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Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh took the feature Grade One Navan Novice Hurdle with Pont Alexandre coming in at 3/1. The four-year-old was making his debut for the trainer having previously ran in France, Walsh ensured that he was going to make the race a test of stamina in the prevailing heavy going. Well backed favourite Don Cossack sat in behind the leader throughout, but as the tempo increased from three out, he was unable to quicken. He was
Davy Russell seemed no worse for ware at Navan on Sunday after partnering three successive fallers. Russell opted to give up his remaining rides on the afternoon, on a day he will want to forget quickly. Don't Back Down fell early in the novice chase won by Boston Bob, Un Beau Matin looked like he was just coming to win the Tara Hurdle when he crashed out at the second-last flight, and then the highly-touted Don Cossack was a strange casualty at the
Big Buck`s will face a maximum of eight rivals in Saturday`s Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot. National Hunt racing`s superstar will be going for his 19th win on the spin in a race he has claimed for the last three seasons. His trainer Paul Nicholls has also left in Prospect Wells and Five Dream. Nicholls' big rival Nicky Henderson still has two horses engaged in the shape of smart chaser Master Of The Hall and Cucumber Run. Alan King's Smad Place
Boston Bob got his first win over fences at Navan at the first time of asking in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase at Navan. The seven-year-old was officially rated the highest novice hurdler in Ireland last season, and the bookmakers were taking no chances about Willie Mullins' gelding as they put him in at odds of 1/5 here. However Andrew Lynch set out to make all aboard the Henry de Bromhead-trained You Must Know Me, and having built
The Peter Fahey trained Owega Star was a surprise winner of the Tara Hurdle at Navan settin off at 4/1. Following the absences of Simenon and Muirhead, the punters made Un Beau Matin a warm favourite for the Grade Two contest, and they looked likely to collect as he travelled ominously well in the slipstream of the leaders. Having been produced by Davy Russell to dispute the lead ahead of the penultimate flight, the four-year-old misjudged his jump b
Leading contender Unioniste is first reserve for the Paul Stewart IronSpine Charity Challenge Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday. The Paul Nicholls-trained four-year-old has been disputing favouritism with some bookmakers for the prestigious handicap having run so well in novice company when third behind Dynaste at Prestbury Park a month ago. Connections now face an anxious wait to find out whether he will get a run and that could hinge on whether D
Daryl Jacob will miss the big Christmas and New Year meetings after losing his appeal to the British Horseracing Authority against a 10-day ban he received at Wincanton last week. The jump jockey has to sit out December 20-22, 26-31 and January 1. He would have expected to have ridden plenty of top-class horses for Paul Nicholls, who employs him as second jockey to Ruby Walsh. Jacob had been in line for the mount on Kauto Stone in the King Geor
Exeter will now host the Peterborough Chase next week following the forced abandonment of Thursday`s meeting at Huntingdon due to weather, the British Horseracing Authority have confirmed.
The Grade Two contest will be sponsored by the Levy Board and has been added to Exeter's existing meeting on December 20 to form part of an eight-race card.
A deadline for fresh entries has been set for noon on Friday with the original field n
Connections still hope Grands Crus will be ready to take his place in the field for the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day. David Pipe's charge looked to have the chasing world at his hooves when slamming subsequent RSA Chase and Hennessy hero Bobs Worth in the Feltham Novices' Chase on the same card last season. However he was soundly beaten by that rival at Cheltenham in March and reappeared in the Paddy Power Gold Cup last
Sona Sasta could be in line for a quick return to Chepstow for a crack at the Coral Welsh National after his victory there on Saturday.
David Pipe's nine-year-old won a competitive staying handicap in good style under amateur jockey Mikey Ennis, a race he had finished second in 12 months ago to subsequent Welsh National winner Le Beau Bai.
"It was a long wait for amateur jockey Mikey Ennis to ride his first winner for me, but jus
Current champion hurdler Rock On Ruby is one of nine entries for Saturday's stanjames.com International Hurdle at Cheltenham. Rock On Ruby will be having his first start under the name of Harry Fry but the young trainer was credited with most of his preparation before his famous win. He will face no easy task as the 2011 Triumph Hurdle winner Zarkandar will represent Paul Nicholls, setting up a fascinating clash between master and apprentice. N
Tuesday`s jumps meeting at Sedgefield is subject to a precautionary inspection at 8am. Sedgefield will hope to beat the cold weather as Temperatures have dipped lower than forecast but it is hoped frost sheets deployed will be sufficient. The official going is described as soft, with the first race of a seven-race card scheduled for 12.20 where Ryan Mania are expected to perform well.
Clive Smith has revealed that Kauto Star may embark upon a career in the dressage ring after a public appearance before racing on Boxing Day.
The five-times winner of the William Hill King George VI Chase will lead the runners to post before the big race, completing a busy spell of engagements which has seen him recently appear at major racedays at Haydock and Sandown.
