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Andrew Heffernan Receives 15 Year Racing Ban From Race Fixing Tribunal

The Flat jockey embroiled in the latest race fixing scandel Andrew Heffernan, has been banned from racing for 15 years by the BHA. Former Premier League footballer Michael Chopran has had a 10 year ban having been found in breach of the Rules of Racing following the outcome of a BHA investigation into alleged corruption along with seven others.

Chopra was found guilty of committing corrupt and fraudulent practices and offering a bribe, while

Leopardstown Officials Hopeful Ahead Of The Weekends Racing

Leopardstown officials are confident this weekend`s two-day fixture will go ahead despite calling an 8am inspection ahead of Saturday`s card.

The Foxrock venue has been hit by further rainfall on Friday but remain raceable at the moment and Leopardstown`s racing and operations manager Nessa Joyce is hopeful day one of the meeting will beat the weather.

The Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle Novice Chase takes centre stage on Saturday, a

Cheltenham Officials Still Hopeful As Meetings All Over The UK Are Cancelled

Officials at Cheltenham are extremely hopeful Saturday's Trials Day meeting will go ahead . Staff at Prestbury Park have been fighting the elements all week as they try to get the track ready for a meeting which is set to feature some of the big names in racing.

While the track has been covered for over a week to guard against frost, snow earlier this week looked to be a provblem as it was lying on top of the covers.

However, cle

Sajjhaa Impressive at Meydan

Sajjhaa ended a barren spell that goes back to July 2011 as she won the Group Two Cape Verdi at Meydan for Godolphin. The six-year-old had not claimed victory since winning a Listed event at York 18 months ago and was having her first run since finishing second at Doncaster last November, the last of three placed efforts in Europe last term. One of four Godolphin runners in the one-mile contest, Sajjhaa sat on the heels of her pacemaking stablemate

Saturday Uttoxeter Meeting In Doubt

Saturday`s meeting at Uttoxeter will have a 10am inspection on Thursday. There remains two inches of snow remains on the track despite a slight thaw and with heavy frost forecast things are not looking good! Clerk of the course Charlie Moore said: "We are going to give it one more night, but with minus 3C tonight and minus 8C to minus 12C on Thursday night it is possible the thaw that is forecast on Friday night/Saturday morning will not be enough

Doncaster Gives Racegoers The Chance To Name Race

Doncaster is inviting its punters to choose a name for a new Listed race for two-year-olds at the St Leger Festival in September. Frankel won the corresponding race over seven furlongs on the Friday of Doncaster's biggest meeting on his second ever start back in 2010, when it was run as a conditions event. Doncaster has asked the course`s followers on Twitter to come with the best title, racing fans have until 12 noon on Friday to submit suggestions

Arkle Switched To Sunday

The Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle Novice Chase has been switched from Sunday's card to Leopardstown to Saturday because o The Grade One contest changes places with the Ryan's Event Cleaners Beginners Chase run over the same trip of two miles and one furlong. In another change, the Listed Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle, which should have been run at Fairyhouse last weekend, has been transferred to Leopardstown's Sunday card. Fresh entries for this rac

Hurricane Fly and Binocular Set To Clash At Leopardstown

Two former champion hurdlers look likely to clash at Leopardstown on Sunday, with Hurricane Fly and Binocular amongst six remaining possible runners in the BHP Irish Champion Hurdle.

The Willie Mullins-trained Hurricane Fly is going for a hat-trick in Ireland's feature hurdle race and has looked right back to his best this season in winning the Morgiana and the Istabraq Festival Hurdle.

"He's in great shape. Looking at him coming

Further Lingfield Inspections

Lingfield`s meeting on Tuesday must now pass a 7am inspection on raceday morning.

With snow still an issue at the Surrey venue, another check is required before the meeting can be given the go-ahead.

Clerk of the course Neil MacKenzie Ross assessed conditions at 2pm inspection on Monday, and feels the maintenance work carried out on the track has improved the chances of racing.

MacKenzie Ross said: "Things have imp

Bug Cheltenham Meet In Doubt

Officials at Cheltenham say the weather over the next two days will be pivotal as to whether their Festival Trials meeting will go ahead on Saturday. Although the course is raceable under the protective covers, temperatures remain very cold and more snow is forecast before a hoped-for improvement in the second half of the week. Simon Claisse, Clerk of the course describes the meeting as "being in the balance" and expects to have a better idea of pr

Saturday Racing At Doncaster Still a Possibility

Friday`s upcoming meeting looks to be already in doubt, with an inspection planned for Wednesday, but there is some optimism that Doncaster`s card on Saturday will go ahead and hopefully lift the gloom even if Cheltenham is lost.

