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This year’s Royal Ascot delivered on every level with extraordinary equines, blazing sunshine and buoyant crowds. This is what the sport is all about

At Tattersalls’ Craven Breeze-Up Sale, raw talent meets million-guinea bids in “proper high-end poker”. Martha Terry uncovers racing’s elite marketplace

One of the week’s big winners reaps an extra-special reward, another’s faith in their mount pays dividends, and a family’s breeding programme comes to the fore

The showing producer’s Stanley Grange Stud welcomed its first foal in five years this spring. Bethan Simons finds out more about his comeback

A Brit has two in the Derby trial top three, and two brothers go head-to-head in one of the week’s contests

A rider lands a second Royal Highland grand prix nine years since his first and a superstar is back from injury