Dominic King

Persistent rain in Berkshire means the Champion Stakes will now be run on the inner course - which usually stages jump racing - rather than Ascot's round track.

EXCLUSIVE BY DOMINIC KING: This is one of those magical Newmarket mornings, when everything is still and all you can hear on the famous Limekilns gallops are the thunder of hooves.

BY DOMINIC KING AT ASCOT: Jim Crowley walked through Ascot's gates and immediately felt the spectre of a ghost from a previous Champions Day on his shoulders.

DOMINIC KING AT ASCOT: Horses come and go at Ballydoyle but this beautiful chestnut has stayed the distance and his trainer is all the happier for it.

DOMINIC KING IN DEL MAR: City of Troy dominated discussion ahead of the Breeders Cup but racing's World Championships produced so many more stories than his eclipse in The Classic.

DOMINIC KING: City Of Troy had given the impression, as he moved serenely around the course last week, that this alien terrain would hold no terrors for him.

DOMINIC KING: The first Tuesday of November means only one thing and that is the Melbourne Cup, a jewel in Australia's sporting crown and an event that can proudly boast that it is world class.

DOMINIC KING: Caldwell Potter, the horse who thrust Sir Alex Ferguson into the record books earlier this year, is close to making his eagerly-awaited return to action.

DOMINIC KING: The competition begins on Friday afternoon, on the opening day of Cheltenham's Paddy Power Gold Cup meeting, and runs through to Friday, April 4.

DOMINIC KING AT CHELTENHAM: Nico De Boinville has urged critics of the newly launched Jockeys League to look at the bigger picture after marking the competition's opening day in style.