The French Guineas are just over 1 week away and so with the first Classics of the French season looming large on the Calendar...

Back to Paris Longchamp this Sunday for the first of many extremely exciting Sunday cards this summer....

Both meetings look relatively informative for the future, with the 3-year-old hurdles looking particularly strong at Compiegne, whilst the 2

The Flat season is now in full swing and this Monday afternoon sees one of the first evening meetings on the turf at Marseille-Borely....

Most UK Bookmakers offer betting on racing from Madrid, Dos Hermanas and San Sebastian, but there is very little attention or focus paid....

An early season claiming hurdle for the Juveniles could be seen as an opportunity to try and grab a bargain.

The best bet comes from one of the 3 jumps races on the card, with the handicap hurdle at 1:07 (UK time) looking like a great opportunity...

Arguably, the best 3-year-old race in Europe this Sunday is being run in Madrid. The Premio Chacal looks to be a very competitive contest

Best bet would appear to be in Race 2, where we have a Class 3 chase for the 5-year-olds that the market appears to have got slightly wrong

The recent results suggest that this race, like many other early season 2-year-old races, is won by the horse bred for sprinting.

We’ve had the first 2-year-old race of 2022 and now we are quickly on to the 2nd, this time at La Teste Buch in the southwest.

I am sure that there are better youngsters on the way and although it is not impossible, there is unlikely to be a champion 2-year-old....

If there is one name to look out for in the early season 2-year-olds, then it is Marnane...

I’ve had a look through some of the more exciting Juveniles who are due to make their debuts in the coming weeks in Spain...

Trained by Jean-Vincent Toux, he does know how to win, with a record of 7 wins from his 21 starts, including both his starts in this grade.

Regardless of what they may have achieved on the track or what their pedigree may suggest, there is always a certain amount of uncertainty..

A son of Dubawi and Zarkava, Zarak doesn’t need an introduction to his page. Here's a look at the progeny Zarak has for 2022...

This is the breeding ground for the future stars of the National Hunt game and I for one can’t wait to get started...

Last year’s leading Sire in France wasn’t Frankel, it wasn’t Galileo, nor was it Sharmadal, it was SIYOUNI.

An established member of the Stallion royalty, DUBAWI has made as much impact in French Racing as he has in the UK and Ireland.