The Golden Slipper fate of Kiwi gun Sword Of State will be decided on Monday with Te Akau Racing relying on the weather gods to help determine what path to take with several of its high profile stars this autumn. A flight has been booked across the Tasman for Sword Of State however trainer Jamie Richards confirmed on Sunday that […]

‘I still get abuse for it now. People wishing I’d get Covid’: Jamie Moore opens up on his infamous fall at last year’s Festival and the secret agony of his wife’s cancer Jamie Moore has had a tumultuous 12 months following last year’s Festival  The 36-year-old was catapulted out of his saddle as he was heading for victory  Since then, […]

Dan Skelton has announced Roksana will try to regain her title in the Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle next week at Cheltenham. The nine-year-old also had the option of running in the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle and when Philip Hobbs revealed on Friday that Thyme Hill had met with a setback and would miss the race, her price began to contract […]

MICK MAESTRO is fancied to spring an upset in the Paddy Power Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (2.25) at Sandown Park this afternoon. Although he’s had no more than 11 starts over obstacles, the eight-year-old has been in the care of three trainers – Tom George, Alan King and now Lincolnshire-based Nick Kent. The son of Air Chief Marshal, who has […]

Promising three-year-old Casino Seventeen could be heading towards the Listed Port Adelaide Guineas in April following its gritty win in a $52,250 3yo Benchmark 68 at Morphettville Parks on Saturday. Heavily supported at $2.25 the Travis Doudle-trained runner had to pull out all stops under desperate riding from Paul Gatt to nose out a diving Morty ($10). Early leader Showusyourmotor […]

The Kris Lees-trained Mugatoo held off Russian Camelot to score in the third edition of the $5 million All-Star Mile. The pair gapped the rest with South Australian galloper Behemoth running third while Australian Guineas winner Lunar Fox ran fourth. Hugh Bowman was the winning rider. MUGATOO FOR NSW HAS WON THE 2021 @allstarmile!@[email protected]/TiY1VFdMv0 Originally published as2021 All-Star Mile Result […]

The long awaited Cheltenham Festival is back! Featuring the best British and Irish horses – one of the most prestigious National Hunt Meetings of the year is not to be missed. Over the next four days the Daily Mirror will be bringing you all the top line coverage from the Cheltenham Racecourse from Day One featuring the Unibet Champion Hurdle […]

Altior will sport first-time cheekpieces as he bids to regain his Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase title at next week’s Cheltenham Festival. The 11-year-old secured the second of his back-to-back victories in the two-mile showpiece in 2019, but has endured mixed fortunes subsequently – losing his unbeaten record over obstacles when stepped up in distance in November of that year, […]

Envoi Allen heads 14 confirmations for the Marsh Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham next week. The unbeaten star was in the headlines last week when owners Cheveley Park Stud decided to move him to Henry de Bromhead’s yard in the wake of the Gordon Elliott scandal. Already a dual winner at the Festival, he is likely to be one of the […]

Paisley Park is the star name among 18 confirmations for the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle at Cheltenham. Following the defection of market rival Thyme Hill on Friday morning, Emma Lavelle’s stable star will be a hot favourite to regain his crown in Thursday’s Grade One showpiece, having suffered a heart problem when bidding for back-to-back victories 12 months ago. The […]