Race Reports

OWNERS' RESPONSE

Vogt full of praise as Cheltenham pushes the boat out for grateful owners

VERTEM FUTURITY TROPHY

Jim Bolger lands last Group 1 of year with 'Derby horse' Mac Swiney

CHELTENHAM SATURDAY

Frodon steals the show at Cheltenham again with Nicholls eyeing Gold Cup bid

NEWBURY SATURDAY

Mujbar one to follow at three after gutsy Horris Hill success

MIXED EMOTIONS

Aidan O'Brien: Doncaster ground meant we had to take Wembley out of Futurity

EXPERT JURY

Who do our experts fancy for next season's 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas?

GALWAY SATURDAY

Liam Burke does it again as Gordon Dai Dai scores on debut

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Previews

1.57 AINTREE

'He's worked wonders for my career' - Murphy star Itchy Feet returns in Old Roan

3.00 GALWAY

Exciting mare Minella Melody out to put Cheltenham Festival reverse behind her

International

FRANCE

Johnston has Derby dreams for Gear Up after Criterium de Saint-Cloud success

Van Gogh secures a fifth Criterium International for Aidan O'Brien

FRANCE

Expert analysis as Princess Zoe aims for Group 1 double in Prix Royal-Oak

SPECIAL MOMENT

Sir Dragonet Cox Plate win leaves Eustace family celebrating around the world

AUSTRALIA

Sir Dragonet defeats former O'Brien stablemate Armory to capture 100th Cox Plate

AUSTRALIA

'Frankel has beaten Secretariat!' - virtual Cox Plate result upsets home fans

FRANCE

Louisa and Philip Carberry land Grand Steeple-Chase with Docteur De Ballon

Latest

QUOTES OF THE WEEK

'We toyed with the idea of cardboard cutout fans, but racing is what it's about'

STAR CHASER

Nicholls changes Cyrname plan as Covid complications rule out Down Royal trip

BIG ISSUE

Dan Skelton acknowledges 48-hour declarations are here to stay despite concerns

EXPERT JURY

'Worse 16-1 shots' - festival eyecatchers from Friday's card at Cheltenham

CHANGING PLACES

Fillies' Mile result amended by BHA after Mother Earth and Snowfall mix-up

STAR CHASER

Last year was a disaster for Altior but he's in great form now says Henderson

FINANCIAL RESULTS

Bad weather and betting shop closures reduced Jockey Club profits in 2019

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Interviews

THE BIG READ

Mark Johnston: 'But for Charlie, I might think it was time to pack up and run'

POPPING THE QUESTIONS

Kerrin McEvoy: I miss the big meetings in the UK - but not Martin Dwyer's jokes!

ALEX FROST

'Massive steps forward' as new Tote owners reflect on first 12 months

POPPING THE QUESTIONS

Tom Scudamore: 'My first clear memory is my dad winning the Champion Hurdle'

THE BIG READ

Derek Thompson: I don't know why I did it but now people say I'm Alan Partridge

POPPING THE QUESTIONS

John Francome: I loved my time with Channel 4 but I've no wish to start again

WILLIAM WOODHAMS

Britain's most exclusive bookmaker on why other firms are getting it so wrong

THE BIG READ

Frankie Dettori: It's been crap this year - the crowds are why I've loved France

POPPING THE QUESTIONS

Cash Asmussen: 'It's competitive and I wasn't embraced by all French riders'

Comment

LETTERS

Trueshan gave us a day that we will never forget

DAVID JENNINGS

Dear racing authorities - you were right about Covid measures, and I was wrong

ANOTHER VIEW

Why we must be prepared to rip up the fixture list and push back big races again

RICHARD FORRISTAL

No one returns from Aga Khan exile yet somehow Murtagh has pulled it off

POSTCARD FROM NEWMARKET

No more spying from the bushes with work-watchers thin on the ground

PATRICK VEITCH

Less is more: the evidence to support a bloated fixture list is non-existent

BILL BARBER

An unlikely alliance is being built in response to government's muddled thinking

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Insight

HOW I BECAME AN OWNER

'I lost everything and was sleeping rough - now I'm buying top lots'

GB POINT-TO-POINT

Class acts ready to roll on belated return of the point-to-point season

IRISH POINT-TO-POINT

O'Neill to lead the way in future with golden era of amateurs coming to an end

BETTING BUSINESS NEWS

Calls for financial sector to do more to tackle gambling-related harm

THE BIG READ

Hollie Doyle: the inside story of the breakthrough jockey’s remarkable rise

HOW I BECAME AN OWNER

How a bet with a mate at the age of 41 turned this 'porker' into an owner

SECRETS OF RACING

'Some horses aren't born to jump, like me - I was only good at the sack race'

GREATEST ARC WINNERS

Revealed: Lee Mottershead recalls the monster we rate the greatest Arc winner

FANS' FAVOURITES

Sea The Stars: a horse of a lifetime who enjoyed the most perfect of seasons

GREATEST ARC WINNERS

We recall an explosive performance from a true great in our top-ten countdown

GREATEST ARC WINNERS

A star's unique British invasion of Paris features as our countdown continues

SECRETS OF RACING

'We'd left the ramp at Cambridge' - the perils of international horse travel

GREATEST ARC WINNERS

A modern-day great and dual winner feature in our top ten countdown

GREATEST ARC WINNERS

Kicking off our countdown of the ten greatest winners of the Arc

FANS' FAVOURITES

Battaash: the speed machine who is the pride and joy of trainer and groom

SPECIAL REPORT

'I started training just as Covid happened - it could have been a disaster'

