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Derby Festival 2023: Seventh Oaks winner for Frankie Dettori as Soul Sister romps home

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Derby Festival 2023: Frankie Dettori rode a seventh Betfred Oaks winner on Soul Sister – the Frankel filly scored by a length and three-quarters from 5/6 Favourite Savethelastdance. Dettori’s previous Oaks winners were Balanchine (1994), Moonshell (1995), Kazzia (2002), Enable (2017), Anapurna (2019) and Snowfall (2021). He has now ridden 23 English Classic winners. John Gosden, […]

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Derby Festival 2023: Auguste Rodin hands O’Brien NINTH Derby success

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Derby Festival 2023: Auguste Rodin handed a record-extending ninth Betfred Derby success to trainer Aidan O’Brien in the premier British Classic on 3rd June. It was a third success for jockey Ryan Moore and a record-extending 10th for a Coolmore syndicate as owners. A major disappointment in the opening Classic of the season, the QIPCO

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Derby Festival 2023: Seventh Oaks Victory for Frankie Dettori as Soul Sister Romps Home

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Frankie Dettori rode a seventh Betfred Oaks winner on Soul Sister (11/4) at Epsom Downs Racecourse, 2023. The Frankel filly scored by a length and three-quarters from 5/6 Favourite Savethelastdance. Dettori’s previous Oaks winners were Balanchine (1994), Moonshell (1995), Kazzia (2002), Enable (2017), Anapurna (2019) and Snowfall (2021). He has now ridden 23 English Classic winners.

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Epsom Derby Festival 2023: Schedule & Big Race Preview

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Horse racing fans are set for a cracking weekend of top-class action, with the 2023 Epsom Derby Festival scheduled to take place on Friday and Saturday. The highlight of the opening day is The Oaks, which features the best middle-distance three-year-old fillies in Europe. The colts take centre stage the following day in The Derby

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What to Wear to Chester Racecourse

Derby Festival 2023: Chester’s May Meeting shows potential of Oaks and Derby contenders

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Chester’s May Festival provides Epsom Oaks and Derby contenders with a popular trial for the Derby Festival, as its tight corners are similar to the famous Epsom course. The results from the feature races, showed the exciting potential of this year’s young contenders. The Cheshire Oaks Savethelastdance (8/11 Favourite) catapulted herself into 6/4 favouritism with

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Dress Codes (Almost) Scrapped For All Jockey Club Racecourses

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The Jockey Club has announced that formal dress codes have been (almost) scrapped at all of its 15 racecourses as part of a drive to make horseracing more “accessible and inclusive”. Instead of restricting racegoers from watching the action in certain enclosures based on what they are wearing, British racing’s largest commercial organisation and employer

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Lester Piggott 1935–2022

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Lester Piggott (5th November 1935–29th May 2022) stood head and shoulders above his fellow jockeys, literally and metaphorically. His genius in the saddle has rarely, if ever, been matched and his decorated career included a comeback that defied all odds. Piggott began riding racehorses when he was a 10-year-old boy, with his final win in

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Derby Festival 2022: The Queen’s Racehorses to Star in ROR Parade

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Several of The Queen’s former racehorses will take part in a special parade at Epsom on Derby Day (Saturday 4th June), in tribute to Her Majesty’s contribution to the horseracing and breeding industry. With The Queen planning to attend Derby Day in person as part of the official Platinum Jubilee celebrations, Retraining of Racehorses (RoR)

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Ladies’ Days at Racecourses for Summer 2022

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It’s time to brush off your best hat and polish your heels… summer is starting to sizzle as Ladies’ Days take centre stage at racecourses around the country. Listed in A–Z  order, find your local course to see what’s on or plan a mini-break to visit another part of the country for a beautiful racing

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Derby Festival 2022: Desert Crown heads 21 entries going forward for Epsom Derby

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Desert Crown heads 21 entries going forward for the Group One Derby at Epsom Downs on Saturday 4th June following the second scratchings deadline. The premier Classic is being staged for the 243rd time in 2022, when it will form part of the official celebrations for Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. A son of Nathaniel, Desert

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