Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Wednesday's action at Kempton.
DOMINIC KING: It has been a tumultuous four days for racing, all started by the PRA's combative approach at the weekend when they made it clear that unless they received a £500,000 payment.
In 2024 alone, Cheltenham attendees drank more than 265,000 pints of the beverage, enough to fill three Olympic swimming pools.
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Tuesday's meetings at Chepstow, Newcastle, and Wolverhampton.
The New York Racing Association announced March 13 the stakes schedule for the 2025 summer meet at Saratoga Race Course, which opens July 10 and continues through Sept. 1.
The mother of a jockey severely injured in a race fall has released a troubling update on his condition, as his MAFS star girlfriend keeps a vigil by his side
International riding star Frankie Dettori has announced he is filing for bankruptcy. Dettori revealed he had been unsuccessful in efforts to resolve financial difficulties with His Majesty's Revenue & Customs in the United Kingdom.
DOMINIC KING: The Professional Racing Association, the brainchild of former BHA Chairman Peter Savill which claims to represent 170 trainers, has made clear its members won't comply.
DOMINIC KING: For reasons unknown, Constitution Hill bulldozed through it, making a noise like a clap of thunder. For a split-second, you feared gravity might take hold and a bumper crowd gasped.
Ten months ago the Nicky Henderson yard were beginning to start the recovery mission
A round-up of some of the best moments from day one of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival.
The smallest Cheltenham Festival crowd since 1993 was recorded on Wednesday, with 41,949 at the track.
Inothewayurthinkin is added as a late entry for Friday's Cheltenham Gold Cup while Go Dante wins the Imperial Cup at Sandown.
Marine Nationale and Jazzy Matty both claimed emotional wins at the Cheltenham Festival two years after winning here for jockey Michael O'Sullivan, who died in a fall last month.
Assistant trainer Willy Twiston-Davies and jockey brother Sam on life working alongside father Nigel at the family yard.
Jump jockey champion Harry Cobden says he hopes to help "inspire" the next generation of fans ahead of this week's Cheltenham Festival.
Constitution Hill bids to regain his title as a mouthwatering Champion Hurdle headlines the start of the four-day Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday.
Near the end of the March 12 second session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, Kimmel and Sallusto went to $1.1 million on behalf of Flanagan Racing for Hip 486, a daughter of Good Magic.
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Highlights from the OBS March Sale
On the second day of the Ocala Breeders' Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, Brad Cox signed the ticket for Hip 343, a son of freshman sire Charlatan, for $660,000 on behalf of Prime Bloodstock. The bay colt breezed an eighth of a mile in :10.
A bidding war ensued for Hip 404, a colt by freshman sire Independence Hall on Day 2 of the Ocala Breeders' Sale March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale March 12. The hammer fell at $1 million for the Eddie Woods-consigned colt to JPM Bloodstock.
Fasig-Tipton is raising the upset price, or minimum bid, for all the company's live and digital auctions going forward, the auction house announced March 12.
A snafu that track operator Churchill Downs Inc. attributed to needing required wagering consents led to no wagering payouts and betting refunds being issued for the first race March 13 at Colonial Downs. The race was run for purse money only.
Multiple grade 1-winning trainer Mark Glatt is prepared to fight the results of a positive drug test that was posted March 13 on the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit website.
Steal Sunshine, a last-out second to Mindframe in the Gulfstream Park Mile (G2), will be back on the work tab March 15 ahead of a scheduled start in the $1 million Godolphin Mile (G2) on the Dubai World Cup undercard April 5 at Meydan Racecourse.
Day 2 of the Ocala Breeders' Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale saw 143 horses change hands for a total of $22,998,500. That number is just below last year's second session where 156 head sold for $23,976,000.
The Scout provides all the tips for day three of action at Cheltenham Festival.
Andrew Gemmell will head to this year's Cheltenham Festival with hopes of landing another remarkable winner.
Nico de Boinville's slip of the tongue landed ITV in a spot of bother.
Racing lovers best not take any tips off 'Del Boy' in future.
Express Sport bring you all the best tips for day two of the 2025 Cheltenham Festival including the Queen Mother Champion Chase.
