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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

Jockey Hayley Turner suffers broken ankle in fall

Britain's leading female flat jockey Hayley Turner faces a spell on the sidelines after suffering a broken ankle in a fall at Bath on Thursday. The 28-year-old was on her way to the starting stalls for the day's second race when her mount Rose Aurora appeared to jink in front of the stands rail, and dumped her to the ground.

The filly reared up and landed on the dual Group One-winning rider. Turner was thought to have bad bruising but went to h

Derby winner Pour Moi retired to stud because of leg injury

Pour Moi, the winner of this year's Derby at Epsom, has been retired after suffering a serious leg injury. The colt was hurt while being prepared by trainer Andre Fabre for October's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. Pour Moi has been retired to stud by owners, the Irish-based Coolmore Stud.

At June's Derby, winning jockey Mickael Barzalona famously celebrated before reaching the finishing line, as the French-trained horse beat Treasure Be

Groups Draw Line on Salix Ban in Thoroughbred Racing

Thoroughbred horsemen's groups largely support proposed changes in race-day medication rules for Thoroughbred racehorses but are drawing a line in the sand when it comes to the anti-bleeding drug furosemide, which is marketed under the trade name Salix. In the past few months two organizations have taken the first steps toward a race-day ban on Salix. Breeders' Cup won't allow use of the drug in 2-year-olds during the 2012 World Championships, and the Amer

Betfair on the front foot over sport gambling cheats

The leader of the global Olympic movement, Jacques Rogge, has called match-fixing and corruption as big a threat to sporting integrity as doping. Unfortunately, sporting scandal and attempted crooked betting coups have all too often gone together, as recent football match-fixing events in Finland and South Korea have shown.

Those events, like last year's furore surrounding three Pakistan cricketers - subsequently given bans - and the bowling of

Moyenne Corniche wins Ebor Handicap at York Festival with jockey Dale Swift

Moyenne Corniche mounted a late surge to win the Ebor Handicap at York for trainer Brian Ellison. The 25-1 chance, ridden by Dale Swift, burst through inside the final furlong to win the hotly contested feature race on the Knavesmire. Tactician (9-1) was a length adrift in second with another 25-1 shot Investissement finishing third ahead of Richard Hughes' mount Modun (7-1).

"He did it well and travelled so nicely," said Swift.

"I di

Hayley Turner wins Nunthorpe Stakes on Margot Did

Turner is the only woman to have won a Group One race outright Margot Did won the Nunthorpe Stakes at York's Ebor Festival to give jockey Hayley Turner the second Group One success of her career. The 20-1 shot, trained by Michael Bell, came home three-quarters of a length ahead of Hamish McGonagall (28-1), with Prohibit (12-1) third.

Turner, who won Newmarket's July Cup on Dream Ahead, said: "I can't believe it - it's the best season ever.

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 Stakes, with Bogart.

"He didn't handle Goodwood at all but our jockey Phillip Makin always had a lot

Ebor wins for Malton trainers Tinkler and Richard Fahey

Malton trainers Nigel Tinkler and Richard Fahey ended the opening day of York's Ebor meeting with a winner each. Tinkler's Bomber Jet took the Sportingbet.com Stakes, while Fahey's Our Joe Mac won the final race, the Patrington Haven Leisure Park Stakes. Tinkler told BBC Radio York: "The horse is like a child who needs his hand holding, so he had another horse go down to the start with him today.