Doncaster`s Saturday fixture has been boosted by the addition of the Champion Hurdle Trial, rearranged from Haydock, with Grandouet, Peddlers Cross and Countrywide Flame in the frame, while the Great Yorkshire Chase,

No Sunday Racing In UK And Ireland

Todays Flat meeting at Kempton has been cancelled due to snow.

Although course officials gave the fixture the go-ahead earlier in the morning, the situation has since deteriorated with further snow.

Kempton's abandonment means there is now no racing at all in Britain and in Ireland on Sunday.

Acting clerk of the course Sarah Dunster said: "The temperatures have dropped quite a bit in half an hour.

"Th

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 partnered Un Atout (2/7) to an easy victory.

The five year old trained by Willie Mullins had score

Wise Dan Pick Up Eclipse Horse Of THe Year

Wise Dan was crowned 2012 Horse of the Year at the 42nd annual Eclipse Awards in Florida on Saturday night.

The Charles Lopresti-trained six-year-old won the Breeders' Cup Mile at Santa Anita in November, and was successful in four of his other five starts last year.

Wise Dan also became the first horse since John Henry in 1981 to win the top award in addition to champion male Turf horse and champion older male.

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Le Beau Bai Loses Battle Against Injury

Former Welsh National hero Le Beau Bai failed to recover from a cracked pelvis and has sadly had to be put down on Friday morning. Richard Lee and his staff at Bell House, had been trying hard to keep the 10-year-old as still as possible after his injury, which had ruled him out of defending his crown in the Chepstow marathon. "It is four weeks to the day that it happened and it was all going very well," said Lee. Unfortunately something happened t

Lingfield Afternoon Card Cancelled

This afternoon`s meeting at Lingfield has been abandoned due to adverse weather conditions. Having already lost Friday's fixture following heavy snowfall on Friday morning, clerk of the course Neil Mackenzie Ross announced an inspection for 7am on Saturday in the hope conditions would improve. However, further snow overnight has left the situation untenable and officials have had no option but to cancel the card. Mackenzie Ross said: "We already

Naas Afternoon Meeting To Go Ahead

This afternoon's National Hunt fixture at Naas goes ahead as scheduled after the track passed an 8am inspection.

Lingfield Meeting Cancelled Due To Snow

Today`s meeting at Lingfield has been abandoned due to heavy snow.
The track was found to be raceable after inspections at 8am, 10am and 11am, but the tractor harrowing the Polytrack was struggling to keep the all-weather track ready for action and with the snow showing no sign of slowing, clerk of the course Neil Mackenzie-Ross had to give up hope of the meeting going ahead.

He said: "We are just struggling with the machinery on the tr

Family honour maintained at Santa Anita

Zenyatta's half-sister Eblouissante maintained her unbeaten record when taking an allowance optional claimer at Santa Anita on Thursday. A four-year-old daughter of Bernardini, her presence at the meeting swelled the usual crowd with a number of diehard fans of the 2010 Horse Of The Year turning up to watch her follow up her maiden success. Eblouissante is trained, like Zenyatta, by John Shireffs, who told the Los Angeles Times: "Zenyatta had so man

Wetherby Officials To Hold Sunday Inspection

Officials at Wetherby are due to hold an inspection at 11am on Sunday to assess the prospects of Tuesday's National Hunt meeting going ahead. The West Yorkshire venue is covered with snow and clerk of the course Jonjo Sanderson is pessimistic about the chances of the fixture beating the elements. He said: "We have a covering of snow. It's not heavy, but it's no longer light. "We are also frozen in one or two places and obviously there is furthe

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 snow which is forecast to go on for the rest of the day and possibly into the evening," said clerk of the course Chris Stickels.

Jezki To Sail Straight To Cheltenham

Supreme Novices' Hurdle favourite Jezki is set to head straight to the Cheltenham Festival in March without another run say Jessica Harrington.

The five-year-old stretched his unbeaten record over hurdles to four with a brilliant display at Leopardstown over the Christmas period and leading owner JP McManus has since purchased the gelding.

