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Montiridge on trial for Irish 2,000 Guineas

Racing Post | 10 days ago
KEEPING his best horses apart is an ongoing challenge for Richard Hannon and he tries a less orthodox route at Windsor with Montiridge, whom he pitches in against older horses to test his Classic credentials. Read More...

SINGAPORE: Cadeaux camp happy as star chases more global glory

Racing Post | 10 days ago
RED CADEAUX, chasing more big-race glory in Sunday's Singapore Airlines International Cup, is "as happy as Larry and as fit as a flea" according to connections who rate classy German raider Pastorius as their main danger. Read More...

Cadeaux camp happy as star chases more global glory

Racing Post | 10 days ago
RED CADEAUX, chasing more big-race glory in Sunday's Singapore Airlines International Cup, is "as happy as Larry and as fit as a flea" according to connections who rate classy German raider Pastorius as their main danger. Read More...

Dawn hardens as Derby favourite with Battle below par

Racing Post | 10 days ago
OUT of the swirling mists of this week's Classic trials a chestnut colt with a white face was emerging as the outstanding candidate for the Investec Derby with Dawn Approach hardening to 6-4 favourite for Epsom glory next month. Read More...

Marengo battles to underwhelming Derrinstown success

Racing Post | 11 days ago
AFTER a week of impressive Derby trial victories for Aidan O'Brien the trainer may have found himself feeling a little deflated despite snaring another one with Battle Of Marengo. Read More...

Marengo battles to underwhelming Derrinstown success

Racing Post | 11 days ago
AFTER a week of impressive Derby trial victories for Aidan O'Brien the trainer may have found himself feeling a little deflated despite snaring another one with Battle Of Marengo. Read More...

Maguire taken to hospital for shoulder x-ray

Racing Post | 11 days ago
JASON MAGUIRE'S hopes of building up a big lead over Tony McCoy in the jockeys' championship could have taken a knock. Read More...

FRANCE: Flotilla flies home to land Pouliches

Racing Post | 11 days ago
FLOTILLA, a winner at last year's Breeders' Cup, came late and fast to grab glory in the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches. Mikel Delzangles' filly thrived off a blistering gallop and, under a perfectly timed run by Christophe Lemaire, ran Read More...

FRANCE: Flotilla flies home to land Pouliches

Racing Post | 11 days ago
FLOTILLA, a winner at last year's Breeders' Cup, came late and fast to grab glory in the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches. Mikel Delzangles' filly thrived off a blistering gallop and, under a perfectly timed run by Christophe Lemaire, ran Read More...

Vendome lands stylish Poulains victory

Racing Post | 11 days ago
STYLE VENDOME continues his ascent towards the top of the mile division in France with a narrow victory for trainer Nicholas Clement and jockey Thierry Thulliez. Read More...

FRANCE: Vendome lands stylish Poulains victory

Racing Post | 11 days ago
STYLE VENDOME continues his ascent towards the top of the mile division in France with a narrow victory for trainer Nicholas Clement and jockey Thierry Thulliez. Read More...

Vendome lands stylish Poulains victory

Racing Post | 11 days ago
STYLE VENDOME continues his ascent towards the top of the mile division in France with a narrow victory for trainer Nicholas Clement and jockey Thierry Thulliez. Read More...

Light Oaks prep planned for Secret Gesture

Racing Post | 11 days ago
RALPH BECKETT will be careful to mind his Investec Oaks joint-favourite Secret Gesture before the fillies' Classic at the end of the month and is planning to give the delicately-made three-year-old one more bit of work before Epsom. Read More...

AUSTRALIA: Scan to determine Reliable Man´s future

Racing Post | 11 days ago
THE racing future of dual hemisphere Group 1 winner Reliable Man will become clearer this week when scans are taken of his injured leg. Read More...

Monsieur Joe fancied to claim Longchamp sprint

Racing Post | 11 days ago
MONSIEUR JOE is no stranger to making successful trips to France, and Robert Cowell's sprinter has been backed for the Group 3 Prix Saint-Georges at Longchamp (3.40). Read More...

JAPAN: Verxina lands first Grade 1 in Victoria Mile

Racing Post | 11 days ago
VERXINA, (Yasuo Tomomichi/Hiroyuki Uchida) so often the bridesmaid at the highest level edged out Whale Capture by a nose to land the Victoria Mile in Tokyo. Read More...

Hunt Ball set for Wednesday sales appearance

Racing Post | 11 days ago
HUNT BALL is set to be offered for sale at the DBS Spring Sales on Wednesday despite speculation that a private sale of the horse to America has already been agreed. Read More...

