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  • French Selections Friday 13th

    French Selections Friday 13th

    R1 VINCENNES [L-H] C1 – PRIX PERSEUS – 2850m (a2m) – Class A Race – Mounted – EUR € 90,000 C1 – PRIX PIERRE THOMAS – 1200m (a6f) – TURF – Class 2 Race – Flat – EUR € 27,000 C1 – PRIX BIGMAT SAGRA – 2850m (a2m) – Class G Amateur Riders Race –…

  • French Selections Monday 9th

    French Selections Monday 9th

    R1 COMPIEGNE [L-H] C1 – PRIX DE SAINT JEAN AUX BOIS – 2000m (a1m1/4) – TURF – Newcomers Race – Flat – EUR € 27,000 C1 – PX PART. BOWLING PLAZA, MEGAZ. LASER GAM – 2550m (a1m1/2) – Class E Race – Harness – EUR € 21,000 C1 – PRIX JACQUES TOUBOUL (PRIX DE LA…

  • French Selections Sunday 7th

    French Selections Sunday 7th

    R1 Longchamp [R-H] C1 – PRIX RIDGWAY – 2000m (a1m1/4) – TURF – Listed Race – Flat – EUR € 55,000 C1 – PRIX DU COURGEON – 2000m (a1m1/4) – TURF – Class 3 Race – Flat – EUR € 15,000 C1 – PRIX DEMENAGEMENT AUGUSTE PT L’EVEQUE – 2725m (a1m1/2) – Class C Race…

  • Horse Racing Tips: Nap of the Day, best bets around the tracks

    Horse Racing Tips: Nap of the Day, best bets around the tracks

    Today selectionsROYAL DRESS – 1.00 Epsom (NAP)ROYAL DRESS was unlucky not to win this race 12 months ago, suffering trouble in-running on more than one occasion, but finishing her race to good effect once in the clear and not beaten far.She confirmed herself a smart filly when winning a Group 3 at the Curragh a…

  • COURT TO RULE OVER DERBY RIVALS

    COURT TO RULE OVER DERBY RIVALS

    Fine FormRuling Court EP – 3.30can become the first horse since Camelot to win the 2000 Guineas and Betfred Derby in the same season.Connections of the Charlie Appleby-trained colt were not even considering running him at Newmarket until a sparkling gallop just a few weeks before the first Classic.He was so impressive in that piece…

  • Ralph Beckett says don’t dismiss 16-1 shot Stanhope Gardens in Derby

    Ralph Beckett says don’t dismiss 16-1 shot Stanhope Gardens in Derby

    Stanhope Gardens is a much bigger price than Dante-winning stablemate Pride Of Arras, but Ralph Beckett revealed on Thursday that it was the former who he saw as his likely Derby horse in the winter.The bookmakers got it wrong when the trainer had a one-two in the Oaks 12 years ago, with 20-1 shot Talent…

  • O’Brien doubts Design at a mile

    O’Brien doubts Design at a mile

    Talented colt Brave Design could bypass the Group 1 J.J. Atkins Stakes and instead contest a sprint race on the Stradbroke Handicap card at Eagle Farm.The Danny O’Brien-trained Brave Design finished fourth in Heavy conditions last Saturday at Eagle Farm in the G2 BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes over 1400m, which is one of the traditional…

  • Spicy Martini races into the Stradbroke Handicap

    Spicy Martini races into the Stradbroke Handicap

    Craig Williams has declared Spicy Martini a live chance in the Stradbroke Handicap despite being unable to stick with the emerging filly in Queensland’s premier race.The three-year-old earned a ballot exemption for the feature with a determined win in Wednesday’s Fred Best Classic (1350m) at Doomben, the race pushed back four days after being washed…

  • French Selections Saturday 7th

    French Selections Saturday 7th

    R1 VINCENNES [L-H] C1 – PRIX DE VILLENEUVE-SUR-LOT – 2850m (a2m) – Class D Race – Harness – EUR € 40,000 C1 – PRIX POSIDONIE – 2400m (a1m1/2) – TURF – Maiden Race – Flat – EUR € 27,000 C1 – PRIX DU CHAMP DE MARS – 1600m (a1m) – TURF – Class 3 Handicap…

  • French Selections Friday 6th

    French Selections Friday 6th

    R1 VINCENNES [L-H] C1 – PRIX TITANIA – 2850m (a2m) – Class D Race – Harness – EUR € 59,000 C1 – PRIX DE L’HIPPODROME DE VILLEREAL – 2750m (a1m1/2) – Class D Race – Harness – EUR € 23,000 C1 – PRIX DE CAISNES – 2000m (a1m1/4) – TURF – Claiming – Flat –…