Harrington suggested immediately after his Leopardstown romp that Jezki could return to Le

Hold On Julio To Stick With Hurdles

Hold On Julio is set to remain over hurdles for the immediate future following an encouraging run at Kempton on Saturday. The smart chaser was a promising third on his first start of the season at Cheltenham and a creditable fifth in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury, but then failed to complete in a Listed event at Ascot last month. Switched back to the smaller obstacles, the 10-year-old beat all bar the exciting Cloudy Copper at Kempton and trainer

Paul Bohan Remains In Hospital After Fall

Conditional jockey Paul Bohan remains in hospital after suffering a suspected back injury in a fall at Kempton on Saturday. The rider was partnering Laterly for his boss Steve Gollings in the concluding William Hill - Download The App Handicap Hurdle when his mount came to grief at the fourth flight. Bohan was taken to hospital by ambulance but Gollings does not yet know the full extent of his injuries. Gollings said: "I'm afraid I can't give yo

Rule The World Dominates Champagne Fever

Rule The World ran out a easy winner of the Slaney Novice Hurdle at Naas as heabily fancied Champagne Fever suffered a surprise defeat. Ruby Walsh never seemed happy aboard the 1/4 favourite and he went out very quickly after leading Minsk (5/1) until the turn for home. However, in behind Davy Russell hadn't moved a muscle aboard the 7/1 winner who was still hard on the bridle when going to the front between the last two flights of hurdles and he was

Teaforthee In With A Chance For The National

Tony McCoy`s prediction that Teaforthee was too short proved correct as The champion jockey partnered Rebecca Curtis charge into second in the Chepstow marathon on Saturday but says it was perfect trial for the Grand National itself at Aintree in April and was impressed by his battling qualities.

"He ran a great race. He stayed on all the way up the straight," McCoy told At The Races.

"When the other horse (Monbeg Dude) passed him

Teaforthee time Too Short For Tony McCoy

Tony McCoy doesn`t agree with the bookies with their price for Teaforthree ahead of the Welsh National. The nine-year-old, who will be partnered by the champion jockey, has been well supported during the ante-post markets, and is set to be sent off a short priced favourite on Saturday afternoon. McCoy, while confident of his chances in the 18-runner heat, told At The Races: "With the conditions as they are, it's going to be wide-open. Monbeg Dude is

Rearranged Dipper Scrapped By The BHA

Originally intended for Cheltenham on New Year's Day, the British Horseracing Authority rescheduled the Grade Two contest when that meeting was lost to the weather. However, it did so under the stipulation that the race could still be abandoned if there were less than four declarations. Nicky Henderson declared Captain Conan and Paul Nicholls was to take him on with Unioniste. However, Ben Case was the only other trainer to confirm his intention

Huntingdon Racecourse prize money to go up by 80% in 2013

Prize money at Huntingdon Racecourse will rise from £400,000 in 2012 to £724,950 for 2013, an impressive 80% increase. The funds, made available by course owners The Jockey Club, are part of a £5m rise in prize money across its group of tracks. It is a much needed boost for the Cambridgeshire course after the postponement of a series of meetings. "We are delighted to be putting so much extra money into prize funds in 2013," said general manager S

Disgraced Frankie Dettori Enters Big Brother House

The multiple Classsic-winning jockey, 42, was the first to enter the stage at studios in Elstree, Hertfordshire, and was immediately set a challenge, being paired with the X Factor's Rylan Clark and asked to make a series of decisions that would affect fellow housemates, involving splitting contestants into either the luxurious house or a grim basement area, lacking hot water and readily available food among other things. As always, the line-up for the

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Frankie Dettori on Kite Wood in St Leger

Frankie Dettori on Kite Wood in St Leger

THE Boys in Blue can get back in the Classic groove this afternoon when Frankie Dettori rides Kite Wood in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster (3.00). Not since Rule Of Law struck in this race under Kerrin McEvoy in 2004 has Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin operation tasted British Classic success. But the Galileo colt is the new favourite since the wit

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Barry Brogan - injury update: Well-wishers boost Brogan after serious spinal injury.

Barry Brogan - injury update: Well-wishers boost Brogan after serious spinal injury.

