Deputy European Editor @theTDN, previously @SportingLife/@Timeform. HWPA Racing Writer of the Year nominee 2022. All views are my own.
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Easily the most enjoyable feature I’ve ever done. On the eve of the Nunthorpe, here’s the story of the popular dual winner who also happens to be my favourite racehorse of all time, Borderlescott.
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According to the Return of Mares, which has been published by @weatherbysltd, 84 different stallions in Britain and Ireland covered a three-figure book of mares in 2026. @hought94 takes a closer look at the numbers.
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👉 Saturday's G1 The TAB Everest: 12 of the finest sprinters on the planet will enter the stalls for the world's richest turf race, with none finer than the defending champion and Hong Kong superstar that is Ka Ying Rising.
@hought94 has the preview.
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Timeform's Top Juveniles: Sept. 14-Oct. 11 💨
TDN's @hought94 has the rundown.
5⃣ Capability Brown
5⃣ Noble Exhibit
5⃣ Pirate Anne Bonny
3⃣ Jesus Green
3⃣ Salt Lake
2⃣ Sharadd
1⃣ Bengal Tiger
Sire: No Nay Never @coolmorestud
Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
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🗣️ “I think it's a good Book 2 – there's a bit of everything for everyone.”
Ahead of the @Tattersalls1766 Book 2 Yearling Sale @hought94 spoke to the team at Hascombe & Valiant about their graduates and draft. thoroughbreddailynews.com/no…
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👉 Newmarket plays host to the pick of the two-year-old action this weekend, but what clues can we learn from Royal Ascot?
▪️ Albany form more than holding its own
▪️ Are the fillies better than the colts?
@hought94 takes a closer look...
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Blimey, this made me cry. Such a beautifully written piece by @hought94 on racing pilgrims still making their way to see the great Frankel.
Just terrific that @JuddmonteFarms make this happen for @DiscoverNMKT and EACH.
The power of the horse.
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Timeform's Top Juveniles, catching up with the best of the 2yo action in Britain/IRE: Aug. 31-Sept. 13. @hought94
4⃣ Al Jabbar
4⃣ Burning Up
4⃣ Marco Polo
4⃣ Perfect Strike
2⃣ Flying Pirate
2⃣ Lex Victoria
1⃣ Sharadd
Sire: Dark Angel @YeomanstownStud
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💨 Timeform's Top Juveniles, catching up with the best of the 2yo action in Britain/Ireland, for Aug. 17-30. @hought94
5⃣ Minster Man
5⃣ Monogram
5⃣ Pikachu
3⃣ Atlantic Bridge
3⃣ Benjamin Hornigold
2⃣ Darkness Falls
1⃣ Timeless Tale
Sire: Sioux Nation
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🗣️ "The breeder, the pedigree, everything about her is just fabulous."
Paul McCartan's Blue Point filly smashed the record price for #TattsSomerville at 190,000gns. @Ker_Radcliffe struck the winning bid.
@hought94 has the recap. @Tattersalls1766
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🗣️ "We've had 42 Group- or Listed-placed horses come out of this sale in the last three years...a good indication of the quality that you can come and buy here."
@hought94 has the preview ahead of the #TattsSomerville Yearling Sale. @Tattersalls1766
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🇺🇸 BACIO (Maclean’s Music) and his team walk back to the racecourse stables with pride following the colt’s tremendous performance in Friday’s G1 Coolmore City Of Troy Nunthorpe Stakes at @yorkracecourse.
Finally, Wesley Ward gets his Nunthorpe winner!
🎥: @hought94
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🙌🏻 The Timeform rankings return to highlight the top-rated maiden/novice winners in Britain and Ireland from the last fortnight (August 3-16), including a new 'TDN Rising Star' and a Kodi Bear colt with a poignant backstory. thoroughbreddailynews.com/ti…
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🗣️ "These are the moments that give you that lift and allow you to put some of the worries behind you for a while."
@hought94 checks in with John Tuthill of Owenstown Stud, the breeder of Sunday's G1 Keeneland Phoenix Stakes contender Sun Goddess.
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💨 Timeform's Top Juveniles, catching up with the best of the 2yo action in Britain & Ireland, for July 20-Aug. 2. @hought94
4⃣ Green Dreamer
4⃣ Man's Best Friend
3⃣ Victory Speech
2⃣ Agrippa
1⃣ Trean
Sire: Bayside Boy @BallylinchStud
T: @ptwomeyracing
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💨 Timeform's Top Juveniles, catching up with the best of the 2yo action in Britain & Ireland, for July 6-19. @hought94
5⃣ Haffner
5⃣ Satellite Of Love
4⃣ Undiscovered
2⃣ Dr Rascal
2⃣ Jaan Ki Tukri
1⃣ Star Of State
Sire: State Of Rest @RathbarryStud
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And just like that, Bayside Boy joins Minzaal as the only first-season sires to have produced a black-type winner in 2026. Arapaho Gold, now unbeaten in three starts following his Rose Bowl win at Newbury.
🥇Persian Force (@TallyHoStud)
🥈Bayside Boy (@BallylinchStud)
🥉Blackbeard (@coolmorestud)
4️⃣ Minzaal (@Shadwell_EU)
5️⃣ Naval Crown, Perfect Power, Sealiway & Thunder Moon.
🥇Persian Force (@TallyHoStud)
🥈Bayside Boy (@BallylinchStud)
🥉Blackbeard (@coolmorestud)
4️⃣ Minzaal (@Shadwell_EU)
5️⃣ Naval Crown, Perfect Power, Sealiway & Thunder Moon.
👉 We're roughly at the halfway point of the Flat season now, so it seems as good a time as any to assess how the class of 2026 is shaping up when it comes to the first-season sires.
At this stage, @TallyHoStud's Persion Force leads the way. @hought94
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It can be hard to talk about death, and to know how to talk to those affected by the death of a loved one. The eloquence with which Charlie Vigors talks about the loss of Tracy while continuing the work at Hillwood Stud with his sons is a lesson to us all.
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