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Royal Ascot: Michael Owen`s tears of joy at winner

One had shed tears. The other sported jet-black wraparound shades which cast a cloak over his innermost thoughts. But both footballer Michael Owen and trainer Aidan O'Brien proved leading men on Ladies' Day at Royal Ascot. Manchester United striker Owen showed the emotion - clearly choked at the success of Brown Panther, a horse he bred and owns, in Thursday's last race, the King George V Stakes.

Top Irish trainer O'Brien had savoured victory

Royal Ascot: Frankie Dettori handed nine-day ban

Frankie Dettori has been handed a nine-day riding ban for using his whip with excessive frequency when winning on Rewilding at Royal Ascot. Dettori, who is due to start a separate 10-day ban on Friday, struck his mount 24 times during the final two furlongs of the Prince of Wales's Stakes. Rewilding came from behind to beat the favourite So You Think at the meeting.

Dettori was set to miss the last two days of Ascot after his ban for failing to

White Paper on Racing Surfaces Released

The Racing Surfaces Committee formed at the inaugural Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit in 2006 has published a 34-page "Racing Surfaces White Paper" that details the current state of knowledge pertaining to training and racing surfaces. The document, drafted as a collection of published scientific papers and data, was co-authored by Mick Peterson, MS, PhD (University of Maine); C. Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, FRCVS, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, Dipl. ECVS (Colora

Frankie Dettori wins Royal Ascot showpiece

Frankie Dettori on ''Rewilding'' (R) beats Ryan Moore on ''So You Think'' to win The Prince of Wales' Stakes on the second day of the Royal Ascot race meeting in southern England June 15, 2011. Rewilding, ridden by Frankie Dettori, upset hot favorite So You Think to win the Prince Of Wales's Stakes, the feature race on the second day of Royal Ascot on Wednesday.

So You Think, a Group One winner and top middle-distance performer in Australia befo

Royal Ascot: Hayley Turner relishes Ladies` Day

As Royal Ascot prepares for Ladies' Day, one lady is hoping she can beat the men to claim her first winner at the meeting. Hayley Turner is a rarity in sport. A woman competing against the opposite sex at the highest level on equal terms. The 28-year-old has broken new ground in riding more than 100 winners in a year. A pioneer who has helped inspire a new generation of female riders.

But what the Nottingham-born jockey craves is a winner on the

Royal Ascot: Kieren Fallon returns to Royal Ascot

Six-time champion jockey Kieren Fallon intends to return to action on Wednesday after missing the first day of Royal Ascot with a jarred neck. Eddie Ahern piloted Veiled to Ascot Stakes victory for Nicky Henderson in Fallon's absence on Tuesday. Fallon missed the first day of the meeting to undergo physiotherapy.

The 46-year-old is without a mount in the day's feature race, the Prince of Wales's Stakes, but has three other rides on Wednesday's R

Royal Ascot: So You Think heads Wednesday`s action

So You Think heads a field of seven for the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot on Wednesday. The former Australian-trained horse, now with Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien, has won six Group One races in his career. A dual Cox Plate winner down under, he was third when favourite for the Melbourne Cup in November.

Stablemate Jan Vermeer, Twice Over, and Planteur are among his rivals on day two at Ascot. Mohammed Al Zarooni runs Debussy and Rewild

Royal Ascot: Frankel celebrates magnificent seven

Frankel may not have produced the sort of unhindered procession which the Queen enjoys but in his own way, the colt demonstrated his enormous ability when winning at Royal Ascot. "Put it this way, if the race was run in another half hour, he would have been ridden completely differently," said trainer Sir Henry Cecil after victory on the meeting's opening day. The 10-times champion trainer let out a puff of his cheeks and raised his eyes towards the brim

Race Day Medication Summit Digs Into Salix

Anyone hoping to learn the intricacies of Salix use, research, and regulation at the June 13 International Summit on Race Day Medication, EIPH (exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhaging) and the Racehorse held at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., didn't walk away disappointed. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), the American Association of Equine Practitioners, and the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium put the summit together in response

Jockey Ryan Moore rides 687-1 York five-timer

Former champion jockey Ryan Moore rode five winners out of the six races he was eligible for in Saturday's Macmillan Charity Day at York. His 687-1 five-timer included the last four races on the seven-race card. Moore now leads the race to become York's top jockey for the year, his winners tally having shot up to eight.

