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Derby may be out of reach but Al Zir can strike in Post

23.10.09
Doncaster's Racing Post Trophy contains the first four in the ante-post betting for next year's Investec Derby and it is a contest that has produced three of the last eight Epsom winners... more

Sea The Stars is retired to stud

13.10.09
Sea The Stars, who became one of the greatest racehorses of all time when landing a sixth successive Group 1 in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, has been retired... more

Looks like plain sailing in QEII for dashing Delegator

25.09.09
Runner-up in the 2,000 Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes, Delegator can claim a deserved Group 1 success by beating a small, but select field in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot... more

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

10.09.09
Well-backed ante-post favourite Age Of Aquarius has been ruled out of the St Leger at Doncaster... more

Clive Brittain eyes Breeders' Cup bid for Misheer

25.08.09
Trainer Clive Brittain is hoping that Misheer can win the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh and book a trip to the Breeders' Cup... more

Jamie Spencer plots Arc success for super Sariska

19.08.09
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

It's hard to look beyond Sea the Stars in historic Eclipse bid

03.07.09
Horse racing: Sea The Stars looks set to become just the fifth three-year-old in the last 18 years to win the Eclipse... more

John Oxx bullish as Sea The Stars backed for Eclipse glory

01.07.09
Horse racing: Sponsors of the Coral-Eclipse have cut the odds of dual Classic winner Sea The Stars after John Oxx said he was confident his colt can succeed where Motivator and Authorized failed... more

Charlie Hills has ground concerns for High Heeled

30.06.09
Horse racing: Officials at Haydock have sought to allay fears that the ground will be too firm for classy filly High Heeled to take her place in the Lancashire Oaks... 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

Sea The Stars scares off Brits

23.06.09
Horse racing: There will be no British interest in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby as John Oxx's brilliant colt Sea The Stars has scared off many of his likely opponents... more

Sunday's best for Rouget as he bids to be a prince

16.06.09
Horse racing: Leading French trainer Jean-Claude Rouget is in the form of his life at present and his stable can continue to shine by landing the Prince of Wales's Stakes... more

Delegator can take honours at last after trip to the Palace

15.06.09
Horse racing: He’s failed to hit the top so far but the colt can come good in the showpiece race at Ascot... more

Oxx's star has Eclipse rivals running scared

08.06.09
Horse Racing: Sandown officials are worried that Derby hero Sea The Stars will scare off most of the opposition should he take on his elders for the first time in the Coral-Eclipse... more

Brian Meehan's Delegator ready to reign whatever the weather

22.05.09
Horse racing: With ground conditions varying almost daily, you could be forgiven for thinking that the racing pages are simply an extension of the weather forecast ... more

Johnny Murtagh is still weighing up his Derby options

19.05.09
Horse racing: Johnny Murtagh is still undecided about which horse to ride in next month's Epsom Derby - but the signs are it will be Fame And Glory... more

Crowded House can put Brian Meehan on Classic path

13.05.09
Horse racing: Brian Meehan is expecting Crowded House to win the Dante Stakes and provide him with another chance of success at the very top level... more

Irish Guineas on the cards for Delegator

12.05.09
Horse racing: Brian Meehan is likely to send beaten 2,000 Guineas favourite Delegator to the Curragh for the Irish version... more

Aidan O'Brien's master ready to pass Chester test

06.05.09
Horse racing: Calling the Chester Vase a recognised Epsom Derby trial could be stretching the truth a little bit these days.... 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

Spencer snub overshadows Curragh build-up

24.06.08
The Curragh is the centre of attention this weekend where Jim Bolger's New Approach attempts to land a second Derby... more

Marmalade looks sweet for O'Brien

17.06.08
Top colt can help Irishman finally capture the one big race that has eluded him so far... more

Bolger boost as rain hits Epsom ahead of Derby

03.06.08
While Jim Bolger awoke to criticism of his decision to change his mind about running New Approach in the Vodafone Derby, going reports from Epsom will have brightened his mood.... more

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