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Key takeouts from Royal Ascot - including a 20-1 tip for the St Leger and the one way Field Of Gold might be vulnerable

Key takeouts from Royal Ascot - including a 20-1 tip for the St Leger and the one way Field Of Gold might be vulnerable

'Give them pain and discomfort' - British racing told to make life tough for government as battle lines are drawn over tax consultation

'Give them pain and discomfort' - British racing told to make life tough for government as battle lines are drawn over tax consultation

Royal Ascot is booming - but at what cost to the Derby?

Royal Ascot is booming - but at what cost to the Derby?

The Wathnan way - it might be expensive but my goodness is it delivering!

The Wathnan way - it might be expensive but my goodness is it delivering!

Breeders avoid 12-furlong sires like the plague - and poor Los Angeles is the latest victim of this bizarre fashion

Breeders avoid 12-furlong sires like the plague - and poor Los Angeles is the latest victim of this bizarre fashion

Where is our Roy Keane? Racing punditry needs that fire when things go wrong

Where is our Roy Keane? Racing punditry needs that fire when things go wrong

Aaron Ashley: Five punting pointers for Wimbledon 2025

Aaron Ashley: Five punting pointers for Wimbledon 2025

Tom Segal on why Ascot draw analysis is overblown - and the one simple golden rule he follows in every race

Tom Segal on why Ascot draw analysis is overblown - and the one simple golden rule he follows in every race

Weekender columnists

Get set for the punting event of the year - there's nothing quite like Royal Ascot and nothing quite as painful as a bad one

Get set for the punting event of the year - there's nothing quite like Royal Ascot and nothing quite as painful as a bad one

Royal Ascot inspires enterprise from across the world - yet it's a traditional British owner-breeder who has made the boldest move of all

Royal Ascot inspires enterprise from across the world - yet it's a traditional British owner-breeder who has made the boldest move of all

Wesley Ward absence is a blow to Royal Ascot - but it's not all doom and gloom for international challenge

Wesley Ward absence is a blow to Royal Ascot - but it's not all doom and gloom for international challenge

Suspicious bookmakers and nervous racing stakeholders are set for key conversations at Royal Ascot

Suspicious bookmakers and nervous racing stakeholders are set for key conversations at Royal Ascot

Lee Mottershead

The Royal Ascot Survival Guide - featuring the hot favourite you must lay and the post-race mistake everyone makes

The Royal Ascot Survival Guide - featuring the hot favourite you must lay and the post-race mistake everyone makes

Epsom results cheered in Chester as track gets welcome fillip after last year's freak incident

Epsom results cheered in Chester as track gets welcome fillip after last year's freak incident

The Derby has an identity crisis - but we could fix it by finding a backbone and standing up to the bullies

The Derby has an identity crisis - but we could fix it by finding a backbone and standing up to the bullies

All class - Wayne Lordan's Derby triumph was a poignant highlight on an awesome day for the Rebel County

All class - Wayne Lordan's Derby triumph was a poignant highlight on an awesome day for the Rebel County

Richard Forristal

'The stiff track should suit and he can run a big race' - Archie Watson talks all things Royal Ascot in our Weekender Q&A

'The stiff track should suit and he can run a big race' - Archie Watson talks all things Royal Ascot in our Weekender Q&A

Weekender columnists

There's one apprentice I want to have on my side at Royal Ascot next week - and Epsom showed just what a talent he is

There's one apprentice I want to have on my side at Royal Ascot next week - and Epsom showed just what a talent he is

Shades of Serpentine as Lambourn's Derby procession left me feeling deflated - plus an international raider who represents value at Royal Ascot

Shades of Serpentine as Lambourn's Derby procession left me feeling deflated - plus an international raider who represents value at Royal Ascot

This is why the Derby big guns failed to fire at Epsom - and there is one beaten horse who could be top class

This is why the Derby big guns failed to fire at Epsom - and there is one beaten horse who could be top class

The governance gambit: Lord Allen's next move could make or break British racing

The governance gambit: Lord Allen's next move could make or break British racing

'It's dead everywhere' - one of racing's crown jewels is being tarnished by Epsom's crowd crisis

'It's dead everywhere' - one of racing's crown jewels is being tarnished by Epsom's crowd crisis

Lee Mottershead

As racing cries out for reform, racecourses' silence raises troubling questions

As racing cries out for reform, racecourses' silence raises troubling questions

£470 for a family of four? Epsom has lots of issues but reducing scandalous kids’ prices should be an easy win

£470 for a family of four? Epsom has lots of issues but reducing scandalous kids’ prices should be an easy win

Key takeouts from Royal Ascot - including a 20-1 tip for the St Leger and the one way Field Of Gold might be vulnerable

Key takeouts from Royal Ascot - including a 20-1 tip for the St Leger and the one way Field Of Gold might be vulnerable

'Give them pain and discomfort' - British racing told to make life tough for government as battle lines are drawn over tax consultation

'Give them pain and discomfort' - British racing told to make life tough for government as battle lines are drawn over tax consultation

Royal Ascot is booming - but at what cost to the Derby?

