Stan James Blaze a Trail with Own Board Prices 01/10/07
Stan James (Gibraltar) are bringing better value to their customers, as they announce they are making their own Board Prices, as well as offering Best Odds Guaranteed for all British Horse Racing. Tattersalls to Sponsor Irish Champion Stakes 24/07/07
The Group One race, to be known as the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes will be run at Leopardstown on Saturday 8th September this year, with a total prize fund of €1,000,000. Four Teams will Contest 2007 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup 09/05/07
Four teams of three jockeys, representing Great Britain, Ireland, Europe and the Rest of the World, will contest this year’s Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup at Ascot on Saturday 11th August. Tattersalls To Hold Britain’s Richest Ever Two-Year-Old Races At Newmarket 19/03/07
Three new races will be known collectively as the ‘Tattersalls Millions’ and look set to be the most valuable sales race series in the world. Ayr Unveils New 100,000 Paddock 02/02/07
THE new paddock at Ayr Racecourse will be in used for the first time at the Lloyds TSB Raceday on Saturday February 10. Record Prize Money at Newmarket - 2007 Fixtures 10/01/07
Prize money at the Home of Racing will hit a new record this year of approximately 7,400,000, up from 7,310,000 last year. Kauto Star "Sixth Best Chaser Since Our Ratings Began" Say Timeform 21/12/2006
Timeform's managing director and Channel 4 form guru McGrath reckons there is one horse that can beat Kauto Star in the Boxing Day showpiece at Kempton. Martin Considering River Raid On Boylesports.com Gold Cup 25/11/06
Irish trainer Tony Martin revealed today that the Boylesports.com Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday, December 9, is a "big possibility" for Ross River who is currently a 10/1 chance with the sponsor following a winning seasonal debut at Punchestown. Kauto Star - A Great Chaser? 18/11/06
Kauto Star cruised home by 17 lengths from Beef Or Salmon to win the 200,000 Grade One Betfair Chase and is now on target for the Betfair Million bonus. Ouija Board lands Cartier double 16/11/06
Ouija Board was named as the Cartier Horse Of The Year for a record second time at a glittering ceremony in London's West End on Wednesday evening. David Pipe's Hopes For The Open 09/11/06
Having acted in an assistant trainer capacity to his father for the past few seasons, David now has the chance to make his own mark in the training ranks. Succesful End To Flat Season At Ayr 31/10/06
AYR Racecourse’s 2006 flat season ended on a high with a crowd of 3542 showing a 21 % increase on the corresponding meeting last year. McDynamo Does It Again In Breeders’ Cup Grand National 29/10/06
Superstar steeplechaser McDynamo captured a fourth consecutive Breeders’ Cup Grand National (Gr. I) on Saturday October 28 at the Far Hills Races, USA. Newmarket Town Plate in new August slot 22/08/06
The Newmarket Town Plate was the first race ever run under written rules in Britain back in 1666. Fallon Cannot Believe Alexandrova’s Oaks Performance 02/06/06
Kieren Fallon, winning his fourth Vodafone Oaks on easy scorer Alexandrova, had predicted that he would be back in the winner’s enclosure after his victory in the first. Papal Bull added to Vodafone Derby Entries as 22 go forward for The Premier Classic 29/05/06
Papal Bull, unbeaten in two starts this season, was today supplemented for the 1,250,000 Vodafone Derby at Epsom Downs on Saturday, June 3. Visindar Heads 33 Going Forward For The Vodafone Derby 19/05/06
The Andre Fabre-trained Visindar heads 33 horses going forward for the 1,250,000 Vodafone Derby, run at Epsom Downs on Saturday, June 3, following today’s forfeit stage, which represents a healthy increase on the 27 horses engaged in Europe’s richest race at this stage in 2005 and the 25 in 2004. totesport Silver Bowl Celebrates 50th Running With Record 100,000 In Prize Money 17/05/06
Haydock Park hosts its first major meeting of the new Flat season on Friday and Saturday, May 26 and 27, with the undoubted highlight the 50th running of the totesport Silver Bowl (3.45pm), this year worth a record 100,000 in prize money. More Class Than Ever at Ayr in 2006 10/05/06
AYR Racecourse launched its 2006 flat season today (Monday) by announcing there will be more Class 1 and Class 2 races at Scotland’s premier racecourse than ever before. Brilliant George powers to Guineas glory 06/05/06
George Washington lit up the NatWest Rowley Mile course with a fantastic performance to land the Stan James 2000 Guineas in style. Channon Looking For Championship Pointer In Letheby & Christopher Predominate Stakes 05/05/06
Mick Channon is hoping that Championship Point can put himself among the leading fancies for the Vodafone Derby with victory in Goodwood's long established Derby trial, the Listed Letheby & Christopher Predominate Stakes. Tony Dobbin Top Jockey At Ayr 27/04/06
