The Kingwell Hurdle remains possible again for Golden Ace as she prepares to defend her Champion Hurdle crown at Cheltenham in March. Jeremy Scott’s star mare took the key hurdle event of the season last season, coming home by nine lengths as both Constitution Hill and State Man went down. Bay has maintained that form […]
Haiti Couleurs heads to the Denman Chase at Newbury next weekend after his name did not appear among the entries for the Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup on Saturday. After claiming victory on his last voyage across the Irish Sea in the Irish Grand National, he has since added the Welsh version to his growing […]
Kopek Des Bordes will head straight to the Cheltenham Festival after Willie Mullins decided not to compete in the Goffs Irish Arkle Novice Chase at the Dublin Racing Festival on Saturday. The winner of the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle would clash with Gordon Elliott’s Romeo Coolio in what would have been one of the highlights of […]
Image: Darren Winningham Adrian Bott believes punters are yet to see the best of the eviction notice and says the colt will be on a mission of redemption when he lines up at Rosehill on Saturday. Eviction Order made a strong impression in the official trials prior to his debut, sending out as a $3.30 […]
Thursday January 29, 2026 – Richard Phillips Racing Thursday January 29, 2026 Dora Vita was beaten by just six and a half lengths at Kempton last night and appears to have made progress since her last run. Hopefully once in disabled company she will be more competitive as she is a half-sister to many […]
Batavia, NY – Old Man Winter continued his residency at Batavia Downs on Thursday afternoon (January 29), bringing more wind, snow and frigid temperatures to the proceedings. Only a Crazy Fool would want to race in that, and so he did. He won the $10,000 Class A-AA trot with an impressive turn of foot. Crazy […]
Hightstown, NJ – After setting career highs in wins and cash prizes – and earning a number of awards along the way – in his first year at the Saratoga Casino Hotel in 2025, Jacob Cutting is gearing up for the start of a new running campaign at the upstate New York track, which begins […]
LEXINGTON, KY — Wasteful farm announced today that undefeated Eclipse Award champion two-year-old Ted Noffey has been temporarily sidelined after being diagnosed with bone bruises and will be pulled from the Kentucky Derby track. Trainer Todd Pletcher reported that the colt showed signs of discomfort after a recent breeze, prompting further evaluation. “Since his last […]
Ted Noffey, the 2025 champion 2-year-old male, is off the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve route. Owner Spendthrift Farm announced on January 29 that the gray foal is temporarily sidelined after being diagnosed with bone bruises. Citing Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, Spendthrift said the son of Into Mischief showed signs of discomfort […]
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