Hackwood Stakes
Hallgarten and Novum Wines Hackwood Stakes (G3) Newbury – Saturday 18th July 2026 Symbol Of Honour and William Buick (blue) winning The Hallgarten And Novum Wines Hackwood Stakes Newbury 17.6.26 Pic Dan Abraham-focusonracing.com Symbol Of Honour made a return to winning ways in Saturday’s G3 Hallgarten and Novum Wines Hackwood Stakes at Newbury. He showcased […]
Woodbine Oaks
Woodbine Oaks Presented By Stella Artois 19th July 2026 LUSTER (Knicks Go – Ruby Frost) took another step forward in her impressive career as she made it 4 wins from 5 starts for trainer Josie Carroll to win the Woodbine Oaks on Sunday. John Velazquez had ridden her to success at Keeneland earlier in the […]
Haskell Stakes
NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes – Grade 1 Monmouth Park – 18th July 2026 “Lindsay Schultz became the first female trainer to win the Haskell Stakes with Baby Vino and that will no doubt grab the headlines, but underneath that was a battling performance from this son of Vino Rosso. Having taken 5 attempts to break […]
Dunkin’ Diana Stakes
Dunkin’ Diana Stakes – Grade 1 Saratoga – 18th July 2026 Kathynmarissa certainly did things the hard way when adding a first Grade 1 success to her CV in Saturday’s Dunkin’ Diana Stakes at Saratoga. In a race run at a very sedate pace, where the leader took over 50s (Segesta 50.61s) to cover the […]
Victoria Stakes
Victoria Stakes Woodbine – 12th July 2026 Romero Maragh may have dropped his stick inside the final 100 yards of the Victoria Stakes at Woodbine on Sunday, but it didn’t matter because his mount, UNCLE DODO, proved to be very game in the final furlong as he dived for the line to win the $125,000 […]
Bowling Green Stakes
Bowling Green Stakes Presented By Emerald Evocations – (G2) Saratoga – 11th July 2026 When a Grade 2 race on the turf returns with finishing speeds above 106% for all 6 runners, it’s probably not surprising to learn that the winner made every yard of the running. This was a 2nd victory at this level […]
Juddmonte Summer Mile Stakes
Juddmonte Summer Mile Stakes (Group 2) Ascot – 11th July 2026 The round course at Ascot can present some very different challenges when compared to the straight mile that is used for the Queen Anne Stakes in June. Just ask the connections of More Thunder. I’m going to start with the beaten favourite because I […]
Hatteen
Betfred St Leger Trial Novice Stakes Doncaster 9th July “This race was put on to get people talking about the St Leger and after an impressive win, Hatteen has certainly fulfilled that aim” “The Bird has Flown” were the closing comments of commentator Stewart Machin at Doncaster and that perfectly sums up the performance of […]
Magyar Derby
Magyar Derby 2026 Kincsem Park – 5th July 2026 Fans of Spanish racing will be only too aware of the incredible skills of Vaclav Janacek. The leading rider in Spain has made his mark elsewhere with victories in France and Dubai and is one of the leading riders in Europe. With that in mind, the […]
German Derby
The 157th Deutsches Derby (G1) Hamburg – 5th July 2026 “It was DARDANOS who delivered a 6th German Derby victory for his trainer Andreas Wohler on Sunday afternoon in the Hamburg sunshine. The 3-year-old by Soldier Hollow raced prominently throughout and once in front, he held off the late challenge of the Henk Grewe trained […]