Since announcing Kauto Star's retirement in October, owner Smith has
Sprinter Sacre eased to a comfortable victory in the Tingle Creek Chase to extend his unbeaten run over fences. The 4-11 odds-on favourite was barely troubled once he and jockey Barry Geraghty went past the front runner Sanctuaire with three fences to go. Kumbeshwar (25-1) edged out Sanctuaire (11-4) for second. The Nicky Henderson-trained Sacre is the odds-on favourite for the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in March. At this y
After a number of near-misses, injuries and disappointment, and a lot of stamp in his passport Red Cadeaux finally came good with victory in Sunday's Longines Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin.
It was another close call but this time, the stayer lasted home by a short head from the gallant Japanese second Jaguar Mail, with half a length back to Meandre in third.
There was no repeat win for Dunaden, last year's Melbourne Cup winner, who w
Hello Bud raised the roof at Aintree when he held off the late charge of Join Together to win his second Becher Chase in three years under Sam Twiston-Davies, riding for his father Nigel. The popular 14-year-old jumped impeccably throughout and found just enough to score by a fast-diminishing neck from the Paul Nicholls-trained Join Together, who picked up strongly for Grand National-winning jockey Daryl Jacob after The Elbow. Big Fella Thanks trav
Changes to Grand National fences will be trialled at Aintree on Saturday as the racecourse attempts to improve safety following some high profile deaths at the course in last year's grand nationa Ten horses have died in the race over the last 12 years. Twenty horses have died in all races over Grand National fences since 2001. Four fences have been rebuilt using softer cores instead of the former rigid timber frame. Two outriders will also be used
Buthelezi, a quality handicapper on the Flat, transferred that ability to thefences with a stylish all-the-way triumph in the Betfred New "30 Minute Limit" Coupon Maiden Hurdle at Aintree.
Now in the hands of John Ferguson, the four-year-old enjoyed himself out in front and was never really threatened as he came home seven lengths clear of Oscar Magic as the 4-1 winner.
Furthermore he relished the testing conditions, that accordi
Fingal Bay, one of last season's leading novice hurdlers and the only horse to have beaten Simonsig, smashed through the rails as he tried to run out after a shakey round of jumping. Both the 1-12 favourite and jockey Richard Johnson walked away unhurt after the RSA Chase fancy crashed out out of the three-runner novice chase, leaving the path clear for 15-2 shot Chartreux to win. Beaten comfortably by Dynaste on his last start at Cheltenham, Fingal Bay
Cirrus Des Aigles, star of the Longines International raceday in Hong Kong on Sunday, has been ruled out of the Cup with a strained ligament sustained in his trackwork yesterday.
Trainer Corine Barande-Barbe said trackside on Friday morning: "He has strained a ligament above the fetlock while working yesterday. We did an ultrasound last night and he will not be running - it would be crazy to run so we will be taking him home and treating it."
Jockey Frankie Dettori has been given a six-month ban from racing after failing a drugs test in France.
The 41-year-old, who has more than 3,000 career wins, tested positive for a banned substance on 16 September.
The suspension imposed by French racing authority France Galop will run until 19 May 2013, and will apply worldwide for the three-time champion jockey.
In a statement Dettori said he "has let down the sport
The racehorse Black Caviar is back in training. The arrows are directed to the first group of Black Caviar Lightning Stakes, which will be held in February. Her trainer Peter Moody would like her to look back at the track, if only for the fact that it would be positive for this branch of equestrian sports. Yet he keeps in his mind that he 'unique heritage "should be protected. "We are very happy with her, but obviously very careful with the situation in w
Trainer Oliver Sherwood is feeling deflated after after being fined £3,000 over the running and riding of Furrows in a beginners' chase at Hereford on Wednesday.
Jockey Leighton Aspell was hit with a 14-day ban (December 19-22, 26-31, January 1-4) while the horse was suspended from running for 40 days.
The local stewards felt that Furrows, a 20/1 chance, was tenderly handled in finishing fourth on his debut over fences behind Vul
With the British national hunt season in full swing we take a look at the top performers across the racetracks north and south over the last ten years and ask, Who are the top 5 British National Hunt Jockeys of the last decade?
5 Graham Lee
Lee squeezes into our top 5 having been a contender on the British jump scene for most of the last decade, finshing in the top 10 in the championship rankings in all but one of the years consi
Clerk of the course Andrew Cooper has said frost covers will be put down at Sandown on Wednesday to protect the ground ahead of the two-day meeting, starting on Friday.
The meet`s most anticipated race is the Tingle Creek Chase. The clash between Sprinter Sacre and Sanctuaire on Saturday has had the punters drooling but will need to defy overnight temperatures forecast to dip below zero on Friday night.
After studying forecasts fo
Graham Lee continued his great start to the first year of his new venture as a Flat jockey by riding his 100th winner of 2012 at Wolverhampton.
Following a series of injuries over his career as a National Hunt rider, the 36-year-old Grand National-winning Irishman decided to switch to the flat in the spring and picked up 87 victories to finish eighth in the jockeys' championship.
