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Cheltenham Festival: Raft of changes for punters as ticket prices frozen -but Guinness goes up; To improve the level of competitiveness, racegoer experience and value for money, jumping's biggest race meeting has introduced a number of race changes and other initiatives ahead of the new season.		Sep 26, 2024	540
Grand National-winning trainer puts bookies on the back foot ahead of famous handicap; Super shrewd Emmet Mullins, nephew of Willie, has executed a number of notable gambles including at Aintree and in last year's Cesarewitch and he is now targeting Saturday's Cambridgeshire.		Sep 26, 2024	329
Race meeting called off after jockey suffers suspected broken leg on way to start; Just three races were run at the Yorkshire track before the fixture had to be abandoned because no replacement paramedic was available after Duran Fentiman went to hospital.		Sep 26, 2024	492
Rachael Blackmore set for spell out of action after injuring neck in scary fall; The Grand National-winning rider suffered a neck injury when parting company with her mount at Downpatrick and will miss Wednesday's Kerry National.		Sep 24, 2024	267
Shark Hanlon says 'everyone is behind me' as he fights ban over dead horse incident; The trainer of King George VI Chase winner Hewick is sending nearly all his string to the sales and says staff will lose their jobs and homes if he has to serve five month suspension.		Sep 24, 2024	571
Frankie Dettori taken to hospital after being thrown from horse prior to race; The superstar jockey, who is riding in New York, was taken by ambulance for further evaluation after the incident at Aqueduct racetrack.		Sep 20, 2024	317
Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey seeks to open sport to fans in next chapter of career; Aidan Coleman was forced to retire in April after a long battle with a serious knee injury and is now aiming to provide followers with a new fan experience.		Sep 20, 2024	420
Father replaces injured jockey son to ride his horse to victory in £114,000 race; After teenager Pietro Moran was injured in a fall, his father David was called up to ride Fashionably Fab who went on to win the Grade 3 race.		Sep 15, 2024	399
Racing's newest superstar Economics ruled out of Europe's richest race after Ireland win; Economics defeated last year's Derby winner Auguste Rodin to win the Irish Champion Stakes on Saturday but is more likely to run at Ascot next.		Sep 15, 2024	416
Sir AP McCoy describes Graham Lee's "horrific existence" as injured jockey attends charity race; Grand National-winning jockey Lee, who has been left paralysed from the neck down, made a special appearance at Doncaster ahead of the Graham Lee Vickers.Bet Leger Legends race.		Sep 15, 2024	490
Shark Hanlon ban to start in December denying chance of King George repeat with Hewick; The trainer, who has lodged an appeal against a ten month gross negligence ban after a dead horse was transported in an open trailer through a town, has failed to get the sentence delayed.		Sep 13, 2024	373
Champion racehorse who earned world record £16.3 million retired from racing; Golden Sixty, who won 26 of his 31 races, including ten at Group 1 level, and was Hong Kong's horse of the year on three occasions, will get a special send-off from fans on September 22.		Sep 13, 2024	334
Aidan O'Brien picks jockeys for St Leger runners but there is no Ryan Moore; On an extremely busy weekend for the master trainer, O'Brien has had to turn to others to partner his trio in the Doncaster Classic as Moore will be at Leopardstown.		Sep 12, 2024	358
'No excuses' as jockey handed 28-day ban after easing down at wrong post; Elizabeth Gale appeared to have the race in the bag until she mistook the half furlong pole for the finish line and was beaten by a head at Worcester.		Sep 12, 2024	343
Father and son who told jockey to throw race disqualified for total of 13 years; Royston Cooper was warned off for seven years and Royston Barney for six in a case which also resulted in suspended bans for trainer Henry Spiller and jockey Ray Dawson.		Sep 12, 2024	305
Tributes paid as stud owner who took in Cheltenham Festival stars dies suddenly; Tributes have been paid to Tracy Vigors, who co-managed Hillwood Stud with husband Charlie and provided board for many of Nicky Henderson's top horses on their breaks between campaigns.		Sep 11, 2024	363
