Racing Post

1 day ago | racingpost.com | Keith Melrose |David Carr

The Surrey Stakes is something of a late trial for the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot, although it must be said not a particularly successful one. Even Space Blues, by far the most famous recent winner of this race, was beaten at Ascot. But success these days is not just judged by subsequent Group-race success. All four three-year-old winners of the Surrey since Space Blues (the race was temporarily opened to older horses in 2020) have been sold abroad, the last three within a year.

1 day ago | racingpost.com | Harry Wilson |Maddy Playle

There isn’t a great deal that separates top-class handicappers from Pattern performers and this contest has done a great job at providing a stepping stone to better company in recent years. There has been a Group 3 winner, three Listed scorers, and four placed in Group 3 company or higher, as well as a subsequent Grade 1 winner over hurdles, in the last ten runnings.

1 day ago | racingpost.com | Conor Fennelly

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) has reached an agreement with the Land Development Agency (LDA) regarding the sale of a portion of land at Leopardstown racecourse which could deliver 800 social and affordable homes. The LDA is the state’s affordable housing delivery body, which focuses on maximising supply on state-owned land. It identified the 57.5-acre site at Leopardstown in its 2023 report on public land that is underused.

1 day ago | racingpost.com | Keith Melrose |Maddy Playle

The Coronation Cup is perhaps best seen less as a relative to the Derby and Oaks, and more like the Prince of Wales's at Royal Ascot in a couple of weeks. They represent the last chances over 1m4f and 1m2f for older horses to grab a Group 1 before the three-year-olds join the fray. Of the last ten winners, four were landing their first Group 1, while a further three joined the Group 1-winners club the previous autumn.

1 day ago | racingpost.com | Andrew Dietz

The Queen demonstrated a show of support to the racing industry at a time when it faces many severe headwinds by paying a royal visit to Hexham racecourse on Thursday. As well as officially opening a new stand named in her honour at the Northumberland track, the Queen was exposed to the grassroots of the sport, hearing first-hand from racing figures, including trainers and racecourse staff, about the challenges they are tackling.