Star Sports Brigadier Gerard Stakes
STAR SPORTS BRIGADIER GERARD STAKES (G3) Sandown Park – 28th May 2026 If we were to take this form at face value, then it might lead to the conclusion that OMBUDSMAN underperformed on Thursday evening. He was giving 7 lbs to the runner-up, but with an official rating of 113, Gethin was still 8 lbs […]
Santa Anita – Memorial Day 2026
SANTA ANITA – MEMORIAL DAY 2026 Memorial Day on 25th May served up a superb card at Santa Anita with a pair of Grade 1 races on the turf and the Hollywood Gold Cup. Here is a review of the TPD data from the feature races; Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes (G2) https://youtu.be/uZdx1-QIsNc?si=tF9vnyrLoWam0vGn There are unlikely […]
Coolmore City of Troy German 2,000 Guineas
COOLMORE CITY OF TROY GERMAN 2,000 GUINEAS (G2) TITLE ROLE (Too Darn Hot – Valiant Girl) bounced back from a disappointing run in the Greenham Stakes at Newbury to land Monday’s German 2,000 Guineas for Simon and Ed Crisford under Sean Levey. This was his 2nd Guineas victory this year, following on from his earlier […]
William Hill Temple Stakes
WILLIAM HILL TEMPLE STAKES (G2) Haydock Park – 23rd May 2026 Night Raider and James Doyle win The HKJC World Pool Palace House Stakes Newmarket Racecourse 02/05/2026 Pic. Hattie Austin focusonracing.com “The gelding operation has made a man of him”. That phrase is used a lot and certainly formed part of the Racing TV coverage […]
Boodles May Festival: The Path to New York
Boodles May Festival: The Path to New York Lambourn and Ryan Moore win the Deepbridge Huxley Stakes (Group 2) Chester 08.05.2026 Pic Alan Wright-focusonracing.com The landmark transatlantic partnership formed between Chester Racecourse and NYRA (New York Racing Association) unites the world’s oldest racecourse with one of America’s oldest sporting venues. As announced earlier this year, […]
Preakness Stakes
PREAKNESS STAKES (G1) Laurel Park – 16th May 2026 The Preakness Stakes may not have had the glamour of the hunt for the American Triple Crown this year, but it did have its own drama and a story of redemption as NAPOLEON SOLO finally delivered on the promise that he had shown last year. He […]
Boyle Sports Lockinge Stakes
BOYLE SPORTS LOCKINGE STAKES (G1) Newbury – 16th May 2026 Notable Speech (William Buick) wins the Boyle Sports Lockinge Stakes at Newbury Racecourse 16.05.26 Photo Francesca Altoft focusonracing.com I’ll try and sum up the 2026 Lockinge Stakes in just a few short words; “Some tried, some succeeded and most failed”. That’s a very basic way […]
Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes
AL BASTI EQUIWORLD DUBAI DANTE STAKES (G2) York – 14th May 2026 The last of the recognised trials for the Derby has definitely produced a classic contender. We hadn’t seen Item (Andrew Balding) since he won a novice race under a penalty at Bath at the end of September. That form hadn’t worked out particularly […]
Lingfield Classic Trials
WILLIAM HILL OAKS TRIAL FILLIES’ STAKES Cameo and Ryan Moore winning The William Hill Oaks Trial Fillies’ Stakes Lingfield 9.5.26 Pic Dan Abraham-focusonracing.com I will come to the Godolphin runners later on but this race was all about CAMEO, who ran as close to the perfect Oaks Trial as could have been imagined. The strength […]
Sauren Dachfonds Preis
Sauren Dachfonds Preis (ex Gerling-Preis) (G2) Cologne – 8th May 2026 There can be no question that jockeys are brave. To even get on a horse and race ride takes courage, but once a race is underway there are so many split second decisions that need to be made, all with 400 kilos of thoroughbred […]