Female jockey Saffie Osborne banks £20,000 jackpot for third year running after riding 824-1 treble; The 22-year-old Osborne and her father, trainer Jamie Osborne, led the Wales and The West team to victory in the Racing League team series at Thursday's Southwell finale.		Aug 30, 2024	426
Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey facing two more surgeries on career-ending injury; Aidan Coleman, best known for his association with champion Paisley Park, was forced into retirement in his prime due to the severity of damage to his knee and tibia in a fall last year.		Aug 30, 2024	455
Gina Mangan brushes off the insults to score point-proving landmark success; After being told she was not experienced enough to ride in the Derby and nearly losing a foot through injury, the determined 32-year-old has ridden out her claim.		Aug 30, 2024	753
Outdoor smoking ban plan labelled 'mad' and 'idiotic' by racecourse chiefs; Tracks fear the Labour government proposal would have a detrimental impact on struggling attendances at Britain's race meetings if introduced.		Aug 29, 2024	271
Son of legendary jockey Pat Smullen to make riding debut in cancer charity race; Teenager Paddy Smullen rides for top trainer Gordon Elliott when he takes part in the Pat Smullen Charity Race for Cancer Trials Ireland at the Curragh on Saturday.		Aug 29, 2024	491
Jockey Pat Dobbs slapped with 20-day whip ban for exceeding strike limit at Newmarket; The senior rider, who works for Richard Hannon, was among seven jockeys to be sanctioned as the BHA Whip Review Committee handed out 58 days of suspensions.		Aug 28, 2024	354
Travis Kelce buys share in racehorse with Taylor Swift-inspired name; NFL star Travis Kelce -who is the boyfriend of Taylor Swift -saw his interest in horse racing piqued by a visit to the Kentucky Derby as a guest of friends in May.		Aug 28, 2024	462
Three horses die and two jockeys hospitalised at Australia's Grand National meeting; The incidents during the final meeting of the season will be taken into account during an annual review of the sustainability of jumping down under.		Aug 26, 2024	452
James Milner and Danny Welbeck's exciting horse has big race date after Arsenal clash; The Brighton stars are among 11 current and former players at the club who own Seagulls Eleven, due to contest the Solario Stakes on Saturday.		Aug 26, 2024	401
Horse racing chiefs rule dead-heat verdict stands in race which cost jockey 18-day suspension; Callum Shepherd suggested the judge had made a mistake in not calling his horse the outright winner of a race at Kempton and hoped a change to the result would get the ban rescinded.		Aug 23, 2024	398
Big-spending American owner buys King George giant-killer Goliath for global campaign; John Stewart, who made a dramatic entry to the sport less than a year ago, secured a controlling share in the French star for his Resolute Racing racing operation.		Aug 23, 2024	296
Willie Mullins Flat star Vauban back on £4million Melbourne Cup path with York win; Hotly fancied for Australia's biggest race 12 months ago only to disappoint, the former hurdler recorded his first win of the year in the Lonsdale Cup.		Aug 23, 2024	427
Hollie Doyle survives pre-race scare to fly to famous win on hot-headed sprinter at York; Bradsell knocked his groom to the ground and was briefly loose in the parade ring in an incident as he was being mounted by the jockey before the Nunthorpe Stakes.		Aug 23, 2024	440
Furious jockey questions photo-finish verdict after being hit with 18-day ban; Callum Shepherd was found to have failed to ride out to the winning post by stewards at Kempton which cost him outright victory but the judge's decision has now been challenged.		Aug 22, 2024	380
Super stallion Galileo sires landmark 100th Group 1 winner three years after death; The Coolmore phenomenon, who was Aidan O'Brien's first Derby winner, reached the the magic milestone when Content won the Yorkshire Oaks.		Aug 22, 2024	285
Aidan O'Brien colt breaks track record to become new favourite for Derby and 2,000 Guineas; The master trainer's Ballydoyle production line unveiled another very smart model when The Lion In Winter won the Tattersalls Acomb Stakes at York.		Aug 21, 2024	386
Aidan O'Brien hails City Of Troy 'best I've trained' as colt joins greats with York victory; City Of Troy, the Derby and Eclipse winner, produced an astonishing performance when making all the running to break the track record in the Juddmonte International.		Aug 21, 2024	493