THE 2005-2006 jumps awards at Ayr Racecourse were decided after the Scottish Grand National Festival last week and all three prizes – for leading jockey, owner and trainer - stayed in the north. Newmill lands rare Double 25/04/06
John Murphy’s stable star Newmill, winner of Cheltenham’s Queen Mother Champion Chase last time out, completed a rare double when the brilliant 15-length winner of the Kerrygold Champion Chase at Punchestown on the first day of the Irish National Hunt Festival. Shirocco Ready For Newmarket Return 25/04/06
French champion trainer Andre Fabre revealed today that Breeders’ Cup Turf hero Shirocco is on course to make his seasonal debut in the 90,000 Group Two StanJamesUK.com Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket. Betfair Makes Million "More Winnable" 25/04/06
RACING’s most imaginative bonus prize, the Betfair Million, is being made “more winnable” next season with the middle leg of the three-race series now incorporating EITHER a victory in the King George at Kempton on Boxing Day OR the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown two days later. Salisbury Season Commences With Televised Race 20/04/06
Salisbury opens its gates for the 2006 season with the ever-popular Family Fun Day on Sunday, May 7. Ouija Board Set To Weave Her Magic In Audemars Piguet QE II Cup 17/04/06
Lord Derby still cannot quite believe Ouija Board's Hong Kong win in December, but the vibes are good for a repeat next Sunday in the Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup. Numbersixvalverde Upsets Favorites to Win
Numbersixvalverde, an 11-1 shot ridden by Niall Madden, upset t favorites Hedgehunter and Clan Royal to win the 159th Grand National horse race, the U.K.'s biggest betting event. Heros Collonges a Peake Purchase 03/04/06
Heros Collonges, eighth in last year’s John Smith’s Grand National, will be the first-ever runner for Andy Peake in the National, after the Haydock businessman bought the horse from John Hales for an undisclosed fee. Smart Eyes Guineas Glory With Star Colts 30/03/06
Yorkshire trainer Bryan Smart today reported his two Stan James 2000 Guineas hopefuls Sir Xaar and Misu Bond to be in great shape and on course for the Classic on Newmarket's NatWest Rowley Mile on Saturday, May 6. Redcar's Historic Meeting On Saturday 21/03/06
Redcar creates racing history by hosting the traditional first big race of the British Flat season on turf, when the 100,000 William Hill Lincoln Heritage Handicap heads a quality programme this Saturday as the U.K's 2006 campaign on the Flat bursts into life. Meade And Todhunter Consider John Smith’s Grand National Options 22/02/06
Noel Meade and Martin Todhunter are mulling over their options following last week’s publication of the weights for the John Smith’s Grand National, to be run at Aintree on Saturday, April 8. Goffs Million Entries - Fantastic Response 08/02/06
Two year olds from Ireland, the UK, and are among the 331 entries for the Goffs Million, the richest juvenile race ever in Europe. The Racing Post Agrees Major Cheltenham Sponsorship 06/02/06
The Racing Post, the UK's leading horseracing and sports betting paper, has secured a major sponsorship deal at this year's Cheltenham Festival. York Welcomes Ladbrokes St Leger Decision 14/12/05
York Racecourse’s Chief Executive has said he is “excited and proud” about Doncaster’s decision to transfer the Ladbrokes St Leger Festival to York. Alakaased Grit Secures Japan Cup Crown 28/11/05
Gutsy Alkaased gave trainer Luca Cumani his first and jockey Frankie Dettori his third Japan Cup triumph on Sunday. David Junior wins Emirates Airline Champion Stakes 15/10/05
Jamie Spencer might be champion jockey-elect, but you could have heard a pin drop with racegoers open-mouted in disbelief as he stunned the huge crowd when springing a 25-1 surprise on David Junior in the feature Emirates Airline Champion Stakes. North West Masters Delivers Many Firsts 12/10/05
The most exciting new weekend of jump racing ever created in Britain, the North West Masters, is launched by Haydock Park and Aintree Racecourses, with the first-ever 1-million chasing bonus. Ryanair makes the 2006 Cheltenham Festival a top destination 10/09/05
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline, is sponsoring the 150,000 Ryanair Chase and becoming The Festival’s first official carrier, Cheltenham Racecourse announced today. Hurricane Run Swoops To Arc Triumph 02/10/05
Hurricane Run, under the coolest of rides from Kieren Fallon came with an unanswerable run from nearer last than first at the head of the straight to land the 2005 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Lucien Barriere . Starcraft Strikes for Australia 24/09/05
The giant Australian horse Starcraft, who stands 17 hands high, headed a real international outcome to the Group One Queen Elizabeth II Stakes as, trained by an Italian, Luca Cumani, and ridden by a Frenchman, Christophe Lemaire, he outran the 6/4 favourite Dubawi to win by three-quarters of a length. Racehorse Owner Sponsorship Soars to Record Levels 14/09/05
