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Godolphin stars Hurricane Lane and Adayar headline 31 entries for Doncaster’s Cazoo St Leger on 11 September – we look the eye-catchers with trainer quotes Ante-post favourite for the St Leger, Hurricane Lane, has...
Mike Deasy on will Flutter sell anything else after Oddschecker, Ascot moves to placate annual members, racecourses opt for vague Covid rules, it still looks like a struggle for the Racing League and...
Mike Deasy on the passing of Galileo and what that means for Coolmore Ireland The passing of Galileo deprives racing, and Coolmore in particular, not only of a winner of a 2001 Derby double,...
P Gary McKenzie looks back at past Eclipse Stakes I was very fortunate in that, around the time I really started to take an interest in horseracing, there were some fantastic horses in their...
Mike Deasy on Jim Bolger still not naming names, ITV’s boost for the Breeders’ Cup, racing’s second-class citizens, BoyleSports enter the race for Hills, and more There is no questioning Jim Bolger’s ability as...
Mike Deasy on the risk of adding a fifth day to the Cheltenhm Festival, hope for the jockeys’ insurance scheme, mixed advertising messages from bookmakers and cutting a hat down to size Whether or...
The Secret Racegoer reports back from Royal Ascot on the welcome return of the Queen, delightful companions, sidetracked by rugby, getting a dodgy racecard and just about maintaining dignity So that’s a wrap –...
The Secret Racegoer experiences a Royal Ascot with the return of racegoers A year after Royal Ascot was run behind closed doors, the crowds were back at the Berkshire track for the best five...
Mike Deasy on hoping Adayar can boost the Derby and Ascot’s King George, Steve Cauthen – the Kentucky Kid’s 14-year English Odyssey, Irelands call – to support England, and more Twelve months ago these...
Mike Deasy on a bad week for Adam Kirby, Epsom’s lack of protection from the weather and a great day for a racing first-timer It’s not ben a great week for Adam Kirby. Twice...