One lucky race-goer could afford to pay for a taxi home on Tuesday.
JP McManus will hope to add to his tally of incredible winners at this week's Cheltenham Festival, further bolstering his incredible net worth on the tracks.
Alan Shearer is a huge racing fan and has owned a couple of horses over the years - one of which won at Cheltenham as a 50-1 outsider.
There's no such things as happy hour in the bars at the Cheltenham Festival this week.
Cheltenham Festival racegoers are forking out lots of money including £7.80 for a pint of Guinness and £12 for a burger.
DOMINIC KING: It has been a tumultuous four days for racing, all started by the PRA's combative approach at the weekend when they made it clear that unless they received a £500,000 payment.
In 2024 alone, Cheltenham attendees drank more than 265,000 pints of the beverage, enough to fill three Olympic swimming pools.
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Tuesday's meetings at Chepstow, Newcastle, and Wolverhampton.
The mother of a jockey severely injured in a race fall has released a troubling update on his condition, as his MAFS star girlfriend keeps a vigil by his side
DOMINIC KING: The Professional Racing Association, the brainchild of former BHA Chairman Peter Savill which claims to represent 170 trainers, has made clear its members won't comply.
DOMINIC KING: For reasons unknown, Constitution Hill bulldozed through it, making a noise like a clap of thunder. For a split-second, you feared gravity might take hold and a bumper crowd gasped.
Ten months ago the Nicky Henderson yard were beginning to start the recovery mission
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Friday's meetings at Cheltenham, Newcastle, Uttoxeter, Doncaster and Wolverhampton.
DOMINIC KING: Deutsch is stable jockey to Venetia Williams and is having a fantastic season. He has been a man to follow on a Saturday, with a golden period before Christmas.
Hollywood actor Matt Damon wasn't in Tamworth on Thursday - but the star of Jason Bourne would have been popping champagne following one result from a maiden race at the local track.
Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from around the country.
The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal and through the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit's (HIWU) “pending” and “resolved” cases portals.
Resolved ADMC Violations
Date: 03/11/2025
Licensee: Danny Morales, trainer
Penalty: 5-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on March 12, 2025; Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $500; imposition of 2 Penalty Points....
A New York-bred filly by Quality Road (hip 636) became the fourth juvenile–and second from the Wavertree Stables consignment–to reach seven figures at the OBS March sale when selling for $1.05 million to the bid of Amo Racing's Kia Joorabchian. The bay, out of stakes winner and Grade I placed Toasting (Congrats), worked a furlong last week in :9 4/5. She was a $350,000 purchase at last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale.
Hip 636, a bay filly by @LanesEndFarms stallion Quality Road consigned by @WavertreeInc, selling...
Amr Zedan made his first purchase of the week a big one, with bloodstock agent Donato Lanni going to an OBS record $3 million to acquire a colt by Gun Runner (hip 654) on behalf of the Saudi businessman Thursday. The gray worked a furlong in a bullet :9 3/5 last week. He was consigned by Eddie Woods and is out of Tynan (Liam's Map), a half-sister to graded winner Pappacap (Gun Runner). He was purchased for $200,000 at last year's Keeneland September sale.
The previous record price for a horse sold at OBS was $2.45 million paid by...
Following the fireworks that ensued with the sale of a record-setting $3-million Gun Runner colt earlier in OBS's Thursday's session, a pair of juveniles surpassed the $1 million in quick succession. Hip 721, a filly by Maxfield brought a final bid of $1.25 million from Marquee Bloodstock, while only a few hips later, a colt by Nyquist drew $1 million from Shannon Potter, bidding on behalf of Epic Horses.
Out of All in With Aces (Quiet American), the half-sister to GISW Hard Aces was consigned by de Meric Sales. She was purchased for $165,000 at Keeneland November in 2023.
The latter, himself a half-...
The OwnerView Webinar series for 2025 kicked off Mar. 11 with a discussion of accounting, legal and insurance considerations affecting Thoroughbred owners.
Gary Falter, project manager for OwnerView, was the moderator of a panel that included Chapman Hopkins, chair of Stoll Keenon Ogden's Equine Litigation group; Joe Daugherty, public accountant for Dean Dorton, leading their equine tax practice; and Mike Levy, founder of Muirfield Insurance.
