Nick Luck Daily Podcast

Tom Stanley in for Nick and joined initially by Peter Savill whose application to become BHA chair has been unsuccessful. Peter talks through his dissatisfaction with the process and what he thinks the BHA may be looking for in the next chair. Jane Mangan gives her views before we move on to this week's racing highlights including this evening's Cygames Grand Prix de Paris and the weekend's Juddmonte Irish Oaks. Timeform's David Johnson looks ahead top tonight's feature as well as casting an eye over the weekend. The co-chair of the Longines World's Best Racehorse Committee joins us to reflect on Ombudsman and Ka Ying Rising sharing top spot and Patrick Veitch is along reflect on the run of Venetian Sun in Saturday's July Cup. Jack Tudor talks of a new venture and we go around the bloodstock world with Weatherbys and to Kildaragh Stud's Peter Kavanagh.

Nick is joined by David Yates for Monday's edition of the popular racing podcast. Today they reflect on the Group One action from the weekend, incorporating the July Cup and the Prix Jean Prat. Trainer Fozzy Stack joins to celebrate his first European Group One and outlines plans for Thesecretadversary. Also today, Clive Cox looks back on a successful weekend, and eagerly anticipates this weekend's return of his star two year old Orthodox in the Prox Robert Papin at Chantilly. Meanwhile, jockey Kaiya Fraser was the man in the news at Ascot, with three winners as well as an extraordinary incident in which a loose horse dragged him by the teeth from his mount at the start - he picks up the story. Plus, Wathnan's Richard Brown on Irish Oaks contender Earth Shot and news of injured Lost Boys.

Eva O'Neill brings you the Saturday Edition this week from Newmarket featuring Richard Spencer and his Rebel Racing runners today. Paul Curran representative of connections of Double Rush is on with Nick. Jim Mullen spoke to Nick as well on Friday and so did Richard Thomas about the reopening of Towcester Racecourse. Plus, Colin and Melba Bryce of Laundry Cottage Stud winners of the Andrew Devonshire Award at the Thoroughbred Breeders Association awards are on the pod too.

Coming to you today from the July Course in Newmarket as Nick his joined on track by Lydia Hislop to bring you the latest news stories from around the racing world. First up, Jockey Club CEO Jim Mullen talks all things Kempton, governance of the sport and his views on the financial risk assessments that the Gambling Commission gave the green light to this week. Lydia, listening in to this, shares her views and tries to infer what the Jockey Club’s stance is on Kempton and what’s likely to happen there. Trainer in form, Ed Bethell joins the show ahead of Danger Bay in the John Smiths Cup at York tomorrow and runs through his other weekend runners whilst Richard Ryan looks forward to Superlative Stakes hopeful, Green Sovereign, who was luckless at Royal Ascot. Lydia previews what looks to be a competitive and classy renewal of the July Cup tomorrow before proving an update on the classification of pattern races in Australia. Finally, Eva is at the sales speaking to Tattersalls’s Jason Singh.

Nick is joined by Jane Mangan to discuss the latest from around the racing world. Nick is at Newmarket for the Debenhams July Festival, but leading the news today is the reopening of Towcester racecourse, now slated for October 2027. Overseeing the project, Richard Thomas tells Nick about how it is likely to come together, while Betway's Lewis Knowles explains the betting company's role as naming partner. Also today, Nick and Jane discuss the Financial Times report of a brand new team racing venture launched by F1 and TripAdvisor magnate Greg Maffei, which has buy in from some of US Racing's biggest names. Plus, Mark McStay on Falmouth hopeful Balantina, and top French trainer Christophe Ferland on his UK runners this weekend. Meanwhile -at the TBA awards- Eva catches up with award winners Colin and Melba Bryce of Laundry Cottage Stud.