The William Haggas-trained Addeybb has gone back-to-back in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, holding off Verry Elleegant to win a thrilling edition of the $4 million event. Verry Elleegant loomed on the outside but Addeybb was in for the fight and kicked away to score by three quarters of a length. Running out of his skin was the South Australian Dalasan […]

Brian Ellison was delighted to see Nietzsche bag his biggest victory over fences to date with battling performance in the Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase at Ayr. Winner of the 2018 Greatwood Hurdle at Cheltenham, the eight-year-old had been running consistently well in competitive handicap chases all season, most recently finishing eighth in the Ultima Handicap Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. […]

Hall of Fame trainer Leon Macdonald is adamant Dalasan is not there just to make up the numbers in the Group 1 $4 million Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Royal Randwick today. Dalasan ran very well to finish third in last week’s Doncaster Mile but it’s an indication of the quality of the elite seven-horse field that he is […]

Owner Philip Reynolds paid an emotional tribute to Presenting Percy as he confirmed his ‘horse of a lifetime’ has died after suffering from a blood infection. The 10-year-old looked a superstar in the making when producing a scintillating display in the 2018 RSA Chase – his second Cheltenham Festival success, having won the Pertemps Final 12 months earlier. He went […]

The Daily Telegraph racing editor Ray Thomas and Sky Thoroughbred Central’s form expert Ron Dufficy debate all the big-race chances on Day Two of The Championships at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here! SUGGESTED BETS DUFF’S […]

Hall of Fame trainer Chris Waller is optimistic his talented three-year-old fillies Hungry Heart and September Run can secure a feature race double at Royal Randwick tomorrow. Waller is hoping Hungry Heart can give his stable a fourth win in the Group 1 $1 million The Star ATC Australian Oaks (2400m) while September Run takes on the “boys” in the […]

Form from the Festival played its part as Her Indoors came out on top in the NAF Fillies’ Juvenile Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham. According to trainer Alan King, the 6-1 shot found the hustle and bustle of the Fred Winter (Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle) a shade intimidating, and was happier in this smaller field. Under Adrian Heskin she seized command […]

Master Of The Seas got the better of stablemate La Barrosa as Godolphin dominated the finish to the bet365 Craven Stakes at Newmarket. Master Of The Seas had looked every inch a top-class colt in the making when winning the Superlative Stakes on the July Course last summer, and while he could only finish fourth stepped up to Group One […]

Ken Condon is preparing both Thunder Beauty and Miss Amulet for tilts at Guineas glory – with Thunder Beauty heading to Newmarket and Miss Amulet bound for France. Thunder Beauty made a big impression on her racecourse debut at the Curragh last summer before going on to finish fifth in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh and seventh in […]

Racing Victoria Stewards involved in the bungled Richard Laming case will give evidence in a three-day hearing next week. The Herald Sun has established the Office of the Racing Integrity Commissioner has launched an “own motion inquiry” into RV’s failure to prosecute the high-profile integrity matter. Up to 10 people, including RV employees and members of the Victorian Racing Tribunal, […]