'I was shocked when I passed the winning line. It was a dream come true'
Galway teenager Rossa Ryan on moving to England for a sporting career, his club Corofin’s football glory and the mental health battles in racing.
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Become A MemberGalway teenager Rossa Ryan on moving to England for a sporting career, his club Corofin’s football glory and the mental health battles in racing.
The Clive Cox-trained winner, Nando Parrado, powered home under Adam Kirby.
Wesley Ward and Frankie Dettori team up to great effect with the American raider.
Jubilant Dettori always in cruise control as ground fears prove unfounded.
King’s Stand victory was ‘unfinished business’ as Battaash triumphed.
Lots to digest, and lots to whet the appetite, writes Donn McClean in this week’s column.
The Italian jockey guided Stradivarius to back-to-back Gold Cup victories.
Meanwhile, Ireland’s Oisin Murphy bounced back from being prevented from riding on Sunday.
You don’t ease your way in at Royal Ascot, writes Donn McClean. You don’t have the chance.
O’Brien is the favourite to retain the top trainer crown.
Thom Malone runs through his picks from Saturday’s racing.
Etoile’s Group 3 win leaves her primed for the Albany Stakes, writes Donn McClean.
The former Sky Sports presenter talks to The42 about his role in ITV’s racing coverage.
It’s a sixth Grade One success for Highland Reel.
The Kildare trainer is looking for her first winner at the ‘Olympics of flat racing.’
The two-year old filly is set to shine at Royal Ascot
Boris Johnson said that May gave a ‘stonking performance’ at the first meeting with her new Cabinet this evening.
One simply cannot believe it!
The jockey was represented during a 40-minute disciplinary hearing at French racing’s governing body France Galop by his lawyer.
One crucial fact seems to be lost on the Australian jockey – the champion mare won the race.
The Australian superstar just about made it 22 wins from the same number of races at Royal Ascot this afternoon.
VIDEO: Australian-born superstar So You Think swept the field aside in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes this afternoon.
He was priced at 1-10 to register his 11th victory from as many starts.
We’ve scoured the runners and riders for today and we’re hopeful (not confident, mind you) that a 5/1 winner could be coming our way.
Here are the runners and riders for Coronation Stakes day.
The fight started at the champagne bar as the Queen watched the races nearby, and had to be broken up by members of a military band.
The five-year-old gained his fifth Group One victory in this afternoon’s feature race.
Niall has spent the morning studying the form for Day Three at Ascot. Here are his best bets from today’s card.
WATCH: Aidan O’Brien’s Australian superstar So You Think is beaten by a neck in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes.
Niall tossed a coin and napped a winner at Royal Ascot yesterday. Here are his best bets for Day Two.
Trainer Henry Cecil says mouth-watering clash with Canford Cliffs and Goldikova is “inevitable.”
The five-day Royal Ascot festival is almost upon us. We take a look at the runners and riders for Day One.
St. Pat’s gain some ground at the top of the Airtricity League, Murray is the King of Queen’s, and we look ahead to Day One at Royal Ascot.
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