15 h. ago Aidan O'Brien rules another star out of Royal Ascot in latest blow to plans

Lake Victoria, the Irish 1,000 Guineas winner, will not make the Coronation Stakes next week following an announcement by Coolmore

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15 h. ago Horse racing icon dies as tributes paid to legend who was 'patriarch of dynasty'

Legendary horse racing trainer Peter Easterby has died at the age of 95 after an illustrious career that saw him win two Cheltenham Gold Cups and score victories at Royal Ascot

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17 h. ago Champion jockey lands stellar Royal Ascot rides after securing top job

Colin Keane, Ireland’s six-time title winner, has been appointed by powerful Juddmonte operation as its retained rider with immediate effect

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37 h. ago Champion jockey Oisin Murphy tipped to land a treble at Windsor

Daily Star Chief Tipster Jason Heavey believes the in-form rider can stretch his lead at the top of the Flat jockeys' title race

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7 d. ago Aidan O’Brien suffers huge Royal Ascot blow as ‘very special’ horse ruled out

The Ballydoyle trainer has been assembling his usual team of top talents but one of the most exciting, the unbeaten two-year-old Albert Einstein, will not run

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8 d. ago Britain’s Simon Yates seals Giro d’Italia triumph and banishes pain of 2018

Visma-Lease a Bike rider secures second Grand Tour titleYates lost 2018 Giro after cracking on Colle delle FinestreSimon Yates arrived in Rome, was blessed by Pope Leo XIV and then completed a miraculous overall victory in the 2025 Giro d’Italia, seven years after his race lead had traumatically dissolved with victory in his grasp.The Lancastrian rider’s remarkable turnaround in Saturday’s final mountain stage, in which Yates leapfrogged 21-year-old Giro debutant and race leader, Isaac del Toro and podium rival, Richard Carapaz, to take a near four-minute overall lead, was one of the most stunning in Grand Tour racing. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Summer dress guide 2025: the trends to know for the beach, office and Royal Ascot

From tomato red to gothic florals, Joe Bromley on the six trends to know this summer

Society

1 week ago Royal Ascot favourite Kyprios retired by Aidan O'Brien weeks before Gold Cup

The top stayer had been odds on with bookmakers for the feature race of the meeting on June 19. Kyprios won the renewals run in 2022 and 2024, earning more than £2.6 million in prize money overall in his career

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2 w. ago 'Rapid' Royal Ascot runner named after baseball star Jayson Werth impresses on debut

Werth set up Two Eight Racing as he wore number 28 during his playing days. He part-owns exciting new Wesley Ward-trained recruit Outfielder with Amo Racing, founded by football agent Kia Joorabchian

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2 w. ago 'He has Royal Ascot as his target' – Saturday's racing tips from seven meetings

Daily Star Chief Tipster Jason Heavey says King Casper could book his ticket for Royal Ascot with victory at Haydock on Saturday

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2 w. ago Newsboy's horse racing tips for Thursday's five meetings, including Chelmsford Nap

Newsboy reckons champion jockey Oisin Murphy's booking for last time out winner Safari Dream could be decisive at Chelmsford and likes the look of another making a quick reappearance at Yarmouth

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3 w. ago Schizophrenic man, who defence lawyer called 'a bit odd', is cleared of stalking model and 'face of Royal Ascot' Lady Martha Sitwell

Mirsad Veliji was accused of mounting a campaign of harassment against Lady Martha Sitwell, 45, between April and August 2022.

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3 w. ago Model and 'face of Royal Ascot' Lady Martha Sitwell plagued by stalker who stood outside Kensington home making 'strangling noises', court hears

Mirsad Veliji, 43, allegedly mounted a campaign of harassment against Lady Martha Sitwell, 45, between April and August 2022.

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3 w. ago Willie Mullins has Royal Ascot goal with first runner for King Charles and Queen Camilla

The record-breaking champion jumps trainer has joined the ranks of Royal trainers for the first time and will give Reaching High his debut on Friday

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4 w. ago Billy Loughnane suffers major blow to champion jockey title bid with 11

The teenager will miss both days of the Betfred Epsom Derby meeting to serve a suspension picked up at Newcastle for improper riding

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