Derby Contenders Line Up For 2011 Holy Bull: One Kentucky Derby contender is going to take a giant step towards Churchill Downs after the running of today's Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park. With the withdrawal of Boys at Tosconova (Officer), the one to beat appears to be Mucho Macho Man (Macho Uno) who was second best on two... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Monday, January 31, 2011 - 19:09
2011 Cheltenham Festival Day One Ante Post Preview: It was a chaotic few hours for ante post markets on Saturday as the fall-out from Festival Trials Day at Cheltenham rippled throughout various bookmakers. More than a few markets have been reshuffled and punters can now begin looking ahead to the de facto world championships of steeple chasing in a... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Monday, January 31, 2011 - 19:06
2011 Sunshine Millions at Gulfstream Set for Saturday: Top contenders across all divisions from Florida and California are set to face off on two different tracks as the 2011 edition of the Sunshine Millions is set to unfold at Santa Anita and Gulfstream. A full $2,000,000 in stakes purses is up for grabs and there are plenty of interesting variables... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 22:55
Cheltenham Festival Trials Day Preview: Cheltenham has always boasted one of the best grounds crews in the racing business and they deserve plenty of credit for working overtime to get conditions as right as possible for Saturday’s widely-anticipated Cheltenham Festival Trials Day. The early forecast indicates that the going should... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 18:32
Cape Blanco Headlines 2011 Dubai World Cup Ante Post Market: Now that the Dubai Carnival is well and truly underway, the attention is already starting to turn towards the prestigious showpiece on March 26. The world’s richest race has just seen its first stage of declarations become official and, as usual, another star-studded line up from all four... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 18:24
Al Rashidiya Headlines This Thursday’s Card at Meydan: The Dubai Racing Carnival is in full swing and there is another first-rate card facing punters tomorrow. The days feature is the Grade 2 Al Rashidiya, a turf contest for older colts and geldings going 1m1f on the turf. The interesting subplot to today’s action is Saeed Bin Suroor and Mike De... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 23:45
argento-chase-set-for-saturday-at-cheltenham_28841: A compact but talented field looks set to contest one of the most enticing races at this weekend’s Cheltenham fixture as ten quality geldings prepare to tackle the Grade 2 Argento Chase. This 3m1f110y challenge brings together Grand National winner Mon Mome and former Gold Cup contender... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 20:16
2011 Holy Bull Stakes Features a Number of Top Contenders: There is plenty of action kicking off at Gulfstream Park this weekend with the Sunshine Millions offering up plenty of high-class racing for the four year-olds and up on Saturday, but the Road to the Kentucky Derby passes through Gulfstream on Sunday as the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes and its $400,000... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Monday, January 24, 2011 - 19:30
Next Generation of Grade 1 Hurdlers Lines up in Leopardstown Spring Juvenile: We are still two weeks out from the Spring Juvenile Hurdle at Leopardstown and this Grade 1 contest could be a kingmaker for any of these high-quality four year-old jumpers. A number of these contenders are at different points in their juvenile careers, but it has to be admitted that this line-up... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Monday, January 24, 2011 - 18:59
Graded National Hunt Action at Gowran Park, Ascot and Haydock on Saturday: There is plenty of high-quality graded action set to unfold at jumps courses around the UK and Ireland this weekend. The weather still might be an issue at several tracks but inspections tomorrow will confirm whether things go ahead or not. In this feature, we’ll be examining some of the... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 23:30