Racing
Cecil repays Abdullah's loyalty with a champion performance
Newmarket victor likely to join Canadian winner in owner’s Breeders’ Cup squad
Inside Racing
Twice Over proves just champion for Cecil
Sunday, 18 October 2009
On Champions' Day here yesterday the fixture's title proved more about the human part of any equation than the equine.
Stan Hey: 6-5 Against
Saturday, 17 October 2009
After what seems an interminable period of World Cup qualifiers a familiar list of European countries is heading to the World Cup in South Africa and the seeded play-offs should ensure that remaining big hitters will get through. But there remains the process of sorting wheat from chaff in the Champions League, with four more rounds of matches before Christmas.
Sizing Europe has fences' measure
Friday, 16 October 2009
De Bromhead's enigmatic jumper back to best with impressive chasing victory
A star-studded horse – but can he perform on the farm?
Thursday, 15 October 2009
After a record-breaking career on the turf, Sea The Stars is now expected to sire a new generation of racing stars. Chris McGrath steps inside the lucrative world of the stud farm.
Mawatheeq ripe in autumn
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Tregoning set to harvest Champion honours with late-maturing four-year-old
Stars denied last chance to shine
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Chris McGrath: The retirement of a champion was met with both relief and regret yesterday.
Chabal seeks winning finale
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Godolphin's new recruit to make one last outing for Jim Bolger in Dewhurst Stakes
Equestrianism: Whitaker victorious on veteran Kanselier
Monday, 12 October 2009
Ellen Whitaker and the wonderfully consistent 17-year-old Kanselier took yesterday's Vinopolis Speed Horse of the Year title on the closing day of the Horse of the Year Show at the NEC Birmingham.
O’Brien goes for glory in Newmarket showpiece
Monday, 12 October 2009
Irish Derby winner Fame and Glory will take part in Saturday’s Champion Stakes
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