Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2)
Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) “Further Ado” We are going to be spending a lot of time looking at the contenders for the 2026 Kentucky Derby in the weeks and months ahead. The latest junction on that road came along on Saturday with the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs. We are still 5 […]
BetMGM Fighting Fifth Hurdle (G1)
BetMGM Fighting Fifth Hurdle (G1) “Golden Ace” There will be so many column inches written about Constitution Hill and The New Lion in the next few days that it hardly needs me to add anything to it. We could examine the data in minute detail in an attempt to put a figure on things, but […]
Betway Summer Cup (G1 Handicap)
Betway Summer Cup (G1 Handicap) Turffontein It’s Betway Summer Cup day at Turffontein on Saturday and our analyst Adam Mills has looked through some of the key data to find the best angle into this year’s race. Atticus Finch seemed like the most obvious place to start for this year’s running of the Betway Summer […]
Ladbrokes 1965 Chase (G2)
Ladbrokes 1965 Chase (G2) “Jango Baie” The 2025 renewal of the 1965 Chase is going to be one of those races where the strength of the form will be interpreted in several different ways throughout the weeks ahead. On the one hand, the race was won by an Arkle winner who has taken another step […]
Dubai Creek Mile Sponsored by Nakheel
Dubai Creek Mile Sponsored by Nakheel “Mendelssohn Bay” Mendelssohn Bay does have a very good record on the Dirt at Meydan, especially in the earlier part of the season, but it’s also fair to say that this performance was a career best effort from Bhupat Seemar’s 4-year-old. He won the maiden on this card in […]
Jockey Club Oaks (G3)
Jockey Club Oaks (G3) “Fionn” The Jockey Club Oaks at Aqueduct in New York had been dominated by European horses since its inception in 2019, with Charlie Appleby landing the last 2 renewals with Eternal Hope and Beautiful Love. However, with no European presence in 2025, it was left to the home team and they […]
Bahrain International Trophy (G2)
Bahrain International Trophy (G2) “Royal Champion” When previewing this race it became apparent that there didn’t appear to be an obvious pace angle amongst the 8 runners and as a result, there was perhaps an opportunity for an enterprising ride from one of the jockeys, who may be able to control the race from the […]
Gran Premio Nacional (G1)
Gran Premio Nacional (G1) Palermo – 8th November 2025 “Gordianus” A winning time of 2:38.23 made this the slowest running of the Gran Premio Nacional, Argentina’s equivalent of the Derby, since He Runs Away won in 2016. That figure is more important than it may seem at first because it highlights the fact that the […]
Grosser Allianz Preis Von Bayern 2025
Grosser Allianz Preis Von Bayern 2025 “Bay City Roller” We have already discussed George Scott’s superb knowledge of the German Pattern program in 2025, but whilst the victory of Caballo de Mar in the German St Leger was an impressive piece of placement, that victory wasn’t entirely unexpected. Fast forward a couple of months and […]
Meydan Review – 7th November
Meydan Review – 7th November The 2025-26 season in Dubai is underway and on Friday afternoon, racing returned at Meydan. The opening card serves as an appetiser for the bigger Carnival races to come later in the winter, but with a couple of interesting maidens and a headline act in the opening race, there was […]