EPSOM, ENGLAND - JUNE 7: Jockey, Wayne Lordan on Lambourn leads the Betfred Derby during Derby Day at the The Betfred Derby Festival 2025 at Epsom Downs Racecourse on June 7, 2025 in Epsom, England. (Photo by Sam Mellish/Getty Images)Watch the Epsom Derby live this weekend and enjoy the action from what’s known as “the greatest flat race in the world”. Horses only have one chance to shine in the…
William Buick rides Notable Speech to win The Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes in 2024.Watch the Guineas this weekend and enjoy the action from the first two Classics of the British Flat racing season. The big story for this year’s 2,000 Guineas is Billy Loughnane bidding for his first Classics win on Bow Echo, while the 1,000 Guineas belongs to the fillies and the Aidan O’Brien-trained Precise is…
SUNBURY, ENGLAND - JANUARY 29: Billy Loughnane poses at Kempton Park Racecourse on January 29, 2025 in Sunbury, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
Billy Loughnane tells Lucy Elder about his hopes for 2026 and the feeling that comes with riding a big winner, in this exclusive article for H &H subscribers
Billy Loughnane knows exactly what he wants. The young talent, speaking…
2NGJ670 Secretariat, with jockey Ron Turcotte up, passes the twin spires of Churchill Downs during the running of the 99th Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Ky. on May 5, 1973. (AP Photo)
**America’s first Triple Crown winner for quarter of a century, Secretariat’s speed records from 1973 still stand today. Jamie Haase tracks the enduring significance of the bright chestnut who reset racing’s…
CPW5TN Female punter reading the racecard at Goodwood Racecourse West Sussex UK 2012A day at the races is often a rare treat, perhaps once a year for a major festival or a local trip with friends to mark a special occasion. Chances are, you purchase a racecard, not only as a souvenir of the day, but to help you follow the action. The snag is that to […]
If you’re wondering what to wear to the races, this guide will help you work out what’s a good option and what to avoid, depending on what type of race meeting you’re attending. In 2023, The Jockey Club announced that formal dress codes will no longer be in place at any of its 15 racecourses […]