The first Saturday in June signals the latest edition of the race they all want to win, as the historic Epsom racecourse hosts the 2024 edition of The […]
Oaks Trials Review: New Candidates Emerge
With the 1,000 and 2,000 Guineas in the books for another year, it’s all eyes on Epsom for the next in the series of Classic contests. Friday 31st […]
Galileo Stars to Shine One Last Time? Legendary Sire’s Final Classic Contenders
As ever, the 2023/24 flat campaign will be lit up by the five Classics of the 1,000 Guineas, the 2,000 Guineas, the Epsom Derby, the Epsom Oaks, and […]
Peslier Calls It a Day: Legendary International Jockey Announces Retirement
Late April brought the news that one of the most widely respected international riders would soon hang up his silks for a final time. Now 51 years of […]
How High Can Haatem Fly After Fluent Craven Success?
With the flat season now underway, thoughts inevitably turn towards the upcoming Classic contests. That all begins, as usual, with the Guineas at Newmarket in May, moving on […]
Coleman Calls it Day: Grade 1 Winning Rider Retires from the Saddle
Less than a month after the retirement of Paisley Park, following his final outing at the Cheltenham Festival, the news came that the rider with whom the horse […]
Gone Too Soon: Stefano Cherchi Passes Away at 23
The 2024 flat season may be in its infancy but it seems likely to have already provided its most heartbreakingly tragic story of the year, with the devastating […]
Stars of the Cheltenham Festival in 2024
Following all the build-up, the Cheltenham Festival is over for another year, and, as ever, the magical four days at Prestbury Park proved well worth the wait. Each […]
Turning the Cheltenham Festival Pink: Rich Ricci’s Main Contenders
In the current century, perhaps the most instantly recognisable silks at the Cheltenham Festival have been those of Mrs Susannah Ricci (wife of US multi-millionaire Rich Ricci): Douvan, […]