Seven Days

Seven Days: The Sophomore Kings

We've a while to wait before any firm conclusions can be drawn about this year's crop of first-season stallions, though...

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Pack away your hats and spend a joyful week in jeans and trainers. Royal Ascot was fabulous, as it always...

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In the European edition we really shouldn't be overstepping our boundary to encroach on the territory of our American colleagues...

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So begins the campaign for Auguste Rodin (Ire) to meet Desert Crown (GB) and Adayar (Ire) in the King George...

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On December 3, 1995, the G1 Royal Bond Novice Hurdle was won by the Aidan O'Brien-trained Thats My Man (Ire)....

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Seven years ago Churchill (Ire) beat Mehmas (Ire) in the G1 Goffs Vincent O'Brien National S., and they both now...

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There is something wonderfully refreshing about John Hayes. He stands at least 6'6'' tall with size 15 'lucky boots' and...

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It's a heady time of year to be on Newmarket Heath of a Saturday morning. You can tell by the...

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Monday's email bulletin from the The New York Times told us that Britain is largely apathetic about Saturday's coronation. I...

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At Newmarket last Tuesday, a fellow racegoer suggested that the racecourse really should up its game in encouraging more people...

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The headline to this piece is deliberately binary. That is, after all, what heated debates on social media or even...

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Thank goodness for France. While Britain and Ireland mostly pause the serious Flat action in Grand National week, the French...

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