Just five runners lined up for the 2026 edition of the Dewhurst Stakes. However, contained within that quintet were the early favourites for the 2,000 Guineas and Epsom […]

Sixteen runners lined up for the 2026 edition of the most coveted 1m4f contest on the European calendar, with France, Great Britain, Ireland, Japan, and Germany all represented […]

A total of 27 runners lined up for the 2026 edition of this late-season highlight. In a typically competitive renewal, the three-year-old Gavriel made his way to the […]

A late deluge of rain threatened the 2026 Ayr Gold Cup fixture. While other races on the card were delayed, the feature event started almost on time. Despite […]

The name O’Brien dominated the final field in the 250th edition of the St Leger, with Aidan and Joseph O’Brien saddling six of the 11 runners between them. […]

Love Me Tender was the subject of a huge gamble in 2026. Available to back at 33/1 a little over a week before the race, his odds began […]

The 2026 edition of the Juddmonte International was billed as a head-to-head clash between Godolphin and Coolmore, as leading lights from the yards of John & Thady Gosden […]

A dozen runners lined up in the 2026 edition of Europe’s richest mile contest, with the market headed by the only British Classic winner in the field. Unbeaten […]

As ever, one of the staying highlights of the season took centre stage on the opening day of the Qatar Goodwood Festival. Eight runners went to post in […]

The 2026 middle-distance highlight attracted an international cast of stars, with runners hailing from Britain, Ireland, France, and Japan. Home hopes rested squarely on the shoulders of the […]

11 talented sprinters lined up for the feature event at the Newmarket July Festival. Having featured prominently in the market in the days leading up to the race, […]

Eleven runners lined up for the staying centrepiece of the 2026 flat season, with the market headed by the Justify colt, Scandinavia. Yet to race beyond two miles […]

A talented field of eight lined up for the 2026 edition of the Day 2 feature at Royal Ascot. Topping the market in the days leading up to […]

We enjoyed a dramatic renewal of the Derby in 2026, with a deluge of rain contributing to the slowest time since 1983, and non-runner controversy in the aftermath. […]

Aidan O’Brien and Ralph Beckett dominated the 2026 Oaks field, with three entries apiece. Sitting second on the all-time Oaks trainer’s table, behind 19th century handler Robert Robson, […]

Ten talented milers lined up for the highlight of Newbury’s flat season. For much of the week, the Frankel colt Damysus just shaded favouritism. Hailing from the yard […]

Seventeen runners were declared for the 2026 edition of the handicap highlight of the Chester May Meeting. However, the withdrawals of Lips Freedom and Tashkhan brought the final […]

Nineteen runners lined up in an enthralling edition of the fillies Classic in 2026. Having ended her juvenile season with back-to-back Group 1 wins, including over the Guineas […]

A pair of familiar trainers worked their way to the head of the market for the opening Classic of the 2026 campaign. Well supported on the day, the […]

A final field of 21 represented a slightly lower turnout than usual for the biggest event of the Scottish racing year. That number decreased further following a deluge […]

A maximum field of 30 lined up for the 2026 edition of the Easter Monday showpiece. In a competitive renewal, strong support on the day saw Soldier In […]

William Haggas moved to the top of the all-time Lincoln trainers table thanks to the success of Godwinson in 2025. Twelve months on, the market suggested he had […]

While not always the most reliable trial for the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the horses that fought out the finish in the King George VI Chase dominated the 2026 […]

As the most successful owner in Cheltenham Festival history, there aren’t too many Festival contests missing from the JP McManus CV. The highest profile absentee, and the only […]

With State Man ruled out at the start of the season, Constitution Hill reverting to the flat, and Sir Gino injured in his prep race, much of the […]