The King’s Cup, the feature event of the Bahraini season, stayed at home on Friday [March 7] when locally trained Sovereign Spirit scored from a cosmopolitan field to claim the $200,000 contest, newly ...

After some fairly uninspiring preps, Ron Wood finally has something to shout about in his weekly update Now we’re talking. After some less-than-convincing Kentucky Derby trials over the past few weeks ...

International racing expert Geir Stabell with his ranking of the three-year-olds currently at the centre of conversations ahead of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday May 3 When we first ...

Locked (Jose Ortiz) cruises home to score by a record margin in the Santa Anita Handicap. Photo: Benoit There can be little argument about last week’s star performance ahead of the latest rankings ...

Derby favourite: The Lion In Winter is just one of a plethora of Epsom candidates for Aidan O’Brien. Photo: Dan Abraham / focusonracing.com Graham Dench casts his eye over the three-year-olds ...

Pat Day holds up eight fingers in the Churchill Downs winner’s circle after becoming only the third jockey to reach 8,000 career wins in May 2001. Photo: Alamy (AP Photo/Ed Reinke) Our questions are ...

Kentucky Derby preps, a potential new star in Britain, Epsom Derby entries, Hall of Fame ballot finalists – all this and more in our weekly digest of recent international racing news USA: Kentucky ...

The Rebel Stakes produced a popular result for a small-time operation – but Ron Wood is dealing in cold, hard analysis in his latest weekly update Given his small-time barn, much had already been made ...

Saudi showdown: Forever Young (Ryusei Sakai, left) re-rallies to beat the gallant Romantic Warrior. Photo: Hong Kong Jockey Club Romantic Warrior may have been defeated by top dirt performer Forever ...