Racing
Fortune conquers adversity thanks to Charm
Victory at Doncaster yesterday in the domestic Flat season's last feature handicap was probably scant consolation for the loss of a trip to the Breeders' Cup in Santa Anita.
Inside Racing
Dettori delivers Turf double on Pounced
Sunday, 8 November 2009
The setting could scarcely be less like Newmarket, with the slender palms on the infield reaching up towards the hazy San Gabriel mountains. For John Gosden and Frankie Dettori, however, it felt just like home as Pounced got the European challenge off to a flying start at the Breeders' Cup last night.
Chris McGrath: Ponti a Classic pick to keep it real
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Inside Track at Santa Anita
Fresh dawn for Biancone after storm of scandal
Friday, 6 November 2009
Controversial trainer on comeback trail once more aiming for Cup Juvenile win
Baffert counting on Zensational finish
Thursday, 5 November 2009
The Hall of Fame trainer puts his success down to good fortune – but as Saturday's Breeders' Cup Sprint may well prove again, luck does not come into it, reports Chris McGrath from Santa Anita
Gosden follows his California dream
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Trainer seeks to build on last year's breakthrough victory here by Raven's Pass
The funniest racehorse names
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
This year's Melbourne Cup was won by a horse named Shocking, and judging by the performance, it was anything but.
Shocking wins the Melbourne Cup
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
It was third time lucky for jubilant Australian jockey Corey Brown today, after Shocking streaked away in the final stages to win the 149th Melbourne Cup.
Geraghty responds the right way
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Irishman rides 1,000th winner after low of taking wrong course at Wetherby
O'Brien's Jan Vermeer in frame for Derby after masterly show
Monday, 2 November 2009
French win puts Ballydoyle colt second to stablemate in betting for the Epsom Classic
Purple reigns for Williams
Sunday, 1 November 2009
The sight of the Devil's Dyke limned by a pale autumn sun dipping in front of populated grandstands on the Rowley Mile for the final time this year has for centuries been a signal for a change in emphasis.
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