Billy Loughnane has carried all before him on the all-weather circuit this winter and showed he is just as effective on turf by winning the first race of the new season on Doddie’s Impact at Doncaster. The Pertemps Network EBF Brocklesby Stakes is the traditional curtain-raiser on Town Moor and attracted a field of 16 […]
William Haggas goes in search of a record fifth Pertemps Network Lincoln on Saturday with Al Mubhir lining up at Doncaster for the Somerville Lodge handler. Haggas is locked with Jack Robinson on four victories apiece in the season-opening handicap, but appears to have an outstanding chance of becoming the outright leading trainer in the […]
Valadero has some big boots to fill as he bids to provide prominent owners Amo Racing with back-to-back victories in the Pertemps Network EBF Brocklesby Stakes at Doncaster on Saturday. The five-furlong contest for unraced two-year-olds is the traditional curtain-raiser to the British turf Flat season and was won in brilliant style 12 months ago […]
Angel Bleu returns to Saint-Cloud attempting to maintain his unbeaten record on the continent in the Prix Edmond Blanc on Saturday. Ralph Beckett’s son of Dark Angel struck twice on French soil as a two-year-old, firstly landing the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere before doubling his Group One haul in the Criterium International 20 days later. Despite […]
Andrew Thornton has paid tribute to trainer John Spearing, who has died at the age of 82. Thornton was the regular rider of Simon, who won the Sky Bet Chase and Racing Post Chase in 2007 for Spearing in the famous colours of Mercy Rimell. Spearing will also be remembered for training Run And Skip, […]
Karl Burke is excited to see El Caballo make his first competitive appearance since Royal Ascot last summer in the Pertemps Network Cammidge Trophy at Doncaster on Saturday. Narrowly beaten on his Town Moor debut two years ago, the Havana Gold colt went on to win his next six races, including his first four last […]
Grade One-winning handler Harry Whittington will relinquish his training licence at the end of the season. Whittington has held a licence for over 10 years at his Hill Barn Stables base overlooking Lambourn and enjoyed notable big-race success with the likes of Arzal, Saint Calvados, Simply The Betts and Rouge Vif. Arzal provided him with […]
Mojo Star is reported to be in rude health as connections begin to plot a route back to the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in June. Richard Hannon’s charge might have won only one of his eight starts to date, but proved himself a top-notch three-year-old by finishing second in both the Derby and the […]
Willie Mullins enjoyed a landmark afternoon as he registered an across-the-card bumper double at Limerick and Naas, bringing up his 200th winner of the season in Ireland in the process. The horse to give the champion trainer the double century was Junta Marvel (85-40), who made a successful debut in the Storms The Stars @ […]
Richard Fahey is targeting the Musidora Stakes at York’s Dante meeting in May as a starting point for his exciting filly Midnight Mile. A debut winner at Doncaster last July, she was not seen again until winning the Oh So Sharp Stakes at Newmarket in October. That set her up for a trip to the […]