08 August 2010
Established in 1922 and upgraded to Group One status in 1995, the Prix Maurice de Gheest is run over six and a half furlongs at the picturesque Deauville racecourse, located on the northern coast of France.
31 July 2010
The Blue Square Nassau Stakes, awarded Group One status in 1999, is one of the premier races for fillies and mares in Europe and is held on the last day of Goodwood’s five-day summer festival meeting, often referred to as Glorious Goodwood.
28 July 2010
The Sussex Stakes, first run in 1841, is one of the most prestigious mile races in Europe.
24 July 2010
The King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot is a relatively new event in the racing calendar, having been first run in 1951.
18 July 2010
It was only in 1993 that the Deutsches Derby, Germany’s Derby run at Hamburg racecourse, was opened up to foreign-bred runners but, despite no shortage of overseas challengers since then, there has yet to be a non-German-bred winner.
18 July 2010
The Irish Oaks at the Curragh was first run in 1895, 29 years after the inaugural Irish Derby, with Sapling winning the Classic.
17 July 2010
It may have had a whole array of different names yet the race that began in 1888 as the Grosser Preis von Berlin and in 2009 was run at Dusseldorf on July 19 as the Group One Deutschland-Preis boasts a roll of honour as impressive as any event staged in Germany.
14 July 2010
The Grand Prix de Paris, one of the most important races in France outside the country’s Classics, was first run in 1863, which is 27 years after the Prix du Jockey Club (the French Derby) was instituted.