Top lot: Top lot: Prix de l’Opera goes through the ring on the way to attracting world-leading bid of 4.8m gns. Photo: Tattersalls Prix de l’Opera winner Barnavara knocked down for 4.8m gns ($6.73m), ...

Calandagan (Mickael Barzalona, near side) gets the better of Masquerade Ball for a famous victory in Tokyo. Photo: France Galop Calandagan’s pulsating victory in the Japan Cup has been rewarded with ...

Princess Zahra (owner), Francis Graffard (trainer) and Mickael Barzalona (jockey) talk about how the European Horse of the Year ended a 20-year drought for overseas visitors in Japan’s most celebrated ...

The debut of a two-year-old Camelot colt at Leopardstown over the weekend got our correspondent thinking – all the way back to the legendary Northern Dancer This is a tale about two horses you have ...

Barry Hills: more than 3,000 winners including five UK Classics. Photo: Dan Abraham / focusonracing.com Steve Dennis looks back on the achievements of the self-made man who died last month at the age ...

Ben Curtis: more than 1,000 winners in the UK – and now a G1 winner in the US. Photo: Hodges Photography / Fair Grounds Our questions are answered by the prolific former British-based jockey who ...

Fondest memory: Eoin Harty trained Well Armed (Aaron Gryder) to a record 14-length triumph in the Dubai World Cup in 2009 at Nad Al Sheba. Photo: Dubai Racing Club / Andrew Watkins Our questions are ...

Neither injuries nor age seemed to slow down The Tin Man, who continued racing at a high level until the ripe old age of nine. (Benoit photo) In the latest edition of his hugely popular series, our ...

In the third instalment of his series celebrating the 150th anniversary of America’s greatest race, Steve Dennis recalls one of the most unlikely outcomes in a storied history If you want to get ahead ...

Our questions are answered by the four-time British champion jockey, who has in prime form at Royal Ascot with five winners at the showpiece meeting Four-time British champion Oisin Murphy reclaimed ...