US RACING: Trainer Barclay Tagg back at Belmont with favourite Tiz the Law
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - If heavily favoured Tiz the Law becomes the first New York-bred Belmont Stakes winner in more than 130 years on Saturday, trainer Barclay Tagg hopes an upside down Triple Crown year won't detract from his achievement. The Belmont will kick off US flat racing's Triple Crown for the first […]
UK RACING Stradivarius has Dettori rocking after Royal Ascot win, Crowley eyes record
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Frankie Dettori says he is looking forward to the day when he is in his rocking chair recalling Stradivarius's stunning third successive Ascot Gold Cup victory, becoming only the third horse to achieve that feat. The 10-length romp in Royal Ascot's most historic race on Thursday made a nonsense of […]
UK RACING: Magnificent Stradivarius wins third straight Royal Ascot Gold Cup
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Stradivarius became only the third horse to win three successive Ascot Gold Cups, triumphing in Thursday's Royal Ascot showpiece in stunning style under Frankie Dettori. Stradivarius and Dettori made light of the soft ground he supposedly despises to storm 10 lengths clear of long-time pacesetter Nayef Road to emulate Sagaro […]
UK RACING: Jockey Jim Crowley’s superb Royal Ascot form continues
Jim Crowley's superb Royal Ascot week continued on Thursday with a double taking his tally to six winners. After a day one treble and another winner courtesy of Hukum on Wednesday, the former champion Flat jockey picked up where he left off as Molatham made a winning return to action in the Group Three Jersey […]
US RACING: VIDEOS of 10 race card at Gulfstream Park – Wednesday, June 17, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Quickgallop.com continues to keep its loyal readers connected with racing across the world. Today, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 we feature all 10 races from Gulfstream Park, Florida, United States. VIEW AND ENJOY
US RACING: The Belmont Stakes – the horses – the draw – the analysis
The field was drawn for the US$1 million Belmont Stakes and the newly minted Triple Crown will finally kick off on Saturday at Belmont Park. It’s time to set aside the discussion about the new distance and the altered sequence caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and start handicapping the field of 10. For the first […]
US RACING: Favoured Tiz the Law to start in eighth post at Belmont Stakes
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - Tiz the Law was made a 6-5 favourite and drawn into the eighth post for Saturday's Belmont Stakes, the first leg of a 2020 coronavirus-disrupted US horse racing Triple Crown. The 152nd running of the Belmont Park classic, trimmed from 1 1/2 miles to 1 1/8 miles and delayed […]
UK RACING: Tactical produces Royal Ascot performance fit for a Queen
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Queen Elizabeth II could be forgiven for jumping out of her chair in celebration at nearby Windsor Castle on Wednesday as her colours were carried to victory by Tactical on the second day of Royal Ascot. The 94-year-old monarch has had to miss the meeting for the first time since […]
UK RACING: Dettori gives trainer John Gosden landmark Royal Ascot win after caffeine kicks in
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Frankie Dettori said he required an espresso or two to pump himself up because of the flat atmosphere with no spectators allowed at Royal Ascot due to the coronvavirus pandemic. The 49-year-old Italian riding legend managed to get off the mark on the first day on Tuesday with Frankly Darling […]
US RACING: Expect 10 to race in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes as trainer Todd Pletcher guns for win number four in Belmont
Entries are to be taken and post positions drawn Wednesday for the 152nd Belmont Stakes and its accompanying undercard. In this most unique of seasons, the Belmont Stakes -- traditionally the last and longest of the three Triple Crown races for 3-year-olds -- will for the first time ever serve as the launch of the […]