Goodwood

Tuesday, Goodwood, Britain, post time: 15:05, AL SHAQAB GOODWOOD CUP STAKES-G1, £500,000, 3yo/up, 16f 0y Field: Dubai Future (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), French Master (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Illinois (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Military Academy (GB) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), Sunway (Fr) (Galiway {GB}), Sweet William (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Trueshan (Fr) (Planteur {Ire}), Scandinavia (Justify). TDN Verdict: Last year's G1 Grand Prix de Paris and G1 St Leger runner-up Illinois was put forward as a last-minute substitute for Kyprios in last month's G1 Gold Cup and, with extra preparation time for this...

Following Thursday's confirmation stage, Field Of Gold could face up to 10 rivals as he tries to emulate his brilliant sire, Kingman, by completing a Group 1 hat-trick in Wednesday's Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes. Trained by John and Thady Gosden, Field Of Gold has followed an almost identical path to Kingman so far this season, with his narrow defeat in the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket being followed by devastating victories in the Irish 2,000 Guineas and the St James's Palace Stakes. Kingman had only three rivals to beat when winning...

William Buick will deputise for the suspended Colin Keane aboard Field Of Gold when the outstanding son of Kingman lines up in next week's G1 Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood. Trained by John and Thady Gosden, Field Of Gold will be bidding for a third consecutive success at the top level, having established himself as the leading three-year-old miler in training with dominant performances in the Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes. Keane was in the saddle for both of those wins, with his appointment as Juddmonte's...

An all-apprentice six-race racecard will take place at Goodwood on Friday, June 6. The evening meeting is part of the Three Friday Nights racing fixture held by the course this year. After the conclusion of the card, the 2025 Leading Apprentice Jockey will be crowned. The title is awarded through points accrued throughout the card by the competing apprentices. Kaiya Fraser won the title in 2024. Senior racing executive at the Professional Jockeys Association (PJA), Adam McNamara, said, "The all-apprentice race day from Goodwood has always been an initiative the...

Friday, Curragh, post time: 18:55, HEIDER FAMILY STABLES GALLINULE STAKES-G3, €36,000, 3yo, 10fT Field: Emit (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), Reyenzi (Fr) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Shackleton (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Thrice (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Tiberius Thunder (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Dawn Spirit (Ire) (Australia {GB}). TDN Verdict: Aidan O'Brien runs last year's G3 Zetland Stakes runner-up Shackleton in the latest Derby trial he bids to annex during a stellar period for the stable, but there is a strong case to be made for Reyenzi following his impressive five-length Navan...

The likely line-up of riders for the 2025 Markel Magnolia Cup in support of The King's Trust International's Project Lehar has been announced. Fifteen riders are in contention for the final field of 12 to be selected for the 5.5f race at Glorious Goodwood on Thursday, July 31. They are: Charlotte Emery, Christy Cashman, Elizabeth Hiscox, Jaimee Broadley, Jasmine Watts, Kate Hutchins, Lauren Griffiths, Lois Logan, Madeleine Bunbury, Matilda Alexander, Nina Barbour, Philippa Hartrick-Morris, Sabaya Verger, Sienna Anderson, and Sophie Forsyth. Goodwood racecourse director James Crespi said, "Every year the inspirational women...

Goodwood racecourse has made changes to its 2025 schedule that will see two of the highlight Group races move from the traditional Saturday slot to Sunday of the August Bank Holiday fixture at the Sussex track [22 to 24 August]. The Group 3 Prestige Stakes and Group 2 Celebration Mile are two of Goodwood's pinnacle contests outside of the Qatar Goodwood Festival. Both headline races will be staged on Sunday of the August Bank Holiday fixture for the first time, in a bid to spread the weekend's top-class racing action...

The Goodwood Estate has appointed Adam Waterworth as the Group's new chief executive officer, it was announced on Monday. Waterworth has served in senior roles at Goodwood since joining in 2010, most recently as the events managing director, where he broadened his remit from horseracing to include all of the estate's headline events in 2020. Prior to Goodwood, he held various positions across a number of UK racecourses. The appointment is effective from Tuesday, October 1 as Waterworth takes over from Chris Woodgate, who has held the position for seven...

Classic-winning jockey Hollie Doyle reached 1,000 career winners at Goodwood on Tuesday. Doyle, who won her first race 11 years ago, was aboard trainer David Simcock's Leyhaimur (GB) (Pinatubo {Ire}) when winning the William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Fillies' Nursery Handicap over six furlongs. She had scored win 999 earlier in the card with Almaty Star (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) in the William Hill Most Top Price Runners Handicap for trainer Robert Cowell. "Never when I started off my career did I imagine I would ride this many winners," Doyle...

Saturday's action sees the winding-up of York's Ebor Festival and a trio of exciting juvenile races at The Curragh and Goodwood, with the Knavesmire venue boasting the most valuable prize in the G2 City of York Stakes. Cheveley Park Stud's TDN Rising Star Audience (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}) is the star attraction in the seven-furlong feature and it is fair to say that he has turned around his fortunes this term with dynamic successes in the G1 Lockinge Stakes and G2 Lennox Stakes. He may have achieved more when winning under...

Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes winner Rosallion (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) "is not finished" for the season, according to trainer Richard Hannon, despite conflicting reports appearing elsewhere in the media. Rosallion was a last minute withdrawal from the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood last week and Hannon admitted to being unsure whether the horse would be seen on a racecourse again this season when asked about the colt's next target. Next month's Prix Du Moulin at ParisLongchamp was mooted as a suitable option for Rosallion's comeback, but that...

Full-time hairdresser and small-time breeder Ashley Hillyard admits to having been left dumbfounded by the victory of Black Forza in Thursday's Richmond Stakes at Goodwood.  Why so? Well, the Kentucky-based 38-year-old snapped up Harlee Honey (Harlan's Holiday), the dam of Michael O'Callaghan's bright young star, for just $11,000 at Fasig-Tipton Digital from Legacy Bloodstock last August. It's a purchase that even the most shrewd of breeders would be proud of.  And in less than a year, Hillyard is now fielding offers that she admits would be life-changing to her and...