Horse Racing

City Of Troy has become only the third Derby winner to receive the sport’s most prestigious accolade, Cartier Horse of the Year.

Derby winner City Of Troy is named horse of the year at the 34th annual Cartier Racing Awards in London.

Tragedy overshadowed the Cheltenham meeting when three horses died – two in the same race.

Sunday's third and final day of the November Meeting at Cheltenham is overshadowed by the death of three horses.

Earlier this month and 52 years after the first of more than 4,000 winners, the greatest Flat trainer of the last half century, 10-time champion Sir Michael Stoute, retired in his own inimitable way; without fanfare, ceremony or interview.

The 10-1 chance Il Ridoto makes it third time lucky with victory in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham.

Jockey Nico de Boinville has accused the Racehorse Owners Association of negativity after it complained that the input of its members in the new David Power Jockeys’ Cup had not been adequately appreciated.

Sir Alex Ferguson won the £1 million Bahrain International Trophy with Spirit Dancer for the second year in succession on Friday when the Richard Fahey-trained seven-year-old ran down Lead Artist late on to win by a length and a half.

A new competition for jump jockeys with £500,000 for the winner and a £1.5m prize pot will launch at Cheltenham on Friday.

In one of the most valuable initiatives in recent jump-racing history, the jockey who wins the most races on ITV between now and the Friday of the Grand National meeting in April, will win a staggering £500,000 first prize, a life-changing amount.

Alphonse Le Grande has been reinstated as the winner of this year’s Cesarewitch on a technicality after rider Jamie Powell was found to have used his whip nine times and not 10.

Alphonse Le Grande is reinstated as winner of the Cesarewitch Handicap after jockey Jamie Powell wins a whip appeal.

City of Troy, Charyn, Kyprios, Goliath. Anmaat, Economics or Bluestocking? Daily Telegraph readers now have the chance to have their say in the outcome of the 34th Cartier Awards, including the Flat season’s most prestigious accolade, Horse of the Year.

Scotland's most successful jumps trainer Lucinda Russell celebrated the 1,000th winner of her career as Starlyte prevailed at Kelso on Saturday.

A race at Chelmsford is dramatically halted because the starting stalls could not be removed from the track.

Gallant grey Al Dancer lands the Badger Cheer Chase at Wincanton, while trainer Paul Nicholls has five winners.

Karen Wiltshire was assaulted and ridiculed but went on to become the first professional female jockey to ride a winner in British Flat racing.

A former singer on a Melbourne Cup-themed cruise ship who appeared on television’s The Voice has won Australia’s biggest horse race in a huge 90-1 upset.

The Australian-bred horse triumphed over a field which included a record four female jockeys.

The Australia-trained gelding Knight's Choice has won the 164th running of Australia's premier horse race the Melbourne Cup at odds of 80-1. The unfancied five-year-old was well back turning for home in the two mile handicap at the Flemington racecourse. The race has prizemoney of US$5.6 million and drew horses from Ireland, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

“If you played it safe all the time, life would get very boring.” That was the somewhat rueful verdict of Aidan O’Brien after City Of Troy had finished only eighth in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday without ever looking competitive.

Sierra Leone rallied past Fierceness in the final stretch to win the $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday, expunging the memory of Kentucky Derby disappointment.Fierceness, trained by Todd Pletcher and winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile last year, went off as the betting favorite and was piloted to the front by jockey John Velazquez in the final turn.

Four-year-old colt More Than Looks gives trainer Cherie DeVaux her first Breeders' Cup win by running down the lead group in the Breeders' Cup Mile.

Sierra Leone rallied past Fierceness in the final stretch to win the $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday, expunging the memory of Kentucky Derby disappointment.Fierceness, trained by Todd Pletcher and winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile last year, went off as the betting favorite and was piloted to the front by jockey John Velazquez in the final turn.