The value of sponsorship agreements in place for racehorse owners has grown enormously ahead of the planned Revenue and Customs review of the VAT Registration Scheme. totesport Extends Gold Cup Sponsorship to 2009 05/09/05
totesport is to continue one of racing's oldest sponsorships by backing the totesport Gold Cup at Cheltenham for a further four years, up to and including the 2009 running. 4.7 Million Boost for Aintree Racecourse and Equestrian Centre 23/08/05
A major scheme that is set to transform Aintree Racecourse was today strengthened by the announcement of a 4.7 million contribution from the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA). Azamour digs deep in Prince of Wales’s Stakes 15/06/05
Horses were slipping and sliding on the rain-softened ground in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes, but the Aga Khan’s Azamour kept his feet and dug deep to wear down fellow Irish raider Ace and take his third Group 1 with an authorative length and a half success. Thrilling Shamardal 14/06/05
Shamardal slammed his field in the group one st james’s palace stakes and is now all set for a showdown with the vodafone derby winner motivator in the coral-eclipse stakes over 10 furlongs at sandown on July 2. At The Races Announces Broadcast Deal With The Japan Racing Association 09/06/05
At The Races announced today that it has reached agreement with The Japan Racing Association to broadcast eight of the most prestigious races in the Japanese racing calendar. Shamardal completes Tattersalls Derby double in 06/06/05
Godolphin's SHAMARDAL completed an extraordinary Tattersalls Derby double on Sunday, when landing the Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly, following MOTIVATOR's runaway triumph in the Vodafone Derby a day earlier. High Chaparral To Stand At Windsor Park Stud In 2005 27/05/05
Group One winning 2YO and English Derby winner High Chaparral is to stand his first southern hemisphere breeding season at Windsor Park Stud, Cambridge in 2005. Lester Piggott to Open New Wiltshire Stand at Salisbury on June 23 25/05/05
Racing legend Lester Piggott will be at Salisbury on Thursday, June 23, to officially open the racecourse's new 1.1 million Wiltshire Stand. Real Quality Goes For Haydock's Totesport Silver Bowl On Saturday 17/05/05
Elliots World and Party Boss share the top-weight of the 29 three-year-olds entered for the 95,000 totesport Silver Bowl, the highlight of Haydock Park's two-day meeting on Friday and Saturday, May 20 and 21. New trainee clerk of the course for Lingfield Park and Folkestone Racecourses 15/05/05
Arena Leisure has appointed a new trainee clerk of the course to cover both Lingfield Park and Folkestone Racecourses. O'Brien Dee-lighted By Gypsy Win 06/05/05
Gypsy King earned quotes ranging from 3/1 (Cashmans) to 7/1 (totesport) for the Vodafone Derby after an eventful short-head success in the Group Three MBNA Europe Bank Chester Vase Preview 04/05/05
Trainer Aidan O’Brien and jockey Kieren Fallon, who teamed up to win both Guineas races at the weekend, bid to continue the purple patch in tomorrow’s Group 3 MBNA Europe Bank Chester Vase with Almighty, one of eight declared runners. Totesport Chester Cup Full Field 02/05/05
A maximum field of 18 is set to go to post for the 120,000 totesport Chester Cup (2.30pm) on Wednesday (May 4), the first day of Chester’s May Festival. Rooster Booster Aiming At Big Haydock Park Hurdle On May 7 29/04/05
Rooster Booster, the winner of the 2003 Champion Hurdle, is being aimed at the 70,000 Stanleybet Handicap Hurdle at Haydock Park on Saturday, May 7, confirmed trainer Philip Hobbs today (Friday, April 29, 2005). Dr Sharp for Chester Cup 29/04/05
Tate confirms that recent Doncaster scorer and previous Chester winner Dr Sharp is on target for historic contest while Hobbs plans to run Unleash. Some Plans For Chester Festival Trials 29/04/05
Clive Brittain today revealed that he is hoping to be represented in both of Chester's Derby trials, the Chester Vase, the Wadham Gains Biggest Success & Bolger's Amazing Record Continues 29/04/05
Newmarket handler Lucy Wadham - whose 22-box yard neighbours Godolphin's stable - gained the biggest success of her seven-year training career when United ran out a hugely-impressive 12-length winner of the Grade 1 Colm McEvoy Auctioneers Four-Year-Old Hurdle. Diktatorial is one of three guineas contenders set to represent Tweenhills 26/04/05
Tweenhills - the bloodstock and ownership group run by David Redvers - is set to be represented by three Guineas prospects, purchased for an average price of less than 40,000. Silent Witness all the way for 17 straight wins 24/04/05
In a class of his own once again, Silent Witness eased to a 17th consecutive race success in the Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup (HKGr.2) at Sha Tin today. Weatherbys Takes Over Sponsorship Of The Cheshire Oaks 21/04/05
Weatherbys is the new sponsor of the 50,000 Weatherbys Bank Cheshire Oaks on the opening day of Chester's May Festival, Wednesday, May 4. Clare shares award |