Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year MIAMI — How in the world did the world’s most prestigious racing series arrive here? Not here as in Miami, but rather here as in this moment in time? Formula One’s former boss once said he didn’t believe his series needed […]

Track likely Heavy 9 and rail out 3m Race 1 CLASS 3 HCP (1007m) Keen on progressive provincial filly 4. Phule second-up. Did her best work late in a much deeper race resuming, and the winner has since won again against metro opposition. Much better placed here settling back off the speed with plenty of cover, and was scratched from […]

Local trainer Symon Wilde is the king of Warrnambool once again, dominating day one of the three-day carnival with four winners including Vanguard in the feature Brierly Steeplechase. Just a neck separated the winner from stablemate Britannicus, after the pair levelled up in the closing stages of the gruelling 3450-metre jumps race in front of a swollen grandstand. “Have you […]

Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Has NASCAR’s D.B. Cooper been found? Here, at the start of the week when a new NASCAR Hall of Fame class will be announced, a member of the sport’s Hall of Infamy has broken a four-decade silence. “I said, ‘That straightaway […]

Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Monday, May 2 Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Monday’s meetings at Beverley, Kempton, Windsor, Warwick and Bath. Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Monday’s meetings WINDSOR ROBIN GOODFELLOW 2.16 Firenze Rosa 2.51 Mary Of Modena 3.26 Majeski Man 4.01 Via Serendipity 4.36 Maplewood 5.10 Culture 5.45 Rita […]

Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, April 30 WINNERS of the 2,000 Guineas for Godolphin have been scarce recently but the imposing NATIVE TRAIL (Newmarket, 3.40) can put that right. The victory for the Jim Bolger-trained New Approach nine years ago — a horse Godolphin purchased during his juvenile campaign — remains the only success this century in […]

Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Wednesday, April 27 Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Wednesday’s meetings at Ascot, Pontefract, Brighton, Wolverhampton and Musselburgh. Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Wednesday’s meetings ASCOT ROBIN GOODFELLOW 1.50 Tahitian Prince 2.25 Whistle And Flute 3.00 Kings Joy 3.35 Enemy 4.10 Wings Of War 4.40 Sir Busker […]

Track Heavy 8 and rail True Race 1 – 12.55pm: CLASS 1 & MAIDEN PLATE (2100m) We start with a small field over the longer trip. This looks at the mercy of provincial three-year-old 5. Sky Ace who will find this easier than her last two. Hard fit deep into her prep, and well treated on the limit weight. Nowra […]

Chris Waller has ended the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe dream for Melbourne Cup winner Verry Elleegant, opting for another Australian spring campaign with an English option of heading to Champions Day at Ascot in October. The 11-time group 1 winner will race on and follow a familiar path through the Winx Stakes and Chelmsford Stakes before a decision is […]

Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Friday, April 22 Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Friday’s meetings at Doncaster, Southwell, Perth and Sandown. Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Friday’s meetings SANDOWN ROBIN GOODFELLOW 1.20 Korker 1.50 Nuvolari 2.25 Mostahdaf 3.00 Mutasaabeq 3.35 Goldspur 4.10 Oblong Song 4.40 Al Qareem (nb) GIMCRACK 1.20 Amazonian […]