DEAUVILLE, France — If you can't keep a good man down, you certainly keep two good men down, and unquestionably the most pleasing sight on the early morning rounds at Arqana was that of Roger Marley and Brendan Holland. The breeze-up boys par excellence had each suffered a health scare earlier in the year but, [...]

Spend a morning at George Boughey's Craven House Stables and it's hard not to come away feeling impressed by the youthful vigour of the place.  You rarely see the trainer without his trusted lieutenant Henry Morshead. Then in the saddle there's Billy Loughnane, 20, and a whole assortment of Neil and Trish Callan's sons, ranging [...]

On the one hand it may be hard to believe that Arqana is already 20 years old, but when one considers that horse sales have been taking place in Deauville since 1887, then France's leading Thoroughbred auction house is still a mere stripling.  Five years after that initial offering of 20 horses passed through the [...]

The unbeaten treble Group 1 winner Bow Echo has been retired from racing after sustaining an injury in training to his left fore fetlock. The three-year-old colt had been entered for Sunday's G1 Aga Khan Studs Prix Jacques Le Marois in Deauville but he will instead eventually join the roster of stallions at Darley, which [...]

As the prolonged dry spell continues across much of England, Ombudsman had a spin on the grass on Friday morning for the first time since his four-length victory in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot. Ridden by his daily partner Gary Forster, the five-year-old son of Night Of Thunder worked over just less [...]

The Glorious Goodwood euphoria didn't last long, did it? By Monday morning, the Jockey Club had announced its intention to join Ascot and Plumpton in discontinuing its membership of the Racecourse Association (RCA) at the end of this year. The Jockey Club's portfolio of 15 racecourses spans the length of England, from Carlisle down to [...]

You might be tempted to think that it's just luck or pure coincidence for a breeder to be represented by half-siblings in the same Classic two years running, and Rebecca Philipps might modestly agree with you. But that is not taking into account her determined adherence to Classic lines and one maternal family in particular, [...]

GOODWOOD, UK — After the 2,000 Guineas they were only whispering the name Frankel, but now, after a dazzling display on the Downs, Bow Echo is being loudly compared to the Juddmonte great and it is easy to understand why, even if he has some way to go yet. On a boiling hot day you [...]

With the massed ranks of Coolmore, Godolphin and Amo Racing in behind, owner-breeder Julia Rosier and her son Charlie sealed the dream of a lifetime to have a major winner at their local track during Glorious Goodwood.  The Rosiers bred Dr Rascal from their unraced Zoffany mare Little Miss Rascal, a purchase Charlie said was [...]

It is 25 years since High Chaparral first arrived on the scene in the season which would culminate in him winning the G1 Racing Post Trophy. His subsequent exploits barely need retelling for the vintage of racing fans who can remember his brilliance first-hand but for the younger followers, it is worth a brief outline [...]

ASCOT, UK — It was a day that rippled with history, from the banners strung around the course bearing the names of King George greats to the stable which provided this year's winner. It has been 55 years since Mill Reef won the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes – and even longer since [...]

“You'll spot Trawlerman, he's got his goggles on,” says Barry O'Dowd, a long-trusted assistant trainer at Clarehaven. And there he is, a horse who stands out from the crowd on performance alone and whose groovy accessories ensure that he also stands out among his stable-mates gathered now in the trotting ring. Later, on Warren Hill, [...]