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Champion jumps trainer Willie Mullins will take the first step towards providing His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen with a Royal Ascot winner from their first ever horse they have placed in training in Ireland when Reaching High lines out in a lady riders' handicap at Leopardstown on Friday under Jody Townend.  Reaching High has a number of potential targets at the royal meeting, including the Copper Horse Handicap, in which last year's emphatic Leopardstown winner A Piece Of Heaven went on to run a respectable seventh....

Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Chairman Julian Richmond-Watson led a tribute to Her Majesty, the late Queen Elizabeth II, prior to the start of the TBA's 105th Annual General Meeting at Sandown on Wednesday, Sept. 14. Richmond-Watson said of the long-time Patron of the TBA, "Her Majesty was the most ardent supporter of Thoroughbred breeding and racing, and we were most fortunate to have such a patron for such a long period of time. "Her knowledge and interest ensured the Royal Studs enjoyed considerable success throughout her lifetime, and this along with...

The 2022 Cazoo Derby at Epsom Downs on June 4, 2022, will form part of the official Platinum Jubilee Weekend, Buckingham Palace announced on Wednesday. The Jockey Club is delighted at the news. Next year, Her Majesty The Queen will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee-70 years on the throne. "Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by Members of the Royal Family, will attend The Derby at Epsom Downs," Buckingham Palace said in a statement. The 2022 Cazoo Derby Festival is slated for June 3-4 of 2022....