Kentucky Derby designate Mandaloun gets home after scare at whipless Monmouth Park
With whips only allowed for safety reasons in New Jersey, odds-on favourite idles before getting home by a head in Haskell prep race.
North America
Royal Ascot: Frankie Dettori booked to ride US filly Artos for Rusty Arnold in Queen Mary
Rusty Arnold’s two-year-old daughter of Kodiac, a winner at Churchill Downs last month, is set for the Queen Mary.
Belmont hero Essential Quality to target Travers on back of year’s best Beyer speed figure
Godolphin’s US Classic winner set for rematch with Belmont runner-up Hot Rod Charlie in Saratoga’s ‘midsummer derby’
Belmont Stakes: the takeaway as Essential Quality wins an epic on a great day for Godolphin
The Saturday night takeaway from Belmont – all you need to know with videos, pictures, reaction … and the best of the tweets
Churchill Downs bans Bob Baffert for two years after Medina Spirit positive test confirmed
The announcement was made after Baffert’s attorney confirmed that a second test of a sample taken from Medina Spirit contained traces of a banned raceday substance.
Belmont Stakes blow for Godolphin as Rebel’s Romance is ruled out
The Godolphin colt was due to tackle the final leg of the US Triple Crown Series in New York this weekend but has picked up an infection.
My new Kentucky home: Ed Vaughan opens US account with winner at Churchill Downs
The ex-Newmarket trainer recorded his breakthrough victory when Alnaseem won an allowance optional claiming race at Churchill Downs.
Joseph O’Brien targets Belmont Stakes Festival as Baron Samedi bids to extend win streak to seven
The four-year-old has flown to the US to contest the G2 Belmont Gold Cup and has been joined on the trip by stablemate Thundering Nights.