Zeyaadah puts her Classic credentials on the line in the Weatherbys ePassport Cheshire Oaks at Chester. The Roger Varian-trained filly is currently a 20-1 chance for the Cazoo Oaks at Epsom next month, after winning all her three starts as a juvenile. The form of her latest success in the Listed Montrose Stakes at Newmarket in October was given a […]

Wolverhampton course and distance winner WELOOF can strike again in the New Betting Sites At bellbet.com Handicap (5.30). John Butler's charge was most impressive two starts ago at Lingfield, when he made a decisive move over three furlongs out before quickening clear. The five-and-a-half length winning margin instigated a 7lb rise from the handicapper – and he subsequently turned in […]

With Newmarket's Qipco Guineas Festival wrapped up, the big summer races are just around the corner. The Cazoo Oaks and Derby arrive first in June, quickly followed by Royal Ascot just a couple of weeks later. Here Mirror Racing picks out five horses to follow for the top fixtures and beyond… Indigo Girl John Gosden's daughter of Dubawi was most […]

Ante-post favourite for the Cazoo Derby, High Definition, has been pencilled in for a prep run at Lingfield on Saturday. Trainer Aidan O'Brien hopes to send him over for the Novibet Derby Trial Stakes. Nine winners of the race, including the stable's Anthony Van Dyck in 2019, have gone on to triumph at Epsom. High Definition is as low as […]

Jacob Opperman had only just started riding at this time last year but the rising star apprentice’s rapid accent through the South Australian ranks will be complete this Saturday when he rides in his first Group 1. The 17-year-old talent is set to pilot the Lee Creek-trained Royal Mile in the $500,000 Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville. […]

Kurt Goldman enjoyed one of his most memorable moments on a racecourse when he won last year’s Wagga Town Plate but a victory in 2021 would hold added significance for the country trainer. Goldman, who won the 2020 edition with Irish Songs, wants to win the race again on Thursday for his late mentor Noel Doyle, the iconic Queensland trainer […]

ABINGDON, Va. — Former NASCAR driver Eric McClure died Sunday, his family and the series said. He was 42. No details were given about his death. McClure had posted on social media as recently as Saturday. The Washington County sheriff’s office said McClure’s body was sent to Roanoke for an autopsy. “We are saddened to learn of the passing of […]

High Definition, ante-post favourite for the Cazoo Derby, could warm up for Epsom with a run in the Novibet Derby Trial Stakes at Lingfield on Saturday. Trainer Aidan O’Brien believes the Surrey track will give the twice-raced unbeaten son of Galileo vital experience ahead of the premier Classic on June 5. High Definition is as low as 5-2 for the […]

Mother Earth gave trainer Aidan O’Brien a third successive victory in the Qipco 1000 Guineas as she claimed the fillies’ Classic in the hands of Frankie Dettori. All eyes had been on O’Brien’s other runner, Santa Barbara – but it was the bigger-priced filly who grabbed the glory at Newmarket, taking the Ballydoyle trainer’s tally in the race to seven, […]

Lady Bowthorpe showed a bright turn of foot in the closing stages to win the Group Two Betfair Dahlia Stakes at Newmarket. Ridden towards the back of the seven-runner field by Kieran Shoemark, the daughter of Nathaniel burst to the front in the final furlong to beat 2/1 market leader Queen Power and close third Lavender’s Blue. It was a […]