"It's a marvellous day for Ryan, everyone knows he's an exceptionally talented rider," said York's head of marketing James Br

Isabel Tompsett continues to progress in her recovery from a terrible fall at Fakenham last month.

Isabel Tompsett parted company with Leopold in the Aylsham Show-Bank Holiday 29th August Lady Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle. She was initially taken to Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, but subsequently moved to Addenbrooke's in Cambridge and her family are now hoping she will soon be moved to a specialist unit in Swansea.

John Llewellyn, the rider's boyfriend, said: "I and Isabel's family would like to thank the racing industry for their continua

Belmont Stakes Contender Nehro to Undergo Surgery

Nehro, the fourth place finisher in the June 11 Belmont Stakes, will undergo surgery for a nonlife-threatening injury likely sustained during the final jewel of the Triple Crown. The 3-year-old colt is scheduled to undergo surgery at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, in Lexington, Ky., to remove a bone chip from his right front fetlock.

"We didn't see it until the next morning," said attending veterinarian James Hunt, DVM. "That's generally the way

Royal Ascot: Frankel jockey Tom Queally on racing`s new star

Racing has a rich history of so-called talking horses. The sport is continually looking for the next big thing, often with ill-founded hype followed by disappointment. This year has been different as one talking horse - Frankel - has done his talking on the track. Winning the first Classic of the season by six lengths was proof enough that this colt was special, but the way he had the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket sewn up by halfway marked it out as exception

Royal Ascot: Frankel primed for glory for Sir Henry Cecil

Brilliant 2,000 Guineas winner Frankel will head a field of nine runners in the St James's Palace Stakes on the opening day of Royal Ascot on Tuesday. The unbeaten colt, trained by newly-knighted Sir Henry Cecil, is the leading equine attraction as the racecourse celebrates its 300th year. Jockey Tom Queally told BBC Sport: "You never know what will happen in racing, but I'm quietly hopeful there won't be any change in his form."

Kieren Fallon w

Longshot Ruler On Ice Steals the Belmont Stakes

A sealed, speed-favoring sloppy track and bad racing luck endured by the favorite combined to allow 24-1 longshot Ruler On Ice to claim a stunning victory in the 143rd running of the Belmont Stakes June 11.
Ruler On Ice is a gelded son of Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms’ Roman Ruler out of Champagne Glow (by Saratoga Six). He was bred in Kentucky by Liberation Farm and Brandywine Farm and is owned by George and Lori Hall, who purchased Ruler On Ice for $100,000 as a

Henry Cecil: Racing trainer honoured with knighthood

Ten champion-trainer titles, 72 Royal Ascot wins and four victories in the Derby at Epsom tell only a small part of the Cecil story. The 68-year-old slumped from training king to also-ran, and bounced back again. During a terrible few years he went through a divorce from his second wife, the death of his alcoholic twin brother David and a fall from the top of the training perch. He failed to land a Group One race between 2001 and 2005, and plummeted to 94t

KHRC Rejects Request From Trainer Dutrow`s Attorney

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) on June 8 unanimously rejected a request from trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. to withdraw his application for a license to race in the state in 2011. Dutrow, who is facing disciplinary action in New York, had his license application rejected by the KHRC's license review committee on April 13 after a one-hour hearing in which Dutrow was questioned about the lengthy list of violations on his record--including numerous equi

Nicky Henderson set to face BHA inquiry

Trainer Nicky Henderson will face a British Horseracing Authority hearing after his runner Heather Royal tested positive for a banned substance in February. A urine sample revealed the presence of dexamethasone after the horse was unplaced in a bumper race at Huntingdon. Henderson won the Cheltenham Gold Cup for the first time with Long Run in March.

