Soon Hollie Doyle will explain how a series of cracked bones, courtesy of Jerry the Thelwell pony, set her on the path to becoming a jockey. First, though, comes a story about her unbreakable spirit. Doyle is a rising star in Flat racing, a 24-year-old who has been rewriting records. She set a new benchmark … Read more
Aidan O’Brien lines up powerful trio of Magical, Japan and Serpentine for Champion Stakes at Ascot Superstar mare Magical will lead a strong team for O’Brien this Saturday The 2019 winner could be joined by stablemates Japan and Serpentine The pair missed the Arc after being caught up in a contaminated feed issue By … Read more
Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips for Tuesday, October 13 By Sam Turner For The Daily Mail Published: 21:27 BST, 12 October 2020 | Updated: 21:27 BST, 12 October 2020 Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Tuesday’s meetings at Leicester, Newcastle, Huntingdon, Hereford and Wolverhampton. Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips … Read more
Two-time Arc winner Enable is retired after becoming one of the greatest mares to grace the track… winning £10.7m in prize money in the process Enable, who forged a perfect partnership with Frankie Dettori, has been retired The decision was confirmed on Monday morning by Juddmonte Stud Her sixth place in Prix de L’Arc de … Read more
‘The chances of him running are slim’: 2000 Guineas winner Kameko unlikely to be risked at Ascot due to mixed weather conditions, admits racing manager David Redvers Ascot is set to be soft and heavy due to a mixed weather forecast this week In his nine races, Kameko has never run on ground worse than … Read more
No mix-up this time for Aidan O’Brien as Frankie Dettori-ridden St Mark’s Basilica holds off stablemate Wembley to win the Darley Dewhurst Stakes Ballydoyle pair had finished behind Thunder Moon at the Curragh last time out St Mark’s Basilica led home a one-two for trainer Aidan O’Brien on Saturday It came 24 hours after … Read more
Aidan O’Brien apologies for embarrassing Newmarket mix-up after two of his runners in the Group One Fillies’ Mile ran with the wrong number cloths and wrong jockeys on board O’Brien has apologised after a mix-up with his runners in the bet365 Fillies’ Mile The mix-up meant 50-1 third Snowfall was in fact 18-1 stablemate Mother … Read more
Paul Nicholls sets his sights on Stayers’ Hurdle for McFabulous after impressive victory at Chepstow McFabulous eased to a three-length win in the Persian War Novices’ Hurdle A tilt at the Stayers’ Hurdle in March is now on Nicholls’ radar for the six-year-old His next race is likely to be the Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury … Read more
Paul Nicholls and Ruby Walsh back shake-up at Cheltenham Festival to make way for a new mares’ chase on the Gold Cup card Novices’ handicap chase run will be replaced by the 2m 4f Mares’ Chase The new Grade Two race will be staged on the Gold Cup card on day four The track had … Read more
Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National-winning jockey Robbie Power set to move from Ireland to England due to Covid-19 travel restrictions Jockey has spent the last three seasons shuttling between Kildare and Dorset But the current Covid-19 travel protocols mean that is not possible Power rides Tizzard-trained Shybairnsgetnowt at Ffos Las on Thursday By Marcus … Read more
Robin Goodfellow’s Racing Tips: Best bets for Monday, October 6 By Sam Turner For The Daily Mail Published: 22:32 BST, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 5 October 2020 Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Tuesday’s meetings at Leicester, Lingfield, Catterick and Southwell. Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips … Read more
Robin Goodfellow’s Racing Tips: Best bets for Monday, October 5 By Sam Turner For The Daily Mail Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Monday’s meetings at Pontefract, Wolverhampton and Stratford. Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Monday’s meetings Pontefract ROBIN GOODFELLOW 12.00 Kentucky Kitten 12.30 Ballyconneely Bay … Read more
Aidan O’Brien withdraws his four horses from Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe showdown with Enable due to contaminated feed Japan, Mogul, Serpentine and Sovereign will miss the big race in Paris The four horses have provided positive samples for a banned substance Hot favourite Enable will seek to claim an historic third Arc on … Read more