FANS' FAVOURITES

Quirky and difficult to model pupil: Judicial's evolution into a Saturday star

FANS' FAVOURITES

Kachy: the poignant tale of a horse who made an owner's dreams come true

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT

How five stories from the first edition of the Racing Post panned out

AND WE'RE OFF

'Setting up a newspaper is something you should never do more than once in life'

Jumps Stable Tours

EVAN WILLIAMS

'I'm hoping for a fast-ground Champion Hurdle - he's lethal on a quick surface'

Jamie Snowden

'He's a different horse this season - I'm sure there's a decent handicap in him'

ALAN KING

'I could not have been more pleased with his winning debut - he's exciting'

HARRY WHITTINGTON

'He's transformed over the summer and jumps unbelievably well for a novice'

GORDON ELLIOTT PART ONE

'We can't wait to send him over a fence as this is what he was bought to do'

GORDON ELLIOTT PART TWO

'The National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham is made for this lad'

GORDON ELLIOTT PART THREE

'It was one of my worst decisions - but I won't make that mistake again'

Racing After Covid

RACECOURSES

'We might be surprised about the racecourses that go - it's a precarious time'

Mark Boylan on what the future holds amid significant uncertainty

OWNERS

'It's not all doom and gloom' - the long-term future of racehorse ownership

BETTING

Hysteria and dizzying change the only certainties for an industry under fire

BLOODSTOCK

'It will recover, it's only a question of when and how many casualties'

TRAINERS

'I think we'll end up with fewer trainers than we've had for a long time'

Best of Members' Club

SECRETS OF RACING

'I've been through five bank accounts in ten years' - the life of a pro punter

FRANCESCA CUMANI

'It wasn't a natural fit - I'm not somebody who likes to be centre of attention'

FRANKEL'S DEBUT

'I had a lot of money on Frankel that night - I just couldn't see him beaten'

BETS THAT CHANGED HISTORY

'You notice the bets, see they're linked and soon work out it's Barney Curley'

THE BETFAIR FORUM

Pro punters, hapless tipsters and wind-ups: an oral history of the Betfair forum

THE BIG READ

Mick Easterby: 'I sold my false teeth and got £120. I'm a legend, you see'

LESTER PIGGOTT

'It's nice to be popular. It's better than having stones thrown at me, anyway'

THE BIG READ

The 73-year-old jockey: how one incredible man fought tyranny, time and the mob

THE TUESDAY PROFILE

Jenny Pitman: the pioneer who revolutionised her sport and smacked Jamie Osborne

THE TUESDAY PROFILE

Richard Dunwoody: no need to pity the man ripped away from a sport he changed

KAYLEY WOOLLACOTT

The amazing interview that helped Lee Mottershead win Racing Writer of the Year

THE TUESDAY PROFILE

John Francome: 'Perhaps even Lester didn't have the sublime grace he had'

Mick Appleby

'I had one owner who was homophobic - he moved five horses but I won't grovel'

THE TUESDAY PROFILE

Ryan Moore: examining the two faces of the world's number-one jockey

RP Classics

HERO OF A GOLDEN AGE

Sir Henry Cecil: on the anniversary of his death we recall the legendary trainer

In a memorable 2010 interview the trainer talks to Steve Dennis

MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

'Frankie had ridden seven winners and I said we might have lost between £8-10m'

UNLUCKY PUNTS

Dave Nevison: the punter who came within a whisker of a £360,000 payday

FOLK HEROES

Sergeant Cecil: slow burner who caught fire with amazing run into history books

GREAT RACING ECCENTRICS

'If he didn't want to listen to you he suddenly wouldn't remember any English'

GREAT RACING COUPS

Albert Davison: a master plotter who ensured Irish betting shops took a bashing

SUPERSTAR JOCKEY

Ryan Moore: a fascinating insight into the mind of one of the world's greatest

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Betting Masterclasses

WHAT NOT TO DO

Punting pitfalls: four Racing Post experts on the betting habits to avoid

PROTECTING YOUR FUNDS

How safe is your money if a bookmaker goes bust?

BETTING MASTERCLASS

Secrets of Pricewise: Tom Segal on his approach to punting and being successful

ANTE-POST BETTING

Long-range punting: how to make the most of the odds on offer months in advance

HANDICAPPING

A numbers game: how to use Racing Post Ratings to improve your betting

BETTING ON COURSE

Eddie Fremantle: how to get an edge when you're at the races

TRAINER FORM

Getting to know you: how keeping track of trainers can give you a punting edge

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Racing Explained

IN THE MONEY?

How much do owners make? Or lose, as the case may be

Scott Burton looks at how much money it takes to get to the races

IN THE MONEY?

Rich, poor or somewhere in between: how much does a trainer really earn?

IN THE MONEY?

So, how much does a jockey really earn?

MAKING YOUR DEBUT

David Ashforth's top tips for first-time racegoers

PUNTING PEARLS

Ace tipster Paul Kealy reveals his golden rules for betting