The BHA has indicated a fine is normally most likely if a rule has been breached in similar case

Trainer Runs Horse to Exhaustion, Has License Revoked

Stewards at Prairie Meadows Racetrack in Altoona, Iowa, have revoked the license of Thoroughbred racehorse trainer Joseph Louis Nealon, saying the action is necessary to "protect the public's health, safety, and welfare and to protect the public from a person who should not hold a trainer's license." The stewards' ruling came after the Nealon-trained horse Boty's Banana was eased at the three-eighths pole and vanned off during the first race at the Iowa tr

Uncle Mo to Begin Light Training Next Week

Uncle Mo, the champion 2-year-old male of 2010, continues to exhibit positive signs of improving health and is on target to resume light training in about 10 days, WinStar Farm president and racing manager Elliott Walden said June 7. Owned by Mike Repole and trained by Todd Pletcher, Uncle Mo has been at WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky., since May 9 when he was shipped from Churchill Downs after being scratched from the Kentucky Derby. The week of May 29,

Jockey Club boosts turnover and racing prize money

The Jockey Club, horse racing's largest commercial organisation, saw turnover rise by 8% in 2010 to £138m. The organisation provided £13m in prize money in 2010, and says it will increase this by £2.7m to a record £15.7m this year. The Jockey Club's assets include the leading group of racecourses in the UK, as well as the famous estates of Newmarket, Lambourn and Epsom Downs.

Racing is the UK's second most attended sport and employs thousands of

Mickael Barzalona in demand after Pour Moi`s Derby win

It took just over two minutes and 34 seconds for Pour Moi to be propelled to racing superstardom in the Epsom Derby; in the process he was not emerging at the sport's summit seulement. While the French colt's owners, partners in the Irish-based Coolmore racing empire, and his trainer Andre Fabre have long seen their names emblazoned in lights, the winning rider has not.

But how quickly things change. During those 154 seconds, Mickael Barzalona,

Epsom: Carlton House team rue unlucky result

French raider Pour Moi won the Classic on Saturday from Irish challenger Treasure Beach in a tight finish, with the Royal colt closely behind in third. Carlton House's jockey Ryan Moore indicated his mount was unlucky, said the Queen's racing manager John Warren. "Ryan felt if the circumstances had been different so would the result," said Warren. Carlton House, sent off 5-2 favourite, was drawn widest of all in stall 13 and the three-time champion jocke

Epsom: Kieren Fallon banned from Derby ride by court

Jockey Kieren Fallon did not ride in Saturday's Epsom Derby after the owners of Native Khan obtained an injunction to prevent him from racing. Owner Ibrahim Araci said three-time Derby winner Fallon had reneged on a deal to ride for him, but Fallon called it an "innocent misunderstanding". On Friday a judge refused an injunction but on the morning of the race the appeal court reversed the ruling. Fallon's ride on his preferred mount, Recital, went to Pat

Epsom: Pour Moi triumphs in thrilling Derby

Derby debutant Mickael Barzalona, 19, stood up and saluted the crowd as he passed the winning line in the dying strides to triumph by a head on the 4-1 second favourite, trained by Andre Fabre. He just denied Treasure Beach in a photo finish with Carlton House three quarters of a length behind as a crowd of 100,000 roared the leaders on in a tight finale. Barzalona waved the French flag after dashing the Queen's hopes of a first winner in the Classic for

Derby 2011: Queen`s dream dashed by French Resistance

Her Majesty's race favourite Carlton House played his part in one of the great renewals of the Derby at Epsom, but Pour Moi spoiled the party with a spine-tingling last to first success. A dashing double burst of acceleration under teenage Derby debutant Mickael Barzalona ensured victory on the line. As the audacious 19-year-old French rider stood in his riding irons and actually saluted the crowd before the race was over, the reigning monarch 66 years hi

