The much heralded Qipco British Champions Day takes place tomorrow (15th October) at Ascot. There is a terrific card of top class racing, the star of which I am sure will be Frankel (pictured) who runs in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes over the straight mile. This race used to be run over the...
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The Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe is the greatest flat race in Europe and will be run this Sunday (2nd October) over 12 furlongs at Longchamp in France. Workforce (pictured winning from Nakayama Festa a year ago) will be attempting to win the race for a second time. The last horse to do this...
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It is ten days to the fifth and final classic of the 2011 Flat season, the Ladbrokes St Leger Stakes at Doncaster. The race is worth £500,000.00 and run over 1 mile 6 furlongs. Sea Moon (pictured) is the antepost favourite after his win at York in the Voltigeur Stakes. Either all the other...
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July is always a terrific month for Flat racing, starting with the Coral Eclipse on the 2nd where So You Think beat Workforce, then my favourite meeting, the three day July Festival at Newmarket, but the big race of the month is the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on the...
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The Group 1 Coral Eclipse worth £400,000.00 which will be run over one mile two furlongs at Sandown Park tomorrow (2nd) should be a cracking race. There are only five runners and the race does look as though it will be fought out between So You Think and Workforce. So You Think comes over...
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The Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby will be run this Sunday at the Curragh in Ireland. The race is worth 1,250,000 euros and will be run over 1 mile 4 furlongs. There will be eight runners and the Queen’s horse, Carlton House (pictured), is a warm favourite to run a big race. The Aidan O’Brien...
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Royal Ascot which kicks off tomorrow (Tuesday 14th) is the Flat racing equivalent to the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival. Royal Ascot is over five days as opposed to Cheltenham’s four. There are some mouth watering races in store, none more so than the reappearance of Frankel (pictured) in Tuesday’s St James’s Palace Stakes run over one...
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The Investec Epsom Derby Meeting got underway today, Friday 3rd June, when the Coronation Cup and Investec Oaks, both Group 1′s, were run over the Derby distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs. St Nicoholas Abbey and Midday fought out a thrilling finish in the Coronation Cup and Dancing Rain received a great tactical ride from Johnny...
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The first two flat classics for the three year olds, the 2000 and 1000 Guineas, will be run at Newmarket over the straight mile on Saturday and Sunday this weekend. This years sponsors are Qipco and the races are each worth £350,000.00. Frankel (pictured) has shown his well being at Newbury already and it would be a...
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The Breeders’ Cup World Championship races start tomorrow (5th) at Churchill Downs in America. ATR are covering all races on the 5th and 6th. Quite a few hopefuls are crossing the pond, some more hopeful than others. On Friday the 5th, Midday from the Henry Cecil stable is a warm favourite to repeat her...
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