EP: 226 York Ebor Festival – Saturday August 24, 2023 Today is the final day of the York Ebor Festival where the crowds will flock to the Knavesmire to see the Ebor Handicap, run over a mile and three quarters at 3.35. York Racecourse Chief Executive and Clerk of the Course, William Derby joins us for a chat about the final day’s action. CityAM [...]
EP: 225 York Ebor Festival – Friday August 24, 2023 Friday is a day for the sprinters at York as some of the best horses in Europe line up in the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes over the straight 5 Furlong course. York Racecourse Chief Executive, William Derby discusses the importance of today’s feature race in York’s racing calendar. CityAM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews [...]
EP: 224 York Ebor Festival – Thursday August 22, 2023 Day two of the York Ebor Festival on Thursday is Ladies Day and the Group 1 mile and a half Yorkshire Oaks is the highlight of the afternoon’s action. York Racecourse Chief Executive, William Derby tells us all about Ladies Day on the Knavesmire. CityAM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Thursday’s [...]
EP: 223 York Ebor Festival – Wednesday August 21, 2023 The four-day York Ebor Festival kicks off on Wednesday with the much awaited Group 1 Juddmonte International Stakes, supported by the Great Voltigeur and Acomb Stakes. Special guest, York Racecourse Chief Executive William Derby looks ahead to the week’s racing. CityAM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Wednesday’s racing action, including a [...]
EP: 222 Newbury & Ripon August 18, 2023 The Hungerford Stakes (Group 2) and the Geoffrey Freer Stakes (Group 3) are the highlights at Newbury this Saturday afternoon, whilst Ripon stage the Great St Wilfrid Handicap on one of their biggest racedays of the season. CityAM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Saturday’s racing action. Hosted by Chris Barnett. The [...]
EP: 221 Ascot – Shergar Cup Day August 11, 2023 Saturday is Shergar Cup Day at Ascot where 4 teams of jockeys from all over the world compete to become both team and individual champions. Each of the 6 races has a maximum field of ten runners in this unique competition, with leading jockeys from Hong Kong, Japan, & France taking on the British based [...]
EP: 220 Glorious Goodwood – Saturday August 4, 2023 The Group 2 Lillie Langtry Stakes and the highly competitive Stewards’ Cup Handicap sprint are the feature races on the final day of Glorious Goodwood 2023. CityAM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Saturday’s racing action from the West Sussex track. Hosted by Chris Barnett. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City [...]
EP: 219 Glorious Goodwood – Thursday August 2, 2023 Glorious Goodwood is the venue for many top races this week, but the much-anticipated Qatar Nassau Stakes on Thursday will, for many, be the highlight of the festival. Brilliant young French trainer Christopher Head runs his very exciting filly Blue Rose Cen in this Group 1 contest and he is our special guest on today’s [...]
EP: 218 Glorious Goodwood – Wednesday July 31, 2023 The Qatar Sussex Stakes is the feature Group 1 race on Wednesday at Glorious Goodwood. Irish master trainer Aidan O’Brien joins us once again to tell us all about one of the best 3-year-old horses in training, Paddington. The Group 3 Molecomb and Oak Tree Stakes also feature on the second day of the festival. [...]
EP: 217 Glorious Goodwood – Tuesday July 30, 2023 The Goodwood Cup is the feature race on the first day of Glorious Goodwood. On today’s podcast, trainer Aidan O’Brien discusses the chances of his filly Emily Dickinson in this Group 1 event. The Group 2 Lennox Stakes and Vintage Stakes are also top-class races to look forward to on Tuesday’s card. CityAM Racing [...]