Epsom Derby 2011: Runners and riders

VERDICT: Carlton House can give the Queen her first winner in the Derby after recovering from a late injury scare. The French runner Vadamar could be under-rated, while the Irish contingent appears to be headed by Recital. 1-2-3 Prediction: 1 Carlton House 2 Vadamar 3 Recital 1 21-1 CARLTON HOUSE (USA) Sir Michael Stoute Ryan Moore First Derby runner owned by the Queen for 30 years. She has never won the race in nine attempts, and last came close when r

Epsom Derby: By Royal appointment

An extraordinary build-up to the world's most famous flat race will climax with potentially one of its biggest stories when the Queen's horse Carlton House lines up as favourite for the Epsom Derby on Saturday afternoon. Her colt, a gift from another powerful backer of racing in Sheikh Mohammed, appears to be over the injury scare which left followers on tenterhooks in the days before the contest. The ruler of Dubai gave the horse to the United Kingdom's

Betfred is the winning bidder for the Tote

UK-based bookmaker Betfred has been chosen to buy the Tote after an auction process that began in November. Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt had chosen Betfred although the deal had not been completed, with some technicalities still being sorted out. The price is not yet known but Betfred is thought to have bid about £200m. Half of the fee will go to the racing industry and racing charities, and most of the rest will go to the government. The racing industry

Betfred wins auction for Tote with £265m deal

UK-based bookmaker Betfred has been chosen to buy the Tote after an auction process that began in November. Betfred, which is paying £265m, said it would look at ways of exploiting the public body's commercial potential. Horse racing will receive £90m from the sale and £90m will go to the taxpayer. Betfred will take over the Tote's monopoly on pool betting at 60 UK racecourses and online, and will rebrand the Tote's 517 High Street outlets under the Betfre

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Aiden O`Brien Talks Investec Derby

Aiden O`Brien Talks Investec Derby

Champion Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien will attempt to win the Investec Derby for a fourth time with two horses, Mars and Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial winner Battle Of Marengo.

The Ballydoyle based trainer revealed that his son, Joseph, was will most likely to ride Battle Of Marengo in the Derby of the two.

O'Brien explained that pl

William Carson Handed Four Day Ban

William Carson Handed Four Day Ban

Fan favourite, William Carson was handed a four-day ban yesterday after he weighed in 2lb under after finishing third on Beggers Belief in the 6.30pm at Kempton on Wednesday evening.

Carson weighed out at 9st 7lb but came in at just 9st 5lb after the 1m2f handicap race. He and trainer Eric Wheeler could not explain the loss and so Carson

Quck Fire Four Timer For Davy Russell

Quck Fire Four Timer For Davy Russell

Davy Russell completed a back to back four timer with victory in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Irish Racing Writers Novice Hurdle at Naas yesterday.

Following impressive victories aboard Morning Assembly, Solwhit and Tofino Bay on the first three races on the card, Russell was at it again in the colours of Gigginstown House Stud as he p

Cheltenham Festival - 1:30 - JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) Preview

Cheltenham Festival - 1:30 - JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) Preview

The first race of the day is the JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) at 1.30pm and will see 20 runner ompeting over 2m 1f for a prize fund of £100000

Arctic Reach
An outsider at 66-1 Artic Reach showed poor form on Flat but has taken well to hurdling, winning 3 of 4 starts in juvenile events. Arrives on the back of a moderate ef

Jessies Dream Faces Another Injury Nightmare

Jessies Dream Faces Another Injury Nightmare

Jessies Dream will be out of action until the back-end of the National Hunt season following his latest injury problem

Gordon Elliott's chaser missed the whole of last term with a tendon injury and the same problem has flared up again this year

Owned by David Johnson, he finished second to Bostons Angel in the 2011 RSA Cha

Lingfield Weather Just OK For Racing

Lingfield Weather Just OK For Racing

Officials had expressed concern on Monday after checking conditions for a second time that afternoon.

