Good to hear that Cue Card has now been retired.

 

 

ITV 's first full season of national hunt racing bows out with 532k viewers.

I wonder if they feel its a success?

With Guineas weekend coming up, Frankie Dettori has been confirmed to be on James Garfield for the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.

Timmy Murphy taking a leaf out of the Irish girls decisions and announcing his retirement after winning the 6.20 at Chepstow on the suitably named Happy Escape :)

A very comfortable win for Harry Angel he won the Duke of York Stakes on the opening day of York's three-day Dante meeting. He will go to Royal Ascot next month for the Diamond Jubilee Stakes.

 

 

Forever Together gets the Oaks for Aidan O'Brien. Broke her maiden in style

 

I think Aidan may get a 1-2-3 but not sure in which order

 

Saxon Warrior looked mighty impressive in the Guinneas and has every chance of the Triple Cown (O'Brien hasn't done this - yet!)

Godolphin's Masar at 16/1 wins impressively in the Derby.

I have to criticise Ryan Moore but it was not one of his best rides.

I would probably run Masar in the Irish Derby next winning that Derby win.

 

 

1998 Cheltenham Gold Cup winning jockey Andrew Thornton has announced that he will be retiring from the saddle on Wednesday after riding 1,006 winners.

Newcastle evening meeting on Friday 29th June to be shown live on ITV, would probably be ITV4.

Sad news to hear about the passing of 2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Denman 'The Tank '. What a horse he was placed in four Gold Cups, 2 Hennessy's.

 

What a win for Justify to win the Belmont Stakes and complete the Triple Crown on Saturday.

 

He will probably now go for the Breeders Cup Classic

Without Parole maintains his perfect record in St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot with it being part of a treble on Day 1 for Frankie Dettori and trainer John Gosden.

Terrific performance from Alpha Centauri there to win the Coronation Stakes. Impressive.

Roaring Lion wins the Eclipse Stakes for John Gosden and Oisain Murphy.

10 races on ITV today

 

Sat 14 - Newmarket (Day 3). York (Day 2) and Ascot - ITV/ITV3

 

NEWMARKET

13:05 The Bet365 Superlative Stakes (Group 2)7f

13:40 The Bet365 Bunbury Cup Handicap Stakes 7f

14:15 The Darley July Cup Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) 6f

15:20 The Bet365 Mile Handicap Stakes (81-100) 1m

 

ASCOT

12:45 The Ascot Heritage Handicap Stakes 5f

13:20 The Fred Cowley Mbe Memorial Summer Mile Stakes (Group 2) 7f 213y

 

YORK

13:55 The John Smith's City Walls Stakes (Listed Race)

14:35 The John Smith's Silver Cup Stakes (Group 3)

15:10 The John Smith's Racing Handicap Stakes

15:40 The 59Th John Smith's Cup Handicap Stakes

Good win for US Navy Flag in the July Cup after being dropped back to 6f.

Derby winner Masar will not race again this season because of a leg injury. That's a real shame that is.