The trainer went close in the 2,000 Guineas of 2016 with Massaat but he can finally have a day to remember at DoncasterHaving so nearly become a Classic-winning trainer in his first season, Owen Burrows can get there in his fifth. His Massaat went close in the 2,000 Guineas of 2016 and top-class success has since proved elusive but Hukum (3.35) can give him a day to remember in the St Leger.This fine-looking colt has already done his bit for the yard, landing a Royal Ascot handicap and the Geoffrey Freer, but both times he has suggested there is plenty more to come and he has the class for this test. That is also true of Pyledriver but stamina could...
Indigo Girl is the new second-favourite for next year’s 1,000 Guineas after a convincing success in the May Hill Stakes Indigo Girl, a full-sister to the Group One-winning Journey, is the new second-favourite for next year’s 1,000 Guineas after an ultimately convincing success in the Group Two May Hill Stakes on the second day of Doncaster’s Leger Festival on Thursday.John Gosden’s filly was slowly away from the stalls but made swift progress through the field heading into the final three furlongs and went on to beat Dubai Fountain by three-quarters of a length with Zabeel Queen, the favourite, back in third. Related: Talking Horses: BHA ban Phoenix Thoroughbreds from British racing Sandown 12.50 Significantly 1.25 Newyorkstateofmind 2.00 Maximal 2.30 Dubai...
The planned trial meetings at Warwick and Newmarket later this month will go ahead with crowds limited to a thousandDoncaster’s pilot to get some paying spectators back into a racecourse lasted only one day and the remainder of its Leger Festival will unfold in near-silence, but there is slightly more positive news from Jockey Club Racecourses regarding planned trials with limited crowds at Warwick and Newmarket later this month.Rather than the 5,000 who were due to be at Town Moor for the Leger on Saturday, the jumps card at Warwick on 21 September and the three-day meeting at Newmarket from 24 September are expected to have an attendance limit of 1,000. As things stand, though, both could still go ahead,...
The first racegoers allowed into a track since March will be turning up at Doncaster but the outlook is newly gloomyTuesday’s late news about tightening coronavirus restrictions came just in time to sour the return of racegoers to a British racecourse. Up to 3,640 ticket-buyers are allowed in the ‘general admission’ areas at Doncaster on Wednesday, rising to more than 6,000 for the next three days, which should be a moment for hope that this is a firm step towards normality and the worst is past. Related: Drive to rescue horse racing finances launched after Priti Patel meeting "Planning is already well-advanced." Racecourses hope to accommodate paying spectators - in some form - from 1 October.This date needs further confirmation...
Creating ‘a community in which people can find support and camaraderie’ is the aim for new body promoting inclusivenessThe ancient stereotype of racing as a stuffy old club, resistant to difference or change, is a little less true this week, following the launch of Racing With Pride, the official LGBT+ network for British racing. It is the work of the Diversity in Racing Steering Group, whose members come from across the racing industry with the collective mission of “offering a big-hearted welcome for everyone”. Related: Talking Horses: big market mover Galileo Chrome has Leger in his sights Newton Abbot1.00 The Bees Knees 1.30 Horse Force One 2.05 Dariya 2.40 Storm Home 3.15 Cheltenam De Vaige 3.50 The Late Legend 4.25 Bebraveforglory Continue reading...