Sir Delius: ante-post favourite was ruled out of the Melbourne Cup after vet checks. Photo: Brett Holburt / focusonracing.com Australian racing faces ongoing challenges but the Flemington two-miler ...

Leading contender: Bet365 Fillies’ Mile winner Precise can star on a potentially huge day for trainer Aidan O’Brien. Photo: Dan Abraham / focusonracing.com Leading British-based form expert Graham ...

Classic hotpot spikes a fever while world-famous announces imminent retirement (again), plus a new Epsom Derby favourite – all this and more in our weekly digest of recent international racing news ...

The debut of a two-year-old Camelot colt at Leopardstown over the weekend got our correspondent thinking – all the way back to the legendary Northern Dancer This is a tale about two horses you have ...

Storm Cat: as one of the greatest sires in US history, Secretariat’s grandson has left his mark on the Breeders’ Cup. Photo: Patricia McQueen The Breeders’ Cup is almost upon us, and once again, many ...

After a couple of defeats, Australia’s superstar mare Via Sistina came good when it really mattered to record her 11th G1 success in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley on Saturday [Oct 28]. It was a ...

Breeders’ Cup latest, Sir Delius ruled out of Spring Carnival, death of global star So You Think – all this and more in our weekly digest of recent international racing news USA: In a surprise move, ...

Form expert Graham Dench assesses the chances of the European-trained runners on the second day of the two-day extravaganza ...

Horse of the Year set for broodmare career but Arc hero races on – plus world #1 Ka Ying Rising ‘ready to rumble’ in Everest … all this and more in our weekly digest of recent international racing ...

Trainer is taking the long view and avoiding the temptation to ship across country to Del Mar with his 6½-length Champagne Stakes winner It is probably easier to accept a free entry to the Breeders’ ...