Woodbine Mile Stakes
Woodbine Mile Stakes – Grade 1 Woodbine – 12th September 2026 “In races like the Woodbine Mile, where the emphasis is on speed over stamina, Notable Speech is world class and he has to be considered to be one of the best to ever grace the Woodbine turf”. Notable Speech made it back-to-back wins in […]
Betfred St Leger Stakes
Betfred St Leger Stakes (Group 1) Doncaster – 12th September 2026 “It’s impossible to really work out how good this horse is or how good he may yet prove to be, but this was a really impressive display on Town Moor from both horse and rider. Whatever else may be written about the 250th St […]
Betfred May Hill Stakes
Betfred May Hill Stakes (G2) Doncaster 10th September “If we assume that she continues to improve, the data would suggest that it will take an exceptional performance to break her unbeaten run” Musical Times and William Buick (blue) winning The Betfred May Hill Stakes Doncaster 10.9.26 Pic Dan Abraham-focusonracing.com We may not have learned a […]
Spinaway Stakes
Spinaway Stakes – Grade 1 Saratoga – 5th September 2026 “An average speed figure of 38.08 mph from the Spinaway Stakes would suggest that she will prove to be more than competitive at Keeneland and if she improves again, that may well be enough to bring her connections Breeders’ Cup success”. “It’s a wide open […]
Philip Feanny O.D. Gold Cup
The 54th Running of the Philip Feanny O.D. Gold Cup Caymanas Park – 5th September 2026 “Having given weight and a head start to his rivals, he dispatched them with ease on Saturday afternoon and our data would suggest that he is likely to be a very short price to do the same thing next […]
Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes
Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes (G1) Haydock Park – 5th September 2026 Almeraq and Tom Marquand winning The Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes Haydock 05.9.26 Pic Emma Hawes-focusonracing.com The sprinting division can, at times, be a very difficult puzzle to solve. If you take a look through the recent history of the Group 1 races over the […]
Englishman
Englishman Englishman – 3-year-old colt Maxfield x In It For The Gold (Speightstown) “I looked back through the Total Performance Data archives at the races run over 7 furlongs at Saratoga in the last 5 years. From a sample of over 200 races, the 2 fastest times were both run by Cherie DeVaux’s colt and […]
Casino Baden-Baden Goldene Peitsche
156th Casino Baden-Baden Goldene Peitsche (Group 3) Baden Baden – 30th August 2026 “From the available data, I would have to say that the winner ran close to a career best and he would have to be high on the shortlist next time if he is kept to this 1,200m trip”. It seems that everywhere […]
Travers Stakes
Draftkings Travers Stakes – Grade 1 Saratoga – 29th August 2026 “A fast horse can run a slow time, but a slow horse cannot run a fast time”. If we take that approach, I think it is important to recognise that Leading Change may still have run to an exceptionally high standard to win the […]
Draftkings Travers Stakes Preview
The 157th Draftkings Travers Stakes (G1) Saratoga – 29th August 2026 “I will hold to my belief that he is the best horse in this race and with a similar setup to his earlier victories, his long stride and strong stamina will always make him competitive. If he doesn’t run his race, then it becomes […]