A man in New Zealand has escaped death after running onto the track in the middle of a horse race. The eighth race on Wellington Cup day at Trentham had less than a furlong to go when a man ran from the crowd, made his way onto the track and stood still as the 17 horses approached. Miraculously, no one […]

Cheltenham Festival ante-post favourite Epatante has been treated for a back problem following her shock defeat at Kempton. Nicky Henderson's reigning champion hurdler was brushed aside by Silver Streak in the Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle on Boxing Day. Priced at 2-1 with Paddy Power to retain her crown in March, Epatante was long odds on for her last run – and […]

A man risked death by running onto a racecourse as horses thundered past. The spectator was seconds from disaster after he gained access to the Trentham track in New Zealand. During the eighth race on Wellington Cup day, he ended up in the middle of the equine competitors, in an incident which shocked the racing world. Jockeys were fortunately able […]

Savatiano just might secure that elusive Group 1 win yet. The talented Godolphin mare made a statement at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday that she still has what it takes to win at racing’s highest level. She made winning the Group 2 $200,000 Expressway Stakes (1200m) look routine, leading throughout to score effortlessly. This was Savatiano’s fifth Group 2 win of […]

Enthaar reinforced her credentials as the leading Blue Diamond and Golden Slipper contender with an emphatic victory at Caulfield on Saturday. Star jockey Mark Zahra sat quietly on the boom Written Tycoon filly who put a space on Godolphin colt Ingratiating and Fortunate Kiss in the $160,000 Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m). The blistering performance, which seared a smile on […]

Robin Goodfellow’s Racing Tips: Best bets for Friday, January 29 Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Friday’s meetings at Doncaster, Wolverhampton and Lingfield.  Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Friday’s meetings DONCASTER ROBIN GOODFELLOW   1.00 Le Grand Fromage 1.32 Bumpy Johnson 2.05 The Big Bite 2.37 Megan 3.10 Flinteur Sacre (nb) 3.45 […]

Nicky Martin desperate for Cheltenham Festival Trial to go ahead so unbeaten novice hurdler Bear Ghylls has chance for biggest win of training career Cheltenham Festival Trial could take place on Saturday in a test event   Bear Ghylls is an unbeaten novice and is aiming for biggest win of training career Nicky Martin believes the six-year-old could be special and […]

Saturday‘s Group 3 Canonbury Stakes is something of a fact finding mission for Snowden Racing as the father-son team endeavour to discover just what they have in two colts that are ‘like chalk and cheese’. The Randwick yard will launch a two-pronged attack at Rosehill when Group 3 Breeders’ Plate runner-up Construct is joined by unraced colt Bullpen in the […]

Tagaloa will answer plenty of questions with his performance in Saturday’s Group 3 Manfred Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield. The colt was among the best of his age as a two-year-old last season, winning the Blue Diamond and finishing fourth in the Golden Slipper. But his three-year-old season hasn’t reached the same heights as yet. Victoria-based Yulong Investments bought into Tagaloa […]

Cox Plate winner Sir Dragonet cemented his $5m All-Star Mile credentials after trialling brilliantly at Werribee. Despite the breathtaking performance, co-trainer David Eustace said the former international would still most likely be saved up for the world’s richest mile at The Valley on March 13. “I don’t think we’ll get too carried away running him in a Group 1 over […]