July 2007 - Events

Royal Ascot, Glorious Goodwood, The Cheltenham Festival ... whether Flat or Jumps, the racing calendar is studded with memorable events. Read our writers' special previews, thoughts and selection for these grand occasions in the Events section.

Juddmonte International Stakes, a hot betting heat

York's Group 1 Juddmonte International Stakes, run over an extended ten furlongs, is one of the major middle-distance all-age contests of the whole racing season, and as such is always a hot betting heat. If...

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21 Jul 2007

Phoenix Stakes betting trends

Run at the Curragh since 2002, the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes, run over six furlongs for two-year-old's, has been farmed by the brilliant Aidan O'Brien for more than a decade and proved a fabulous betting...

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21 Jul 2007

Irish Champion Stakes betting

The list of winners of the ten furlong, Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes reads like a 'Who's Who' of European racing, making the event one of the centrepieces of the Irish racing calendar and one...

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21 Jul 2007

Haydock Sprint Cup betting

The Haydock Sprint Cup, run over six furlongs, is always a hotly contested betting heat that tends to attract the cream of European sprinting talent. In 2005, Eric Alston's Reverence justified his odds when winning...

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21 Jul 2007

Hackney Empire Royal Lodge Stakes betting

The Group 2 Hackney Empire Royal Lodge Stakes is an interesting betting contest which is a traditional pointer to the aspirations of relatively late maturing juvenile colts and geldings who are likely to be suited...

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21 Jul 2007

Cheveley Park Stakes betting

Newmarket's Cheveley Park Stakes, a Group 1 contest for two-year-old fillies run over six furlongs, is one of the betting highlights of the juvenile calendar in the latter half of the flat racing season. The...

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20 Jul 2007

Totesport Ayr Gold Cup betting

The most valuable sprint handicap run in Europe, the Totesport Ayr Gold Cup is an annual cavalry charge over a straight six furlongs that has continually proved one of the hottest betting heats of the...

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20 Jul 2007

Queen Elizabeth II Stakes betting

Ascot's Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (QEII) is internationally regarded as one of the best mile contests of the season and is invariably a lively betting heat in which many significant bets are struck....

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20 Jul 2007

Park Hill Stakes betting

The Park Hill Stakes run at Doncaster over the St Leger distance of one mile, six furlongs and 132 yards is a historic and cherished contest on which to enjoy a bet. Restricted to fillies...

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20 Jul 2007

Moyglare Stud Stakes betting

The Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes, at the Curragh in Ireland, has a reputation for producing a smart winner, likely to figure prominently in ante-post betting odds for the next season's 1,000 Guineas in England...

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20 Jul 2007

Irish St Leger betting

The Group 1 Irish St Leger, run over one mile six furlongs at the Curragh racecourse has proved to be a solid betting opportunity for punters who like to tailor their bets to following trends....

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20 Jul 2007

GNER Doncaster Cup betting

The final leg of the stayers 'Triple Crown', the two-and-a-quarter-mile Group 2 GNER Doncaster Cup is a race rich in tradition that always appeals to the betting public. Many punters often place their bets on...

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20 Jul 2007

Diadem Stakes betting

The six furlong Diadem Stakes, run at Ascot over the straight but very testing six furlongs, is an intriguing Group 2 betting contest which offers an opportunity for classy sprinters just short of the very...

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20 Jul 2007