"If it hadn't been for that fellow he probably wo

Thoroughbred Owner Sounds Off on Salix

On Tuesday (Aug. 9), champion Uncle Mo turned in his fourth consecutive encouraging work at Saratoga (Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) and seems on his way to making a comeback in the Aug. 27 King's Bishop. Repole is also only a couple weeks removed from winning the Jim Dandy with Stay Thirsty, who could be the favorite for the Travers and is all of a sudden in the hunt for championship honors. Oh by the way, Repole has the top-ranked 2-year-old in

Jason Maguire unhappy with Grand National fence changes

Aintree director hopeful changes will improve course. Grand National-winning jockey Jason Maguire has criticised the decision to change the Aintree course for 2012. Three fences are going to be altered after a review of April's race in which two horses were fatally injured. Maguire told BBC Radio 5 live: "From a jockey's point of view, we say no. We'd hate to lose the character of the race. "If you lower the fences and make things a lot easier you're goi

Midday and Twice Over to feature in International Stakes at York

Sir Henry Cecil has decided to run two of Khalid Abdullah's horses in the International Stakes at York. Midday and Twice Over feature in a field of six for the Juddmonte International on Wednesday. Cecil's stable jockey Tom Queally will partner six-time Group One-winning mare Midday, who is fresh from securing a third successive victory in the Nassau Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.

Twice Over has won the last two runnings of the Champion Stakes.

Grand National course to be altered on safety concerns

The Grand National course at Aintree will be changed for 2012 after a review of April's race in which two horses were fatally injured. A reduction of between four and five inches to the drop on the landing of Becher's Brook is among the changes. "It is not possible to completely eliminate risk in horse racing," said Aintree managing director Julian Thick. "However, I am confident the course changes we are announcing will, over time, have a positive impact.

Why was trainer Howard Johnson banned for four years

After racehorse trainer Howard Johnson is banned for four years over welfare breaches, BBC Sport looks at the background to the case. Howard Johnson ran a horse eight times after the animal underwent a palmar neurectomy, which involves severing nervous connection to the lower leg to cause numbness - something that is banned on welfare grounds. Ask the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) about welfare and they will tell you it is a responsibility they take

Champion jockey Paul Hanagan tipped for success at Thirsk

Paul Hanagan, who won the prestigious Silver Saddle trophy for being top jockey at Saturday's international line-up of riders at Ascot's annual Shergar Cup meeting, can strike gold in his home county this evening. The Malton champion makes the short journey to Thirsk and is fancied to win three of the six races. Hanagan, who captained the Great Britain team at Ascot, admitted to being "gutted" that they were beaten by the Irish side in a competition that

Barry Hills set to retire from training

Trainer Barry Hills, who has enjoyed more than 3,200 career wins, is retiring and will hand over his licence to son Charlie. The 74-year-old will step aside after the Ebor meeting at York next week although he will remain as managing director of the family company. Barry Hills began training in 1969 and won 10 Classics, including the 1,000 Guineas in 2009 with Ghanaati. Charlie, 32, has been his assistant for eight years. Lambourn-based Barry Hills racked

Chantal Sutherland draws a crowd on and off the racetrack

If Zenyatta was the Queen of American Horse Racing last year, then Chantal Sutherland is the game's princess this year. "When you think about it, she's just a girl making a living, and she's doing a lot of things right," said former jockey Julie Krone, the all-time leading woman jockey who changed the game for female riders. "She's handling her new world as it comes along and she's making the most of her attributes, like appearing on live, reality TV. She'

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. "It's a terrible shame - it's heartbreaking, but I don't want to see him end up with a bad injury." He added: "He

Paul Hanagan and Olivier Peslier will captain the British and European teams at the 2011 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup on August 6.

Paul Hanagan and Olivier Peslier will captain the British and European teams at the 2011 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup on August 6. Reigning British champion jockey, Paul Hanagan, will captain the Great Britain team alongside Hayley Turner and Jim Crowley, both of whom have ridden Group 1 winners in the last two months. Olivier Peslier, who rode his 100th Group 1 victory on Goldikova at Deauville at the weekend, will captain the European Team alongside anoth

Olly Murs live at Kempton Park Race Course

He first came onto our radar as the cheeky Essex soul boy with the Mod moves and the too-tight trousers who wowed us on X Factor 2009. Just as his debut single “Please don’t let me go” was released in September 2010, we invited him to be the star turn on Ladies’ Day. We knew he was going to be big…

Fast forward twelve months – Olly Murs is back at Kempton Park headlining his own Kempton Live evening, but with a number one single, platinum sell

Midday powers to victory in Nassau Stakes at Goodwood

Midday, ridden by Tom Queally, became the first filly to win the Nassau Stakes three times after powering to victory at Goodwood. The favourite travelled strongly throughout the 10-furlong Group One and produced a tremendous finish to lead entering the final furlong. Snow Fairy provided the main threat to Midday, but the six-time Group One winner was too strong.

