Lockinge Stakes
A high-class edition of the Boyle Sports Lockinge Stakes is in prospect at Newbury on Saturday, with Damysus (Frankel), Opera Ballo (Ghaiyyath) and Zeus Olympios (Night Of Thunder) headlining a 13-strong list of contenders for the Group 1 showpiece. Damysus kicked off his four-year-old campaign with an impressive victory in last month's G3 Earl Of Sefton Stakes at Newmarket, while Opera Ballo had Zeus Olympios back in third when winning the G2 bet365 Mile at Sandown. Trainer Karl Burke expects Zeus Olympios to strip fitter with that outing under his...
Dancing Gemini will be ridden by Ryan Moore for the first time in Saturday's G1 Boylesports Lockinge Stakes at Newbury. The son of Camelot will be bidding for a third straight victory in 2025, having followed his reappearance win in the Listed Doncaster Mile Stakes with an equally dominant performance when landing the G2 Mile at Sandown. Kieran Shoemark did the steering on Town Moor, before Rossa Ryan deputised when Shoemark was required to ride Lead Artist at Sandown, but trainer Roger Teal has now turned to Moore as Dancing...
William Haggas has described the Lockinge S. as "a long shot" for Maljoom (Ire) (Caravaggio) but said the talented older horse could get his campaign underway in the Listed Paradise S. at Ascot. The German 2,000 Guineas winner has endured his share of training problems and was only seen once last season when disappointing in the G2 Joel S. when returning from over a year's absence. However, the five-year-old is undoubtedly classy on his day, and Haggas is holding out hope that the real Maljoom can show up on the...
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has issued an update from the Flat Pattern Committee which outlines a revised schedule of Pattern and Listed races for the end of May and early June. With the aim to "prioritise the Classics and other flagship races for horses most likely to provide a future fundamental role on behalf of the breed", the committee, working under a "best-case scenario" for a mid-May resumption of racing in Britain, is planning to rescue a number of abandoned races from the early part of the season. These...