Tom Park

1 month ago | racingpost.com | Tom Park

When a horse wins a maiden showing all the signs of greenness it would catch your attention. However, when a horse pulls like a train, swishes their tail and still romps six and a half lengths clear of the field in a Classic, you're left questioning what you have just witnessed. Matilda did just that on Sunday. Trained by Yasmin Almenrader, she became the first filly in 54 years to win the German 2,000 Guineas and she did so in an absolute canter, despite doing just about everything wrong.

1 month ago | racingpost.com | Joe Eccles |Tom Park |James Stevens

O'Brien in unstoppable formBy James StevensIt was all about Charlie Appleby in the Guineas at Newmarket but the Epsom Classics could be dominated by Aidan O'Brien if the trials are anything to go by. The Ballydoyle trainer underlined the awesome firepower at his disposal, winning every trial for the Oaks and Derby across Britain and Ireland this week at Chester, Lingfield and Leopardstown.

2 months ago | racingpost.com | Tom Park |Sam Hendry

Munir and Souede have live Royal Ascot contenderBy Sam HendryThe double-green silks of Simon Munir and Isaac Souede are a regular sight around Ascot in the jumps season, and they could be seen there again this summer but this time for the royal meeting on the Flat after an eyecatching success at the Curragh on Saturday.

2 months ago | racingpost.com | Tom Park

While the eyes of the golfing world are laser-focused on the 2025 Masters at Augusta National in the US state of Georgia for the next four days, almost 4,000 miles away in Ayr, Scotland, the racing world is eagerly anticipating the Scottish Grand National as champion trainer Willie Mullins prepares to send a legion of horses over from Ireland in a bid to retain his British crown.

2 months ago | racingpost.com | Joe Eccles |Jack Haynes |Tom Park

Plenty to come from Gidleigh ParkBy Joe EcclesIt has been a testing season for Harry Fry, whose current seasonal tally of 13 winners is his lowest since taking out a training licence. However in Gidleigh Park, the Dorset handler has a potential flagbearer for next season. The son of Walk In The Park ran a bold race from the front in Thursday’s Manifesto Novices’ Chase, rallying after a mistake at the second-last to finish a length and a quarter runner-up to Impaire Et Passe.