Author: David Dunning

In 2005, the King’s Stand Stakes became part of the Global Sprint Challenge and has since featured winners from France, Australia, New Zealand and the United States, as well as from Britain and Ireland. Last year’s winner, Battaash, is favourite…

The opening race of Royal Ascot, the Queen Anne Stakes, was upgraded to Group 1 status in 2003 and since then has attracted the crème de la crème of older milers from Europe and beyond. Palace Pier, the highest-rated horse…

Run over the same distance as the Oaks and the Derby, but restricted to horses aged four years and upwards, the Coronation Cup is the opening Group One contest of the Derby Festival at Epsom. Al Aasy is currently a…

On Thursday, Sandown Park plays host to the Coral Brigadier Gerard Evening, where the feature race is run, fittingly, in memory of legendary jockey Joe Mercer. A high-quality supporting card also includes the National Stakes, Henry II Stakes and Whitsun…

ITV Racing coverage continues with the third and final day of the York Dante Festival, plus supporting action from Newbury. The feature race of the day on the Knavesmire, the Yorkshire Cup, has been won the last twice by Stradivarius,…

In the wake of the Chester May Meeting and the York Dante Festival, the best of the midweek action this week takes place at Ayr on Wednesday. The quality of the action dips a little, when compared with recent weeks,…

Day Two at the Dante Festival is chiefly about the feature race of the week, the Dante Stakes, which is one of the few remaining Derby trials. However, ITV Racing coverage includes four more live races from York, plus one…

Hot on the heels of the Chester May Festival, ITV Racing cameras head north to York for three days’ worth of first-class action on the Knavesmire. Although not the most valuable race on Day One, the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes will,…

The Chester May Festival concludes with Chester Cup Day, which features the most valuable race on the Chester calendar, the Chester Cup, worth £125,000 in guaranteed prize money. A decent supporting card, including the Group 2 Huxley Stakes, make for…

It’s Ladies’ Day at the Chester May Festival and, while racing continues to be held behind closed doors, there’s still plenty to whet the appetite of stay-at-home punters. Worcester, ‘The home of summer jump racing’, weighs in with a competitive…