Arc Countdown

RARE JOURNEY

'Yes, I'll be there' - reluctant traveller Prescott set to end 21-year absence

RUNNER-BY-RUNNER GUIDE

2022 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: the runners, the odds, the verdict

BIG-RACE RIDES

'Nashwa is bigger and better' - Doyle excited by Group 1 chances on Arc day

ARC TIPS

'It's his to lose' - why this horse can win the 2022 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

GROWING ALLIANCE

How British punters have fallen in love with French racing in recent years

BRITISH CHALLENGER

Luke Morris: Alpinista fits the profile - there aren't many chinks in her armour

TRYING AGAIN

'I hope on Sunday we get a shot' - Beckett prepares top squad for Longchamp trip

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Latest

WHAT A SHOUT

Watch: 'This was the plan all year' - Aidan O'Brien on his Arc weekend hopes

GET YOUR EYE IN

One trainer, one jockey, one horse and one race to watch on Saturday

RACING POSTCAST

Listen: Newmarket, Ascot and Arc preview and horse racing tips | Racing Postcast

MEETING IN DOUBT

Ludlow's Wednesday fixture 'in the balance' with ground hard in places

NEWMARKET GALLOPS

St Leger winner back in work as Baaeed steps up preparations for Champions Day

AWARDS LATEST

Final 24 revealed for the 2022 Betting Shop Manager of the Year competition

I WAS THERE

Meet the woman present for the Queen's first and last winners 73 years apart

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International

FRANCE

Christophe Soumillon banned for two months after elbowing Rossa Ryan

ECUADOR

Watch: jockey reportedly banned for life after pushing off fellow rider mid-race

FRANCE

'We want to find out how it happened' - van hits two runners in scary incident

GERMANY

Buick and Rebel's Romance emulate Alpinista by winning second German Group 1

JAPAN

'How can you not want to go?' - Marquand and Doyle set for Japanese adventure

Race Reports

SALISBURY THURSDAY

'That's racing' - Marquand takes defeat on the chin after King's first runner

LINGFIELD THURSDAY

'It’s nice to set that record straight' - Boyle relieved to break Lingfield run

BELLEWSTOWN THURSDAY

My Minervina back for seconds as Bellewstown concludes for the year

WARWICK THURSDAY

'He’s a grand horse' - O'Neill delighted as Itso Fury scores on hurdling debut

CLONMEL THURSDAY

109-1 in-running: Sam Ewing at his best aboard Gordon Elliott-trained newcomer

BELLEWSTOWN WEDNESDAY

'I wouldn't miss this for the world' - Dettori somehow wins Barney Curley Cup

NOTTINGHAM WEDNESDAY

'We always felt he would win' - nine-horse trainer celebrates biggest victory

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Interviews

AIDAN O'BRIEN

'We had to do unnatural work with Luxembourg - it was a massive risk'

THE HEADS

'Competition is pushing us to try new ways - my results are shaped by stats'

ANNABEL WILLIS

'I always scream like that watching Alpinista - I'm very much all in'

THE BIG READ

Mark Johnston: ‘It’d be great to buy the pub - there’d be no vegetarian options’

JIMMY AND MARY MANGAN

'We knew we had a National horse' - Monty's Pass and a monster Aintree gamble

JAMES FERGUSON

'The sad fact of British racing is ambitious owners have to look abroad'

MEGAN NICHOLLS

'No matter what you do, you're always living in the shadow of someone else'

THE BIG READ

'Inevitably you upset a lot of people' - Ralph Beckett gets off the fence

MEET TEAM BAAEED

'Will we miss him when he's gone? There'll be less pool money, that's for sure'

Comment

DAVID JENNINGS

Racing must stop trying to be something it's not - team events just don't work

ANOTHER VIEW

Verry Elleegant mess shows a disrespectful indifference to Australian form

MADDY PLAYLE

Horsepower has potential - put it over the jumps and it could be a real winner

ANOTHER VIEW

Would you honestly have run Baaeed in the Arc if he were yours? I think not

ALAN SWEETMAN

A rich man's world funded by the taxpayer: Irish racing has got this badly wrong

POSTCARD FROM LAMBOURN

'We trust each other' - wingman Jacob happy to help with Whittington revival

BILL BARBER

Getting governance right is the prerequisite for any industry strategy to work

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Insight

MASTERCLASSES

Two ways a market can move in the wrong direction - and in your favour

ROOM 1.01

'It was carnage - but the result was there for everyone to see'

JAPAN IN THE ARC

'It was a terrible moment' - the holy grail that has brought 23 years of hurt

NATALIE MEETS

What to look for when buying a horse? Sales supremo Peter Doyle reveals all

ED WALKER

I'm excited about Amichi at Newmarket - whatever the handicapper may think!