In the other feature, Chubby Chandler's Hoof It won the Steward's Cup. But the victo

Jockey Ryan Moore breaks arm in Glorious Goodwood fall

Former champion jockey Ryan Moore could be sidelined for the rest of the season after suffering a suspected broken arm in a fall on Saturday's final day of the Glorious Goodwood meeting. The 27-year-old was brought down when riding Verdant in the Summer Stakes.

His father Gary said he had broken his humerus (upper arm bone) and thumb. Moore started the day in third place in the jockeys' championship, nine behind leader Paul Hanagan and two behin

Boom And Bust takes the Totesport Mile at Goodwood

The Marcus Tregoning-trained Boom And Bust led the field almost from start to finish to win the Totesport Mile at Glorious Goodwood. Jockey Hayley Turner moved her horse, priced at 22-1, to the front early on and held off the challenge of Proponent to win the handicap by a neck. Pintura, priced at 18-1, was third with 14-1 shot Sooraah finishing fourth. "I'm thrilled, it was a very good ride by Hayley. Boom And Bust has surprised me," said Tregoning. Turne

Canford Cliffs may race Frankel at Ascot`s Champions Day

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 know," said trainer Richard Hannon. "Had we been beaten a couple of lengths I could have accepted it. Hopefully we will

Frankel is Sir Henry Cecil`s favourite

Tall and shy, Sir Henry Cecil, Frankel's trainer, usually prefers to let his horses' actions out on the track do the talking. Not for Sir Henry, sport's newest knight, grand pronouncements or extravagant gestures; a quieter, more considered approach is his trademark. Indeed, generally, hyperbole is more likely to be the name of some blue-blooded member of Cecil's magnificent Warren Place Stables at Newmarket, than the description of anything he has to say

Opinion Poll claims Goodwood Cup victory for Frankie Dettori

Opinion Poll, trained by Mahmood Al Zarooni and ridden by Frankie Dettori, won a thrilling Goodwood Cup at Glorious Goodwood. The Gold Cup runner-up finished ahead of Lost In The Moment, Blue Bajan and Fox Hunt with a photo deciding the outcome of the race. Overturn made the early break but was hauled in by the chasing pack and Dettori led Opinion Poll home. "He's an honest horse and never runs a bad race," said Dettori. "He's got a lot of courage and is

Trainer Mark Johnston aiming for St Leger win

North Yorkshire's Mark Johnston believes one day he will train the winner of the St Leger. The Middleham-based handler has had horses placed in the race in the past and he is keen to go one better and take the ultimate prize. Johnston said: "I would love to win the St Ledger. "I've not had many runners but I've had some great runners. I do see it as the ultimate middle distance to staying test for a three-year old." Johnston added: "Bandari ran in it and

Strong Suit takes Lennox Stakes with confident display

Strong Suit produced a classy display to win the Lennox Stakes at a canter. Ridden by Richard Hughes and trained by Richard Hannon, the 5-2 favourite was on the shoulder of Red Jazz but once he kicked on there was no challenge. Red Jazz held on for second, while Beacon Lodge was third. Delegator, ridden by Frankie Dettori, was never in the running. "He might be a horse for the Sussex Stakes next year," said assistant trainer Richard Hannon Jr. "I think he

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Alfie Sherrin Won`t Go In The Irish Grand National

Alfie Sherrin Won`t Go In The Irish Grand National

Alfie Sherrin`s name was missing from the latest forfeit stage for The Ladbrokes Irish Grand National.

