By Rhys Jones There is no better race in the racing calendar for the world’s best milers to come together than the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot tomorrow, as the flat season’s biggest and most anticipated festival is…
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Can James J Braddock deliver a Derby knockout?
By Rhys Jones Boxer James J Braddock once said, ‘Being hit on the chin isn’t so bad; it’s what you do afterwards that makes the difference.’ Few quotes seem more fitting for Joseph O’Brien’s Derby contender James J Braddock, who…
2025/26 National Hunt season wrap up
The 2025/26 National Hunt racing season could be considered one of the best in recent memory: I Am Maximus regained his Grand National crown; Rich Ricci completed the famous Champion Hurdle, Gold Cup double for the first time in modern…
More than just racing: The Chester May Boodles Festival
By Rhys Jones The Chester Boodle May Festival is the racecourse’s feature meeting of the season which not only births some of the best horses and future stars but also unleashes a blossom of colour, class, and culture as it…
Season begins at Chester Races
By Jack Latham A radio package with insight into the course from racing journalist Racing Lee, who presents content on the Youtube channel, Only Fools Love Horses. History Chester racecourse, often regarded as the world’s oldest still in operation, is…