Horse Racing
The Classic Trials are coming thick and fast at the moment, and the next wave will be at the York Dante Festival (14th-16th May) – where we are expected to see Epsom Derby favourite The New Lion advertising his claims in the Dante Stakes. But is the Dante Stakes a good Derby trial? How many […]
York stages its three-day Dante Festival this midweek (Wed-Fri) with a stack of top races over the meeting – including the Dante Stakes, where this year’s Epsom Derby favourite The Lion In Winter makes his seasonal reappearance. With the final Dante Stakes runners out – there will be a maximum of 11 runners heading to […]
The York Dante Festival is one of the premier meetings of the early flat season and serves as a stepping stone to the most lucrative race on the British calendar. With that in mind, take a look through the full running order and which races will be broadcast live on ITV Racing ahead of the […]
This Saturday Lingfield racecourse in Surrey plays host to its biggest day on its horse racing calendar – when it stages the Lingfield Derby and Oaks Trials. However, just how good a guide have these races been in producing winners of the Epsom Derby and Oaks in recent years? We take a look at when […]
Heading into this week’s 2025 Chester May Festival – according to the stats – there will be no better jockey riding on the Roodee than Ryan Moore. With that in mind, with look at the Ryan Moore Chester rides this week and also drill more into his strike-rate at the oldest track in Britain. He’s […]
You can use our Chester Cup trends and stats ahead of this week’s big handicap on the Roodee – apply these to the final runners to help put history on your side and find the best horse profiles based on past winners. Chester Cup Trends Tell Us The Favourites Have A Poor Record The first […]
According to the Nick Luck Daily podcast, Kieran Shoemark has been sacked as number one rider by top Newmarket stable John and Thady Gosden. Kieran Shoemark Sacked By Gosden Camp As we head into the Chester May Festival this week, the John Gosden stable will be looking for a new number one rider – with […]
Godolphin’s Ruling Court supplied trainer Charlie Appleby with his third 2000 Guineas in the last four years and will now bid to become the next horse to try and win the Triple Crown. But just how many horses have won the English Triple Crown, what races is it made up from and which horse was […]
The Chester May Festival is one of the most popular early season flat meetings of the year so we look at the dates for this year’s meeting – plus the full running order and which races will be shown live on ITV Racing. With the three-day meeting getting going this midweek. When Does The Chester […]
Fresh off their 2000 Guineas win at Newmarket in the UK, the ‘Boys in Blue’ of Godolphin had a day to on Saturday 3rd May – as they also grabbed their first success in the Kentucky Derby when Sovereignty stayed on up the muddy Churchill Downs straight the best – seeing off the hot […]