Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, with good depth across the program. Race One: 1 Packing Hurricane Race Two: 3 Classic Archi Race Three: 2 Lean Hero Race Four: 1 Sight Hero Race Five: 5 Gold Tack Race Six: 2 Summit Cheers Race… Read More »
Equinox, the world’s highest-ranked racehorse, lived up to his reputation by delivering a stunning performance in the Group 1 Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin. Despite starting near the rear of the field, Equinox, ridden by Christoph Lemaire, made a sweeping move around the outside and powered home to victory. Moonee Valley… Read More »
The Australian sprinting contingent at Royal Ascot has bounced back with Artorius and The Astrologist finishing fourth and fifth respectively in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes on the final day of 2023 carnival. After Coolangatta and Cannonball made minimal impression on Tuesday in the Kings’ Stand Stakes,… Read More »
Royal Ascot for 2023 wraps up tonight, headlined by the QEll Jubilee Stakes (1207m), with Australian hope Artorius the one to beat on paper. Watch đź“ş – Watch the Royal Ascot races live at swiftbet Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes 🏆: View the Field and Odds for the Queen Elizabeth… Read More »
Dermot Weld’s disappointment when Tahiyra was beaten in the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket was palpable. He mentioned several possible reasons for the defeat but you felt that he’d very much expected her to win. Since then his faith has been entirely vindicated and at Ascot today the filly showed she… Read More »
Royal Ascot 2023 continues this Friday night, headlined by Commonwealth Cup (1207m), where all eyes will be on top class three year old Little Big Bear. Watch đź“ş – Watch the Royal Ascot races live at swiftbet Commonwealth Cup 🏆: View the Field and Odds for the Commonwealth Cup Coronation… Read More »
Docklands is closely-related to an OTI Racing horse who was a Black Type performer in Australia and the Harry Eustace-trained colt might see himself carrying the same colours Down Under after winning on Day 3 at Royal Ascot. The half-brother to Harbour Views took his record to three wins from five starts,… Read More »
Frankie Dettori may have had a quiet start to Royal Ascot 2023 but he’s more than made up for that since winning the Queen’s Vase on Wednesday and on Thursday winning his ninth Ascot Gold Cup on the John and Thady Gosden trained Courage Mon Ami. Courage Mon Ami was… Read More »
Royal Ascot 2023 continues this Thursday night, headlined by the Gold Cup (4014m), one of the great staying events on the world racing calendar. Watch đź“ş – Watch the Royal Ascot races live at swiftbet Gold Cup 🏆: View the Field and Odds for the Gold Cup
Day Two at the Royal Ascot meeting looked tricky for punters and so it proved with five of the seven races going to horses at double figure odds and only one winning favourite. However, the sole winning favourite was an extremely popular one with the large Ascot crowd as Frankie… Read More »
Royal Ascot 2023 continues this Wednesday night, headlined by the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (2004m), where it has attracted a small but select field of high class animals. Watch đź“ş – Watch the Royal Ascot races live at swiftbet Prince Of Wales’s Stakes 🏆: View the Field and Odds for… Read More »
Royal Ascot 2023 kicked off in familiar fashion with Aidan O’Brien’s all-conquering team notching up a first day double, following up River Tiber’s win in the Coventry Stakes by taking the day’s feature event, the St James’s Palace Stakes. The Group 1 St James’s Palace Stakes was billed as the… Read More »
The Australian duo of Coolangatta and Cannonball have each performed below their best with unplaced efforts in the Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes on Day 1 of Royal Ascot. Coolangatta and Cannonball have finished 11th and last respectively in the Group 1 sprint on Tuesday won by the Archie Watson-trained… Read More »
What a magnificent record the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes has, with Coolangatta to the sixth race winner that can go onto claim the King’s Stand Stakes of 5 furlongs at Royal Ascot. In coming off a last start victory in the Black Caviar Lightning of 1000m at Flemington, she is… Read More »
The iconic Royal Ascot Carnival for 2023 kicks off this Tuesday night Australian time, headlined by the Aussie duo of Coolangatta and Cannonball looking to continue the Australian domination of the King’s Stand Stakes (1000m). Watch đź“ş – Watch the Royal Ascot races live at swiftbet Queen Anne Stakes 🏆:… Read More »
After a sturdy course proper gallop at Ascot on Wednesday, Peter Snowden expressed confidence in Cannonball’s readiness for next week’s Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes (1000m). The son of Capitalist impressed during his solo workout, the same day rival Aussie horse, Coolangatta, also conducted an Ascot reconnaissance. Snowden has been… Read More »
In preparation for the upcoming Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot, star jockey James McDonald has given Australian filly Coolangatta his tick of approval after a significant track work on Wednesday. McDonald, who rode last year’s King’s Stand Stakes victor, Nature Strip, partnered the promising three-year-old in an… Read More »
Is it history in the making, with Japan and Hong Kong trained horses being first, second, third, fourth and equal fifth in the June issue of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings. In fact, the 2022 Japan Horse of The Year in Equinox still holds his top 129 Ranking from… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, with good depth across the program. Race One: 1 Happy Jai Jai Race Two: 7 Management Folks Race Three: 5 Fast Serve Race Four: 6 Multisuper Race Five: 2 Howdeepisyourlove Race Six: 1 One For All Race… Read More »
As the countdown begins for Royal Ascot, the excitement builds around the prospect of champion jockey James McDonald taking the reins of some promising contenders, just over a week from the opening day. Paul Clarke, McDonald’s European jockey manager, confirmed that the renowned jockey will be riding for Lloyd Williams… Read More »