Rebel's Romance won the Breeders' Cup Turf for the second time on Saturday, holding off Rousham Park to win by a neck and give British trainer Charlie Appleby a third victory in the $5 million race.Jockey William Buick -- who opted out of the ride when Rebel's Romance won the 2022 Breeders' Cup Turf at Keeneland in Kentucky -- settled his mount just off the pace, grabbing the lead on the final turn and holding off a late charge from Japanese raider Rousham Park at the Del Mar racetrack in Califo

Sierra Leone finally becomes a winner, charging ahead of Fierceness to win the Breeders' Cup Classic on a day marred by the death of a horse in another race.

Aidan O’Brien has won most big races multiple times but his quest for a first Breeders’ Cup Classic continues after City Of Troy could finish only eighth in the $7 million race on dirt on Saturday night.

Sierra Leone wins the Breeders' Cup Classic to deny City of Troy a glorious farewell in his last race before retiring.

Kevin Attard's 5-year-old mare takes control in the final stretch to win the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf.

Chad Brown's trainee started near the back of the pack but slowly worked up the field.

Sierra Leone delivers trainer Chad Brown's first career Breeders' Cup victory after storming down the stretch to defeat Fierceness and win the 2024 Breeders' Cup Classic.

Sierra Leone won the $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic by 1 1/2 lengths Saturday at Del Mar, ending a frustrating run of recent losses, including the Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Flavien Prat, Sierra Leone ran 1 1/4 miles in 2:00.78. “I’m so happy for the horse because he’s come up short a few times,” trainer Chad Brown said.

Trainer Kenneth McPeek gets his first Breeders' Cup Victory as his Horse of the Year candidate Thorpedo Anna easily handles the field to claim victory in the Distaff.

Trainer Saffie Joseph gets his first Breeders' Cup win in unlikely fashion when Soul of an Angel went from last to first to win the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint.

Owen Burrows' trainee Raqiya grabs the lead early and never lets go to earn a victory in the Goldikova Stakes with Hall of Fame jockey Frankie Dettori in the irons.

Envoi Allen returns to the winners’ enclosure at Down Royal by holding off Hewick after a thrilling duel to win the Ladbrokes Champion Chase.

One of the myths that has developed over time in the Breeders’ Cup is that European turf horses cannot win against the Americans on dirt and this is why City Of Troy’s appearance in the $7 million Classic is the only talking point in town in the build-up to Saturday’s race.

Derby winner City Of Troy is ready for an audacious attempt to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic in the United States on Saturday.

Bob Baffert horses finish first, second and fourth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, giving the famed trainer strong potential options for the Kentucky Derby.

Aidan O’Brien spearheaded a dream start to the 41st Breeders’ Cup for Europe and himself when Lake Victoria won the Juvenile Fillies Turf and Henri Matisse followed up in the Juvenile Turf in Del Mar.

Lake Victoria stretched her unbeaten record to 5-0 with a stunning victory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf on Friday, as Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien warmed up for his latest Classic quest with two wins in Del Mar, California.- Impressive Immersive - Immersive swept to an impressive victory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, ensuring trainer Brad Cox at least one Breeders' Cup win for a seventh straight year.

Citizen Bull won the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile by 1 1/2 lengths and Gaming was second at Del Mar on Friday, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert a 1-2 finish and his record sixth career victory in the race for 2-year-olds. Ridden by Martin Garcia, Citizen Bull ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.07. Citizen Bull earned 30 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby, where Baffert will return next year for the first time since 2021.

Citizen Bull leads a Bob Baffert 1-2 finish to win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and puts the horse racing world on notice as an early Kentucky Derby contender.

Britney Eurton takes a trip to Hall of Fame trainer Aidan O'Brien's Ballydoyle to find out how he's producing a stable of Breeders' Cup championship-worthy horses.

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert again takes center stage at the Breeders' Cup in Del Mar, with the Churchill Downs beef in the past and fans flocking around him.

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