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Breeders’ Cup 2025 horse racing: day two – live Join Greg Wood for updates on nine more races including the Breeders’ Cup Classic

Willie Mullins wins the Breeders' Cup Turf with Ethical Diamond! Follow all the action and reaction here on the Guardian's live blog from Del Mar
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Breeders’ Cup 2025 horse racing: day two – live Join Greg Wood for updates on nine more races including the Breeders’ Cup Classic

Post time for the first of nine G1 races on the main card at the Breeders' Cup is 45 minutes away, and the Guardian's live blog from trackside at Del Mar is out of the gates .... All RTs much appreciated ...
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Breeders’ Cup 2025 horse racing: day two – live * Updates from day two of the showpiece in California * Day one: O’Brien sets new record | Sign up for The Recap Hello from Del Mar racetrack near San Diego, where it is day two of the 2025 Breeders’ Cup and it is also, in case you’ve just returned from Mars, Frankie Dettori’s final day as a top-level jockey. His mutterings about taking a few rides in South America before finally calling it a day spoil the sense of finality just a little, but there is no doubt that Khaadem, in the Turf Sprint (19.41 GMT), Wimbledon Hawkeye in the Turf (21.41 GMT) and Argine, in the Mile (23.05 GMT), will be the last Grade One rides of a remarkable 40-year career. All three fall into the category of live each-way chances, and all three were winners at a high level last time out. Even so, Dettori will need to conjure up a career-best performance from somewhere among them if he is to bow out with one last flying dismount. Continue reading...

Breeders’ Cup 2025 horse racing: day two – live

Breeders’ Cup 2025 horse racing: day one – live Join Greg Wood for updates as one of the most prestigious events on the horse racing calendar gets under way in California

Live blog from day one of the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar is off and running here:
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Danny Welbeck scored for Brighton about 10 seconds before Tony Bloom’s Crown Of Oaks crossed the line in front in the Balmoral Handicap at Ascot.

Oisin Murphy: ‘I found escapism but also an awful lot of trouble in the bottle’ The champion jockey tells Donald McRae about his pursuit of sobriety, his April car crash, a voracious need to win – and the poetry of Sylvia Plath

The brilliant Don McRae talks to Oisin Murphy ahead of Champions Day at Ascot tomorrow.
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Big thanks to the artist(s) who brightened up my walk to the seafront this morning.

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2025: horse racing – live Rolling report: Join Tony Paley for updates as Flat racing convenes at Longchamp for one of its biggest days of the racing calendar

Just under an hour until the 2025 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp, follow all the action on Arc day on the Guardian’s live blog ….

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Kia Joorabchian's Poker, 4.3m gns colt by the recently-deceased Wootton Bassett, declared to make his debut in the 4.00 at Haydock tomorrow, also has an entry in the G1 Futurity at Doncaster.

Cheltenham woos back racegoers with cheaper Guinness and return of Ladies Day Cheaper beer at all meetings, the return of an official “Ladies Day” at the festival meeting in March and reduction to crowd numbers are among the ‘enhancements to the customer experience’ announced b...

News of fresh changes at Cheltenham ahead of the new jumps season (and an absolute shocker of a rogue apostrophe)

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Step back and take it in: the US is entering full authoritarian mode | Jonathan Freedland Trump’s dictator-like behaviour is so brazen, so blatant, that paradoxically, we discount it. But now it’s time to call it what it is, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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‘We’re a wonderfully old-fashioned yard’: Eve Johnson Houghton’s family of winners Trainer Johnson Houghton on her midas touch in the market as she closes in on £1m in prize money for the first time

A chat with Eve Johnson Houghton as she was sizing up the yearlings at Doncaster earlier this week. She bought 2 fillies: Without Parole x Aradena (£20k) & Lope Y Fernandez x Luckyboylovelywife (£11k).

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Picture perfect? How one of the best tennis photos of all time was taken at the US Open Photographer Ray Giubilo’s half terrifying, half sublime one-in-a-million image of Jasmine Paolini had more than an element of fortune to it

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Post-it notes and tiny trackers: behind the race to stop Asian hornets thriving in the UK The invaders present a devastating threat to Britain’s pollinators – constant watchfulness and clever technology are needed to thwart their progress

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Premier League 2025-26 preview No 14: Manchester United Ruben Amorim has to turn the ailing club around this season, after £200m on a new forward line, or he could be the next to pay the price

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Premier League 2025-26 preview No 13: Manchester City Squad will need to adapt quickly to Pep Guardiola’s evolutionary tactics, while a battle looms between James Trafford and Ederson for the No 1 jersey

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Premier League 2025-26 preview No 12: Liverpool Big-money signings have shown the champions’ ambition but the death of Diogo Jota cast a shadow over the summer

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Premier League 2025-26 preview No 11: Leeds United Club appears to have done shrewd transfer business, but they are still in the market for forwards as they try to avoid a quick return to the Championship

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Premier League 2025-26 preview No 10: Fulham Supporters will hope inactivity in the transfer market this summer will not lead to the club treading water

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Premier League 2025-26 preview No 9: Everton David Moyes has much work to do to bolster his depleted squad for the club’s first season in their magnificent new riverside stadium

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Premier League 2025-26 preview No 8: Crystal Palace Uncertainty over which European competition they will play in and a lack of summer recruitment has made for a less-than-ideal backdrop to the new season

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Premier League 2025-26 preview No 7: Chelsea The Club World Cup triumph has transformed ambitions but departures will still be needed to balance the books and fund more signings

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Premier League 2025-26 preview No 6: Burnley Newly promoted club face a major challenge to stay up with the loss of key players including James Trafford hindering their chances

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Premier League 2025-26 preview No 5: Brighton Faith in young manager Fabian Hürzeler, and a reshaped defence, gives hope of a sustained push for European place

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Premier League 2025-26 preview No 4: Brentford Departures of Thomas Frank and Bryan Mbeumo among others mean uncertainty is unavoidable this season

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Premier League 2025-26 preview No 3: Bournemouth Having lost key players at the back, it appears Bournemouth’s buy-low sell-high model will be fully tested if they are to again challenge for a European place

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Premier League 2025-26 preview No 2: Aston Villa A slow summer has tempered expectations but guile of Morgan Rogers and guidance of Unai Emery should inspire again

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Premier League 2025-26 preview No 1: Arsenal Mikel Arteta enters a pivotal season after finally buying a centre-forward and reinforcing his midfield and defence

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Glorious Goodwood: 150-1 shot Qirat wins Sussex Stakes after shock of all shocks Field Of Gold’s pacemaker Qirat caused an almighty shock with a 150-1 victory in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood

A 150-1 winner in the big race at Goodwood today ... www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...

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