Hunt Ball could be bound for USA

Racing Post | 11 days ago
HUNT BALL may not be appearing at the DBS Spring Sale on Wednesday amid speculation that he has already been sold privately and will be heading to America. Read More...

Festival faller Dedigout out for confidence boost

Racing Post | 11 days ago
DEDIGOUT, who fell in the Punchestown Champion Novice Chase on his last start, is down in class in search of a confidence boosting run at Killarney in the 2m4½f chase (4.15). Read More...

BUSINESS BULLETIN: Betfair make convincing case to decline CVC bid

Racing Post | 11 days ago
BETFAIR seemed to have made a convincing case to shareholders to say no to CVC Capital Partners' £910m takeover bid when producing an upbeat post close update last week. Read More...

Richard Hughes aims for more Classic glory in Paris

Racing Post | 11 days ago
France: Guineas day at Longchamp provides a pair of extremely tough examinations, with both the colts and fillies' classics attracting large fields. Read More...

Derby hopeful Marengo faces Derrinstown test

Racing Post | 11 days ago
BATTLE OF MARENGO will seek to close a week that has seen three Ballydoyle horses announce themselves as Investec Derby contenders by reaffirming he is the stable's number one Classic candidate. Read More...

ASCOT: Excellent Guest stays just long enough in Cup win

Racing Post | 12 days ago
EXCELLENT GUEST recorded his first win in over two years as he held off Bertiewhittle and Cape Classic to win the Victoria Cup at Ascot. Read More...

ASCOT: Excellent Guest stays just long enough in Cup win

Racing Post | 12 days ago
EXCELLENT GUEST recorded his first win in over two years as he held off Bertiewhittle and Cape Classic to win the Victoria Cup at Ascot. Read More...

HAYDOCK: Barizan can breathe and breezes to Swinton success

Racing Post | 12 days ago
THE ability to breathe, it turns out, is vitally important. And for horses engaged in the most aerobic of pursuits, a wind operation to help them do just that can make all the difference, as Barizan proved with a glorious victory in the Swinton. Read More...

HAYDOCK: Barizan can breathe and breezes to Swinton success

Racing Post | 12 days ago
THE ability to breathe, it turns out, is vitally important. And for horses engaged in the most aerobic of pursuits, a wind operation to help them do just that can make all the difference, as Barizan proved with victory in the Swinton. Read More...

LINGFIELD: Nevis soars above rivals

Racing Post | 12 days ago
BALLYDOYLE added yet another string to their Derby bow on Saturday as Nevis thrashed his rivals at Lingfield, but the late withdrawal of favourite Greatwood robbed the contest of much of its significance as a Derby trial. Read More...

LINGFIELD: Nevis soars above rivals

Racing Post | 12 days ago
BALLYDOYLE added yet another string to their Derby bow on Saturday as Nevis thrashed his rivals at Lingfield, but the late withdrawal of favourite Greatwood robbed the contest of much of its significance as a Derby trial. Read More...

LINGFIELD: Secret Gesture slashed for Oaks after Trial romp

Racing Post | 12 days ago
THE secret is out. Ralph Beckett's Secret Gesture was 16-1 for Epsom glory on Saturday morning but after routing her six rivals in dismissive fashion is as short as 7-2 with Paddy Power for the Investec Oaks. Read More...

LINGFIELD: Secret Gesture slashed for Oaks after Trial romp

Racing Post | 12 days ago
THE secret is out. Ralph Beckett's Secret Gesture was 16-1 for Epsom glory on Saturday morning but after routing her six rivals in dismissive fashion is as short as 7-2 with Paddy Power for the Investec Oaks. Read More...

Secret Gesture slashed for Oaks after Trial romp

Racing Post | 12 days ago
THE secret is out. Ralph Beckett's Secret Gesture was 16-1 for Epsom glory on Saturday morning but after routing her six rivals in dismissive fashion is as short as 7-2 with Paddy Power for the Investec Oaks. Read More...

Secret Gesture slashed for Oaks after Trial romp

Racing Post | 12 days ago
THE secret is out. Ralph Beckett's Secret Gesture was 16-1 for Epsom glory on Saturday morning but after routing her six rivals in dismissive fashion is as short as 7-2 with Paddy Power for the Investec Oaks. Read More...

AUSTRALIA: Platelet lands famous double

Racing Post | 12 days ago
PLATELET added the Group 1 Goodwood to her success in the Robert Sangster Stakes - the same double achieved by Black Caviar last year - when she scooted home at Morphettville on Saturday Read More...

