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Melbourne Cup: Dunaden beats Red Cadeaux in thrilling finish

French raider Dunaden denied Britain a first Melbourne Cup victory by beating the Ed Dunlop-trained Red Cadeaux in a photo finish at Flemington. The five-year-old, saddled by Mikel Delzangles and ridden by Christophe Lemaire, got home by a nose to win 'the race that stops a nation'. Lucas Cranach was third in the $6m (£4m) two-mile event watched by 100,000 people at the Australian racecourse. Last year's winner Americain was a fast-finishing fourth. It wa

Racing bosses unhappy with bookmakers £72.4m Levy Board deal

British horse racing will receive an estimated £72.4m from the bookies. Bookmakers have reached agreement with the horse racing industry to put up to £72.4m into the sport next year. But the chairman of the British Horseracing Authority Paul Roy says the levy is too low and "unreflective of the modern betting environment." The deal means the Government will not be called in to decide what bookies pay to the sport as they did last year. Roy believes the le

Jockey Ryan Moore to make return from injury at Ascot

Three-time champion jockey Ryan Moore will return to action at Ascot on Friday after recovering from a broken arm and thumb quicker than anticipated. The 27-year-old was expected to be out for the season, which runs until 5 November, after suffering the injuries in a fall at Glorious Goodwood in July. However, he has been passed fit to ride Tuscania and Kinyras at Ascot. On Sunday, Moore will attempt to win a second successive Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe o

Prix de l`Arc de Triomphe: Lemaire dreams of Sarafina win

The popular caricature of Frenchmen always loving the ladies is not exactly everybody's "tasse de the", but Christophe Lemaire is more than happy to be included in that category this autumn. A week after partnering the brilliant Sahpresa as she completed a rare hat-trick in a Group One race, Lemaire, 32, turns his attention to another of the classiest fillies in Europe, Sarafina. A luckless third in France's greatest prize, the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Trio

Talks continue over Cheltenham Town racecourse move

Discussions over a possible new stadium development for Cheltenham football club at the town's famous racecourse are "moving forward". Directors of both parties have showed interest in a venture and are now looking at the financial implications. "We meet regularly to try and get this dialogue moving forward," Edward Gillespie, managing director of the racecourse, told BBC Gloucestershire. "We are developing this in greater detail and getting an idea of co

The British Horseracing Authority changes whip rules

Jason Maguire was given a five-day ban for his use of the whip on Ballabriggs in the Grand National Jockeys could lose their riding fees and percentage of the prize pot if they break tough new whip rules announced by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). The financial penalty, which is a racing first, will be automatically triggered if a rider is handed a suspension of three days or more by the stewards for a whip violation.

Additionally it w

Jockey Club Announces Thoroughbred Connect Enhancement

The Jockey Club announced Sept. 27 an enhancement to Thoroughbred Connect, the organization's online resource for rehoming Thoroughbreds at the conclusion of their racing or breeding careers. Under this new feature, persons in possession of Thoroughbreds in need of aftercare can now list those horses publicly on thoroughbredconnect.com. Those willing to provide assistance for a Thoroughbred appearing on the list may request their contact information be sen

Trainer Ger Lyons rests Lightening Pearl for 1,000 Guineas

Irish trainer Ger Lyons has said he will not race Lightening Pearl again this season as he prepares the filly for next year's 1,000 Guineas. Lightening Pearl won Saturday's Group One Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket to give Lyons his first success at flat racing's highest level. Lyons, from County Meath, said: "That's her season finished, and I look forward to having a go at the 1,000 Guineas."

The win was also the biggest so far for owner Shei

Sir Henry Cecil warns best is still to come from unbeaten Frankel

Trainer Sir Henry Cecil has warned that "the best is still to come" from his unbeaten colt Frankel. The five-time Group One winner continued his build-up to the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on 15 October with a workout on Newmarket Heath under regular jockey Tom Queally. Frankel will be seeking to extend his unbeaten run to nine in the £1m race. "He's growing up mentally and is far more relaxed and happy which makes him easier to train," Cecil told

Frankie Dettori leads Godolphin`s Lyric of Light home

Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin stable continued its good run with success in Newmarket's Group One Shadwell Fillies' Mile with Lyric Of Light. Frankie Dettori's ride, in retaining her unbeaten record (three from three), trailed long-time leader Samitar going into the final straight.

And Dettori had to use all his strength to push her forward, winning on the line ahead of Firdaws in third. "She was unbalanced towards the end of the race," was the I

Ginger McCain`s legacy remains intact - Mick Fitzgerald

Former Grand National winning jockey Mick Fitzgerald says despite the death of Ginger McCain, the family's Aintree tradition remains in very safe hands. McCain, who has died aged 80, had four Grand National wins to his name. "I'll always remember seeing him after his son Donald won the race in Apil this year with Ballabriggs," Fitzgerald told BBC Radio Merseyside.