THE wife of Barry Brogan yesterday vowed that the former jockey, now a successful trainer in Malaysia, will walk again after he suffered a spinal cord injury six weeks ago when the horse he was riding collapsed during track work, writes Graham Green. It was originally feared that Brogan, 57, who was thrown head first, would be paralysed from the n

Barry Geraghty takes over on Accordion

Barry Geraghty takes over on Accordion

Barry Geraghty comes in for the plum ride on leading Irish Independent Arkle Trophy hope Accordion Etoile after the seven-year-old's regular rider John Cullen lost his fight to be fit for the Cheltenham Festival, writes Marcus Armytage. Cullen, who has ridden the Paul Nolan-trained gelding to seven of his eight career wins, injured his left shoulde

Five-time Group One winner Canford Cliffs retired to stud

Five-time Group One winner Canford Cliffs retired to stud

The Richard Hannon-trained five-time Group One winner Canford Cliffs has been retired to stud. The four-year-old suffered a leg injury when second to Frankel in the Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood on July 27. Hannon said: "He's been a fantastic horse for the yard. He is without doubt the best horse I have had in over 40 years as a trainer.

Wonder Horse Frankel Retires with 100% Record

Wonder Horse Frankel Retires with 100% Record

Frankel, the greatest racehorse in a generation, if not ever, bowed out with an unbeaten record of 14 wins from 14 starts as he took the QIPCO British Champions Stakes here by a length and three-quarters from last year’s winner and second best horse on the planet Cirrus Des Aigles on Saturday.

Ascot had been buzzing all day, the raceca

Fabulous Frankel lifts spirits at Ascot after difficult week for racing

Fabulous Frankel lifts spirits at Ascot after difficult week for racing

Frankel glides to Queen Elizabeth II Stakes win, In a week where the whip dominated racing's headlines, it was a horse who barely needs one that put a smile back on the sport's face. The inaugural British Champions Day at Ascot offered £3m in prize money, the country's richest ever raceday, but the build-up was overshadowed by jockeys unhappy at ne

Thoroughbred Stallion Jet Master Dead

Thoroughbred Stallion Jet Master Dead

Acclaimed champion South African Thoroughbred racing sire Jet Master died Tuesday (Nov. 15) from complications from surgery. The 17-year-old stallion had undergone implant surgery to relieve cervical spinal cord pressure three days earlier (Nov. 12), according to chief operating surgeon, and following the procedure his prognosis had been "guarded t

Kentucky Derby Winner Animal Kingdom Recovering from Surgery

Kentucky Derby Winner Animal Kingdom Recovering from Surgery

Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands winner Animal Kingdom had successful surgery to repair a hairline slab fracture, Barry Irwin, president of the colt's ownership syndicate Team Valor International, said in a statement July 7. Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, head of surgery at the George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals at the Universit

Paul Hanagan sweeps board at prestigious Lesters ceremony

Paul Hanagan sweeps board at prestigious Lesters ceremony

CHAMPION jockey Paul Hanagan swept the board at the Stobart 'Lesters' awards – landing all three gongs for which he was nominated. The Malton rider, pictured, scooped Flat Jockey of the Year, Flat Ride of the Year and the Flat Jockey Special Recognition award for 2010.
The Flat Ride of the Year gong was handed to Hanagan for his victory on Openi

Superstars Frankel And Camelot To Race in August

Superstars Frankel And Camelot To Race in August

On Friday, Sir Henry Cecil spoke about the prospect of his superstar colt Frankel racing head-to-head against brilliant dual Classic winner Aiden O`Brien`s Camelot in the Juddmonte International Stakes at York in August.

That race will most likely be the first time Frankel who is unbeaten in 10 starts will race beyond a mile with the Queen A

Royal Ascot blow for Frankie Dettori after ban

Royal Ascot blow for Frankie Dettori after ban

Frankie Dettori has been given a 10-day riding ban that will rule him out of the final two days of Royal Ascot. Dettori was called into the stewards office and suspended for dropping his hands on Blue Bunting as he finished fourth in a race at Epsom on Friday. His ban will run from 17 June to 26 June inclusive, which means he will miss out on ridin

Fermoy`s Adrian Heskin records biggest win of his career at Listowel races

Fermoy`s Adrian Heskin records biggest win of his career at Listowel races

SEVEN pound claiming apprentice jockey Adrien Heskin from Kilworth Fermoy, who has been the real find of the national hunt season so far, gained the biggest win of his blossoming racing career, at Listowel races on Thursday last. Riding 20/1 chance Turf War Lane was seen at his brilliant best, winning the prestigious feature event, the Guinness Gr

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

















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