Jockey alleged to have 'jumped off' horse in straight disqualified for five years; Alvinio Roy was leading on his horse Special Force in a race at Champ de Mars racecourse in Mauritius when he took a bizarre fall early in the straight.		Aug 21, 2024	397
Stewards accused of 'protecting' top jockeys as James Doyle escapes ban after odds-on defeat; Punters were incredulous after Doyle, who "appeared to stop riding" 5-6 favourite No Retreat near the line and was beaten a short head, received no punishment.		Aug 20, 2024	575
Foal born to world champion Black Caviar dies the day after mare's death; Black Caviar, the Australian superstar unbeaten in 25 starts including at Royal Ascot, had to be humanely euthanized on Saturday shortly after foaling due to laminitis.		Aug 19, 2024	328
Record field ready to take on City Of Troy in £1.25m Juddmonte International; The Derby winner will face 12 rivals in Wednesday's York showpiece including Royal Ascot winner Calandangan from the French stable which won the King George.		Aug 19, 2024	399
Roger Varian loses support of major owner as 10 horses depart stable; The Newmarket trainer produced Group 1 winners Postponed and Defoe for Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum during a ten year association.		Aug 19, 2024	396
Punter has chance to land £60k bonus at Ripon after netting £30k bet; For just £2 the William Hill customer picked six winners at Ascot and Haydock in a betting shop in Essex last Saturday to qualify for an even bigger payout this weekend.		Aug 16, 2024	335
Three jockeys miss Wolverhampton race meeting when they were due to give breath tests; Jim Crowley, Taylor Fisher and Harry Burns failed to arrive for rides at Wolverhampton, where they were due to provide breath samples, four days Oisin Murphy was involved in a similar incident.		Aug 16, 2024	364
Derby favourite who dodged Epsom faces "pivotal day" in France; Economics went to the head of the betting for the Derby after an impressive win at York in May but hasn't run since the May Classic Trial.		Aug 14, 2024	487
Australian jockey reveals brutal truth behind new look after losing famous mullet; Thomas Doyle had to be given a haircut by paramedics after he was badly injured in a racing fall in the process losing his curly flame-haired mullet.		Aug 13, 2024	362
Tyson Fury aims to score knockout in racing with first horse debuting at Newmarket; The former world heavyweight boxing champion is expected to go to the races on Friday when his horse Big Gypsy King is set to have its first start.		Aug 13, 2024	351
Jockey, 21, found dead after being suspended for damaging racetrack with car; Tributes have come from across the racing community in Japan after the sudden death of 21-year-old Taiga Tsunoda who had been stood down from riding.	Obituary	Aug 13, 2024	335
Cheltenham Festival winner put up for sale online gets 'happy ever after home' with groom; Blaklion, who won the RSA Chase and ran in four Grand Nationals in a career which ended 17 months ago, was being advertised for £3,500.		Aug 12, 2024	394
New jockey named for champion mare Inspiral in major blow to Kieran Shoemark; Ryan Moore has been booked for the John and Thady Gosden-trained star when she bids for a hat-trick of victories in Sunday's Group 1 Prix Jacques Le Marois at Deauville.		Aug 8, 2024	380
Frankie Dettori says 'I feel like Tom Cruise' as fans call out his name on the street; The superstar jockey, who left Britain after 32 years last year, is now getting recognised when he is out and about in Saratoga, a famous US racing town.		Aug 8, 2024	274
Royal Ascot winner 'wrongfully convicted' of murder ordered by Pablo Escobar dies in jail; British citizen Kris Maharaj spent 16 years on death row in Florida and remained incarcerated for 38 years for a double murder he always insisted he did not commit -even after a judge ruled he had proved his innocence.		Aug 8, 2024	543
Racecourse invading sheep delay start of horse race meeting at Chepstow live on ITV; The flock, who were grazing on the infield, escaped through a gap in the fence to stray onto the racecourse, holding up the first race of the Welsh fixture.		Aug 8, 2024	332
