Nicholas Godfrey on Breeders’ Cup 2020: the good, the bad and the ugly
Now the dust has settled on a memorable Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland, Nicholas Godfrey has a few thoughts on matters arising.
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‘It’s like losing a member of the family’ – David Menuisier on the tragic loss of Thundering Blue
Trainer David Menuisier in a moving tribute to his stable stalwart Thundering Blue, who this week suffered a fatal injury.
Time for a revolution in racehorse rankings. It’s not about one run – it’s about all of them
There’s a new set of racehorse rankings in town – from Thoroughbred Racing Commentary. TRC editor Chris Smith on how they tell the whole story.
‘Racing? You must be the only bloke who’s come to Birdsville for that’
Nicholas Godfrey relives a memorable visit, full of mayhem, to the remote racing venue in the middle of the Australian Outback.
Go girl! Go girl! Go Zenyatta go!! Reliving her amazing Breeders’ Cup Classic
Award-winning stuff from Nicholas Godfrey as he relives Zenyatta’s dramatic victory in the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita.
Nicholas Godfrey: Amid the doom and gloom, let’s cheer for seven days of summer heaven
Horse racing has been battered by the coronavirus catastrophe – but we’re living through a golden era on the Flat in Britain.
‘I can’t believe I’ve won a G1 as an apprentice’ – Cieren Fallon on his July Cup win on Oxted
Cieren Fallon, son of six-time champion jockey Kieren Fallon, in his own words on his first G1 victory, on Oxted in the Darley July Cup.
Nicholas Godfrey on the Derby: Serpentine – a plausible winner in an implausible race?
There’s nothing black and white about Serpentine’s remarkable victory. Nicholas Godfrey tries to make sense of a seemingly senseless Investec Derby.