Lack of rain may cost Trueshan Gold Cup chance - trainer King
Well-supported Gold Cup contender Trueshan is "very unlikely" to line-up in Thursday's feature race at Royal Ascot, according to trainer Alan King.
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Favourite Mo Donegal obliges in Belmont Stakes
Irad Ortiz Jr warmed up for his trip to Royal Ascot in spectacular fashion as he guided Mo Donegal to victory in the Belmont Stakes.
Weld's Guineas star Homeless Songs confirmed for Coronation Stakes at Ascot
Classic heroines Homeless Songs, Cachet and Mangoustine are among 14 fillies confirmed for a mouthwatering renewal of the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot on Friday.
Appleby's Coroebus going for Ascot gold at 'Olympics of Racing'
Charlie Appleby's 2000 Guineas winner Coroebus has one more piece of work scheduled on Saturday and then it will be all system's go for Tuesday's St James's Palace Stakes.
Dermot Weld on weather watch ahead of Homeless Songs Coronation date
Dermot Weld has warned Homeless Songs will only run in next week's Coronation Stakes if the ground is suitable.
Dr Zempf bounces back in Ballycorus at Leopardstown
Dr Zempf returned to winning ways with a smart performance in the Ballycorus Stakes at Leopardstown.
Royal Ascot: Grand Glory supplemented for Prince of Wales's Stakes
French mare Grand Glory has been supplemented at a cost of £70,000 for the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot on Wednesday, for which Bay Bridge heads eight confirmations.
Ex-Champion jockey Murphy considered quitting over blackouts
Three-time British champion jockey Oisin Murphy, who is currently banned from riding, told the BBC he was blacking out from drinking so much last year he considered quitting horse racing. The 26-year-old is barred from riding until next February having received a 14-month suspension in February -- backdated to December 8 -- after admitting breaching coronavirus protocols, misleading the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) and prejudicial conduct, plus two alcohol breaches. Murphy, who was widely seen as the natural successor to his idol Frankie Dettori, says he considered hanging up his saddle after several attempts to give up drink failed.