Long recognised as Europe’s mile championship, 1,600 metre races come no bigger than this anywhere on the international stage. With £1.15 million in prize money, the race has entered a different ...

Staged for the first time in 2011, QIPCO British Champions Series incorporates the 35 top Flat races and festivals in the British horseracing calendar. The Series takes place over several racedays ...

Following on from iconic races like the Cazoo Derby and King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (sponsored by QIPCO), this is the final, pulsating showdown in the QIPCO British Champions Series Middle ...

Aidan O’Brien has been the private trainer at Ballydoyle for John Magnier since 1996. He has enjoyed spectacular success in the past 25 years. You name it, Aidan O’Brien has won it. Probably more than ...

Racing runs in the blood of Francis-Henri Graffard as his grandfather was National Hunt breeder Dr Henri Champliau. Since beginning training at Chantilly, in October 2011, he has established himself ...

Roger Varian began training a decade ago and has surpassed 1,000th winners in Britain. He had a wonderful tutor in the late Michael Jarvis and his strike-rage has ranged between 17 per cent and 22 per ...

The son of serial Irish champion trainer Aidan O’Brien had a short but hugely successful career as a jockey before quitting because of recurring weight issues. At 22, he instantly turned to training ...

Based in France, Head is a fifth-generation descendent of his family to excel in the Thoroughbred business. He is the son of Freddy Head, the infamous multiple time champion jockey-turned-trainer. His ...

From small beginnings, Karl Burke has developed into one of the top trainers in the north of England with the help of his wife, Elaine. He was initially a journeyman jump jockey who rode in about 750 ...

John Gosden is one of the world’s leading trainers, enjoying more than 3,000 winners in Britain and 600 in the United States. His son Thady joined him on the licence in 2021 with the vision clear. The ...

David Menuisier was born in Lorraine, in North East France. His family bred horses to run on the Flat, as well as over jumps, and he soon got the bug. His parents were well-acquainted with former ...