TUESDAY WINS ENGLISH OAKS - AIDAN O'BRIEN’S RECORD 41st BRITISH CLASSIC SUCCESS
Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien trained a record 41st British classic winner on Friday as his filly Tuesday won the Epsom Oaks in a thrilling finish. The 52-year-old won his 10th Oaks to add to seven 1000 Guineas, 10 2000 Guineas, eight Derbies and six St Legers. He breaks a record he held with 19th century […]
STOUTE BIDS FOR ANOTHER CROWNING MOMENT IN 'PIGGOTT'S' DERBY
Queen Elizabeth II, Lester Piggott and Michael Stoute are indelibly linked to the Epsom Derby and appropriately all three will be foremost on everyone's minds in Saturday's renewal which is part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The Queen decided to not attend on Friday the 'blue riband' that is named in honour of Piggott, who […]
#UK RACING: DERBY MAESTRO STOUTE'S TALENT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME: MICHAEL HOLDING
Cricket-loving Michael Stoute, who could train his sixth Epsom Derby winner with Desert Crown on Saturday, is a "Test match rather than a T20 player" in that he likes to be patient with his horses, his close friend Michael Holding told AFP. At 76 years of age Stoute is not about to alter a formula […]
#UK RACING: WATCH THE MIGHTY SHERGAR WIN THE 1981 EPSOM DERBY
KINGSTON, Jamaica – QUICKGALLOP.COM continues its coverage of the 2022 Epsom Derby with a replay of the victory by Shergar. Shergar was regarded at the time as the best horse in Europe, who was unfortunately kidnapped and never seen again.
#UK RACING: WATCH TRAINER AIDAN O'BRIEN'S EIGHT EPSOM DERBY WINNERS
KINGSTON, Jamaica - QUICKGALLOP.COM continues its coverage of the 2022 Cazoo Epsom Derby, which will be run on Saturday, June 4. Watch the eight winners of this prestigious race trained by Aidan O'Brien.
#UK RACING: WATCH THE MAIN CONTENDERS IN THE 2022 CAZOO EPSOM DERBY
#UK RACING: JAMES DOYLE WANTS TO BE MASTER OF ENGLISH CLASSICS
James Doyle, emboldened by becoming the first jockey since 2015 to achieve the Guineas double, wants to go one better than legends Lester Piggott and Steve Cauthen in sweeping all five English classics in a season. The eloquent 34-year-old's talent has never been in doubt, as shown by his many Group One victories since his […]
#UK RACING: WATCH SECRETO WIN THE 1984 EPSOM DERBY IN A DRIVING FINISH
KINGSTON, Jamaica - QUICKGALLOP.COM continues its coverage of the Epsom Derby, which is set to be run on Saturday next (June 4). The featured video is the 1984 running of this most prestigious race.
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#UK RACING: THE NEVER TO FORGET MOMENTS OF THE GREAT LESTER PIGGOTT
1948: Piggott, aged 12, has his first ride in public on The Chase at Salisbury on April 7. The horse provides him with his first success at Haydock on August 18. 1950: He rides 52 winners as he finishes the season champion apprentice. 1954: Piggott, now 18, partners Never Say Die (33-1) to the first […]