"He was proud of that achievement, but also that Donald was continuing the Nation

Her Majesty The Queen to attend Champions Day at Ascot

The Queen will attend the inaugural British Champions Day at Ascot on 15 October, race officials have announced. Her Majesty will present the trophy to the winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - the race named in her honour. Andrew Balding-trained Side Glance, who finished fourth in the Woodbine Mile, will make his next start in the one-mile race, in which Sussex Stakes winner Frankel will start as favourite. LAST FIVE WINNERS OF THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Former Newmarket trainer Michael Jarvis dies

Former Newmarket trainer Michael Jarvis has died, aged 73. Jarvis guided Carroll House to victory in the 1989 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and landed the 2005 Epsom Oaks with Eswarah. He retired in February after having heart surgery in 2009. He was also treated for prostate cancer. Royal Ascot winner Rakti, who also won the Champion Stakes and Lockinge Stakes, was among his horses and he trained numerous Group One winners.

Former jockey Mick Kinan

Ginger McCain`s incredible journey

Donald McCain - always known as Ginger - ate, drank and slept Aintree and the Grand National, so much so that when he was dubbed "Mr Aintree" during the glory years of Red Rum, it stuck. More importantly, with their big, populist personalities, trainer and horse made a necessary contribution to reviving the flagging fortunes of the world's most famous horse race. During the 1970s, there was much talk of Aintree closing and, consequently, the future of wha

Red Rum trainer Ginger McCain dies aged 80

Ginger McCain, trainer of the legendary Grand National winner Red Rum, has died aged 80 after suffering from cancer. McCain guided "Rummy" to three victories and two second places in a five-year period during the 1970s. He was nicknamed 'Mister Aintree' for his record at the Merseyside track, and won a fourth National with Amberleigh House in 2004.

In 2006, McCain handed the reins to son Donald who won the Grand National with Ballabriggs this y

Imperial Commander ruled out for season with tendon injury

Imperial Commander won the 2010 Gold Cup but pulled up in this year's race, Imperial Commander has been ruled out for the rest of the season after a tear was found on his foreleg tendon. The 10-year-old, last year's Cheltenham Gold Cup Winner, had returned to pre-training in Ireland after bursting a blood vessel defending his crown.

He had been due to return to the Gloucestershire yard of trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies, who said: "We haven't seen

So You Think ready for the Prix de l`Arc de Triomphe

So You Think is likely to take part in next month's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The five-year-old Australian import has won four of his five starts this term for Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien. It will be a step up in class for the Irish Champion Stakes winner, who is priced at 6-1 for the Longchamp contest in Paris on Sunday, 2 October

He performed well over two miles when third in last year's Melbourne Cup, but is yet to race over the Arc distance

Kauto Star aimed at Haydock return in November

Trainer Paul Nicholls says dual Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kauto Star is "in great order" and could return in Haydock's Betfair Chase on 19 November. Owner Clive Smith indicated the record-breaking horse was nearing retirement after a defeat at Punchestown in May.

But Nicholls told his website:" Kauto Star has been back in training for a few weeks now and all the signs remain positive that he is in great order." The 11-year-old would be seeking

Barry Brogan`s Amazing Grace captures Stakes

AMAZING Grace, the only rose among the thorns, put to shame her male rivals to capture the RM70,000 Barobyn Racing All Grey Stakes, sponsored by Irishman Barry Brogan over 1400m (Race 5) in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Ridden by jockey Oscar Chavez, the five-year-old New Zealand mare by High Chaparral was slowly away, but quickly made up ground to be sixth at the 1200m mark and remained in that position at the 800m mark.

Amazing Grace swept to the le

Sarafina lands Qatar Prix Foy ahead of Arc at Longchamp

Sarafina became a warmer favourite for next month's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp after a dramatic Group Two Qatar Prix Foy win at the Paris track. The filly, a luckless third in last year's Arc, accelerated from the last place in the four-runner field. Jockey Christophe Lemaire pushed her through the narrowest of gaps.

The head-on camera indicated runner-up Hiruno D'Amour and St Nicholas Abbey, who was third, suffered interference but

Masked Marvel races to St Leger win at Doncaster

Masked Marvel produced a great display to win Flat racing's final Classic of the season, the St Leger at Doncaster. Jockey William Buick and trainer John Gosden celebrated their second successive St Leger victory as Masked Marvel (15-2) won by three lengths. Pre-race favourite Sea Moon struggled with the furious early pace and despite a late charge could only finish third. Brown Panther, owned by former England footballer Michael Owen and ridden by Keiren

Doncaster St Leger Festival win for Aidan O`Brien

Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien sent out a rare 20-1 winner when Reply belied his odds to win the Weatherbys Insurance two-year-old Stakes at Doncaster. The trainer's son Joseph, 18, rode the Coolmore-owned colt as he stormed to a narrow success over Factory Time (33-1) and 66-1 shot Letsgoroundagain. Also at the St Leger Festival, Frankie Dettori enjoyed a convincing win by three-and-a-half lengths on Meeznah.

