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Talking Horses

The best bets from around the country in our daily racing blog
  • A racegoer celebrates after winning money in a lucky draw at a Paddy Power installation at the Cheltenham Festival in March.

    Racing’s new leaders will need to attack poisonous gaming betting

    The British Horseracing Authority is currently trying to find both a new chair and new chief executive
  • Tactician wins the Brown Jack Handicap at Ascot on Friday.

    Rebel’s Romance poised to upset hot favourite Rodin in King George

    Ultra-consistent selection has an impressively game attitude and no-nonsense front-running style to go with his talent
  • Auguste Rodin, ridden by Ryan Moore, wins at Royal Ascot in June.

    Talking Horses: King George’s clash of generations at risk of losing its shine

    Lack of young runners and a more global calendar have hit Britain’s most prestigious open-age Flat race
  • Harry Cobden

    Racing’s ‘Drive to Survive’ puts sport in front of TikTok generation

    Access-all-areas programme on prime time terrestrial TV this week can attract new eyeballs to the sport
  • A dark cloud hangs over the runners at Bath, the site of the fallout between bookmakers and tracks.

    Bookies and tracks’ media rights skirmish just the start of a racing war

    Refusing bets on racing at Bath was the first spat in a financial struggle between the sport’s major power blocs
  • City Of Troy was a comfortable winner of the Derby.

    Talking Horses: City Of Troy ready to outshine rivals in the Eclipse

    Impressive Derby winner looks worthy successor to previous great winners of the Epsom Classic
  • Bookies at Northumberland Plate Day at Newcastle

    A racing certainty? What a Labour government would mean for the sport

    British Horseracing Authority says it has been preparing for a change of government for many months
  • The finish to the memorable Northumberland Plate in 2022 won by Trueshan (blue and yellow).

    Talking Horses: Howth can hand Appleby major ‘sand’ prize on a Plate

    The selection rates an excellent each-way bet for the big betting race of the weekend at Newcastle
  • Bedtime Story, ridden by Ryan Moore, surges clear of the chasing pack during a spine-tingling moment in Saturday’s Chesham Stakes.

    Bedtime Story’s ‘wow’ factor tops off perfect week for Ascot and racing

    Fairy Godmother and Rosallion also impressed in a meeting which was profitable for the sport and off the course
  • The royal procession at Ascot last year

    Royal Ascot 2024: scrutiny falls on meeting with racing at crossroads

    The famously traditional fixture will try to keep calm and carry on amid the sport’s turmoil
  • Racegoers at York for the Dante Festival last month.

    Look for Twilight Romance at York as Royal Ascot looms on racing horizon

    The sprint handicap for three-year-olds on the Knavesmire stands out as one of the most competitive events of its type
  • Ramazan ridden by jockey Oisin Orr at Haydock in 2023.

    Ramazan set to thrive at Haydock while Belmont Stakes moves home

    Four-year-old to make his first start in a Group Three as Mystik Dan and Seize The Grey square off at Saratoga
  • City Of Troy, with jockey Ryan Moore, after victory in the Derby.

    City Of Troy’s career – along with the Derby – reaches compelling crossroads

    Deciding the winner’s next move comes with risk – race in the Travers Stakes and Breeders’ Cup, or take the traditional route?
  • City Of Troy is favourite for the Derby despite his Guineas flop when running at Newmarket, above.

    The Derby: no special measures in place for City Of Troy after blowout

    The likely favourite boiled over at Newmarket and may have to give best to stablemate Los Angeles at Epsom
  • Dancing Gemini gallops around Epsom last week in his buildup to the Derby.

    Dancing Gemini obvious each-way punt over Derby hotpot City Of Troy

    Punters are looking for an alternative at Epsom after the favourite’s dismal failure at Newmarket
  • Deteriorating ground conditions are expected to tip the scales in favour of proven mud-lover Vadream in the Temple Stakes on Saturday.

    ‘Questionable’ watering can help mud-loving Vadream make a splash

    The mare is a clear pick at generous odds to make the most of her heaven-sent opportunity in the Temple Stakes
  • Corach Rambler with Derek Fox pass the winning post to win the Grand National in 2023

    What Corach Rambler’s retirement says about racing’s direction of travel

    Conundrum of what is best for the sport conflicting with what is best for a horse rears its ugly head once again
  • Arabian Crown winning the Classic Trial at Sandown in April.

    Arabian Crown’s exit from Classic makes Derby an even bigger puzzle

    Punters in search of an each-way alternative to unproven market leaders at Epsom alight on Ambiente Friendly and Los Angeles
  • City of Troy at Ballydoyle Racing Stable in County Tipperary on 13 May 2024.

    Ballydoyle double down on City of Troy for Derby and start dreaming again

    Aidan O’Brien believes that ‘a wrong few seconds’ at Newmarket starting stalls cost colt his unbeaten record
  • Former footballer Michael Owen (second right) and connections of Zoffee at the Chester Cup trophy presentation.

    Say cheese: Owen over the moon after Zoffee claims landmark Chester Cup

    Triumph for locally trained horse, narrowly denied last year, was the ideal result on this unique race’s 200th anniversary
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