Sir Michael Stoute has more than 170 horses and apparently none of them are good enough or fit enough to run in either of the StanJames.com-sponsored Guineas' this weekend... more
Hopefully the Doncaster St Leger will be remembered for another glorious chapter in Henry Cecil's career - as a fifth win in the Classic for the much-admired trainer will be the race's only saving grace... more
Christophe Soumillon has lost his position as the Aga Khan's jockey in France after the powerful owner grew tired of the Belgian-born rider's antics... more
Jamie Spencer refuses to contemplate defeat for Sariska in the Yorkshire Oaks, a dress-rehearsal for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, and is already dreaming of glory in Paris... more
Horse racing: Sariska seems certain to go off favourite for the Oaks as bookmakers cut her odds after sparkling in her final piece of work before the Epsom Classic... more
There aren't many big races missing from Paul Nicholls's CV and Dear Villez can fill in one of the few blanks by landing Haydock's Peter Marsh Chase... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows