Frankel Priced at 1/3 For St James Palace Stakes: We have just passed the final declaration stage for the 2011 St James Palace Stakes at the upcoming Royal Ascot meeting. Unsurprisingly, the much-vaunted Frankel (Galileo) is considered to be the overwhelming favourite and the morning line has been set at 1/3 with a number of bookmakers almost... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 18:22
Astrophysical Jet Pointed to Royal Ascot: Kicking off the season with his worst-ever performance, Astrophysical Jet (Dubawi) has been pointed towards Royal Ascot despite connections adopting a cautious approach. An effort was made to play down Astrophysical Jet's expectations, but plans for the King's Stand Stakes were firmed up... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 17:44
Khawlah May Opt for Ribblesdale Stakes at Ascot: With the Epsom Derby meeting just a few short weeks away, there is still plenty of movement in the betting markets are the declarations are drawing closer and certain contender seem firmly pointed while others look to have their eye on other contests. After grabbing all the headlines when storming... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 03:19
Todd Pletcher Will Ship Three for Royal Ascot: Top American conditioner Todd Pletcher, a winner of last year's Kentucky Derby with upstart Super Saver (Maria's Mon), is set to invade Royal Ascot this year and he is firming up plans to bring a trio of high-profile contenders to the June fixture. The best of the best from his turf... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 00:11
Overdose Confirmed for Milan Return: One of the most prominent flat horses to emerge from Central Europe in quite some time has been confirmed for his six year-old campaign. Overdose (Starborough) looks ready to return to the track in mid-April, likely looking to avenge the farcical display at Baden Baden, where he blew his all-time... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Saturday, March 5, 2011 - 19:17
2010 Royal Ascot Coronation Stakes and Queen’s Vase Preview: There is some serious talent lining up for the 2010 Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot tomorrow and this one looks like one of the tougher Group 1 puzzles to solve over this extremely exciting week of first-class racing. The early story in this one looks to be AP O'Brien's Lillie Langtry (... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Friday, June 18, 2010 - 04:45
2010 Royal Ascot Albany Stakes and King Edward VII Stakes Tips: We had another excellent day at the 2010 Royal Ascot, and while this one may not have been the best day for the punters we saw some absolutely first-class racing once again. Friday's action at the 2010 Royal Ascot opens with two rather promising races, but it’s worth noting that further... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Friday, June 18, 2010 - 02:26
2010 Royal Ascot Tips and Selections for Wednesday: We've got a first-rate day of racing action ahead of us at Ascot today, and we can only hope it matches up against the thrills on opening day. The Group 3 Jersey Stakes are the first one off and you can see why this 7f dash is such a tough handicap- there are a lot of high-quality contenders... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 15:36
Royal Ascot Day Two Preview and Tips: We've got another day of top-class racing at the 2010 Royal Ascot tomorrow as a cadre of Group 3's, 2's and 1's will be kicking off. It was an excellent first-day at Ascot and we can only hope that day two is just as exciting. In the Group 3 Jersey Stakes at 2:30, we've got a... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 01:15