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Genuine passion and nearly 1,000 winners – the Queen’s lifelong love affair with racing

A sport mourns one of its most cherished and committed devotees Thursday September 08 2022, 9.45pm, The Times In our racing parish the grief will… Read More »Genuine passion and nearly 1,000 winners – the Queen’s lifelong love affair with racing

Saturday August 20 2022 The defection of Stradivarius may have temporarily made York seem something like “Hamlet without the Prince” but Highfield Princess’s brilliant win… Read More »Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes: Highfield Princess enjoys crowning moment at scorching pace

Thursday August 18 2022, 12.01am, The Times It was all we could have asked for and more, one of those moments in sport when what… Read More »Juddmonte International: Baaeed powers clear to make it ten races unbeaten

Tuesday August 16 2022 There was a hush of admiration as the unbeaten and seemingly untouchable Brigadier Gerard cantered serenely past on his way to… Read More »Comparisons with one of the greats abound but Brough Scott believes that this time the favourite will win

Friday June 17 2022, 7.30pm, The Times The sun scorched and for Frankie Dettori, winless and beleaguered at this Royal Ascot, the clouds lifted to… Read More »Royal Ascot: Inspired Frankie Dettori jumps for joy again with breathtaking victory

Friday June 17 2022, 12.01am, The Times Defeat is always difficult, doubly so when history is for the taking, and even more when it involves… Read More »Gold Cup: ‘Broken man’ Frankie Dettori feels heat on day to forget

Thursday June 16 2022, 12.01am, The Times Rule number one in race-riding: if the pace is slow don’t let a good horse loose on the… Read More »Shane Crosse leaves rivals trailing on tough State Of Rest

Wednesday June 15 2022, 12.01am, The Times Aussie rules. It took 40 hours for the magnificent Australian sprinter Nature Strip to travel up from Sydney… Read More »Royal Ascot: Nature Strip gives a regal display to put away the competition

Brough Scott charts Elizabeth II’s lifelong passion for racing – and her hopes for Royal Ascot Tuesday June 14 2022, 12.01am, The Times The Platinum… Read More »Queen’s enduring love of horses… and she’s winning more than ever

The legendary trainer of today’s favourite can make it six in the Epsom classic Saturday June 04 2022, 12.01am, The Times Wisdom is what is… Read More »Four decades, five Derbys, one genius – No one does it better than Sir Michael Stoute