Blogs: Horse Racing

Ascot's Shergar Cup is a unique team competition where jockeys ride for Great Britain, Europe, the Rest of the World and a Ladies team across six contrasting contests, from sprints to staying handicaps. Our guide covers the meeting race by race, with trends and shortlists.

The Curragh's Phoenix Stakes is a Group 1 over six furlongs for two-year-olds, a race with an outstanding record of unearthing future stallions and classic contenders. Our trends guide covers the winning profile, the draw and the shortlist.

The Prix Maurice de Gheest is a Group 1 over an unusual six and a half furlongs at Deauville, a trip demanding both raw speed and stamina. Our trends guide covers the winning profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Hoppegarten hosts the Grosser Preis von Berlin, a Group 1 over a mile and a half that often acts as a summer pointer for Germany's leading middle-distance horses. Our trends guide covers the winning profile and shortlist.

Düsseldorf stages the Preis der Diana, Germany's classic for three-year-old fillies over an extended mile and a quarter, one of the country's best-attended racing occasions. Our trends guide covers the winning profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Deauville stages the Prix Rothschild, a Group 1 mile for fillies and mares that regularly attracts the leading European distaff milers in the heart of summer. Our trends guide covers the winning profile, the draw and the shortlist.

The Curragh stages the Irish Oaks, a Group 1 for three-year-old fillies over a mile and a half that regularly brings together the leading middle-distance performers of the classic generation. Our trends guide covers the winning profile and shortlist.

An extended mile and a quarter at Group 2 level on the Knavesmire, the York Stakes brings improving three-year-olds up against seasoned older performers in a genuine midsummer test. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

A huge field thunders five furlongs down York's straight in the Sky Bet Dash, one of the most competitive and chaotic sprint handicaps of the season, where the draw looms large. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Ascot's midsummer championship sends the classic generation against Europe's best older horses over a mile and a half, one of the flat season's defining all-aged clashes. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.