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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

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

Sea The Stars' owner hopes to keep success in the family

14.10.09
The retirement of Sea The Stars may have deprived racing of one of its true superstars, but owner Christopher Tsui is already hoping that success runs in the family... more

Conduit not certain to defend Cup crown despite big gamble

07.10.09
Connections of Conduit will decide whether or not the colt will attempt to defend his Breeders' Cup Turf title... more

George ready to chase big prizes with star Nacarat

30.09.09
Exciting chaser Nacarat will make his seasonal reappearance in the William Hill Gold Cup at Exeter on 3 November en route to his main target - the King George VI Chase... more

Conduit's got Stars in his sights

28.09.09
Connections of Conduit admit that defeat for the brilliant Sea The Stars in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp would be “very sad” for racing... more

Red-hot Sir Michael Stoute set to hit the target with Main Aim

27.07.09
Main Aim can put backers on the path to a profitable week at Glorious Goodwood by landing the Betfair Cup (3.25), the highlight of the first day's action... more

Success for Conduit can make Ryan Moore the merrier

24.07.09
Ryan Moore might not always be racing's happiest man, but even he may have a big smile on his face when Conduit lands the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot... more

Youmzain misses King George due to setback

16.07.09
Youmzain will miss the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot due to a swollen joint... more

York set to be next target for Sea The Stars

06.07.09
Brilliant Coral-Eclipse winner Sea The Stars will almost certainly miss the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot and instead be aimed at the Group 1 Juddmonte International at York... more

Fame And Glory cut for Arc de Triomphe after Derby demolition

29.06.09
Fame and Glory is now the 4-1 joint-favourite from 8-1 with Stan James for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp... more

Conduit is slashed for King George

25.06.09
Conduit has been the subject of a major betting plunge for next month's King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot... more

Hughes: Paco has a 'helluva' chance of Dubai success

25.03.09
Horse racing: Richard Hughes has said that he believes Paco Boy represents the best hope of an English-trained success at Saturday's Dubai World Cup meeting... more

Breeders' Cup hero Conduit set to make Curragh comeback

24.03.09
Horse racing: Sir Michael Stoute has said that Conduit could make his debut this season in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh... more

Ruby rules the world as he counts Buck’s again

12.03.09
There proved to be no stopping Ruby Walsh for the third day in a row at the Cheltenham Festival today as he claimed his fifth victory of the week on Big Buck’s in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle... 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

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

Royals gather as £2m Queen Mother statue is unveiled

24.02.09
A national memorial to the Queen Mother has been unveiled near Buckingham Palace... more

Air Force One in danger of being diverted by Mann

05.02.09
Charlie Mann said he would be happy to switch Air Force One to Newbury's Aon Chase on Saturday should Sunday's Irish Hennessy Gold Cup be lost to the weather... more

Cheltenham name new race after Pipe

19.01.09
Cheltenham's newest race at the Festival is to be named in honour of Martin Pipe, the most successful National Hunt trainer of all time... 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

Time to listen when Ruby says it's a mean machine

06.01.09
Ruby Walsh doesn't describe many of his mounts as "machines" so it could pay to follow the career of Mikael D'Haguenet after the jockey used that metaphor to describe his recent Naas winner... 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

Peslier lands plum ride on Papal Bull

23.07.08
Sir Michael Stoute has booked French jockey Olivier Peslier for the ride on Papal Bull in Saturday's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot... more

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