As National Hunt occupied many racing fans this weekend with all eyes on Cheltenham, across the Globe it was still a case of Flat fever as top-class racing took place across several continents. FR – The last juvenile Group 1 race of the year in Europe, the Criterium de Saint-Cloud, has been dominated by overseas [...]
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Daring Derby ride ensures Gallic Glory Well, for many viewers of Saturday’s Derby, the outcome was not quite as they’d hoped. Both racing fans and Joe Public alike were supporting the Queen’s best chance of a winner yet, but as the field hurtled towards the finishing post, the hopes of a nation began to [...]
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
by Katherine Fidler They say all good things come to an end. Apparently, all mediocre things come to an end too, given that this week is the last Bloodstock Round-Up for the 2010/2011 season. As the Flat season looms, so too does our sister feature, Bloodstock Review, bringing pedigree analysis of the big winners each [...]
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
by Katherine Fidler It’s over already. After months of build-up, preparation and speculation, Cheltenham has been and gone in a flash of exhilarating performances, a few surprises, and more than a whiff of Guinness. Helping with the post-Cheltenham blues, in place of the support-line which surely ought to have been set up by now, the [...]
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
by Katherine Fidler • The Aga Khan landed yet another jumps accolade at the weekend, as Alarazi put in an impeccable performance to lift the Imperial Cup at Sandown and beat the 7/1 joint favourite Via Galilei by almost three lengths. Sent off joint third-favourite at 10/1, the son of Spectrum has proven remarkably consistent [...]
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
by Katherine Fidler National Hunt fans were greeted with more sad news last week following the death of one of our top jumps sires. On the flat, the Dubai Carnival juggernaut continues to plough full steam ahead to the World Cup night, and once again both codes became entwined through the diverse exports from the [...]
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
by Katherine Fidler Last week may have been grey and gloomy for most of us, but the leading National Hunt sire King’s Theatre enjoyed a hat-trick of reasons to celebrate. The first Goffs sale of 2011 also returned promising figures, so while the weather may have tried to put a dampener on things, spirits were [...]
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
by Katherine Fidler Saturday the 12th of February will unfortunately forever stick in the minds of racing fans due to all the wrong reasons, but as punters reeled from the tragic events at Newbury, a better day was enjoyed by Winged Love and, unexpectedly, a trio rarely in the headlines before the fast-approaching Lincoln. • [...]
Thursday, November 17, 2011