A discussion of equine accounting, including tax changes and the implications on Thoroughbred ownership, kicked off the webinar.
“The two questions you need to ask is what kind of property are we dealing with and do I want to own it myself or do I want to own it with someone else?” replied Daugherty when discussing tax considerations for an owner buying a horse or a farm, and how that would be structured.
Addressing the importance of accounting methods, Daugherty added: “I would say that most horse owners qualify to...
by Jessica Martini & Christina Bossinakis
OCALA, FL – The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training produced an additional two seven-figure juveniles during its second session Wednesday, with a filly by Good Magic leading the way when selling for $1.1 million to Sean Flanagan.
Through two of three sessions of the March sale, 269 horses have grossed $39,588,000 for an average of $147,167 and a median of $70,000. Those numbers are down slightly from the end-of-session figures from last year's March sale, which included a $1.5-million session topper who was later reclassified as an RNA, but show an increase in average from OBS's finalized 2024 figures through two sessions. Those final figures show 323 horses grossing $45,835,000 for an average of $141,904 and a median of $70,000.
The action picked up noticeably during...
High-class dual-purpose performer Vauban (Fr) (Galiway {GB}), who landed the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in 2022 for trainer Willie Mullins, is close to making his debut for Australian trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.
Vauban has been well-held in his two attempts at winning the Melbourne Cup for Mullins and owner Rich Ricci. The seven-year-old was snapped up by the Waterhouse and Bott combination for a reported $2 million after he finished 11th–beaten just over five lengths–behind Knight's Choice (Aus) (Extreme Choice {Aus}) in the Melbourne Cup in November.
He is set to make his debut for his new connections in the Sky High Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday–but co-trainer Bott warns that there will be improvement to come from the effort.
Speaking ahead of the assignment, Bott told racing.com, “We've been really pleased with everything we've seen from him at home in his work, the...
Edited Press Release
Edison International Foundation is making a $25,000 donation to Foothill Unity Center on behalf of Santa Anita Park for support in ongoing fire relief efforts.
For over 40 years, Foothill Unity Center based in nearby Monrovia has helped those in need with programs focused on food, health, job development, housing and homeless services, crisis management, volunteerism and much more. It serves the local San Gabriel Valley Foothill communities of Arcadia, Altadena, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bradbury, Duarte, Irwindale, Monrovia, Pasadena, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena and Temple City.
“Foothill Unity Center has been doing amazing work in the community, well before the recent fires,” said Pete Siberell, Santa Anita's Director of Community Service & Special Projects. “Just as the organization stood strong during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the same dedication and compassion are now being extended to families impacted by the...
Frankie Dettori has been forced to file for bankruptcy after failing to reach an agreement with His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over a long-running tax avoidance case. The Italian released a statement to confirm this latest development on Thursday.
“For the last six-months, my advisors have been working with HMRC in an attempt to find a solution to my financial situation,” the statement read. “Regretfully, I will be filing for bankruptcy.
“I am saddened and embarrassed by this outcome and would advise others to take a stronger rein over their financial matters. Bankruptcy is a major decision and its consequences will affect me for many years.
“I am relieved to be drawing a line on this long-term matter, which enables me to reset and focus on my international riding career.”
Dettori's name first came up in a legal battle with HMRC over his anonymity...
A total of 122 horses of all ages have been catalogued for the Fasig-Tipton Digital March Sale, which opened for bidding Mar. 13 and will close Tuesday, Mar. 18 at 2 p.m. ET.
The catalogue offers horses of racing age, breeding stock – including mares with foals at foot, two-year-olds in training, yearlings, and a no-guarantee season to Nyquist, who was represented by his eighth Grade I winner when Cavalieri remained perfect in five starts in the Mar. 8 Beholder Mile.
“We have great quality in this March sale, including graded stakes winning racing/broodmare prospects and graded stakes producers,” said Leif Aaron, Fasig-Tipton Director of Digital Sales. “There are exciting offerings for breeders, as well as in-form racehorses that are ready-to-go for spring racing.”
Among the highlights of the catalogue could be...
