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The entries for the first two British Classics of the season have been released, with 57 horses entered in the Betfred 2,000 Guineas and another 43 in the Betfred 1,000 Guineas. Aidan O'Brien is responsible for eight possible runners as he seeks a record-extending eleventh success in the 2,000 Guineas, which is scheduled to take place at Newmarket on Saturday, May 3. They include the ante-post favourite The Lion In Winter (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), who was unbeaten in two starts as a two-year-old, including the G3 Acomb Stakes...

Amy Murphy is set to relocate her entire operation to Chantilly, France ahead of the upcoming Flat season, the trainer announced in a statement on her X feed (@almracing) on Monday. Based on the Hamilton Road in Newmarket since saddling her first runner under Rules in September 2016, Murphy initially rented Hamilton Stables from Michael Wigham, before moving to the nearby Southgate Stables following the purchase of that yard in May 2018. The 32-year-old enjoyed notable success during her time in Newmarket, both on the Flat and over jumps. The...

Darley nominations manager Eamon Moloney has shared the high opinion that Charlie Appleby has held Opera Ballo (Ire) (Ghaiyyath {Ire}) in all winter and revealed that the colt's impressive victory at Kempton on Wednesday has resulted in a slew of calls from breeders either side of the Irish Sea booking in mares to his sire.  Opera Ballo, who fetched €600,000 at the Arqana August Yearling Sale, won the same Kempton maiden that Appleby landed with subsequent 2,000 Guineas hero Notable Speech (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) last year.  The wide-margin win, which...

Stallion parades are scheduled for Dalham Hall Stud on Wednesday, Jan. 15 and Thursday, Jan. 16, at noon and 2 p.m., Darley announced. Among the stallions featured are returning shuttle stallions Harry Angel (Ire), second-crop sire Pinatubo (Ire) whose eldest foals are now 3-year-olds, and the popular Triple Time (Ire), who covered over 150 mares in 2024. Other stallions available to view are Palace Pier (GB), Too Darn Hot (GB), Cracksman (GB), Perfect Power (Ire) and Modern Games (Ire). If you are unable to attend the stallion parades, please reach...

After a stormy first day of 2025, Newmarket Heath was bathed in frost-speckled sunlight by January 2, but local trainer Rae Guest is now setting his sights on sunlit uplands of a different kind.  This he is doing in his usual quiet way, to the extent that his decision to call time on his training career took even some of his longest-standing owners by surprise when he contacted them prior to making an official announcement in December. The prophetic victory, two days after the news broke, of his filly Sunlit...

On a morning which only the Scottish word dreich could properly describe, it would be easy to opt for the indoor life, a nine-to-five salaried job in a centrally-heated office. But where's the fun in that, eh? Instead, as the days tick by until the winter solstice, racehorse trainers around the isles are out in the slate grey mizzle which a lethargic sunrise can't hope to shake off. The veterans among them could be forgiven for dragging their wellington boots a little at this time of year, but that is...

The racing community in Newmarket has lost one of its most popular members with the death of former trainer Tony Hide at the age of 85. Tony Hide's lifelong love of and commitment to racing started in childhood as his father William was a trainer near Ludlow in Shropshire. Both Tony and his elder brother Edward were apprenticed to their father and, while Edward went on to become a multiple Classic-winning rider and 'Cock o' the North' on numerous occasions, Tony's race-riding career (from 1954 to 1968) was less high...

Breeders in town for the Tattersalls December Mares Sale can take advantage of the 'open house' at many of the stallion farms around Newmarket. CHEVELEY PARK STUD (postcode reference for SatNav: CB8 9DD) Dual Group 1-winning juvenile Vandeek (GB) is the newest member of the Cheveley Park Stud stallion yard and both he and Ulysses (Ire) can be viewed throughout the December Mares Sale by appointment via 01638 730316. DARLEY (postcode: CB8 9HE) Dalham Hall Stud is open until December 4 with the stallions on show each day at 11.30am,...

On Saturday, December 14, between the hours of 10am and 4pm, the five-acre site of the National Horseracing Museum (NHRM) in Newmarket will open its doors to celebrate the arrival of the festive season. There is a special admission price of £6 per adult and £4 per child, with under 5's FREE. The ticket price includes access to all outside areas of the NHRM and a ride on Santa's horse and carriage. Tickets are available to purchase in advance online or on the day at the Gift Shop. Click here...

Alphonse Le Grande (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) has been reinstated as the winner of last month's Cesarewitch Handicap at Newmarket after his connections were successful in their appeal against his disqualification, with successful rider Jamie Powell also having his suspension reduced to 20 days. Apprentice jockey Powell was ruled to have used his whip 10 times in the closing stages, four more than the permitted allowance, and due to the value of the race the Whip Review Committee awarded the historic prize to the original runner-up, Manxman (Ire) (Cracksman...

Kia Joorabchian has submitted an offer to buy Freemason Lodge, the long-term base of retiring trainer Sir Michael Stoute, the Amo Racing founder told the Nick Luck Daily Podcast on Tuesday. Stoute brought a training career spanning more than five decades to an end when he saddled his final runner at Yarmouth last week and Joorabchian has now confirmed his ambition to purchase the yard in Newmarket from which Stoute sent out the majority of his 16 British Classic winners. Joorabchian, whose spending spree at Book 1 of the Tattersalls...

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Saturday's Observations features a daughter of a Group 1 winner. 12.32 Newmarket, Mdn, €8,500, 2yo, f, 7fT Normandie Stud's CREPE SUZETTE (IRE) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}) is a homebred daughter of G1 Nassau Stakes heroine Sultanina (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) and encounters nine in this debut for the John and...