World of Horses

The lead-up to the 2020 edition witnessed a surprising late development, as Aidan O’Brien withdrew all four of his intended runners due to an issue with contaminated feed. […]

Aidan O’Brien’s Santiago headed the betting in what looked like a wide-open renewal of the Doncaster showpiece, having posted an excellent effort when third against his elders in […]

Andrew Balding’s Kameko headed the betting for the 2020 edition of the big race having already claimed the season’s opening Classic of the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket. With […]

We had an unusual edition of the Oaks in 2020, with the event taking place around a month later than originally scheduled due to the global health issues […]

Roger Charlton sent out the favourite in what looked a wide-open renewal, with his Frankel filly, Quadrilateral, making her way to the head of the market following a […]

Charlie Appleby’s Pinatubo had swept all before him during a spectacular juvenile campaign, becoming the highest-rated two-year-old of the current century. It was therefore no surprise to see […]

There was a significant hole in the springtime racing calendar in 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic seeing the Aintree Grand National cancelled for the first time since the […]

A maximum field of 30 went to post in 2019. To say that the dominant yards of Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott were strongly represented is something of […]