Blogs: Horse Racing

Newmarket’s Dewhurst is the most prestigious juvenile race in Britain, seven furlongs on the Rowley Mile at Group 1 level, and its winners have repeatedly gone on to land the 2000 Guineas and the Derby the following season. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Three-year-olds contest the Old Rowley Cup, a competitive middle-distance handicap on Newmarket’s autumn programme where lightly raced, progressive types often have more to offer than their more exposed rivals. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Two-year-old fillies face a mile at Group 1 level on the Rowley Mile, a championship that has repeatedly pointed the way towards the following season’s Guineas and Oaks, often featuring the best-bred juveniles in training. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Newmarket’s Challenge Stakes is a Group 2 over seven furlongs on the Rowley Mile, an autumn contest where speedy milers and strong-finishing sprinters collide and the course’s long, testing climb to the line sorts them out. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Two and a quarter miles across Newmarket’s open heath makes the Cesarewitch one of the great staying handicaps, a race where dual-purpose jumps trainers have a long record of success and a mark that allows for improvement counts. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

A big field of sprinters races six furlongs on York’s wide Knavesmire as the season draws to a close, where soft autumn ground and which group sets the pace often prove just as important as the draw. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

York’s closing middle-distance handicap brings a competitive field to the Knavesmire at the very end of the season, where late-season form, softening ground and the draw can all play a part in settling a closely matched contest. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Fillies and mares tackle a mile and three furlongs on turf in this Grade 1, a race European stables have long targeted with strong results. Our trends guide covers the winning profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Seven furlongs on dirt for the fastest fillies and mares, this Grade 1 rewards early speed and a clean break from what is usually a competitive field. Our trends guide covers the profile, post positions and the shortlist.

The Distaff is the championship for older fillies and mares on dirt, run over a mile and an eighth and frequently decides the divisional title outright. Our trends guide covers the profile, post positions and the shortlist.