Improving middle distance filly Set to

Julie Krone wins at St Leger Festival, Doncaster

Record-breaking US jockey Julie Krone came out of retirement to steal the show on the opening day of the St Leger Festival at Doncaster. The 48-year-old won the Clipper Logistics Leger Legends charity race by three-and-a-half lengths on 4-1 favourite Invincible Hero. Skyfire and Charlie Swan were second with George Duffield third on Dialogue.

Krone, the most successful ever female jockey, received a rapturous ovation from the crowd after her 3,7

John Gosden seeks more success in St Leger race at Doncaster

John Gosden describes Doncaster's St Leger as "a great race, run at a wonderful track", and so he might after his success in the final and the oldest of Flat racing's Classics. Of the last four runners sent north for the challenge, over an extended one and three-quarter miles, from his powerful string in Newmarket, three have returned home with the winners' trophies: Shantou (1996), Lucarno (2007) and Arctic Cosmos 12 months ago.

Indeed, Shantou

Thoroughbred Trainer Graham Motion Wins Inaugural MHIB Award

Graham Motion, the Maryland-based trainer who won this year's Kentucky Derby with Animal Kingdom and currently ranks as the nation's fourth leading trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses, today (Aug. 6) received the first Maryland Horse Industry Board's (MHIB) "Touch of Class" Award. The award was presented following the Board's monthly meeting at a luncheon reception at the Baltimore County Center for Maryland Agriculture in Hunt Valley. "The equine industry

So You Think wins Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown

So You Think held off Snow Fairy in the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown for a third Group One success of 2011. Sent off the 1-4 favourite under Seamie Heffernan, he had to work hard before getting the better of 6-1 shot Snow Fairy, with Famous Name in third. The Australian import, who joined Aidan O'Brien's Ballydoyle team in January, won the Coral-Eclipse and Tattersalls Gold Cup earlier in the season.

Meanwhile, Dream Ahead triumphed in

Michael Owen calls on Kieren Fallon to ride Brown Panther at St Leger

Brown Panther owner Michael Owen and trainer Tom Dascombe have surprisingly replaced Richard Kingscote with Kieren Fallon for the St Leger. Kingscote was wearing Owen's blue silks when Brown Panther won the King George V Handicap at Royal Ascot in June. "I have spoken to Michael at length and it was a tough decision, but on this occasion we've decided to go for a more experienced jockey," said Dascombe.

Brown Panther is a 10-1 shot for the race

Champion Thoroughbred Beautiful Pleasure Dies

Beautiful Pleasure, voted the 1999 champion older female after winning the Breeders' Cup Distaff, has been euthanized in Kentucky because of complications from laminitis. The 16-year-old Maudlin mare produced a Medaglia d'Oro colt in February but was plagued for months by the debilitating disease. She spent several weeks in a clinic and appeared to be on course for recovery but the disease's progression in recent months caused her demise. "She was afforde

Jockey Hayley Turner faces weeks out with broken ankle

Britain's leading female flat jockey Hayley Turner will be out of action for several weeks after suffering a broken ankle in a fall at Bath. The 28-year-old's agent Guy Jewell said the rider was "comfortable" after an operation on Thursday. "I think she'll be out for six to eight weeks but sportsmen and women are often back quicker than the norm," he said.

Turner was on her way to the starting stalls when her mount Rose Aurora dumped her to the

Walter Swinburn to halt training career

Walter Swinburn is to quit as a trainer on 31 October - although he may return if a backer can be found. The former jockey, 50, won the Epsom Derby three times as a rider, including the 1981 contest on Shergar. He took over the training licence from his father-in-law, Peter Harris, in November 2004 and sent out over 260 winners from his yard in Hertfordshire.

But with Harris ending his 30-year link with racing, Swinburn told the Racing Post: "A

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Frankie Dettori`s Darley delight on York`s Ebor ladies day

Frankie Dettori`s Darley delight on York`s Ebor ladies day

Jockey Frankie Dettori rode Blue Bunting to victory for trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks on ladies day at York's Ebor Festival. Tom Queally coaxed a strong challenge from Vita Nova, but Sir Henry Cecil's filly had to settle for second place. Thirsk trainer Kevin Ryan took the valuable opening race, the DBS Premier Yearling S

Masked Marvel races to St Leger win at Doncaster

Masked Marvel races to St Leger win at Doncaster

Masked Marvel produced a great display to win Flat racing's final Classic of the season, the St Leger at Doncaster. Jockey William Buick and trainer John Gosden celebrated their second successive St Leger victory as Masked Marvel (15-2) won by three lengths. Pre-race favourite Sea Moon struggled with the furious early pace and despite a late charge

Suspended Trainer Dutrow Granted 30-Day Stay of Action

Suspended Trainer Dutrow Granted 30-Day Stay of Action

A day before Thoroughbred trainer Rick Dutrow was scheduled to relinquish his license to train horses for the next 10 years in New York state, a state judge put a temporary hold on the punishment handed down last week by racing regulators, according to the trainer's lawyer.

