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Wed 19th Aug 2026

Belladaball skips home in Sligo

Belladaball eased away from the 8/13 favourite Cotswold Blue for a facile victory in the Sligo Plumb Centre Mares Maiden Hurdle.

6.00PM
Colin Keane

Keane adds his name to unique Juddmonte International roll of honour

4.15PM

John Gosden

Gosden left to rue ground conditions for Ombudsman

3.48PM

Item and Colin Keane

Item downs the Juddmonte big guns at York

2.57PM

Maltese Cross approaches the winning post

Maltese Cross reverses Derby form in Great Voltigeur

2.22PM

Haffner and Ryan Moore in charge

Haffner a solid Acomb winner for O’Brien

1.38PM

Air Force One and PJ McDonald

Air Force One takes off for York victory

1.31PM

Kalpana with Colin Keane

Keane delighted to see Kalpana getting recognition she deserves

12.25PM

Libertango

Boughey confident Libertango will relish York opportunity

12.24PM

Jockey Angle - 'Horses like to be in a slipstream, much the way a cyclist is in the Tour de France'

11.57AM

'This is box-office stuff' - Johnny Ward on the 'Fair Hill Five' gamble that cost British bookies millions

11.12AM

Wesley Ward, right

US-raider Bacio heads strong field for Nunthorpe

10.03AM

Celeron and Oisin Murphy winning the Group 2 Railway Stakes at the Curragh

Celeron gets time off after injury comes to light

9.42AM

Cotswold Blue leading into the straight in Wexford

Going update

9.06AM

Tue 18th Aug 2026

First success for Fianna in Roscommon’s finale

Trainer Aidan Howard’s Fianna (14/1) rewarded connections’ patience with success on her reappearance run today, landing Roscommon’s concluding Class Grass Handicap for owner Simon Mullin and jockey James Ryan.

8.46PM
Magnum Cor and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Magnum Cor confirms debut promise at Roscommon

8.34PM

Sagasti and Colin Keane

O'Callaghan gains first success for Dubai owner Al Falasi

8.22PM

Save The Sixes and Shane Foley (pink, left)

Save The Sixes secures SIS success

7.49PM

Emotional Hedging and Gary Carroll (right)

Emotional Hedging scores for Cromwell and Carroll

7.21PM

Cashel Queen and Paddy Harnett (blue and white colours)

Cashel Queen registers maiden success

6.35PM

Hexagonal and Reese Holohan (nearest)

Hogan's Hexagonal wins Roscommon's opening claimer

6.19PM

Barrier Trials

Barrier Trials return next Wednesday

5.01PM

Baaeed and Jim Crowley

Crowley just one of those who will be a fascinated International onlooker

3.43PM

Maltese Cross in top shape for Christmas Day rematch

3.28PM

Clash of the Titans – Ombudsman and Constitution River all set

2.55PM

Amy Murphy

Amy Murphy taking on Sun Goddess with prolific Tokaido

2.27PM

Lifeplan and Zac Wheatley

Lifeplan ready to take on big guns at York on Saturday

12.47PM

York

York officials bubbling with excitement ahead of four days of top-class action

12.20PM

Haffner and Ryan Moore winning at Newmarket

Haffner spearheads O’Brien’s Acomb raid

11.00AM

Kalpana (left)

Kalpana leads the way in high class Yorkshire Oaks

9.51AM

Killarney

Going updates

9.07AM

Constitution River and Ryan Moore winning the Coral Eclipse at Sandown

Ryan Moore's latest World Pool blog "York looks perfect for Constitution River"

8.12AM

Mon 17th Aug 2026

Scott considers supplementing Hawkeye for Irish Champion

George Scott believes Wimbledon Hawkeye will be at the “peak of his powers” from now until the end of the season as he prepares to shoot for the stars in the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

4.11PM
Heavenly Heather out to cause a surprise at York

Heavenly Heather out to cause Nunthorpe surprise for Waggott

3.45PM

Double Rush

Double Rush likely to be given chance to bounce back at Haydock

3.29PM

Zavateri (right)

Zavateri ready for City of York test

2.30PM

Havana Anna and Gavin Ryan

Havana Anna has Ballyogan Stakes target

2.33PM

Trainer Alan King has strong hand in Ebor at York

King pair in Ebor reckoning as 50 stand ground

1.27PM

Happy Pharoah and Paddy Harnett

Happy Pharoah out for season following setback

2.23PM

Andre Fabre

Fabre to adopt patient approach with Baroud

1.02PM

Prince of India

Prince Of India could have quick return to action

11.41AM

Shadow Paddy and Gary Noonan right

McCarthy has Like A Butterfly in mind for Shadow Paddy

12.08PM

Ombudsman won last year's Juddmonte International at York

Big two on target for Knavesmire showdown: 'We think York will suit him, obviously the trip is perfect'

10.08AM

Connections of Eagle Fang have much to look forward to

Bannon outlines plans for Durkan stars Holy See and Eagle Fang

8.26AM

Sun 16th Aug 2026

Tenth win for Hassett's stable stalwart Harry's Hill

The Bet With Tote On Racing & Sports Handicap over five furlongs was the finale at the Curragh and Harry's Hill, successful in the corresponding race in 2022, came out on top.

6.28PM
Village Dream

Seven wins for Willie at Tramore's August festival

6.17PM

Kingdom Calling

First chase win for Kingdom Calling

6.09PM

Armor Supreme and Rossa Ryan

Armor Supreme a first stakes winner for Diego Dias

5.41PM

Gold Cup winner Gaelic Warrior and Patrick Mullins

Mullins stars return to pre-training

5.38PM

A Boy Named Susie and Oisin Murphy

Irish Champion Stakes could be next for A Boy Named Susie

5.25PM

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