Money back if second – all Saturday´s C4 races

Racing Post | 12 days ago
BET through the Racing Post app on any of Saturday's Channel 4 races and if your horse finishes second get your stake back as a free bet. Read More...

Haaf A Sixpence out to bag another big pot

Racing Post | 12 days ago
HAAF A SIXPENCE, winner of the Spring Cup and third in the Spring Mile this season, bids to maintain a productive first half of the year when he drops back a furlong for Ascot's Betfred Victoria Cup. Read More...

TODAY´S RACING: Haaf A Sixpence out to bag another big pot

Racing Post | 12 days ago
HAAF A SIXPENCE, winner of the Spring Cup and third in the Spring Mile this season, bids to maintain a productive first half of the year when he drops back a furlong for Ascot's Betfred Victoria Cup. Read More...

Ferdy Murphy set to relocate to France

Racing Post | 12 days ago
FERDY MURPHY, one of the leading jumps trainers in the north, is set to move to France to continue his career. Read More...

ITALY: Orpello out to emulate classy Crackerjack King

Racing Post | 12 days ago
ORPELLO is likely to start favourite to win one of Italy's oldest races, the Premio Presidente della Repubblica, at Capannelle on Sunday. Read More...

Cumani sets Greatwood on tried-and-trusted path

Racing Post | 12 days ago
LUCA CUMANI will be hoping the promising Greatwood can follow the path of the trainer's two Derby winners Kahyasi and High-Rise, who used the Lingfield Derby Trial as a stepping stone to Epsom glory. Read More...

FRANCE: Guest´s How´s Life misses cut for 1,000 Guineas

Racing Post | 13 days ago
Trainer Rae Guest was in philosophical mood after How's Life became one one of two fillies to be balloted out of Sunday's Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, the French 1,000 Guineas. Read More...

ORMONDE: Easy for Mount Athos in rout

Racing Post | 13 days ago
MOUNT ATHOS turned the Group 3 Ormonde Stakes into a procession as he made all in the hands of Jamie Spencer to run out a wide-margin winner from the jumper Mad Moose at odds of 11-8. Read More...

ORMONDE: Easy for Mount Athos as favourite Tennessee flops

Racing Post | 13 days ago
MOUNT ATHOS turned the Group 3 Ormonde Stakes into a procession as he made all in the hands of Jamie Spencer to run out a wide-margin winner from the jumper Mad Moose at odds of 11-8. Read More...

DEE: Derby hope Magician sparkles

Racing Post | 13 days ago
AIDAN O'BRIEN, who saddled Ruler Of The World to an impressive success in Thursday's Chester Vase, looks to have another decent Investec Derby contender on his hands in Magician who romped home in the Dee Stakes on Friday. Read More...

O´Brien´s Magician sparkles in Dee Stakes

Racing Post | 13 days ago
AIDAN O'BRIEN, who saddled Ruler Of The World to an impressive success in Thursday's Chester Vase, looks to have another decent Investec Derby contender on his hands in Magician who romped home in the Dee Stakes on Friday. Read More...

O´Brien´s Magician sparkles in Dee Stakes

Racing Post | 13 days ago
AIDAN O'BRIEN, who saddled Ruler Of The World to an impressive success in Thursday's Chester Vase, looks to have another decent Investec Derby contender on his hands in Magician who romped home in the Dee Stakes on Friday. Read More...

Money back if second – all Friday´s Chester C4 races

Racing Post | 13 days ago
BET through the Racing Post app on any of Friday's Channel 4 races and if your horse finishes second get your stake back as a free bet. Read More...

Animal Kingdom camp confirm Queen Anne aim

Racing Post | 13 days ago
ANIMAL KINGDOM'S bid to add a Royal Ascot success to his haul of big-race wins will come in the Queen Anne Stakes this summer after connections opted for the prestigious mile contest over the two-furlong longer Prince of Wales's Stakes. Read More...

USA: Breeders´ Cup board suffers further blow

Racing Post | 13 days ago
THE Breeders' Cup board has suffered another blow with longtime member Satish Sanan resigning amid claims his openness has resulted in personal attacks. Read More...

Ajmany the springer on otherwise quiet morning

Racing Post | 13 days ago
THERE are a total of nine meetings in Britain and Ireland on Friday but despite the abundance of racing, or perhaps because of it, the markets have been relatively quiet throughout the morning. Read More...

Returning pair set for Ormonde Stakes battle

Racing Post | 13 days ago
MEMPHIS TENNESSEE bids to become the third horse in the last 20 years to gain back-to-back wins in the Boodles Diamond Ormonde Stakes but stood between him and another win in the Group3 contest is one of Marwan Koukash's Chester battalion. Read More...