The month of June in the British flat horse racing calendar is always centred around the biggest event of the season, the Royal Ascot. This year it will take place between Tuesday, 16 June and Saturday, 20 June at its historic venue of Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, England. St James’s Palace Stakes is one of the races to be conducted on the first day of the meeting. It also headlines the day’s race card. The St James’s Palace Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race that accepts three year old colts. It is run over a distance of about...

Once you have mastered the straightforward bets and odds in horse racing, you will inevitably start casting glances at the more complex bets. With more intricate mechanisms, higher risks, and higher potential payouts, they take time to grasp but are very attractive for all players. One such market is the Lucky 15 bet. Like many complex bets, it consists of several parts, but unlike accas or other multiple bets, this bet doesn’t consist of interlinked legs, but rather 15 individual bets.  In this article, we will take an in-depth look at how this bet works, how payouts are calculated, what advantages...

The trends are clear: you want a Juddmonte or Coolmore-bred filly with a recent trial win behind her, proven form over at least a mile and a quarter, connections who have specifically targeted Epsom, and the class to handle one of the most demanding tracks in racing. For punters exploring the latest horse racing betting opportunities ahead of the Classic, these are the fillies whose profiles tick the most boxes. Here are five runners from this year's Oaks field who stand out on both trends and form.   The Five Horses 1. Amelia Earhart - The Cheshire Oaks Queen Trainer: Aidan O'Brien Odds: 2/1...

The Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas is one of the most prestigious Classic races in Europe and the opening leg of the Irish Triple Crown. Run every May at the Curragh Racecourse in County Kildare, it serves as the first Irish Classic of the flat season and attracts the finest three-year-old milers from Britain, Ireland and beyond. As a Group 1 contest with a prize fund of 500,000 euros, it carries the same prestige and significance as any race on the Classic calendar and regularly produces champions who go on to dominate the summer. The race is held at the Curragh...