But following an 0730 GMT assessment, the fixture was given the go-ahead, with the ground heavy all round on the turf track.

The one bumper is scheduled for the all-weather.

Clerk of the course Neil MacKenzie

Joseph O`brien falls short in the High Chaparral European Breeders Fund Mooresbridge Stakes 1m2f

Joseph O`brien falls short in the High Chaparral European Breeders Fund Mooresbridge Stakes 1m2f

Following on From Joseph O `Brien`s fantastic ride on Camelot in coming from well back to power home in last week`s Newmarket 2000 Guineas, he tried the same trick again yesterday on 2-5 odds on favourite St Nicholas Abbey but came short. The wqriting was perhaps on the wall before the start of the rade wioth the going softer than the horse would h

Kirsty Milczarek and Hayley Turner`s girl power

Kirsty Milczarek and Hayley Turner`s girl power

One of the features of this winter's all-weather season, coinciding with the second coming of the Spice Girls, has been what might be summed up as 'girl power.' After yesterday afternoon's racing at Lingfield Park, two of the top four jockeys in the championship, though not threatening runaway leader Christ Catlin (32 winners), were girls; the appr

New Clenbuterol Regulations at Los Alamitos Race Course

New Clenbuterol Regulations at Los Alamitos Race Course

The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) implemented new regulations surrounding the use of the bronchiodilator clenbuterol in Quarter Horse racing at Los Alamitos Race Course, located in Los Alamitos, Calif. The new regulations went into effect on Oct. 14 and were prompted by the increasing use of the substance as a replacement for anabolic steroi

Thoroughbred Champion Uncle Mo Retired

Thoroughbred Champion Uncle Mo Retired

Mike Repole's Uncle Mo, last year's champion 2-year-old male who was scratched out of this year's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands due to a liver ailment, has been retired from racing.

The Indian Charlie colt, who ran 10th in the Breeders' Cup Classic Nov. 5, will enter stud next year at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky. A fee will be

No Sprinter Sacre Return as Saturdays Big Ascot Meeting Falls Victim To THe Weather

No Sprinter Sacre Return as Saturdays Big Ascot Meeting Falls Victim To THe Weather

Ascot`s Saturday card has been called off due to snow.

Course officials were due to inspect the track at 4.30pm but were forced into making an early call in light of the already worsening conditions.

Punters were looking forward to seeing the return of Sprinter Sacre in the Victor Chandler Chase.

"We've had two inches of

Willie Carson misses Tenby gallop

Willie Carson misses Tenby gallop

WILLIE CARSON failed to keep his appointment with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes challenger Tenby yesterday. Recruited to guide the Eclipse third through his final piece of work, Carson was prevented from getting to Newmarket when his plane had a puncture and could not take off.

In his absence Willie Ryan took over as Tenby co

Frankel to run in the JLT Lockinge Stakes

Frankel to run in the JLT Lockinge Stakes

Frankel is 1-3 for the JLT Lockinge Stakes, Saturday`s Group 1 showpiece at Newbury.

The world`s top ranked race horse will face six rivals in the £175,000 contest, with So You Think, who has the Tattersalls Gold Cup later this month as his target, and Red Jazz the two withdrawals on Thursday morning.

Strong Suit will run if trainer

Mark Johnston waits on Frankie Dettori for Monterosso ahead of Sunday`s Irish Derby

Mark Johnston waits on Frankie Dettori for Monterosso ahead of Sunday`s Irish Derby

Jumping for joy: Frankie Dettori rode Monterosso to victory in the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot last week. Mark Johnston was on Tuesday night pinning his hopes on Frankie Dettori being able to maintain ties with his progressive Monterosso in Sunday’s Irish Derby. The colt, who runs in the silks of Sheik Mohammed’s son Sheik Hamdan bin Moh

















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