Simon and Ed Crisford

Newmarket's seven-furlong fillies' maiden on Saturday carried much intrigue and produced a tight finish with Victorious Forever and Duaij Al Khalifa's €1.1million Arqana May Breeze-Up topper Lex Victoria (Sioux Nation) prevailing. Sent off at 4-1, the Simon and Ed Crisford-trained chestnut forced the early pace and when tackled at the business end by the Gosdens' runner Thi Qar (Mehmas) dug in to score by a neck. There was another 4 1/2 lengths back to the Roger Varian-trained Watch Party (Lope De Vega), Mike Repole's first British-trained runner, in third. "We're...

Ed Crisford, who announced a move to train under his own name in Dubai in April, will delay that journey until October, he confirmed on Friday. Crisford will be a private trainer for Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Currently, Ed Crisford trains alongside his father Simon, with their partnership on the licence beginning in 2020. The duo have sent out several big-race winners, including multiple Group 1 winner-turned-stallion Vandeek (Havana Grey). The Crisfords, who have a satellite yard in Dubai, have saddled Quddwah (Kingman) to place in the G1...

First and second in the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up, Senorita Bonita (Starspangledbanner) and Libertango (No Nay Never) ended up that way in Friday's G2 Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes at Newmarket. Topping that auction at 900,000gns, Victorious Forever's Queen Mary runner-up was sent off the 9-4 second favourite behind the 10-11 market leader Libertango, who had cost 400,000gns there before going on to success in the Albany. More favoured of the duo by the steady early tempo laying up in third, Senorita Bonita was given the green light by Oisin Murphy heading...

When Title Role (GB) loads the gate as one of the favorites for Saturday's $750,000 GI Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes at Saratoga, he will have a new majority owner after Texas-businessman Will Stroud struck a deal to buy into the talented son of the appropriately named Too Darn Hot (GB). A 90,000gns Tattersalls October yearling turned 500,000gns Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up grad, Title Role was a maiden winner over the Kempton all-weather in a pair of juvenile appearances for Simon and Ed Crisford and spent the winter at the Dubai Racing Carnival. There...

Fresh after a small break, Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor's Title Role (Too Darn Hot) showed he could handle the heat to take Monday's G2 Coolmore City Of Troy German 2000 Guineas at Cologne. Having beaten Godolphin's subsequent Irish 2000 Guineas third Pacific Avenue and exciting prospect Talk Of New York in Meydan's Listed Jumeirah 2000 Guineas, the Simon and Ed Crisford-trained relative of Courage Mon Ami had been fifth in the G3 Greenham Stakes over an inadequate seven furlongs. Settled against the rail by Sean Levey early,...

G2 Rockfel Stakes heroine Zanthos (Sioux Nation) will skip the G1 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 3 in favour of a start in the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches on May 10, according to co-trainer Ed Crisford. Crisford said, "I think she'll go straight to France. We're thinking France more than Newmarket, just because the mile at Newmarket does take some getting and I think France will suit her well. "Obviously we've had cool weather, it hasn't quite hit proper spring yet and a lot of the fillies are...

Britain's longest-standing training partnership is coming to an end following the news that Ed Crisford is set to succeed Michael Costa as head trainer at His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Jebel Ali Stables in Dubai. Currently based at Gainsborough Stables in Newmarket, Crisford has shared the licence with his father, Simon, since May 2020 when the British Horseracing Authority first started accepting training partnerships. In the near-six years since, the Crisfords have sent out over 400 winners in Britain, with notable victories including that of Vandeek in...

Fairy Glen (Farhh) demonstrated remarkable versatility and no small amount of class when stepping up fully seven furlongs in trip to win Saturday's $1-million G2 Dubai Gold Cup Sponsored By Al Tayer Motors for Simon and Ed Crisford. The winner of last month's G2 Balanchine over 1,800 metres of the Meydan turf, the five-year-old Fairy Glen remained an unknown quantity in this 3,200-metre contest, taking on heavyweight stayers such as Al Riffa (Wootton Bassett) and Caballo De Mar (Phoenix Of Spain), the winners of last year's G1 Irish St. Leger...

Simon and Ed Crisford saddled a treble of winners during Meydan's Super Saturday card, and it was the Coolmore partners' Title Role (Too Darn Hot) who stepped up to spoil the party of heavy favourite Talk Of New York (Wootton Bassett). Racing in midfield as Pacifica Pier (Palace Pier) showed the way, the eventual winner was given an efficient Ryan Moore ride. Motoring with just over 500 metres remaining, he fanned three deep and accelerated with a telling burst to reach contention at the furlong grounds. He clawed his way...

The Coolmore partners' Title Role (Too Darn Hot) rattled home a convincing winner of the Jumeirah Guineas Trial sponsored by DP World in the Meydan opener on Friday. Keen early under James Doyle, the Simon and Ed Crisford runner kicked four deep in early straight, seized command at the 300-metre mark and stormed away to victory, his second in four starts. "The slow pace did suit him, as the little worry was going up in trip," said Doyle. "He was the one to beat so the guys were happy to...

Trainer Simon Crisford has hailed Choisya as "an absolute pleasure and a real joy to have in the stable" ahead of her appearance at the forthcoming December Mares Sale at Tattersalls. The daughter of Night Of Thunder is set to be one of the star attractions when Park Paddocks plays host to the second of the two Sceptre Sessions on Tuesday, December 2. An eight-time winner from 23 career starts, Choisya registered her career high when winning April's GI Jenny Wiley Stakes at Keeneland, a victory which sets her apart...

Thriving on a busy campaign, the Simon and Ed Crisford-trained Charlotte's Web gained a first Group-race success on her 10th start of 2025 when digging deep to win Sunday's G2 Premio Lydia Tesio at Capannelle Racecourse. Never far away as fellow Newmarket raider Ambiente Amigo (Postponed) took the field along in this early stages of this 10-furlong event, Charlotte's Web moved up to challenge the long-time leader entering the final two furlongs. From there the daughter of Night Of Thunder responded generously to Jack Mitchell's urgings to hit the line...