SECRETS OF RACING

'She'll be a challenge - she's genuinely worried, it's not just her being silly'

BETTING WORLD

Ireland's high street bookmakers issue 'plea for survival' as Budget approaches

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Stradivarius

END OF AN ERA

'The music has stopped' - legendary stayer Stradivarius is retired

TRIBUTES

Gosden and Dettori pay tribute to the 'most extraordinary' Stradivarius

APPRECIATION

The charismatic model thoroughbred who kept us guessing right to the end

ASSESSMENT

A record-breaker but 125 rating did not entitle him to be hailed great champion

FANS' FAVOURITES

Stradivarius: 'He's been one of the soundest horses who's ever lived'

STAYING LEGEND

Superstar stayer: three greatest hits from Stradivarius

The Queen

ST GEORGE'S CHAPEL

'Immaculate' - Haggas, Gosden and Bell reflect on the Queen's Windsor committal

THE LAST GOODBYE

A final farewell and a heartfelt thank you from horseracing to the Queen

FINAL FAREWELL

A day of sorrow and ceremony: state funeral marks the Queen's final journey

BROUGH SCOTT

Our sport was lauded as her favourite pastime. Now we must show we deserved it

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

How the Queen was still gripped by racing and mating plans in her final days

A YEAR TO REMEMBER

The Queen enjoyed a record-breaking year in 2021 - and her team's getting better

HOW RACING CHANGED

A passion for racing that kept pace with momentous change

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Racing Explained

SPECIAL REPORT

Prize-money: how Britain has been left trailing by the rest of the world

Jonathan Harding compares prize-money funding models around the globe

BECOMING A BOOKIE

So you think you want to become a bookmaker?

JOCKEY NUTRITION

Three 500-calorie meals and a 200-calorie snack - but what does a jockey eat?

CAREER EARNINGS

Which racehorses have earned the most money?

COSTLY FAILURES

Racing's most expensive flops, including a $10m buy who was 'no bloody good'

IN THE MONEY?

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

IN THE MONEY?

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

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Flat Stable Tours

AIDAN O'BRIEN

'He's an exciting horse to look forward to - we hope he's a Derby horse'

Alan Sweetman talks to Ireland's champion trainer about this year's stable stars

WILLIAM KNIGHT

'We're all very excited about getting Checkandchallenge out again'

CHARLIE FELLOWES

'I have enormous faith in him - he'll win a big one when everything goes right'

DAVE LOUGHNANE

'The whole reason I do this job is to train top-class horses - he fits the bill'

KEVIN RYAN

'He's top class - one of the best I've trained over that trip'

DAVID O'MEARA

'He's got a big engine and he's a very high-class horse'

TIM EASTERBY

'She's a fantastic filly and is stronger now so she must be better'

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Best of Members' Club

SIR MARK PRESCOTT

'I didn't take too many prisoners - I fired three people the day I started'

THE BIG READ

'A nurse came out and told us there was nothing more they could do for Josh'

PATRICK MULLINS MEETS...

Ruby Walsh: 'I enjoyed the riding at Cheltenham. The rest of it? Not at all'

THE BIG READ

'I'll die with cancer and can't change it but I can change these people's lives'

THE BIG READ

Tom Dascombe: 'They've done me a favour - just in a nasty way'

VENETIA WILLIAMS

'I'm still unmarried - perhaps that's why I'm still making an effort'

MILTON HARRIS

'It was relationships, finances... I lost everything because of racing'

LEONNA MAYOR

'People have no idea what my life has been like - I've no reason to be ashamed'

MATT CHAPMAN

'I'm a very proud public schoolboy - but probably not a typical one'

KIA JOORABCHIAN

'Maybe I don't understand the etiquette of owning a horse - but I do get upset'

THE BIG READ

Frankie Dettori: 'We were on our arse. I had bills coming in and wasn't earning'

EXCLUSIVE

Gordon Elliott: 'I'm sorry for what I did. A chance to move on is all I'm after'

THE BIG READ

Ryan Moore: 'I try not to offend anyone but for me it's always about the horses'

Betting Masterclasses

SECRETS OF PRICEWISE

High-profile tipster Tom Segal on his approach to punting and being successful

TIME-BASED BETTING

James Willoughby on why speed is of the essence when rating horses

BETTING ON COURSE

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

BETTING WITH STATISTICS

A winning system: using data to your advantage in the battle with the bookies

EXCHANGE BETTING

Still great value on the exchanges - you just might have to work a bit harder

FORM AND RACE-READING

Why there's never been a better time to be a serious student of the form book

THE PROFESSIONAL PUNTER

Betting for a living: a pro punter's insight on how to make gambling pay

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