Superstar jockey visits Ukraine and reveals harrowing insight into Russian invasion; EXCLUSIVE: Craig Willams, the 47-year-old jockey from Australia, met Ukraine's former president on his mission to deliver vital humanitarian aid inside the country.		Aug 7, 2024	592
Disaster narrowly averted as jockeys evade horse charging wrong way down track; The incident occurred in the closing stages of a race at Rosario in Argentina on Sunday after the horse unshipped its rider exiting the stalls.		Aug 6, 2024	276
Star jockey's stint in Britain ended early after collecting 18 days in whip bans; Vincent Ho, one of Hong Kong's top riders, will not have anymore rides during his stay after getting suspended three times for breaching the whip rules.		Aug 6, 2024	357
Winner of £16m Saudi Cup finally disqualified more than four years after race; Maximum Security finished first past the post in the first running of the world's richest race but an investigation was launched after his trainer was arrested and later jailed.		Aug 2, 2024	588
Forget Cheltenham and Royal Ascot, Melbourne Cup is race Rich Ricci 'most wants to win'; Ricci has vowed to have another crack at Australia's greatest race with last year's beaten favourite, the Willie Mullins-trained stayer Vauban.		Aug 2, 2024	328
All-weather champ puts Ballydoyle and Godolphin in shade with Goodwood hot streak; Mick Appleby hit the top of Glorious Goodwood trainer standings after landing the King George Qatar Stakes with sprinter Big Evs on Friday.		Aug 2, 2024	318
Trainer of Goodwood favourite relinquishes licence amid BHA investigation; Syd Hosie was aiming to follow up last year's Glorious Goodwood success with Temporize but the horse will now be saddled by Tony Charlton on Friday.		Aug 1, 2024	316
Heavily backed favourite withdrawn from big race after testing positive for banned substance; The odds of Petrol Head had collapsed from 16-1 overnight to 5-1 for the £227,000 Guinness Galway Hurdle before the IHRB revealed details of a failed test.		Aug 1, 2024	359
Ryan Moore's big race tip could come true after Group 1 success at Goodwood; The outstanding jockey forecast Thursday's Nassau Stakes winner Opera Singer could land the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe this year after she triumphed in France last year.		Aug 1, 2024	370
Jockey Alice Procter leaves intensive care to begin rehabilitation from spinal injury; The 21-year-old amateur, who works for Dorset trainer Kieran Burke, had been in intensive care at the Royal Preston Hospital since she was injured in a fall at Cartmel.		Jul 31, 2024	274
Favourite demoted after rival jockeys argue in ITV inquiry over who was on the best horse; The 5-2 market leader Jabaara was found to have interfered with second home Raqiya, costing the runner-up late momentum, prompting the stewards to intervene.		Jul 31, 2024	383
Notable Speech bounces back in £1m race after 'too bad to be true' Royal Ascot run; The brilliant winner of the 2,000 Guineas atoned for a poor effort in the St James's Palace Stakes to capture the Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood.		Jul 31, 2024	359
Rosallion ruled out of £1m Sussex Stakes in huge blow for Glorious Goodwood; The season's leading three-year-old miler is suffering from a respiratory infection denying him a clash with 2,000 Guineas winner Notable Speech.		Jul 30, 2024	171
Facile Vega dies aged seven as Willie Mullins pays tribute to Cheltenham Festival winner; Facile Vega, winner of the Champion Bumper in 2022, was in pre-training for the new campaign when he fractured a bone in his pelvis, an injury from which he could be saved.		Jul 30, 2024	269
Part-time jockey comes out of retirement to ride 50-1 winner for Willie Mullins; David Dunsdon, 42, fulfilled a dream when he came from last to first on his own horse Sirius at the Galway Festival, his first winner for five years.		Jul 30, 2024	375
Aidan O'Brien launches robust defence of Auguste Rodin but admits 'mucking up' in King George; The Ballydoyle trainer repeated his remarks about the ground at Ascot on Saturday but revealed he chose the wrong tactics after winning a second Goodwood Cup with Kyprios on Tuesday.		Jul 30, 2024	588
Racing trainer won't appeal controversial stewards ruling branded 'worst decision ever'; Many racing professionals were left scratching their heads by the decision to demote Flic Ou Voyou after he dead-heated for first but trainer Henry Hogarth will let the matter rest.		Jul 29, 2024	374
