Jonathan Harding

4 days ago | racingpost.com | Jonathan Harding

A wide-open Commonwealth Cup proved incredibly popular with online punters during a Royal Ascot week described as "stellar" by off-course bookmakers, with a year-on-year increase in betting turnover. The Group 1, won by 25-1 shot Time For Sandals, was the best-performing race for digital turnover with Entain, the parent company of Ladbrokes and Coral. It has moved up from 24th in the list of 35 races last year, when kick-off times for the Euro 2024 tournament impacted a number of races.

5 days ago | racingpost.com | Jonathan Harding

George Baker believes there is no reason why Epsom should not thrive as a major training centre after landing a significant blow for the famous racing town when winning the Wokingham Stakes at Royal Ascot. The trainer relocated to the historic Downs House, former home of Eclipse, in January and a matter of months later won for the second time at the royal meeting when Get It scored by a head at 28-1.

6 days ago | racingpost.com | Jonathan Harding

A good week for Kieran Shoemark turned into a great one when Noble Champion ran out an impressive 25-1 winner of the Group 3 Jersey Stakes. The jockey, who lost his job as first rider to John and Thady Gosden in May, has put a challenging six weeks behind him with two winners in two days. After winning the Sandringham Stakes on Never Let Go on Friday, Shoemark once again teamed up with Ed Walker to score aboard Noble Champion.

1 week ago | racingpost.com | Jonathan Harding

Charlie Appleby recorded his first Royal Ascot winner since 2022 when Rebel's Romance toughed it out to deny Al Riffa in the Hardwicke Stakes. Godolphin's globetrotter, who was last seen landing the Yorkshire Cup in May, secured his 18th success under William Buick at the age of seven. Read this next:Money well spent for Wathnan Racing as Humidity makes all to win the CheshamLooking for free bets? Racing Post have got the best offers, all in one place. Visit racingpost.com/freebets to find out more.

1 week ago | bloodhorse.com | Jonathan Harding

The staying king, , is no longer around, long live the king. Trawlerman gave everything during his losing Gold Cup (G1) battle with Kyprios last year at Ascot Racecourse and, with the dual winner now retired, Godolphin's ironclad warhorse broke his rivals on the wheel of a sustained gallop June 20 which swept away the track record, as well as any semblance of mercy.