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JAMIE OSBORNE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SUCCESS IN THE UAE DERBY
British trainer Jamie Osborne has his eyes set on the Group 2 UAE Derby as he prepares HEART OF HONOR (GB) for the $1,000,000 prize on Dubai World Cup night. Osborne, whose trains in Lambourn in Berkshire, will aim to take honours in the race again after the emphatic victory of TOAST OF NEW YORK in 2014.
ROYAL ASCOT WINNING TRAINER ED BETHELL LINES UP GROUP 1 LAUREATE REGIONAL ON DUBAI WORLD CUP NIGHT
Within four years of training Ed Bethell has already had a Group 1 win via REGIONAL (GB) in the Haydock Sprint Cup and a Royal Ascot success via MICKLEY in the Britannia Stakes. POINT LYNAS also crossed the line first at the York Ebor Festival for the trainer but the verdict was changed after a stewards’ enquiry.
EBF STALLION FOCUS - OVOCANGO (GB)
Ocovango is the stallion in focus for the EBF Stallions feature this month in European Bloodstock News.
BRITISH RACING MAINTAINS ITS WORLD-LEADING STATUS
Great British Racing International (GBRI) has released its 2025 BUY.OWN.RACE.BREED investor's brochure.
NEWMARKET TRAINER TOM CLOVER AIMS TO REPEAT QATAR SUCCESS AT THE SAUDI CUP MEETING
Royal Ascot winning trainer Tom Clover, who trains from the historic Kremlin House Stables in Newmarket, has his eyes set on the Saudi Cup meeting this week with AL NAYYIR (GB) after his success in the Dukhan Sprint in Qatar with ROGUE LIGHTNING.
Five Group 1 races, plus new £250,000 two-year-old race scheduled for QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot
QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot will become the first British raceday to stage five Group 1 races following the upgrade of the QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup. Prize money for the race will also be increased to £500,000 this year, bringing it into line with the Fillies & Mares and Sprint races.
BRITISH TRAINER GEORGE SCOTT RIDING ON A HIGH IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Newmarket-based trainer George Scott had an impressive season in Bahrain in 2024 when ISLE OF JURA (GB) scored three wins in a row to claim the Bahraini Triple Crown for HH Sheikh Nasser Al Khalifa’s Victorious Racing. This success, coupled with the gelding’s emphatic victory on home turf at Royal Ascot a few months later, demonstrated how talented the young trainer is.
Ascot, Goodwood and York announce ‘British Midsummer Bonus’ for intercontinental runners
Ascot, Goodwood and York Racecourses today announce the ‘British Midsummer Bonus’ available to connections of horses trained outside Europe, who are being considered for three of the top Group 1 races in Great Britain in 2025.
‘BE A PART OF IT: BREEDING IN BRITAIN’ VIDEO SERIES LAUNCHES
Great British Racing International (GBRI) and The Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association (TBA) have today launched the first episode in a new six-part video series entitled ‘Be A Part Of It: Breeding In Britain.’
ROYAL ASCOT TAKES THE CENTRE STAGE
The world's most prestigious racing festival, Royal Ascot, gets underway on Tuesday. The Royal meeting is known for its exhilarating sporting competition set against a backdrop of sartorial elegance and summer socialising.