Fundraiser launched to help jockey Alice Procter's rehab from 'life-changing' injury; Amateur rider Alice Procter, aged 21, remains in intensive care in Preston after she suffered spinal damage in a fall over hurdles at Cartmel on July 20.		Jul 29, 2024	324
Pioneering jockey Hayley Turner becomes first woman to ride 1,000 British winners; Turner, 41, hit the landmark with a victory at Yarmouth on Thursday night during the first meeting of the Racing League, 24 years after her first success.		Jul 26, 2024	326
Tottenham legends Glenn Hoddle and Ossie Ardiles on winning side with first racehorse; Glenn Hoddle and World Cup winner Ossie Ardiles, two giants of north London club Tottenham, are involved in Miss Fascinator, with another ex-player Alan Brazil.		Jul 26, 2024	313
'Bet of a lifetime' sees punter net more than £100,000 from just £1 stake; The Betfair customer combined eight horses in a 50p each way accumulator and then watched all of them win, including horses at odds of 18-1 and 20-1.		Jul 25, 2024	290
Istabraq dies age 32: J P McManus announces the death of horse racing great; Istabraq is regarded as one of the greatest hurdlers of all-time after he was trained to win the Champion Hurdle three times.		Jul 25, 2024	305
Champion jockey Harry Cobden 'not too worried' about title as he faces four weeks out; Paul Nicholls's stable jockey, who trails rival Sean Bowen by 16 in this season's title race, is set to be even further behind when he returns.		Jul 25, 2024	280
Young jockey Alice Procter conscious after surgery but 'some damage to spinal cord' indicated; The 21-year-old has been in intensive care in Preston since she suffered spinal injuries in a fall at Cartmel on Saturday and faces a long recovery.		Jul 22, 2024	306
Sir Alex Ferguson smashes world record to buy unbeaten Paul Nicholls horse; The ex-Manchester United manager, who paid £633,000 with his partners for Caldwell Potter in February, will be among the new owners of the unbeaten Regent's Stroll, now the most expensive jumps' horse.		Jul 22, 2024	467
Top jockey breaks record to become highest earning female rider of all time; Emma-Jayne Wilson overtook the mark helds by the legendary Julie Krone when she rode her latest winner at Woodbine in Toronto, Canada.		Jul 12, 2024	437
Septuagenarian 'Iron Man' jockey defies his age to become oldest to ride winner; Perry Ouzts, who turned 70 in July and has ridden more than 7,000 winners in a 51 year career, has now become the oldest jockey to ride a thoroughbred race winner.		Jul 12, 2024	274
Brother of racing figure found on remote Greek Island claims death 'highly suspicious'; Rusty Barnes is raising funds to hire a private investigator and lawyer to look into the circumstances behind Toby Sheets's death in Mathraki in June.		Jul 11, 2024	552
Top British athlete to make racing bow raising money victims of domestic abuse; Heptathlete Ellen Barber, whose grandfather Paul Barber owned top jumpers See More Business and Denman, is to ride in the Magnolia Cup charity race.		Jul 11, 2024	415
ITV Racing commentator gives moving tribute to close friend John Hunt after 'heinous act'; Richard Hoiles, who has known John Hunt for 30 years, said it was impossible to rationalise the killings of wife Carol and daughters Hannah and Louise Hunt in their home.		Jul 11, 2024	419
Euro 2024 punt as pub landlord names race horse congratulating England on victory; The handicap chase, due to be run at Newton Abbot on Monday, the day after the Euro 2024 final, has been given its optimistic title by sponsor Matt Bailey, who runs in the Par Inn in Cornwall.		Jul 10, 2024	423
Whip ban for jockey who nearly pulled off defeat of City Of Troy in Coral-Eclipse Stakes; Dylan Browne McMonagle came within a length of beating the Derby winner at Sandown but his effort has resulted in an eight day suspension.		Jul 10, 2024	346
High Court approves five-year injunction to protect Epsom Derby from animal rights disruption; The Jockey Club was granted an interim injunction last year after protest group Animal Rising caused a delay to the Grand National at Aintree and threatened more action at Epsom.		Jul 10, 2024	543
Oisin Murphy's comeback from cocaine ban detailed in acclaimed documentary on BBC; Horsepower shows the highs and lows of the three-time champion jockey over nine months between 2020 and 2021 over four episodes which will be available on BBC platforms from Tuesday.		Jul 8, 2024	364
