Winners of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe have a lousy record when flying out for the Breeders’ Cup the next monthEnjoyable as it is to contemplate Enable’s participation in the Breeders’ Cup Turf, one consequence is that punters will have another of those really difficult decisions to make. Do you take short odds about a horse who, for all her quality, is trying to do something that has never been done before? Related: Champions Day: James Fanshawe hopes Tin Man can strike gold Nottingham 1.30 Deebee 2.00 Poetic Legacy 2.30 Dorah 3.05 Moon King 3.35 Existential 4.05 Elasia 4.40 Samovar 5.15 Savannah’s Show Continue reading...
The whole sport will have to accept the need for continued effort and improvement in this area if MPs are to be satisfiedThe name of the British Horseracing Authority was being bandied about a lot in a committee room of the House of Commons last night as MPs discussed welfare in horse racing. But behind the question of how well the BHA is doing its job, the more important message for racing to absorb is that law-makers are very keenly interested in the welfare record of the sport itself, regardless of who happens to be the regulator at any given moment. Related: Praise and criticism for BHA as MPs debate equine welfare regulator Hereford 2.20 Jonagold 2.55 Let’s Sway 3.25 Cresswell...
New Chasers & Hurdlers includes a deep sigh over the great offence taken on behalf of jockeys when criticism is expressedJohn McCririck cut a sad and forlorn figure on the ITV This Morning sofa last week, talking about life after his dismissal by Channel 4 Racing. The betting ring presenter famously took ‘the suits’ who sacked him to a tribunal claiming age discrimination but lost the case. Related: BHA clashes with Tim Farron over equine welfare before Westminster debate Musselburgh 1.20 Jordan Electrics 1.50 Shamaheart 2.20 Smugglers Creek 2.50 Supaulette 3.20 Love Dreams 3.50 Mythmaker (nb) 4.20 Never Be Enough 4.50 Mable Lee Continue reading...
Trainer closing on third championship in seven years Gosden in pole position to train Too Darn Hot’s £3.68m brother John Gosden insisted that a third trainers’ title in seven years is the last thing on his mind as he watched his stable stars exercise on Warren Hill at dawn on Friday, but he knows that the hard work is already done. Four of his horses will start favourite for Group One races over the next eight days and if Too Darn Hot, an even-money chance, can take an outstanding renewal of the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday, Gosden will head towards Champions Day at Ascot with the championship all but secured.He will also have made a compelling case to...
A written test about the local sport’s history proved beyond the Brazilian, who needs somewhere else to ride next yearIn absolutely extraordinary news, the ruling body of Japanese racing has told João Moreira that he can’t have a full jockey’s licence to ride there this season. “Magic Man” Moreira has become an enormously popular rider in the region, due to his success in Hong Kong, and would be an instant draw wherever he rides, including here in Britain, where he impressed at the Shergar Cup a couple of months ago. Related: Sheikh Fahad al-Thani’s new £3.6m horse could prove ‘cheap’ Worcester 1.25 Desirable Court 1.55 Nightfly 2.25 Freedom Run 3.00 Back On The Lash 3.30 Winter Spice 4.00 The Dawn Man 4.35 Braddan Head Continue reading...