Archie Watson believes the Darley July Cup at Newmarket’s Moët & Chandon July Festival on Saturday is shaping up to be “the race of the season.” The Lambourn trainer will let his two talented sprinters Dragon Symbol and Glen Shiel battle it out against each other in the prestigious six furlong Group One contest, which will also feature defending champion […]

Classy colt Darceandermill has one more box to tick at Randwick this Saturday before trainers Jason Warren and Dean Krongold pull up stumps on his promising juvenile season. The Mornington training partnership have sent their classy son of Lonhro north of the border to tackle the Acy Securities 2YO Handicap (1100m). Darceandermill is chasing his third win from four runs […]

TAB tipping expert Nick Quinn previews the main races at Caulfield and gives his suggested bets. BEST BET: RED SANTA (Caulfield, R6, No.7) VALUE BET: JUMBO OZAKI (Caulfield, R9, No.8) LAY OF THE WEEK: Grinzinger Allee (Caulfield, R9, No.13) 3YO HANDICAP (1100M) Caulfield. R2, 12.25pm Sometimes the more they win, then the better the price and that looks the case […]

A 10 out of 10 ride from Christian Reith gave Southern Lad his first win in more than 500 days in the Listed Ramornie Handicap (1200m) at Grafton on Thursday. Reith settled the John O’Shea-trained six-year-old in a midfield spot behind the speed which was quick enough. He ensured Southern Lad settled in the run as others did the hard […]

Maldivian, the 2008 Cox Plate champion, has died, aged 18. The Mark Kavanagh-trained son of Zabeel amassed $2.8m prizemoney, winning nine of 30 career starts including the 2007 Group 1 Yalumba Stakes and 2009 CF Orr Stakes, both at Caulfield. Maldivian was placed on a further 10 occasions, including five at stakes level. The popular galloper, who was residing at […]

Veteran trainer John Gilmore will take his evergreen stayer Happy Go Plucky to the Grafton Cup on Thursday as he looks to go wherever Joe Pride’s Stockman isn’t. The 73-year-old concedes training is a “young man’s game” these days but says he still gets the thrill out of seeing his horses win. The Gold Coast trainer has had winners in […]

A replacement all-weather fixture at Lingfield has been scheduled for Monday following the abandonment of racing at Windsor. After heavy rain following on from a meeting taking place on very soft ground, the course is currently unraceable and officials have decided the best course of action is to give the track time to recover. The races at Lingfield will mirror […]

Al Aasy is among a field of five for Thursday’s Princess of Wales’s Tattersalls Stakes at Newmarket. William Haggas’ four-year-old has had a good first half of the season, winning twice at Newbury and finishing a narrow second to Pyledriver in the Coronation Cup at Epsom. The Shadwell-owned colt runs here ahead of a possible crack at the King George […]

Joe Tuite believes Surrey Pride ticks a lot of the boxes required to win the prestigious John Smith’s Cup at York on Saturday. A course and distance winner in May, the unexposed four-year-old has been held back to protect his handicap mark ahead of the weekend feature on the Knavesmire. That came with the added risk of missing the cut, […]

Ed Walker’s Starman is poised to take his place at the top of the sprint division when he lines up for the Darley July Cup. The four-year-old is vying for favouritism in the Group One contest over six furlongs on Newmarket’s July course this Saturday. Starman was last seen triumphing in the Duke of York Stakes at York, beating Naharr, […]