Teenage student, 17, becomes fifth generation of famous jockey family to ride a winner; Margot Scudamore, 17, is the daughter of Tom Scudamore and granddaughter of Peter, whose father Michael won the 1959 Grand National.		Jul 8, 2024	329
Top jockey allegedly called police officer a "bald-headed c***" after drunken night out; Chad Schofield pleaded guilty to charges of using offensive language, assaulting a police officer and failing to leave premises when required when he appeared in court.		Jul 7, 2024	352
Aidan O'Brien to pursue international riches with Derby winners City Of Troy and Auguste Rodin; City Of Troy, due to run in Saturday's Coral-Eclipse Stakes, could tackle the Breeders' Cup Classic and Auguste Rodin the Japan Cup, both worth over £4m, at the end of the year.		Jul 4, 2024	570
Huge horse racing row as bookmakers take 'unprecedented step' and refuse bets; Paddy Power and Sky Bet, both Flutter betting brands, said they had made a commercial decision over Wednesday's card due to increasing media rights costs.		Jul 3, 2024	314
White Birch ruled out of Saturday's Coral-Eclipse Stakes after blood test; The grey, who beat last year's Derby winner on his latest start, will not meet this year's Derby winner City Of Troy at Sandown on Saturday.		Jul 3, 2024	240
Bookies back down in racing row and u-turn on refusal to take bets on Bath meeting; Paddy Power and Sky Bet, both Flutter betting brands, will now offer prices on the Wednesday night card after being threatened with legal action.		Jul 3, 2024	289
Kieran Shoemark picks up mount on live Coral-Eclipse Stakes challenger at Sandown; The 28-year-old will get the chance to put the frustration of Emily Upjohn's defeat on Derby sixth Dancing Gemini in Saturday's all-aged showpiece.		Jul 2, 2024	362
Suspended trainer Tony Martin to have 'conduct examined' over involvement in big race win; The IHRB said it was liaising with the BHA to establish if any rules were breached when the suspended trainer joined owners and jockey Hollie Doyle after a win at Newcastle.		Jul 2, 2024	343
Eclipse Stakes memories: Aidan O'Brien, Ryan Moore, Sea The Stars and Enable; Andrew Cooper, clerk of the course at Sandown for 30 years, shares his memories of past runnings of the Coral-Eclipse Stakes ahead of Satruday's 49th edition.		Jul 2, 2024	666
Major owner vows to boycott track over introduction of all-weather winter racing; Billionaire Mike Repole claims not a single owner, trainer or punter is in favour of the new programme announced for Belmont Park from 2026.		Jul 2, 2024	353
Ex-trainer who 'dishonestly' kept prize-money from staff ordered to pay money back; Brian Barr, who trained for 12 years until August 2023, admitted not distributing £2,704 in pool money which is meant for stable employees.		Jul 1, 2024	318
'Drunk' jockeys suspended after night out descended into fight over smashed phone; Both riders were stood down immediately by officials after they were found to have engaged in "violent conduct towards each other" in a racecourse changing room.		Jun 28, 2024	453
Punter nets huge £120,000 betting windfall after pulling off 299-1 treble; The BetMGM customer correctly predicted the winners of the last three races across the evening cards at Leicester and Hamilton on Thursday.		Jun 28, 2024	234
Racehorse suffers fatal injury after unshipping jockey and galloping into fence after charity race; Harry With Style's rider Lian Wilson suffered a broken nose in the incident at the end of a race for stable staff at Nottingham on Thursday.		Jun 28, 2024	348
Inspirational jockey claims 'very special' win on horse he nearly lost his life on; Wesley Joyce suffered chest trauma and damaged lungs, ribs and collarbone in a horror fall from Red Heel at Galway in 2022 and rode a winner on the same horse at Down Royal on Friday.		Jun 22, 2024	268
Royal Ascot 2024: Aidan O'Brien filly new favourite for 1,000 Guineas after Frankel-like win; Bedtime Story, a daughter of the great Frankel, won the Chesham Stakes by nine and a half lengths to become the 3-1 favourite for the fillies' Classic.		Jun 22, 2024	341
First Royal Ascot win leaves jockey controversially dumped from Derby fancy in tears; Callum Shepherd was replaced on Ambiente Friendly, who finished second in the Epsom Classic, but enjoyed a big day in the sun when Isle Of Jura landed the Hardwicke Stakes.		Jun 22, 2024	437