
Nicholas Godfrey
Horse Racing Journalist at Thoroughbred Racing Commentary
Horse racing journalist. Former Racing Post longserver, founded Horse Racing Planet, current editor of Thoroughbred Racing Commentary and Gallop magazine.
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1 week ago |
thoroughbredracing.com | Nicholas Godfrey
Running plans (or otherwise) for the second leg of the Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby crowd down, Kieran Shoemark loses job after 2,000 Guineas – don’t miss our weekly digest of recent international racing newsKentucky Derby winner Sovereignty to skip PreaknessUSA: There will be no Triple Crown winner in 2026 following news that Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will bypass the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the series at Pimlico on May 17.
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thoroughbredracing.com | Nicholas Godfrey
Godolphin here, Godolphin there, Godolphin bloomin’ everywhere. It was impossible to avoid the Dubai-based outfit on a spectacular weekend as they scooped every Classic on offer on both sides of the Atlantic in an astonishing clean sweep. Godolphin duly confirmed their #1 status (+98pt) among owners on Thoroughbred Racing Commentary’s exclusive Global Rankings.
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2 weeks ago |
thoroughbredracing.com | Nicholas Godfrey
Notable absences in Classics on both sides of the Atlantic, a tragic end for a Japanese star in Hong Kong, and more Dubai World Cup recriminations – all this and more in our weekly digest of recent international racing newsKentucky Derby update: Tappan Street sidelinedUSA: The major news ahead of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday [May 3] concerned Florida Derby winner Tappan Street, who was ruled out after suffering a condylar fracture in his right foreleg during a workout at Churchill Downs.
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2 weeks ago |
thoroughbredracing.com | Ben Cox |Nicholas Godfrey
International stars Asfoora and Satono Reve headline entries from six countries for the eight G1 races at Royal Ascot. Royal Ascot offers £10 million in prize-money in 2025, with all eight G1 prizes worth a minimum of £650,000 and no race run for less than £110,000. Royal Ascot G1 entriesAsfoora continued the superb record of Australian sprinters at Royal Ascot in 2024 as she stormed to victory in the King Charles III Stakes, a race she is targeting again this year.
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thoroughbredracing.com | Nicholas Godfrey
There’s a new head honcho in town – and he’s Hong Kong sprint superstar Ka Ying Rising, who is the new world #1 on Thoroughbred Racing Commentary’s Global Rankings. In taking his winning streak to 12 with another dominant victory over a world-class field of 12 rivals in the G1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize at Sha Tin on Sunday [April 27], the brilliant four-year-old takes over from his HK compatriot Romantic Warrior at the top of the charts.
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