Horse Racing

Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom will provide the star billing on the opening day of Royal Ascot.

Jockey Thierry Jarnet gained a new lease of life after riding Treve to victory in Sunday's French Oaks.

Animal Kingdom's bid to add a Royal Ascot victory to his Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup successes ended in disappointment.

Criquette Head-Maarek has revealed she received an offer to buy her French Oaks winning filly Treve days before the race at Chantilly.

The unbeaten Treve registered an impressive Prix de Diane (French Oaks) at Chantilly for Criquette Head-Maarek.

Morpheus secured victory in Nottingham as the late Sir Henry Cecil’s stable sent out its first winners since his passing.

Jockey Olivier Peslier will be aiming to finally win the Prix de Diane at the Hippodrome de Chantilly near Paris on Sunday.

Despite losing his battle with cancer, Sir Henry Cecil will remain one of the great figures in British sport.

This year's French Oaks will be won by a French horse, with all 11 competitors in Sunday's race hailing from the home nation.

Ramon Dominguez, a three-time Eclipse Award winner as the leading jockey in North America, retired due to a head injury.

Organisers of the Breeders’ Cup have decided to lower entry fees and increase the level of travel-cost reimbursement.

All the day's results from the UK and Ireland.

The increased value of media rights has helped British horse racing to weather the impact of recession and a reduction in payments from the betting industry.

Three of Marco Botti’s horses took the top three spots in Sunday’s Milan Grand Prix.

Palace Malice upstaged the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes champions to win the Belmont Stakes.

Profile of the 2013 Belmont Stakes winner Palace Malice.

Older American jockeys are currently enjoying something of a renaissance, with Gary Stevens winning the Preakness Stakes three weeks ago and Mike Smith claiming

Winning the Belmont Stakes aboard Palace Malice meant a lot to Mike Smith, as he explained during the post-race press conference.

All the day's results from the UK and Ireland.

Newmarket trainer Clive Brittain has said some of his horses had been treated with a banned steroid.