The 13-time Grade 1 winner is expecting a foal and has plans to visit another sire later this year. The mare will be bred with Blue Bresil, a sire known for producing impressive jumpers. Blue Bresil has sired 20 black type-winning jumpers, including Constitution Hill, Blue Lord, Good Land, Inthepocket, L’Autonomie, Mick Jazz, and Royale Pagaille. The decision to breed […]
He achieved it in winning the Japan Cup, which was named the world’s greatest race for the first time. His presence also helped elevate four Japanese Grade 1s into the top ten. The Takarazuka Kinen ranked fifth, the Tenno Sho and the Arima Kinen tied for sixth, and the Irish Champion Stakes also ranked eighth. In terms of the overall […]
Where have all the young hurdlers gone? The decline in juvenile hurdling can be partially attributed to the increasing number of horses rated 90-plus on the Flat being sold to the Middle East, Hong Kong, and Australia. However, this year’s entry for juvenile hurdling is down 25 percent compared to the last two years. Published on 23 January 2024, in […]
Patrick Mullins, assistant to Willie Mullins, was pleased with the performance of Mystical Power, a son of the yard’s Champion Hurdle heroine Annie Power, at Punchestown but thinks the Closutton camp will know more about their novice plans at Cheltenham following next week’s Dublin Racing Festival. He said: “Mystical Power was very impressive at Punchestown and seems to be improving […]
Catterick Racecourse in North Yorkshire is closely monitoring high winds ahead of Wednesday’s fixture as Storm Jocelyn hits Britain. On Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, strong gusts were recorded across various areas of the country, reaching speeds of up to 97mph in North Wales. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for a spell of strong winds on […]
The 2023 Quality Assured Racecourse Scheme has revealed the best raceday experiences in England and Wales. Grade 1 tracks such as Aintree, Newbury, and York have been recognized as the top venues. In Scotland, Ayr, Hamilton, and Musselburgh have retained their five-star visitor attraction ratings. Trained assessors from VisitEngland or VisitScotland analyze each course to provide an objective assessment of […]
The runner-up in the race demonstrated keenness and took the lead early on. However, he had a tendency to jump out to his left, which resulted in significant interference at the first fence. This interference caused the favorite, Djelo, to fall. In other news, there have been updates on several horse racing events. Top Silviniaco Conti’s impressive performance has given […]
I don’t really believe that, I do the same stuff every week and am very comfortable with it, but in the spirit of trying something that everyone else seems to enjoy, I’ve had a go at putting together an ante-post accumulator for the Cheltenham Festival. Accas are a very muggy way to bet because the margin in favour of the […]
Editeur Du Gite received £52,280 for winning last year’s rescheduled Clarence House Chase at Cheltenham, a Grade 1 race. Il Ridoto received £56,270 for winning a handicap chase on the same card, while Ahoy Senor received £67,843.20 for winning the Cotswold Chase, a Grade 2 race. If Editeur Du Gite had won the original Clarence House Chase at Ascot a […]
But there is another threat to the sport which racing practitioners like to talk about much less boldly, and which those who govern the sport refer to somewhat opaquely as racing’s ‘social licence’. Put bluntly, will a public – one whose ideas about what is and isn’t acceptable continue to evolve and change across a broad range of topics – […]