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Michael Dods announces retirement of sprint star Dakota Gold

Dakota Gold retired at 12 with 17 wins from 79 starts and £488,000 earned, closing a rare career built on durability and repeat success.

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Point Of Law wins Bahrain Trophy, surges into St Leger contention

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Aalto makes history with second Bunbury Cup win at Newmarket

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Mrs D seeks stakes breakthrough in Woodbine’s My Dear Stakes

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Al Hudaiba stuns Abraham Lincoln in Superlative Stakes photo finish

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Ashley Lewis lands career-best Listed win on Northern Champion at Chester

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Penn National disqualifies Mitole's Girl, elevates Secret Journey to win

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Zeus Olympios lands Ascot Summer Mile, Burke eyes bigger targets

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Raammee lands John Smith’s Cup in York thriller

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Maximum Offer wires Indiana Oaks for first stakes win

Maximum Offer broke from the rail, carved the pace and drew off by 2 1/2 lengths in the Grade 3 Indiana Oaks for her first stakes win.

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Aalto makes history with second Bunbury Cup win at Newmarket

Aalto came from last to first to win the Bunbury Cup again, joining a tiny list of repeat winners and reinforcing Newmarket’s July Course as his ideal stage.

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Zeus Olympios lands Ascot Summer Mile, Burke eyes bigger targets

Zeus Olympios beat Holloway Boy by half a length in the Ascot Summer Mile, with 1/1 favorite More Thunder only fourth. Karl Burke’s one-two hinted at deeper mile strength.

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Al Hudaiba stuns Abraham Lincoln in Superlative Stakes photo finish

Al Hudaiba edged 8-13 favourite Abraham Lincoln by a short head at Newmarket, flipping the juvenile pecking order and boosting his National Stakes case.

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Comanche Brave lands breakthrough July Cup win at Newmarket

Comanche Brave surged past Venetian Sun in 1:09.99 at Newmarket, winning the July Cup by a length and giving Billy Loughnane a third Group 1 of 2026.

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Kapoor goes gate to wire in Mari Hulman George Memorial, posts historic time

Kapoor went gate to wire in the Mari Hulman George Memorial and stopped the clock in 1:41.75, the second-fastest time in the race’s history.

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Towcester to return with National Hunt racing in 2027 after Betway deal

Towcester will rejoin the National Hunt map in autumn 2027, adding a new jumps venue just as the 2027/28 season gets underway.

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Ashley Lewis lands career-best Listed win on Northern Champion at Chester

Ashley Lewis turned Chester’s sharp seven furlongs into a career-best Listed breakthrough, steering Northern Champion from stall 1 to beat Dash Of Azure and Holguin.

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Raammee lands John Smith’s Cup in York thriller

Raammee won York’s John Smith’s Cup by 3/4 length after a stewards’ inquiry reshaped the result, hinting he may be ahead of the handicapper.

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Saudi Arabia awards $1.1 billion Qiddiya racecourse contract

Qiddiya has awarded Taj Dhabi a $1.1 billion contract for a 1.3 million-square-metre racecourse built to house the Saudi Cup and reshape the Gulf racing calendar.

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Leading Change edges Our Moneyman in Indiana Derby upset

Leading Change won the Grade 3 Indiana Derby by a neck, edging Our Moneyman in 1:41.36 and announcing himself as a late-summer 3-year-old to watch.

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Flann Sunna powers to Ascot win, boosts Blue Point's sprint stock

Flann Sunna brushed aside a 15/8 test at Ascot, beating Mysterious Times by 4¾ lengths to deepen Blue Point’s claim with juvenile sprinters.

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Precise heads strong Falmouth Stakes field at Newmarket

Precise led a seven-runner Falmouth Stakes field at Newmarket, with Blue Bolt the chief threat and Balantina adding Breeders’ Cup class.

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Seminole Chief edges Encino in Schuster Memorial turf stakes win

Seminole Chief stalked a hot pace and fought past Encino by 3/4 length in the $102,500 Schuster Memorial, a turf win that looked earned, not accidental.

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Penn National disqualifies Mitole's Girl, elevates Secret Journey to win

Mitole's Girl crossed first in Penn National's July 3 Race 4, but a stewards’ ruling for ineligibility handed Secret Journey the win and reshuffled the purse.

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Big Trouble rallies late to win Clarksville Handicap at Horseshoe Indianapolis

Big Trouble waited on a hot pace, swung widest in the stretch and surged late to win the $100,000 Clarksville Handicap by a half-length in 55.26 seconds.

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Senorita Bonita lands Group 2 Duchess of Cambridge Stakes at Newmarket

Senorita Bonita beat odds-on Libertango by half a length in the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes, then pointed straight to the Prix Morny as her next test.

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Sculcos Folly leads New York Derby field at Finger Lakes

Sculcos Folly will head a seven-horse New York Derby field as the 2-1 choice, with Bravaro the danger in a race that could reset the state-bred 3-year-old pecking order.

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Maire Rua impresses on debut at Leopardstown to earn Rising Star nod

Maire Rua swept past 13 rivals at Leopardstown and stamped herself a Moyglare filly, with Ger Lyons already eyeing Cork and a stronger autumn test.

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Hewick retires after storybook career and 2023 King George win

Bought for €850, Hewick bowed out after 51 starts and 12 wins, capped by a 2023 King George surge that made him a cult hero beyond jumps racing.

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Inner City Blues stays unbeaten in July Stakes at Newmarket

Inner City Blues made it two from two in the July Stakes, powering clear by 1 1/4 lengths to strengthen Godolphin’s juvenile depth and his late-summer options.

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Cyberknife gets first winner as Velvet Beretta scores at Ellis Park

Cyberknife got his first winner when Velvet Beretta scored by 3 lengths in her Ellis Park debut, a sharp early signal for the young stallion.

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Blue Bolt beats Precise to win first Group 1 in Falmouth Stakes

Blue Bolt turned the Falmouth into a statement, outstaying 4/5 favorite Precise by 2 lengths to earn her first Group 1 at Newmarket.

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Flora Of Bermuda rebounds at York to regain Summer Stakes crown

Flora Of Bermuda answered a Royal Ascot collapse with a neck win in York’s Summer Stakes, reviving her sprint campaign and reopening Group-race options.

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Teal market move as Prescott expands and Griffiths returns to winners' enclosure

Teal’s yard has 9 winners and £152,635 in 2026, Prescott already has 30 booked runners, and Griffiths returned at Taunton after a four-year absence.

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Princess Rooney anchors Gulfstream Park’s $1.925 million stakes schedule

Gulfstream’s Sunshine Meet will offer 14 stakes worth $1.925 million, with the Sept. 12 Princess Rooney again pointing straight to the Breeders’ Cup sprint.

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Sippin Pretty pulls 26-1 upset in Victory Ride Stakes at Saratoga

Sippin Pretty sat off a fast setup, pounced late and upset Goodall by 1 3/4 lengths in Saratoga’s Victory Ride at 26-1.

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Doncho powers to William Garrett Handicap win at Horseshoe Indianapolis

Doncho took the William Garrett Handicap in 55.00 seconds, overcoming a rough break to stamp himself as a live five-furlong turf sprinter again.

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Del Mar summer meet features six Breeders' Cup Challenge races

Del Mar opens July 17 with six Win and You’re In races, headlined by the $1 million Pacific Classic and 37 stakes overall.

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