Weather Tonight: 10°c Heavy rain Morning: 11°c Light rain

News

HEADLINES:
RSS

Kauto Star (Racehorse)

Latest articles

Kauto Star’s still the best bet to blow his rivals away

20.11.09
The dual Gold Cup winner will take all the beating on his return in the Betfair Chase... more

Soft ground won't trouble Imperial Commander

19.11.09
Imperial Commander won't mind the likely soft ground when he takes on Kauto Star in the Betfair Chase at Haydock, according to his trainer... more

Nick Gifford hopes spin at Ascot will get Straw Bear roaring

18.11.09
Nick Gifford is mulling over the possibility of aiming Straw Bear at the World Hurdle at Cheltenham in March, should the gelding rediscover his old sparkle... more

I'm ready to topple vulnerable Kauto Star, insists Tom Scudamore

17.11.09
Tom Scudamore believes that Kauto Star will be at his most vulnerable in the Betfair Chase at Haydock... more

Ferdy Murphy fears Kalahari King could miss clash with Kauto Star

16.11.09
Kalahari King's participation in the King George VI Chase has been thrown into doubt... more

Why racing's 'Fergie' won't worry if he never wins another title

20.10.09
Exclusive: He takes great pride in being the champion jumps trainer, but Nicholls says he’s only interested in winning the biggest races... more

Paul Nicholls is relishing another Gold Cup clash for his stars

07.09.09
Jump racing's big two are likely to clash again at Cheltenham as champion trainer Paul Nicholls promised that he will "do everything possible to get Kauto Star and Denman back for the Gold Cup next March in the form of their lives"... more

Grand National win repairs Hill damage

30.04.09
The bookies' spectacular Grand National payday only served to claw back the big losses suffered at Cheltenham, William Hill claimed... more

Paul Barber keen for another Kauto clash

01.04.09
Horse racing: Paul Barber is looking beyond the Grade 2 Totesport Bowl at Aintree and is itching for Denman to lock horns again with stablemate Kauto Star... more

Tendon injury rules Neptune out for a year

19.03.09
Horse racing: Neptune Collonges will be out of action for a year after suffering an injury in the Gold Cup at Cheltenham... more

Star shines again for record-breaker Ruby

13.03.09
Kauto Star makes history by becoming the first horse to regain the Cheltenham Gold Cup... more

After costly day, there's a banker you can trust

13.03.09
Even at the Cheltenham Festival, that tiny Irish enclave in the rolling hills of Gloucestershire, you cannot evade reality these days... more

We can defy Gold Cup history, insists trainer

12.03.09
The statistics are against Kauto Star as he bids to become the first horse to regain the Cheltenham Gold Cup tomorrow... more

Exotic Dancer is primed to lower Kauto's colours

12.03.09
Exotic Dancer has seen the rear view of his great rival and 2007 Gold Cup winner Kauto Star on seven of the eight times the pair have clashed, but there is a growing belief that revenge will finally be his when they meet again in tomorrow's Cheltenham Gold Cup... more

King's star chaser set to live up to his name

11.03.09
Horse racing: It translates as 'I go by you' when changed from Spanish to English and is a phrase that is symptomatic with the career of Voy Por Ustedes... more

Thornton worth bet as bookies tempt Cheltenham punters

10.03.09
Horse racing: It may pay to avoid trying to beat the bookies by attempting to forecast the winners of all 26 races at Cheltenham... more

War is ready for Gold Cup battle, insists Morris

26.02.09
Horse racing: No horse has ever regained the Cheltenham Gold Cup but that is what both War Of Attrition and Kauto Star are out to achieve on 13 March... more

Nicholls duo head Festival entries

11.02.09
Horse racing: Declarations have been made for the five Grade 1 races at the Cheltenham Festival with the last two totesport Gold Cup winners among 28 left in chasing's blue riband event... more

Exotic Dancer will relish thrill of the Festival chase

03.02.09
With Denman due to reappear on Newbury's Super Saturday card and the Irish Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup fixture taking place at Leopardstown, it seems an appropriate time to get busy in the ante-post market ahead of the Cheltenham Festival ... more

Tizzard eyes Lively outing

26.01.09
Joe Lively, winner of the Letheby & Christopher Chase, could have another run before taking on Denman and Kauto Star in the Cheltenham Gold Cup... more

Smith: Kauto ready to star again at Cheltenham

07.01.09
Owner Clive Smith is confident that Kauto Star can make history and become the first Cheltenham Gold Cup winner to land the title in non-consecutive years... more

How to beat Nicholls in the Gold Cup monopoly game

07.01.09
Ante-post betting on the Cheltenham Gold Cup has been given a shot in the arm after bookies William Hill opened a market on the race without runners from the Paul Nicholls stable... more

Twiston-Davies keeps going despite losing streak

29.12.08
Trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies has no intention of closing down his Somerset yard despite sending out just one winner from 47 runners this month... more

Stay with the Star in bid for a third King George

24.12.08
The King George VI Chase at Kempton has become a regular festive nightmare for the bookmakers and Kauto Star can ensure it remains the case... more

War Of Attrition swerves King George Kauto clash

22.12.08
Mouse Morris has decided against letting War Of Attrition travel to Kempton for the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day and he will instead line up in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown... more

Pipe: Our Vic has a chance

22.12.08
David Pipe remains confident of a big show from Our Vic in the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day despite the stable's poor form... more

Bookies react as Nicholls hits sticky patch

24.11.08
Bookmakers have reacted to an unusually unsuccessful weekend for Paul Nicholls by lengthening Big Buck's odds for the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup... more

Exotic Dancer tries again but Kauto's got his number

21.11.08
There have been many great sporting rivalries over the years - Coe-Ovett, Ali-Frasier, Nicklaus-Watson - but none has been so one-sided as Kauto Star versus Exotic Dancer... more

Paddy Power on a winner with £65m

15.05.08
Earnings soar at top Irish bookmaker Paddy Power... more

Title race bets are off as trio hit final furlong in dead heat

18.03.08
For suggesting an analogy for the captivating chase for the Premier League, I am indebted to a bout of the flu. There isn't a lot to be said for this particular virus. If you must succumb, however, Cheltenham week is the time to do it, and despite a feverish, circuitous nightmare involving John McCririck and a gold-lame jockstrap the uninterrupted viewing was bliss.... more

Don't Miss

Steamy scenes for Purnell in Turkish bath

Scheming over the future of the Labour Party continues even in the most unlikely places

All stories


Promotions

Environmental initiatives

Find out how you can help to meet the challenges of climate change in London.


The Open University

Every year The Open University helps thousands of professionals progress in their careers.


Win the Best Seats

In London theatre when you vote for your favourite celebrity spec wearer.


Breast Cancer Care

Donate £1 and leave a message of support for a loved one in the Swarovski Garden of Wishes.


Win an iPodTouch

With Courvoisier when you share your thoughts on this week's cocktail.