The Wathnan way - it might be expensive but my goodness is it delivering!

Royal Ascot is booming - but at what cost to the Derby?

The Wathnan way - it might be expensive but my goodness is it delivering!

Breeders avoid 12-furlong sires like the plague - and poor Los Angeles is the latest victim of this bizarre fashion

Breeders avoid 12-furlong sires like the plague - and poor Los Angeles is the latest victim of this bizarre fashion

Where is our Roy Keane? Racing punditry needs that fire when things go wrong

Where is our Roy Keane? Racing punditry needs that fire when things go wrong

Aaron Ashley: Five punting pointers for Wimbledon 2025

Aaron Ashley: Five punting pointers for Wimbledon 2025

Tom Segal on why Ascot draw analysis is overblown - and the one simple golden rule he follows in every race

Tom Segal on why Ascot draw analysis is overblown - and the one simple golden rule he follows in every race

Weekender columnists

Get set for the punting event of the year - there's nothing quite like Royal Ascot and nothing quite as painful as a bad one

Get set for the punting event of the year - there's nothing quite like Royal Ascot and nothing quite as painful as a bad one

Royal Ascot inspires enterprise from across the world - yet it's a traditional British owner-breeder who has made the boldest move of all

Royal Ascot inspires enterprise from across the world - yet it's a traditional British owner-breeder who has made the boldest move of all

Wesley Ward absence is a blow to Royal Ascot - but it's not all doom and gloom for international challenge

Wesley Ward absence is a blow to Royal Ascot - but it's not all doom and gloom for international challenge

Suspicious bookmakers and nervous racing stakeholders are set for key conversations at Royal Ascot

Suspicious bookmakers and nervous racing stakeholders are set for key conversations at Royal Ascot

Lee Mottershead

The Royal Ascot Survival Guide - featuring the hot favourite you must lay and the post-race mistake everyone makes

The Royal Ascot Survival Guide - featuring the hot favourite you must lay and the post-race mistake everyone makes

Epsom results cheered in Chester as track gets welcome fillip after last year's freak incident

Epsom results cheered in Chester as track gets welcome fillip after last year's freak incident

The Derby has an identity crisis - but we could fix it by finding a backbone and standing up to the bullies

The Derby has an identity crisis - but we could fix it by finding a backbone and standing up to the bullies

All class - Wayne Lordan's Derby triumph was a poignant highlight on an awesome day for the Rebel County

All class - Wayne Lordan's Derby triumph was a poignant highlight on an awesome day for the Rebel County

Richard Forristal

'The stiff track should suit and he can run a big race' - Archie Watson talks all things Royal Ascot in our Weekender Q&A

'The stiff track should suit and he can run a big race' - Archie Watson talks all things Royal Ascot in our Weekender Q&A

Weekender columnists

There's one apprentice I want to have on my side at Royal Ascot next week - and Epsom showed just what a talent he is

There's one apprentice I want to have on my side at Royal Ascot next week - and Epsom showed just what a talent he is

Shades of Serpentine as Lambourn's Derby procession left me feeling deflated - plus an international raider who represents value at Royal Ascot

Shades of Serpentine as Lambourn's Derby procession left me feeling deflated - plus an international raider who represents value at Royal Ascot

This is why the Derby big guns failed to fire at Epsom - and there is one beaten horse who could be top class

This is why the Derby big guns failed to fire at Epsom - and there is one beaten horse who could be top class

The governance gambit: Lord Allen's next move could make or break British racing

The governance gambit: Lord Allen's next move could make or break British racing

'It's dead everywhere' - one of racing's crown jewels is being tarnished by Epsom's crowd crisis

'It's dead everywhere' - one of racing's crown jewels is being tarnished by Epsom's crowd crisis

Lee Mottershead

As racing cries out for reform, racecourses' silence raises troubling questions

As racing cries out for reform, racecourses' silence raises troubling questions

£470 for a family of four? Epsom has lots of issues but reducing scandalous kids’ prices should be an easy win

£470 for a family of four? Epsom has lots of issues but reducing scandalous kids’ prices should be an easy win

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