: Tuesday Best Bets Including NAP and NB Picks
Join Andy Newton as Royal Ascot 2026 gets underway, with his day-one selections for the opening card of the famous five-day...
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 weeks agoRoyal Ascot reaches truly global audience with 30 networks across 180 territories
Royal Ascot will be broadcast across 180 territories via 30 networks in its most comprehensive year of linear and digital coverage...
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News
/ 4 weeks agoRoyal Ascot 2026: Docklands, Overpass and Gstaad to star on opening day
Day one of the 2026 Royal Ascot festival brings superstar quality from all across the world and ITV Racing commentator Richard...
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News
/ 4 weeks agoRoyal Ascot 2026: Confirmations for the Group One races on day one
Confirmations for the first day of the 2026 Royal Ascot festival have been announced and some big names feature in the...
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Epsom Derby Meeting
/ 1 month agoEpsom Derby 2026: 14 declared for Classic as favourite Benvenuto Cellini draws stall 12
Ante-post favourite Benvenuto Cellini heads 14 declared for the Derby at Epsom Racecourse on Saturday, June 6. Aidan O’Brien is represented...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoLIFE’S A WINNER
Book-making rail legend Mickey Fletcher opens up on joys of the track Mickey Fletcher Mickey Fletcher is a name and a...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoLET’S NOT GET LOST IN SPACE
Rolf Johnson asks: does AI leave anything to the imagination? 2001: A Space Odyssey Is AI just another tool, or is...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoEPSOM DERBY 2026: DOWNS POSE UNIQUE TEST
Andy Newton with the vital betting facts key to a healthy Derby flutter Lambourn rounds Tattenham Corner on way to winning...
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Featured
/ 3 months agoFWD Champions Day 2026 review: Romantic Warrior and Ka Ying Rising star in Hong Kong
Normally I start my review of a race day in Hong Kong with a list of prices for entry, food, drink...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoEINSTEIN POSES A HEAD-SCRATCHER: Robert Cooper puzzles over the mysteries of life, the universe, Ballydoyle and the Guineas
Robert Cooper unpicks Albert Einstein Guineas hopes, Ballydoyle’s classic battalion and George Boughey’s Bow Echo in a lively Flat season preview.
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoSHOW GOES ON IN A STRAITS JACKET: Rolf Johnson sees racing defy desert storm but crumple in chill wind here
Rolf Johnson on acing amid a global turmoil.
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Racing Ahead
/ 3 months agoCAVIAR WAS A REAL LUXURY
Graham Buddry on Aussie track legend unbeaten in 25 races despite Ascot scare Statue of Black Caviar, Nagambie, Victoria, Australia Glow...
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 months agoIan Heitman: ‘Billy’s not a kid anymore’ as Loughnane crowned champion
AIan Heitman on stars Loughnane, Tony Carroll and winter racing climax The final day of the 2025/26 All-Weather Championships, April 3,...
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Racing Ahead
/ 5 months agoNO COMMENT? THAT’S DUMB: Rolf Johnson asks – Can racing find its voice again?
Hackneyed “Ten (or more, if the editor is short of inspiration) Best” Derby winners, jockeys, gambles, divot treaders, jobsworths (the last...
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News
/ 6 months agoPaul Townend seeking Thyestes treble with Willie Mullins-trained Captain Cody
Paul Townend is looking forward to attempting to land his third Thyestes Handicap Chase in four years, as he partners the...
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All Weather
/ 6 months agoBILLY KEEPS UP THE PACE: Ian Heitman on the red-hot trail of all-conquering saddle star Billy Loughnane
Ian Heitman on the red-hot trail of all-conquering saddle star Loughnane 2025 was a landmark year for Billy Loughnane. Not only...
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Racing Ahead
/ 7 months ago2025 Tingle Creek Festival: Tingle Creek Chase race analysis and preview
The highlight of Sandown racecourse’s jump racing season is almost upon us, with the 2025 Tingle Creek Chase due to run...
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Racing Ahead
/ 8 months agoPADDY WAS BOTH WINNER AND GENT
Rolf Johnson pays tribute to Indian racing legend ‘Sir Paddy’ Padmanabhan The life of Sadakshara Reuben Padmanabhan, which ended aged 71...
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Andy Newton
/ 9 months agoLOW DRAW FOR SHOES TO SHINE: Andy Newton on raiders’ best chances in Race That Stops a Nation
As we hot-foot into November, as we all know the Flat action starts to wind down in the UK and the...
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Talking Two-Year-Olds
/ 9 months agoAID AIM IS TRUE AND SO PRECISE: Ian Heitman sees O’Brien zoom in on Group 1 win record… and Del Mar
Aidan O’Brien is on the way to breaking his own record of 28 Group 1 wins in a year with 22...
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Racing Ahead
/ 9 months agoIF SHERLOCK HAD BEEN A TIPSTER: Rolf Johnson blasts ‘after thinkers’ – but sees the logic in Daryz Arc glory
Sherlock Holmes didn’t do ‘after timing’: the world’s most famous detective was always ahead of the game; the police plodded on....
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Racing Festivals
/ 10 months agoArc De Triomphe weekend 2025: Dates, how to watch on tv, trainers and jockeys to watch
One of Europe’s finest sporting events gets underway in under two weeks, as Paris Longchamp hosts the 2025 Arc De Triomphe...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoDIAMOND SPARKLES: Ian Heitman sees starlets shining bright in Ireland and at St Leger Festival
Irish Champions Weekend at Leopardstown and the Curragh on September 13/14 once again featured some top-class racing with six Group 1...
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Racing Ahead
/ 11 months agoWinners played ‘life’s handicap’: Rolf Johnson tribute to Antony Winlaw – ‘with apologies to Kipling’
Antony Roger Sebastian de Winton Winlaw; most associates knew him as ‘Winlaw’ (time was when surnames were the norm as the...
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News
/ 11 months agoAidan O’Brien has Champions Weekend in mind for Montreal
Montreal, a hugely impressive eight-length winner at Leopardstown on Thursday, is heading to the Irish Champions Festival weekend. Aidan O’Brien’s superbly-bred...
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Racing Festivals
/ 1 year agoNorthumberland Plate Festival 2025: Analysis and preview
Gosforth Park racecourse will stage its leading flat meeting of the season this weekend, as the 2025 Northumberland Plate Festival gets...







