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Arc winner Sea The Stars named Horse of the Year

2009-11-18T10:03:24Z

Sea The Stars has won the Horse of the Year title at the 2009 Cartier Racing Awards at Claridge�s Hotel in London

Aidan O'Brien rules Age Of Aquarius out of the St Leger

2009-09-10T14:02:13Z

Well-backed ante-post favourite Age Of Aquarius has been ruled out of the St Leger at Doncaster

The constant painter: a rare interview with Frank Auerbach

2009-09-10T08:04:06Z

In a rare interview, grand old man of British art Frank Auerbach talks about his agonising search for perfection, 18-hour days in his Camden studio � and why he�ll never give up

Celebs are now invading the world of poetry

2009-09-03T07:21:58Z

Celebrity endorsements are the latest proof of poetry's new-found fashionability

Sir Michael Stoute's stayer Patkai will miss rest of season

2009-08-24T08:26:43Z

Top-class stayer Patkai has been ruled out for the remainder of the season

Friston Forest can leave Dettori rueing Cup choice

2009-07-29T09:08:59Z

Even Frankie Dettori can't get it right all of the time and Friston Forest could just prove the point by landing a surprise success in the Goodwood Cup at 3.25.

Essential summer reading

2009-07-09T10:23:01Z

As baggage restrictions on budget airlines are so mean, it�s crucial to choose your holiday reading wisely. Here are some books that truly deserve to make the cut

History maker Yeats is pure gold

2009-06-18T15:02:58Z

Horse racing: Yeats raced into the record books by becoming the first horse in history to claim the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot for a fourth time

Frankie Dettori's golden touch can put Yeats in his place

2009-06-17T08:42:58Z

Horse racing: Forget racing's latest initiative to promote the sport, there is no better advertisement for the Flat than its equine stars - and few come much bigger than Yeats

Sir Michael Stoute weighing up Royal bid for Leocorno

2009-06-10T08:40:17Z

Horse racing: Sir Michael Stoute is expected to make a decision by the weekend on whether unbeaten filly Leocorno will run in the Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot

Do men flash while women burn and burn?

2009-05-27T07:34:07Z

I recently attended a rowdy dinner with Tracey Emin. At about 2am, she began to do her impression of her cat Docket

Jamie Osborne hopes Geordie can help him calm choppy waters

2009-05-14T09:25:54Z

Horse racing: As Geordieland gears up for his seasosal debut in the Yorkshire Cup, his trainer is dreaming of another crack at the Gold Cup

Forget 'honorary jokes': Carol Ann can show us why poetry matters

2009-05-01T08:26:40Z

With its token �5,750-a-year salary and case of wine for your trouble, our Poet Laureateship has long been what the outgoing laureate Andrew Motion has affectionately termed an "honorary joke"

Seamus Heffernan backs Yeats

2009-04-27T09:37:35Z

Horse racing: Jockey Seamus Heffernan thinks it is too early to write off Yeats after the three-times Ascot Gold Cup winner flopped at Navan

Warfare � ideal for all timewasters

2009-01-16T08:47:18Z

"All things can tempt me from this craft of verse," said WB Yeats. "There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hall," judged Cyril Connolly. "Distracted from distraction by distraction," wrote TS Eliot. Boy, oh boy, did they have a handle on the freelance life.

Ten talks to expand your mind in London

2008-10-14T10:14:11Z

Talks are the new gigs � they're not only educational but you may discover some home truths about yourself. Here are ten to try in London.

Rain threat could hamper Arc plans

2008-10-03T10:45:34Z

Horse Racing: Rain in Paris is playing havoc with riding plans ahead of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Duchess tells of heartbreak at honeymoon couple's cards

2008-09-10T13:10:29Z

The Duchess of York told of the heartbreaking postcards received by the families of the honeymoon couple murdered in Antigua after their deaths

Just Me: Sheila Hancock on coping with life without her beloved John

2008-09-05T20:52:57Z

A nation mourned after actor John Thaw passed away. Now his widow Sheila Hancock shares her wise, funny and deeply poignant account of how she rebuilt her life...

Caf� Royal to become five-star hotel in �90m lease

2008-08-28T08:40:34Z

The historic Café Royal in Regent Street, where Oscar Wilde and Aubrey Beardsley were once regulars, is to be transformed into a 160-bedroom five-star hotel

Trainer O'Brien hits Ladbrokes' earnings

2008-08-07T11:06:30Z

Ladbrokes today revealed pre-tax profits fell 16% as it took a caning at the hands of O'Brien at Royal Ascot

'Aidan effect' saddles Hill with a losing run

2008-07-31T08:25:33Z

Poor results on and off the track have led to a 10% slump in profits at Britain's second biggest bookies

O'Brien leaves Godolphin feeling blue

2008-06-20T10:30:35Z

While Aidan O'Brien, Johnny Murtagh and the Coolmore team sweep all before them at Ascot this week, arch rivals Godolphin are left wondering what has happened to their fortunes at the Royal meeting

Golden oldie Yeats can join the greats

2008-06-18T08:57:36Z

The stayer can make it a hat-trick of wins in the Gold Cup despite his advancing years

So the French First Lady can sing as well...

2008-03-28T12:31:17Z

Carla Bruni's first English album is more of a dinner-party soundtrack than a record that will have an impact on the music scene. Then again, it doesn't make any promises.

Going up in the world - or is that the lift music?

2007-11-07T00:00:00Z

Italian-inspired hotel restaurant, Number Twelve, near St Pancras, is a cut above its rivals. Shame about the piped Muzak, though.

Get ready to celebrate St Patrick's Day

2007-03-14T17:18:03Z

From classical music and traditional Irish dancing, to cultural walking tours and black tie dinners, ex-pats are planning to paint the capital green.