Blogs: Horse Racing

The York Stakes is a Group 2 middle-distance contest over an extended mile and a quarter, often drawing improving three-year-olds against proven older performers. Our trends guide covers the winning profile, the draw and the shortlist to help you find the winner.

The International Stakes Heritage Handicap is a fiercely competitive seven-furlong sprint handicap at York, with a big field of well-handicapped types. Our trends guide covers the winning profile, the draw and the shortlist to help you find the winner.

The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is Ascot's midsummer championship over a mile and a half, pitching the classic generation against Europe's best older horses. Our trends guide covers the winning profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Newbury's unique juvenile sprint weights runners by their sale price, giving the cheaper purchases a genuine chance. We cover past winners, Richard Hannon's four-win record, leading jockeys, draw and sire trends, our shortlist, and the prep races pointing towards the winner.

Market Rasen hosts this competitive Class 2 handicap hurdle each July, run over two and a half miles and a furlong. We look at past winners, leading trainers and jockeys, market statistics, our trends shortlist and the prep races leading up to the race.

Market Rasen's showpiece handicap chase returns each July over two miles, five and a half furlongs. We look back at past winners, Peter Bowen's six-win record, leading jockeys, course and sire trends, our shortlist, and the prep races pointing towards the winner.

The Galway Hurdle is always an anticipated contest at Galway, run over a trip of 2m. In this guide, we take a closer look at the winning connections, past records, and the key trends that could help you pinpoint this year's Galway Hurdle winner.

Explore the history of the Galway Plate, a race staged over 2m6½f at Galway. We detail trainer and jockey achievements from previous renewals while highlighting statistical patterns that have emerged to influence the race's likely outcome.

The Curragh's Group 1 for three-year-old fillies, Ireland's answer to the Epsom Oaks, returns in July. We cover past winners, Aidan O'Brien's eight-win record, leading jockeys, draw and sire trends, our shortlist, and why Epsom form points so strongly here.

The Scottish Stewards Cup is always an anticipated contest at Hamilton, run over a trip of 6f. In this guide, we take a closer look at the winning connections, past records, and the key trends that could help you pinpoint this year's Scottish Stewards Cup winner.