Dutrow, slapped by the state's racing board for what it called a pa

All looks Good For Binocular

All looks Good For Binocular

The 2010 Champion Hurdle hero Binocular was making his seasonal reappearance in Ireland and although he was unable to get near the brilliant Hurricane Fly, he was only narrowly denied the runner-up spot by Thousand Stars.

Nicky Henderson's nine-year-old will now head back to the Cheltenham Festival in March, but will be an outsider to

Timmy Murphy gives Starluck top marks after easy success

Timmy Murphy gives Starluck top marks after easy success

Timmy Murphy has one eye on a future outside the saddle but retirement will not enter his head while he has Starluck to ride. Serious Champion Hurdle candidates are seldom seen on fast autumn ground but this horse won a £50,000 Cheltenham race in the manner of a notable exception.

Murphy's principal retainer has shrunk with the drastic d

Niall Madden remains in hospital for second night

Niall Madden remains in hospital for second night

NIALL 'SLIPPERS' MADDEN was reported to be in good spirits on Monday but will remain in Naas General Hospital for a second night after his fall at Naas on Sunday. Turf Club medical officer Dr Adrian McGoldrick said: "Niall has a two inch laceration across his scalp and he's being kept in until Tuesday awaiting the news of a brain scan that went to

Clive Smith Announce The Retirement Of Legendary Chaser Kauto Star

Clive Smith Announce The Retirement Of Legendary Chaser Kauto Star

Record-breaking superstar Chaser Kauto Star has been retired, his owner Clive Smith has announced today.

Trained by Paul Nicholls, the 12 year old made history by winning the King George VI Chase for a fifth time on Boxing Day last year.

He is the only horse to have regained the Cheltenham Gold Cup having lost it but was p

Walter Swinburn to halt training career

Walter Swinburn to halt training career

Walter Swinburn is to quit as a trainer on 31 October - although he may return if a backer can be found. The former jockey, 50, won the Epsom Derby three times as a rider, including the 1981 contest on Shergar. He took over the training licence from his father-in-law, Peter Harris, in November 2004 and sent out over 260 winners from his yard in Her

Hurricane Fly wins the Rabobank Champion Hurdle.

Hurricane Fly wins the Rabobank Champion Hurdle.

Horse Website - Hurricane Fly wins the Rabobank Champion Hurdle. - Hurricane Fly got back to winning ways after his dissapointing 3rd defending his cheltenham crown by completing a hat trick in this race.

The odds-on favourite, Ridden by Ruby Walsh took up the running approaching the last and quickened clear of Zaidpour and Paul Townsend

Royal hopes for Epsom Derby riding on Carlton House

Royal hopes for Epsom Derby riding on Carlton House

The Queen, says her horse racing adviser John Warren, is as excited as any owner at the prospect of having an Investec Derby contender with a serious chance. And, after nine attempts - with a second place (Aureole, Coronation year, 1953) the best - she has every right to be. Following a taking success in the Dante Stakes at York, Carlton House will

Timmy Murphy to ride Comply Or Die

Timmy Murphy to ride Comply Or Die

Timmy Murphy will partner Comply Or Die in the John Smith's Grand National at Aintree on Saturday. Murphy had the choice between riding The Package or last year's runner-up - both of whom are from the David Pipe yard - but has elected to stay loyal to the 2008 winner.

Graham Lee, also a former Grand National winner, will ride The Package

Horse Portraits by Nicholas and Melanie

Horse Portraits by Nicholas and Melanie

My name is Melanie and I work along side my husband Nick in our rural Welsh cottage in the UK I We have been creating horse portraits in oils on canvas and graphite pencil drawings for the last 17 years. We provide the full package.....We specialize in highly detailed, traditionally hand painted pet and people portraits in Oils and Pencil. Nick spe

Teaforthee In With A Chance For The National

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

Plum Pretty All That in Kentucky Oaks

Plum Pretty All That in Kentucky Oaks

John Fort's Peachtree Stable's Plum Pretty fought off a late charge by St. John's River to win the May 6 Kentucky Oaks (the first jewel in the Filly Triple Crown) to win by a neck. Zazu rallied for third in the 1 1/8-mile race for 3-year-old fillies under the Twin Spires of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

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