News Weekend Review – Newbury Newcastle and Fairyhouse 28th/29th 30th November November 30, 2025 / December 2, 2025 by Major Dickie Friday saw day one of the Coral Gold Cup Meeting and saw Irish raider Highland Crystal take the Listed Fillies Juvenile for Gordon Elliott and Jordan Gainford. This filly won nicely by six lengths from the Dan Skelton trained Tralee Girl. The first Grade 2 event the John Francome Novices Chase Wendigo continue the great […] Read more »
News Weekend Review – Punchestown, Haydock and Ascot 22nd/23rd November November 23, 2025 / November 23, 2025 by Major Dickie The first race on Haydock’s Saturday card was the Grade 2 Newton Novices Hurdle and was won by 12/1 chance Diamond Hunter trained by Chris Gordon and ridden by his son Freddie. The winner followed up his debut victory of a Plumpton novice hurdle in good style and took the step up in class in […] Read more »
News Navan Racing Festival November 18, 2025 / November 18, 2025 by Major Dickie The Navan Racing Festival was put back a day by heavy rain but fortunately was rearranged and all was well. Day one took place on Sunday and saw the meeting start with an impressive winner of the 3-Y-O Hurdle named Barbizon for owner Gigginstown Stud, Gordon Elliot and Danny Gilligan. The first Graded action saw […] Read more »
News The Cheltenham November Meeting November 17, 2025 / November 18, 2025 by Major Dickie Countryside Day is the first of 3 days of the Cheltenham November Meeting. It began on pretty desperate ground after the forecast deluge arrived in spades and continued for most of the day. The eleven years young Eldorado Allen took the second race on the card, the Veterans Middle Distance Chase under Brendan Powell as […] Read more »
News The Coral Eclipse Festival Sandown July 8, 2025 / July 8, 2025 by Major Dickie The Coral Eclipse Festival at Sandown took place on the 4th-5th July. The Listed Coral Dragon Stakes for two – year olds over 5 furlongs was taken by Staya. The George Scott trained filly had run a great race at Royal Ascot when fifth of twenty-three in the Queen Mary behind the Ballydoyle winner True […] Read more »
News Betfred Derby Festival Epsom June 8, 2025 / July 8, 2025 by Major Dickie The Betfred Derby Festival looked like being two days of excellent racing, and so it proved. The Listed Surrey Stakes over seven furlongs was the first race of the meeting and went to the heavily backed Formal for owners Cheveley Park, trainer Andrew Balding and rider Oisin Murphy. One nil to the punters! The Woodcote […] Read more »
News Irish Guineas Festival Curragh May 27, 2025 / July 8, 2025 by Major Dickie The Irish Guineas weekend began Friday night at the Curragh with a rather ordinary card but did include the Group 3 Gallinule Stakes. This ten-furlong race for three-year-olds attracted five runners and proved to be a very close affair. First past the post was Reyenzi who won a head but was disqualified for edging right […] Read more »
News Dante Festival York May 20, 2025 / May 20, 2025 by Major Dickie Day one of the Dante Festival at York saw the Oaks Trial, the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes. This Group 3 was the feature on the card and we saw an impressive winner again from a Ballydoyle inmate by the name of Whirl. She won by over five lengths under Ryan Moore and is around 10/1 for […] Read more »
News Chester May Festival May 12, 2025 / May 20, 2025 by Major Dickie The first day of the Chester May Festival began as always with the Lily Agnes Conditions Stakes for two-year-olds and the Karl Burke trained Ali Shuffle brought up a quick hattrick of wins for owners Nick Bradley Racing 5 and jockey Sam James. The Listed Cheshire Oaks went to the Aidan Obrien and Ryan Moore […] Read more »
News Betfred Guineas Festival May 5, 2025 / May 20, 2025 by Major Dickie The Betfred Guineas Festival began on Friday 2nd May with the Group 2 Jockey Club Stakes being the highlight. The King Power owned Bellum Justum prevailed from the favourite Silver Knott for Andrew Balding and Oisin Murphy by a length and a half. Earlier the Listed King Charles II Stakes was won well by the […] Read more »