Nine of the greatest Flat and National Hunt jockeys of all time feature among the declarations for day two of the Longines Irish Champions Weekend at the Curragh on Sunday
Trainers don’t like evening racing, particularly on a Friday and Saturday, for a number of reasons
Should Golden Horn win he would become only the fourth horse to win the Derby, Eclipse Stakes and King George in the same season since the foundation of the Ascot race in 1951
Royal Ascot, apart from everything else, is an annual five-day war between backers and bookies – and no prizes for guessing who normally comes out on top
Frankie Dettori, a former champion, said: “Racing needs to make more of us jockeys and the rivalry between us to engage the public. I believe it will heighten the intensity of the competition.”
I know I can’t ride for ever. However, I know I can train nearly for ever and I want my children to grow up in a training yard in the same way I did.
The Irishman overcame a delayed start to the campaign after a fall at Meydan on Dubai World Cup night ruled him out of the opening exchanges, meaning he had to play catch-up for many months
“It was an uphill battle from the start. I started Guineas weekend a month behind everyone else and Ryan already had twenty-something winners on the board. I said to myself that it’s not mine this year but I’ll work as hard as I can anyway.”
The 11-4 favourite gave trainer Eddie Lynam and Hughes all four Group One sprints so far this season, while Mike De Kock’s Shea Shea fizzled right out to run downfield
The hotly anticipated St James’s Palace Stakes evolved into the expected showdown between Kingman and Night Of Thunder
Richard Hughes clinched another title in the World Super Jockeys Series at Hanshin
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