All posts tagged "Derby"
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/ 7 days ago2026 Saudi Cup day review: From early desks to Forever Young’s $20m masterclass
With so much racing to look forward to, I arrived at the track bright and early to avoid a scrum for...
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News
/ 1 week agoPRINCE PUMPS UP THE VOLUME: Richard Eagle gets out and about the yards, gallops and trackside social spots
Richard Eagle gets out and about the yards, gallops and trackside social spots...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 week agoNO COMMENT? THAT’S DUMB
Rolf Johnson asks: Can racing find its voice again Sir Peter O’Sullevan and Lester Piggott at Ascot in 2000, and right:...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 week agoYOUNG PERSON’S GAME AFTER ALL
Jonathan Hobbs finds crowds are voting with their feet -back to the tracks SO if Friday Night Live tells us anything,...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoNO NAMES TILL THE GONGS GO: Jonathan Hobbs wants to keep the suspense as the top contenders line up
NEXT month we will crown a new Greyhound of the Year, the sport’s highest accolade. And even though I want to...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoFANS FLOCKING BACK TO DOGS: Stadium bosses Arena report rocketing fresh interest at tracks and online
Plans are afoot to make 2026 the year of the greyhound for Arena Racing Company Marketing manager Sarah Newman said: “2025...
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All Weather
/ 2 months agoSHADER HOT ON THE SAND: But Ian Heitman sees Dubai Honour raise the temperature on All Weather
A few changes were made prior to the start of the 13th All-Weather Championships, the only Group 3 to be run...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoTOM MAKES HIS MARQ IN JAPAN: Rolf Johnson reports on Japan Cup meeting
The betting world, well ours, missed a trick in the 45th Japan Cup, November 30. Most years’ hordes of Japanese racefans...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoHAIR DRYER TREATMENT: Simon Nott talks to Alan Hurndall in Star Sports video
In a final instalment of our transcript of video memoirs, Alan Hurndall found himself at on the end of an Alex...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoHong Kong International races preview: Romantic Warrior headlines world-class card
As some of you will know, I am lucky enough to head East most years to take in both the Japan...
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Racing Ahead
/ 3 months agoJapan Cup 2025 preview: Calandagan leads European charge
Whether we like to admit it – or not – we now live in a big, wide world in all respects,...
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Racing Ahead
/ 3 months agoGONG TO THE DOGS: Jonathan Hobbs has eye on the prizes at the first bend in race for awards
DECEMBER means awards season and the great and the good in many sports and pastimes will be voted on, nominated, and...
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Racing Ahead
/ 3 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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News
/ 4 months agoBreeders’ Cup 2025: Breeders’ Cup Classic analysis and preview
The 2025 Breeders’ Cup gets underway this weekend and with it comes the running of America’s most valuable race – the...
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News
/ 4 months agoBreeders’ Cup 2025: Dates, how to watch on TV, trainers and jockeys to watch
The eyes of the racing world will turn stateside this weekend, as the 2025 Breeders’ Cup gets underway.
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 months agoDOGS LIFE’S LOOKING UP: Jonathan Hobbs sees bright future in changing world of greyhound racing
IF a week is a long time in politics, a month in greyhound racing is a lifetime. Pictures: Gary Garner But...
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 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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News
/ 4 months agoAidan O’Brien declares big two for Futurity Trophy Stakes clash at Doncaster
Aidan O’Brien has declared both Benvenuto Cellini and Hawk Mountain for the final Group One of the season in Britain on...
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Racing Festivals
/ 4 months agoFuturity Trophy Stakes weekend 2025: Analysis and preview as Aidan O’Brien chases Group One record at Doncaster
Futurity Trophy Stakes Weekend gets underway this weekend, with the final Group One race of the 2025 season headlining the event...
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News
/ 5 months agoRacing welcomes new four-year deal with ITV
ITV has agreed a new four-year deal to broadcast free-to-air coverage of UK horse racing from 2027 until the end of...
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Racing Festivals
/ 5 months agoBritish Champions Day: Champions Stakes analysis and preview
Britain’s richest raceday will return to Ascot in under three weeks’ time, British Champions Day brings a close to the 2025...
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Racing Ahead
/ 5 months agoABLE AND WINNING: Graham Buddry on the career of Arc-conquering superhorse Enable
The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is justly considered the premier race in all of Europe and since its inception in...
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Andy Newton
/ 5 months agoCLASS AND A LUCKY DRAW: Andy Newton looks for the key factors in winning Europe’s richest race
Europe’s richest Flat race on the turf also takes place this month – as it’s off to France for the Prix...
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Racing Festivals
/ 5 months agoAidan O’Brien struggling to split St Leger trio
Aidan O’Brien feels “there might not be much between” Scandinavia, Lambourn and Stay True as the trio all go for gold...
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Racing Festivals
/ 5 months agoSunway gets another chance at staying gold in Doncaster Cup
David Menuisier is backing stable star Sunway to provide him with a significant birthday winner in the Betfred Howard Wright Doncaster...
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Racing Festivals
/ 5 months agoTom Marquand excited to be riding St Leger favourite Scandinavia
Five years on from landing the Betfred St Leger for Joseph O’Brien on Galileo Chrome, Tom Marquand will team up with...
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 months agoHistory of the Greyhound Derby: The Early Years to Towcester
The inaugural English Greyhound Derby was held at White City Stadium in London back in 1927. It’s now firmly established as...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 6 months agoIrish Champions Festival 2025: Dates, how to watch on TV, trainers and jockeys to watch
A festival like no other in Irish flat-racing is just over two weeks away, as the 2025 Irish Champions Festival gets...
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Racing Ahead
/ 6 months agoSaddle stars off the leash: Horse racing legends set to boost Lambourn whippet charity race day
Bragging rights in the horse racing industry will be on the line this month as some of the sport’s most recognisable...
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News
/ 7 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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