The son of a rescued mare and a stallion secured with a few bucks and a handshake’ – our series continues with an unlikely ...

Patricia McQueen continues her popular series with a magisterial sweep of the equine legend’s lesser-known stakes-winning ...

Bad weather forecast forces two-day postponement, Saudi Cup ruled out for former world #1, Kentucky Downs contest gets G1 status –all this and more in our weekly digest of recent international racing ...

Up close and personal: Thorpedo Anna (Brian Hernandez, near side) fends off Dorth Vader in the G1 Personal Ensign. Photo: NYRA / Coglianese To celebrate a remarkable year of racing action on the New ...

Flavien Prat: former French champion apprentice is now one of the top riders in the US. Photo: NYRA / Walter Wlodarcyzk Our questions are answered by the top US-based rider, who has thrived since ...

Derby days of yore: Workforce and Ryan Moore thunder down the straight with the infield packed out in 2010 at Epsom. Photo: Mark Cranham / focusonracing.com World’s premier Classic worth £2m in 2026, ...

Popular former NY Horse of the Year, who won 12 races in the Empire State during a long career, is enjoying his new role at the Old Friends’ Cabin Creek offshoot Although he bears a name suggesting an ...

Sophie Doyle: ‘I always said once I had a child, I’d retire,’ says G1-winning jockey. Photo: Bill Denver / Equi-Photo Interview with the popular ex-pat who last month at Churchill Downs rode the final ...

Number one: Ka Ying Rising and Zac Purton after a dominant performance at Sha Tin that put him back at #1 on TRC Global Rankings. Photo: Hong Kong Jockey Club After a consummate performance to extend ...

Calandagan (Mickael Barzalona, near side) gets the better of Masquerade Ball for a famous victory in Tokyo. Photo: France Galop Calandagan’s pulsating victory in the Japan Cup has been rewarded with ...

Good thing? Zac Purton celebrates winning the Everest, the richest turf race in the world, on Ka Ying Rising. Photo: Hong Kong Jockey Club Hong Kong expert JA McGrath marks your card with a betting ...

My Trusty Cat (Pat Day, left) edges out Ebony Breeze in the G2 Honorable Miss at Saratoga in August 2004. Photo: NYRA / Coglianese When Thoroughbred broodmares have produced their final foal, a quiet ...