Blogs: Horse Racing

An extended mile and a half at Beverley, the Silver Cup rewards stayers who handle the track's undulations and finish strongly up the demanding home straight. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

The Curragh's Irish Cambridgeshire is a big-field mile handicap where the draw, a workable mark and a well-timed challenge all play their part. Our trends guide covers the winning profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Fillies and mares contest the Ruby Stakes at Killarney, a Listed contest over a mile and a quarter on a scenic Kerry track with its own particular demands. Our trends guide covers the winning profile and shortlist.

Europe's finest milers converge on Deauville for the Prix Jacques le Marois, a Group 1 that pitches the classic generation against established older performers. Our trends guide covers the winning profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Unlike any other fixture in the calendar, Ascot's Shergar Cup pits four teams of jockeys against each other across six varied races, with riders scoring points rather than chasing individual glory. Our guide covers the meeting race by race, with trends and shortlists.

Deauville's Group 1 mile for fillies and mares gathers the leading European distaff milers in the heart of summer, a race where the classic generation regularly takes on established older performers. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Germany's classic for three-year-old fillies is run over an extended mile and a quarter at Düsseldorf, one of the country's best-attended fixtures and the defining test for the distaff generation. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Two-year-olds contest a Group 2 over seven furlongs at Glorious Goodwood, a race with an outstanding record of unearthing colts who go on to contest the following season's classics. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Three-year-olds contest a Group 3 mile at Glorious Goodwood, a race that regularly draws improving colts and fillies with rather more to offer once tested at a higher level. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Glorious Goodwood's mile championship pitches the classic generation against established older milers, a Group 1 that has repeatedly produced some of the most memorable duels of the entire season. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.