Melbourne Cup favourite Hitotsu has sustained a leg injury, which has put a line through the spring carnival and raised doubts about his racing future. The champion three-year-old, which won the VRC Derby in the spring before winning the Australian Guineas and ATC Derby in the autumn, suffered an injury to his suspensory branch in his near fore leg, which […]

FORT WORTH, Texas — Ryan Blaney needed two extra laps after thinking he had already won the NASCAR All-Star race and $1 million, staying in front through a green-white-checkered finish after a caution came out just yards before he got to the line the first time. Blaney’s crew was already celebrating the victory in the pit, and the driver had […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Scott Dixon used a breathtaking run of more than 234 mph to post the fastest Indianapolis 500 pole run in history. The New Zealander will lead the field to green in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” for the fifth time in his career. Considered the best driver of his generation, Dixon turned four laps on Sunday at an […]

Charlie Appleby’s Native Trail will seek to emulate National Stakes success when he takes on up to 10 rivals in the Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh Native Trail was an impressive winner of the National Stakes last season  Newmarket Guineas runner-up seeks to go one better in Irish 2,000 Guineas  The home team on Saturday is headed by the […]

Fresh from a group 1 winning weekend with gun sprinter Mazu, the Peter and Paul Snowden and Sam Clipperton combination could well be in the winner’s stall again with promising filly Pierossa at Goulburn on Tuesday. The Pierro filly produced an eye-catching debut second at Canterbury two weeks ago, charging home to be narrowly beaten by Amati in a 1200m […]

Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, May 14 Baaeed bids for a seventh straight career win in Saturday’s Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes and victory would crown the four-year-old as the pre-eminent miler of the last decade. Baaeed is a red-hot favourite and, in all probability, will extend his winning sequence en route to more Group One glory at […]

Newcastle trainer Kris Lees sees a lot of Scone Cup winner Rustic Steel in Never Talk and Wandabaa as they line up in the Dark Jewel Classic at Scone on Saturday. Both mares are in form but just need luck at the right time to return to the group 3 winner’s circle, like Rustic Steel had in winning The Coast […]

Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Thursday, May 12 Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Thursday’s meetings at York, Salisbury, Perth, Newmarket and Fontwell.  Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Thursday’s meetings ROBIN GOODFELLOW 2.15 Cirque Royal 2.45 Champagnesuperover 3.20 Amalfi Doug 3.55 Aurora Thunder 4.25 Jackhammer 4.55 Sword Of Fate 5.30 Durragh GIMCRACK    […]

John Gosden hails Emily Upjohn as ‘The Fugue class’ after upwardly mobile filly shows Oaks credentials with impressive victory at York Emily Upjohn powered to victory in the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York She was cut to 13-8 favourite with Sky Bet for the Epsom Classic on June 3 John Gosden compared her to The Fugue, who finished third in 2012 Oaks […]

Eight-time Derby winning trainer Aidan O’Brien could have SIX runners in the Epsom Classic next month, as he admits stable jockey Ryan Moore will find it tough not to choose impressive trial victor Stone Age Trainer Aidan O’Brien could be represented by six horses in the Cazoo Derby Stone Age impressed in Leopardstown Derby trial on Sunday afternoon O’Brien’s stable jockey […]