International (Archive)

Thursday’s eighth meeting of the 2019 Dubai World Cup Carnival is another truly global affair, filled with quality horseflesh representing France, Sweden, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, USA, UK and UAE. Three Group affairs highlight the $1,105,000 card

Deep Intrigue produced another battling performance to gain a third All-Weather success in the £30,000 Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Conditions Race, a Fast-Track Qualifier, at Newcastle on Wednesday

Laurina made it two from two for the season and six from six since joining Willie Mullins as she registered a comfortable success at Punchestown on Wednesday to cement her status as a leading contender for the Unibet Champion Hurdle.

Ireland's champion Jump trainer Willie Mullins today hosted a media visit at his Closutton yard organised by Cheltenham Racecourse and gave updates on his leading contenders for The Festival™ presented by Magners next month (Tuesday, March 12 to Friday, March 15).

True Timber, trained by former Lukas assistant Kiaran McLaughlin, was confirmed for the $1.5 million Godolphin Mile sponsored by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum City—District One (G1), this week.

As much as the racing public is salivating to see ‘round five’ of the enthralling North America vs. Thunder Snow saga, it must wait three additional weeks to find out who can rightfully be declared the best horse in Dubai, as the former will skip a defence of Super Saturday’s Group 1 $600,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 on Mar. 9.

Big Orange, who memorably won the 2017 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, has been retired after a leg injury flared up last week.

The build-up to The Festival™ presented by Magners continues today with the unveiling of the acceptors for the seven G1 championship novices' races, plus the G2 novices' chase for amateur riders, the National Hunt Chase, following Tuesday's scratchings' deadline.

Willie Mullins is likely to run four in a bid to end his Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup hoodoo at the festival next month.

Woodbine Entertainment has unveiled its stakes schedule for the 2019 Thoroughbred racing season highlighted by the prestigious $1 million Queen’s Plate and the $1 million Ricoh Woodbine Mile

There will be a strong British turnout in Qatar this weekend, when a feature of the Emir's Sword festival is the $250,000 Al Biddah Mile, won last year by Tip Two Win.

Credible opponents to Buveur D'Air were not obvious until recently, but after Apple's Jade threw her hat into ring for Champion Hurdle glory after a stunning victory at Leopardstown this month, Willie Mullins will be hoping his star mare Laurina can do likewise on Wednesday.

Following hot on the heels of his career-best eight winners in a day on Saturday, Paul Nicholls secured another landmark on Tuesday when Capitaine became the 3,000th winner of the trainer's career.

Owner Philip Reynolds today confirmed that ante-post favourite Presenting Percy is on course to line up in Jump racing's Blue Riband event, the £625,000 G1 Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup at The Festival™ presented by Magners on Gold Cup Day, Friday, March 15.

Gordon Elliott today hosted a media stable visit at his County Meath yard organised by Cheltenham Racecourse and gave updates on his leading contenders for The Festival™ presented by Magners.

Galilean stormed to an easy victory Monday in the California Cup Derby at Santa Anita, boosting his stock as a Kentucky Derby prospect, while a 62-1 longshot won the 'official' Presidents Day Derby prep at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas.

Following an evening celebrating the achievements of stud and stable staff from across the country at the Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards, Catriona “Catch” Bissett of Nick Alexander’s Kinneston Stables has been named as UK Employee of the Year 2019.

Listed scorer Barbill headlines seven runners chasing Fast-Track Qualifier success in the £30,000 Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Conditions Race at Newcastle this Wednesday.

Phil Kirby has received a big boost after it emerged on Monday that Randox Health Grand National contender Blaklion has joined the North Yorkshire trainer.

Glen Rocco will headline a big weekend for celebrity owner Jeremy Kyle, with the eight-year-old heading the market for the £100,000 Grade 3 888Sport Handicap Chase at Kempton on Saturday.