Jonjo O`Neill`s charge had been a leading fancy for the Easter Monday showpiece since the weights had been released.

The 10 year old is owned by JP McManus and his racing manager Frank Berry explained that a hard race at Chelten

Nicky Henderson set to face BHA inquiry

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 Marc

Rival D`Estruval Will Enter The Scottish Grand National

Rival D`Estruval Will Enter The Scottish Grand National

Connections of top Coral Scottish Grand National fancy Rival D'Estruval have confirmed the eight-year-old will go for the big Ayr race on Saturday week.

A major contender for the National Hunt Chase at last month's Cheltenham Festival, Pauline Robson's stable star looked like playing a big part in the race until leading Irish amateur

Betfred is the winning bidder for the Tote

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

Jockey Isabel Tompsett Returns To Riding After Fall At Fakenham In 2011

Jockey Isabel Tompsett Returns To Riding After Fall At Fakenham In 2011

Isabel Tompsett, A champion amateur jockey has started riding again after suffering serious head injuries in a racing fall more than 18 months ago.

Isabel Tompsett, from Llandeilo in Carmarthenshire, was thrown off her horse at a meeting at Fakenham in May 2011.

She is recovering at a rehabilitation centre for jockeys in Berkshire

Graham Lee`s Stable Jockey Sucessor Named

Graham Lee`s Stable Jockey Sucessor Named

Since Graham Lee announced his transfer to flat racing upon his return from injury, chatter as to who would take over his duties as stable jockey was rife. Well discuss no longer as James Reveley has been named by Ferdy Murphy as his successor.

Reveley will still ride for his father, trainer Keith Reveley, but speaking on Thursday, Murp

Saturday Racing At Doncaster Still a Possibility

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 fro

Barry Geraghty yet to pick National ride

Barry Geraghty yet to pick National ride

Barry Geraghty has yet to decide on a partner for the John Smith's Grand National at Aintree. The Irish rider will weigh up his options after completing his preparations for the four-and-a-half mile marathon tomorrow. "Barry has yet to make his mind up but we will have a better idea of where we stand early next week," said his agent Ciaran O'Toole.

Weird Al wins on first outing for trainer Donald McCain

Weird Al wins on first outing for trainer Donald McCain

Weird Al became the new favourite for next month's Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury with a win at the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby. The eight-year-old beat Time For Rupert in the first major jumps prize to be staged since the death of trainer Ginger McCain. It was also Weird Al's first start for Ginger's trainer son Donald.

McCain said: "I'm

Frankie Dettori wins Royal Ascot showpiece

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

Eton Rifles Wins In French Skirmish

Eton Rifles Wins In French Skirmish

Eton Rifles continued his fine end to the season by winning the Prix Contessina at Fontainebleau today.

The seven year old is a confirmed mudlark and relished the testing conditions in France to win back-to-back renewals of the six furlong contest under William Carson.

Stuart Williams' charge was sent off a well-backed favourite

Mayson Set To Run In The Prix de l'Abbaye

Mayson Set To Run In The Prix de l'Abbaye

Richard Fahey has confirmed Mayson is an intended runner in the Prix de l`Abbaye at Longchamp this weekend.

The July Cup winner has not run since he won the Group One contest at Newmarket as he wasn't risked over five furlongs on fast ground in the Nunthorpe and then missed the Betfred Sprint Cup due to a dirty scope.

Ho

Classic option is still open for Rock Of Gibraltar

Classic option is still open for Rock Of Gibraltar

The day job will get in the way when Sir Alex Ferguson's Rock Of Gibraltar attempts to crown his perfect season at the Breeders' Cup meeting in Chicago a week on Saturday. The day job will get in the way when Sir Alex Ferguson's Rock Of Gibraltar attempts to crown his perfect season at the Breeders' Cup meeting in Chicago a week on Saturday.
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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

















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