Trainer Art Sherman feels California Chrome is at the peak of his powers ahead of his bid for glory in today’s Dubai World Cup.

Could the unthinkable actually happen?

A host of big names have been entered for the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on September 12.

War Envoy might make Ryan Moore’s first visit to Dundalk worthwhile by landing the listed Patton Stakes tonight.

YOU spend a couple of hours with a family that achieves to such an incredibly high degree and the expectation is that you emerge with an insight.

Jamie Spencer’s announcement that he is to shelve plans to retire from the saddle and instead ride as a freelance next season has been widely welcomed by the racing world.

Jockey Jamie Spencer has abandoned plans to retire from the saddle and will continue next year as a freelance.

Droopys Nidge remains firmly on course for St Leger success.

Dual Grade One-winning hurdler The Tullow Tank makes his eagerly-anticipated debut over fences at Fairyhouse today.

Jamie Osborne’s Toast Of New York was foiled by the narrowest of margins in his bid to "pull off the impossible" as Bayern made all the running to score in the $5m Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Saturday.

One of the surprising statistics to have emerged in the build-up to Mustajeeb’s run in the Breeders’ Cup Mile is that Dermot Weld has yet to saddle a winner at what is one of the biggest meetings in the world.

Defending champion Magician has been ruled out of a repeat bid for glory in the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita on Saturday, having been found to be acutely lame on his off-fore.

Gordon Lord Byron will be prepared for a trip to Hong Kong in December after a potential Breeders’ Cup mission failed to materialise.

Magician is set to lead Aidan O’Brien’s assault on the Breeders’ Cup as he bids to win the Turf for the second year running.

The going is key to this afternoon’s King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at Ascot, with very few of the eight runners suited by cut in the ground.

All eyes will be on Telescope as the much-vaunted colt finally gets the chance to fulfil his destiny when he goes for Group One glory in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot today.

Frankie Dettori believes Saturday’s JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury is the perfect starting point for Olympic Glory.

Australia has to do more than just win the Epsom Derby on June 7, he has to virtually bolt in if Aidan O’Brien’s blushes are to be saved.

Anything less than an emphatic success for Magician in the Group 3 High Chaparral EBF Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh this afternoon will be a major surprise.

Marco Botti is optimistic that Al Thakhira can put a nightmare trip to America behind her when she has her first run of the season in the Dubai Duty Free Stakes at Newbury.

You’d love to have been sitting behind the Ballydoyle contingent on the plane back from Dubai last weekend.

There are three admirable horses a lot of punters will not want to touch with a forty foot pole the next time they appear, namely Sizing Europe, First Lieutenant and Long Run.

A spectacular two days at the Breeders’ Cup for Europe was capped by two more winners on a Saturday night to remember for Ryan Moore.

Andre Fabre believes Romantica is capable of making her presence felt in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Santa Anita tonight.

Aidan O’Brien believes Declaration Of War represents possibly his best ever chance of finally claiming victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita tomorrow.

Declaration Of War will retire to Coolmore Stud in Co Tipperary after he has signed off his racing career in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Saturday week.

Declaration Of War will retire to Coolmore Stud in County Tipperary after he has signed off his racing career in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Saturday week.

Duntle is to stay in training next year as she seeks to register a Group One success.

Moonlight Cloud produced arguably the performance of the day as she came from last to first to land the Prix de la Foret at Longchamp.

Trips to Paris and California are on the agenda for The Fugue after she bounced back to her brilliant best in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks yesterday.

Trainer Clive Cox has revealed plans to send star sprinter Lethal Force on a trip to Australia later this year have been shelved.

Moonlight Cloud created history at Deauville yesterday with a mesmerising performance in the Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Prix Jacques le Marois.

Leading rider at Royal Ascot last week, Johnny Murtagh again stole the show at the Curragh yesterday when giving the Roger Varian-trained 10/1 shot Ambivalent a superb front-running rider to land the Group 1 Oxigen Environmental Pretty Polly Stakes.

Aidan O’Brien concedes he is “fighting time” in his bid to get Kingsbarns to the Investec Derby.

The Breeders’ Cup has announced that Ireland will host three Breeders’ Cup Challenge races this year.

The Breeders’ Cup has announced that Ireland will host three Breeders’ Cup Challenge races this year.

Kieren Fallon is looking forward to taking the ride on Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Little Mike as he makes his Dubai debut on the Super Saturday card at Meydan.

Anyone else find last weekend's Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita a complete bore?

Excelebration could finish only fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Santa Anita on a day of fluctuating emotions for trainer Aidan O’Brien.

Aidan O’Brien singled out Point of Entry as the main stumbling block to St Nicholas Abbey’s attempt to retain his Breeders’ Cup Turf crown at Santa Anita on Saturday.

Excelebration bids to supplement his impressive Ascot success just two weeks ago in the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Santa Anita.

Calidoscopio became the oldest horse to win a Breeders’ Cup race when the nine-year-old duly outstayed the opposition in the Marathon at Santa Anita.

Aidan O’Brien will keep a close check on Starspangledbanner’s legs ahead of his intended run in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Santa Anita on Saturday.