Lee has continued to ply his trade on the all-wea
Henry De Bromhead is still unsure as to which race to run Sizing Europe in over Christmas. The County Waterford trainer believes his dual Queen Mother Champion Chase hero stays a lot further than two miles these days and is considering testing his theory in races at various distances over the festive period. The 10-year-old holds entries in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day, the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown
Southwell have been forced to cancel their fixtures in January after a further assessment of the damage at the course caused by flooding. The Nottinghamshire venue was left under water following the deluge of rain that swept the country late last month. Officials announced Southwell's December fixtures would be moved to alternative venues, but with the clean-up looking a moe difficult task, racing will not be taking place at the track until early Feb
The first winner came aboard Passionada (5/2) in the first division of the five furlong sprint.
Ed McMahon's filly had ran disappointingly since landing a Pontefract maiden last season but she'd dropped a heavy hint at the course last time out, and justified market leadership.
There was plenty of money in the morning for Thecornishcockney and John Ryan's three-year-old landed those bets in the staying handicap.
The
Dessie Hughes is to step Minsk back up in trip for his next run after finishing a slightly disapponting fourth to Jezki in the Royal Bond Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Sunday. The Curragh trainer saw Minsk could not quicken off a slow pace in the two-mile Grade One and will now target the four-year-old at the Grade Two Slaney Hurdle at Naas next month.
`Maybe he does want a bit further. We might not have made enough use of him,` said Hughes.
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Frankie Dettori rolled back the years at Ascot once more on the anniversary of his seven winners at the track. On this occasion he had to settle for four victories, with the highlight being his last-gasp success on Poet’s Voice in the Queen Elizabeth IIII Stakes. It would have been more had Dettori picked the right one in the opening race. He finis
Frankel, the worlds highest rated racehorse has reduced Camelot`s lead for the 2012 Cartier Horse Of The Year Award following a comfortable six-length win in the Group One QIPCO Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.
Frankel extended his unbeaten run to 12 in West Sussex with his second successive QIPCO Sussex Stakes victory which moves him o
Harry The Viking has been made 7-1 favourite for the Coral Scottish Grand National by the sponsors after he featured among 62 entries for the Ayr race on April 21.
Harry The Viking, part-owned by Sir Alex Ferguson, is also entered for the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown a week later but trainer Paul Nicholls has suggested he is more likely to
New `Anti-Sexy` Dress code to be enforced at Ascot in 2012
The dress code at Royal Ascot is being tightened in the Grandstand and Royal Enclosure for this summer's meeting.
In the Royal Enclosure,dresses and skirts from this year onwards sould fall `just above the knee or longer, which is described as `of modest length`. The new rules
Somersby dug deep for rider Dominic Elsworth to beat Finian's Rainbow and win the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot. The 9-2 chance, saddled by Best Mate's trainer Henrietta Knight, stayed on well for a first Grade One success. Al Ferof was third and Gauvain fell as last year's runner-up triumphed in the 25th anniversary of the race.
According
The brilliant Big Buck's won a fourth successive Sportingbet Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury.
Paul Nicholls' star staying hurdler drew one step closer to equalling the British record of 21 consecutive victories (set by Meteor in the eighteenth century) with his win in the Grade Two contest.
Sent off at 1/12 on the son of Cadoudal
Current champion hurdler Rock On Ruby is one of nine entries for Saturday's stanjames.com International Hurdle at Cheltenham.
Rock On Ruby will be having his first start under the name of Harry Fry but the young trainer was credited with most of his preparation before his famous win.
He will face no easy task as the 2011 Triumph
Florida racetrack practitioner John Mitchell, DVM, began his service as the president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) during the association's 2011 Annual Convention in San Antonio, Texas. Mitchell was sworn in as president during the Nov. 21 President's Luncheon.
Through many years of steadfast service and leaders
The Irish Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June or early July. It is Ireland's equivalent of the Epsom Derby, and it is currently held three weeks a
Six-time champion jockey Kieren Fallon will appear before the disciplinary panel of the British Horseracing Authority on Monday. The hearing relates to his failure to arrive in time to take his first two rides at Chester on 5 May. The panel will consider whether or not Fallon breached any of the rules of racing after failing to take the rides on Fr
Gamilati looks set to miss the race on May 6 after Godolphin on Monday said she had undergone surgery to have a chip removed from her near fore ankle.The UAE 1,000 Guineas winner has had two victories at Meydan this year but connections said she would take time out of training to recover from the operation.
Quoted on Godolphin's website, Si
Canford Cliffs is set to try and avenge his Sussex Stakes defeat by Frankel in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Champions Day at Ascot on 15 October.
The five-time Group One race winner, who won the Sussex 12 months ago, was beaten by five lengths on Wednesday.
"We will run a few tests, but that was defintely not the Canford Cliffs we
Top Irish jockey Ruby Walsh has ruled out riding at two British meetings in a row over controversial new whip rules. Walsh was given a five-day ban at Aintree in Saturday after he was deemed to have exceeded the eight-strike limit over jumps when winning on Edgardo Sol. The 32-year-old said he will not risk a further ban by riding at Chepstow on Tu
Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands winner Animal Kingdom has suffered an injury to his left hind leg, Team Valor International president Barry Irwin confirmed June 16. Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, head of surgery at the George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center, examined a nuclear s