The short answer is none. The British Champions Long Distance Cup was inaugurated, as the Jockey Club Cup, which was originally run over two and a quarter miles on the Rowley Mile Course at Newmarket, in 1873. The race was shortened to a mile and a half in 1959, before being lengthened to its current … Read more
The fact of the matter is that Lanfranco ‘Frankie’ Dettori may not have ridden his last winner on British soil after all. Dettori, 53, originally announced that he would retire from the saddle at the end of the 2023 season, but, having enjoyed a hugely successful ‘farewell’ tour – during which he won the 2,000 … Read more
Run over six furlongs on the July Course at Newmarket, the July Cup was promoted to Group 1 status and, nowadays, is one of the most prestigious and valuable sprint races in the world, worth £628,500 in guaranteed prize money. It is currently scheduled as the feature race on the third, and final, day of … Read more
Established in 1981, and run over 2,400 metres, or just shy of 12 furlongs, on turf at Tokyo Racecourse on the last Sunday in November, the Japan Cup is one of the most prestigious and valuable races staged in the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’. A Grade 1 contest, open to horses aged three years … Read more
