Author: Suzanne Ashton

As the iconic Cheltenham Festival approaches, fashion and race day attire are as synonymous with the event as the horses themselves. With over 250,000 visitors expected at this world-renowned event, women’s race day fashion will be front and centre. The challenge of striking the right balance between style, practicality, and elegance can seem daunting, but with the right advice, dressing for Cheltenham is a breeze. Hillary Bacon, Marketing Director at Cordings said: “At Cheltenham, it’s all about balancing elegance with practicality. You want to look the part of course, but you…

As part of the ARC £1,000,000 All-Weather Bonus initiative, the Horse of The Month prize for January is to be shared by Brazilian Rose, Cloch Nua, Master Of My Fate, Tadreeb, Joolianoss, Init Together, High Court Judge, Back Tomorrow, Ash Wednesday and William Dewhirst who collectively, share first place at the top of the leaderboard for the month on 15 points. Connections of each horse will receive £7,000 each. This is the first time a monthly prize has been shared by this many horses in the initiatives history. Now in its third season, the ARC £1,000,000 All-Weather Bonus runs from Tuesday 22nd…

Ascot Racecourse has announced Schweppes will become the Official Mixer of Ascot and Royal Ascot in 2025. The three-year agreement will see Schweppes mixer products available across retail outlets at the racecourse, and they will have a permanent, year-round bar in the Grandstand and an additional on-site presence during the Royal Meeting. Schweppes was founded in 1783 by Jacob Schweppe and to this day remains one of the leading premium mixer brands in the world. Schweppes has long been synonymous with timeless British elegance and quality and this collaboration with Ascot…

Andrew Balding enjoyed a big race victory at Woodbine on Saturday evening as New Century quickened past the Charlie Appleby-trained Al Qudra to claim the $500,000 (£280,000) Grade 1 bet365 Summer Stakes. Oisin Murphy, Frankie Dettori and William Buick were some of the big name jockeys at Woodbine, with Four Grade 1s and $2.7m in prize money up for grabs. It was Oisin Murphy who was celebrating after riding New Century to victory in what was a messy finish to the 1-mile contest for 2-year-olds. Al Qudra, who had got…

Woodbine Racecourse will host Turf Champions Day this Saturday, September 14, featuring four Grade 1 races with a total prize pool of $2.75 million. Top European trainers, Andrew Balding, Charlie Appleby, Carlos Laffon-Parias and Maurizio Guarnieri will all have runners in Toronto, Ontario race day. The last two winners of the $1m Rogers Woodbine Mile have been won by Godolphin and Charlie Appleby, who is naturally hoping to make it three years in a row with Naval Power.  Naval Power, a Group 2 winner who was second in two Grade…