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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
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
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
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. Tompsett, 30, started riding again in August, and could be fit enough to leave the centre in June, but she says she
Eddie Ahern and Former West Bromwich Albion defender Neil Clement are the latest to be dragged into the latest race fixing scandal.
The Jockey and Clement are are alleged to have colluded with others in the laying of five horses on betting exchanges between september 2010 and February 2011.
Six people in all have been charged with corruption by the BHA.
Ahern is accused of not allowing Judgethemoment to run on his mer
Folkestone Racecourse in Kent closed on thursday on as happy a note as possible as the final race was won by one of the courses most loyal patrons.
The race went to Mark Goldstein on Quartz Du Montceau who is trained by Diana Grissell whose family have had a long association with the course. The winning owner Steve Hicks, a former jockey had also rode his first winner at Folkestone and was thrilled to go into the record books as the connection
Tom George is excited about the prospects for his new French recruit Mail De Bievre. George has had success with previous French imports, most notably Nacarat, but Mail De Bievre achieved more at home than the dashing grey had before he crossed the channel. Mail De Bievre won a Grade Two in his homeland but has only had one run since April 2010 through injury. "He had a rating in France equivalent of 175 over here before injury struck," said Geo
Countrywide Flame and Cinders And Ashes are on target for a rematch in the williamhill.com Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on Boxing Day. The former, trained by John Quinn, won the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham last season and routed his Donald McCain-trained rival in the Fighting Fifith Hurdle at Newcastle. Countrywide Flame also had the option of heading to Ireland for the Istabraq Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown on December 29 but will instead run
Boxing Days meeting at Huntingdon has been abandoned due to a waterlogged track.
Officials were left with a straightforward call after inspecting the course shortly before midday on Sunday.
The Cambridgeshire venue is partly flooded following 16 millimetres of rainfall on Saturday. More rain has also been forecast.
General Manager Sophie Able said: "Even if the water started to recede rapidly - and that is highly un
German filly Danedream, winner of the 2011 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and this year's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, has been retired.
Trainer Peter Schiergen confirmed her retirement in an interview published Friday on the website Galopp-Online.
Some had hoped she would run in the Dubai Sheema Classic this coming March after missing this year`s Arc with Swamp Fever but owner Teruya Yoshida has now decided against this.
Off for more than a year and a half before reappearing at the Berkshire course last month, the 11/2 shot looked sharper here and was well in command before he dived to the left in the closing stages, losing momentum and just holding on by half a length from Westaway. Jockey Richard Johnson said: "It was only his second run over hurdles and there was a lot to look at for him. "It was a bit of a jink, but the experience will have done him a lot of good a
Simonsig made a winning start to his chasing career in the Betfred Novices Chase at Ascot where only two finished. What already seemed a fairly straightforward task for Nicky Henderson`s grey became even easier when Act Of Kalanisi and Dare Me both fell at the same fence and Ashbourne Folly unseated at the next. Only Sulpius was left in the field and held the lead at this point as Barry Geraghty stalked his sole remaining rival. Geraghty kept him
Conditions at Ascot are set to be testing for the two-day event culminating in Saturday's card, featuring the Long Walk Hurdle and The Ladbroke.
The going is currently heavy, soft in places, but with more rain forecast overnight, clerk of the course Chris Stickels hasn't ruled out making a further change to that report before tomorrow's meeting.
The course israceable but we may still see a precautionary inspection in the morning.
Jockey Eddie Ahern will face a corruption inquiry after being charged with serious breaches of racing's rules. The jockey will be allowed to race in the interim. Ahern, 35, and five other individuals have been called to attend a British Horseracing Authority disciplinary panel. Racehorse owner Neil Clement, 34, a former West Bromwich Albion defender, is one of those suspected to be involved and has been charged. Ahern is accused of passing on insi
Peter Casey`s Flemenstar remains on course for his first test over three miles after featuring among 12 confirmations for the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown on December 28. Impressive on his first appearance of the season at Navan over two miles, the seven-year-old stepped back up to two and a half miles to annihilate Willie Mullins` previously unbeaten Sir Des Champs with a dominant display in the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase. Casey is brimming
James Millman`s last ever ride was a winner as Ishi broke her maiden tag at Lingfield. The 5/2 chance, trained by his father Rod, saved ground as she hugged the rail around the home turn and kept for his rider's urgings in the final stages as she held off the challenge of Island Express by a length and a quarter. Millman, who partnered 137 winners in a riding career spanning nine years, announced his decision to quit on social media network Twitter,
Paul Nicholls Record-breaking hurdler Big Buck`s and steeplechaser Al Ferof are likely to be out for the season, according to the champion trainer. Big Buck's was due to go for a 19th consecutive victory in the Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot this Saturday and was favourite to win a fifth World Hurdle at Cheltenham in March. Al Ferof was second favourite for the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day and a potential Cheltenham Gold Cup contender. N
Officials at Southwell still hold a hope of staging National Hunt fixtures in January in the event that the course passes a preliminary inspection on Thursday. The track was badly hit by the recent floods and it was initially reported the course would be staying closed until early February. Southwell's all-weather fixtures in January have already been transferred to other venues, while the two National Hunt fixtures next month had been offered to ot
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.
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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.
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Belgian jockey Christophe Soumillon has lost about £50,000 in prize money and been given a five-day ban for flouting the new whip rules. He was punished after he struck his mount six times in the final furlong as he won the £1.3m Champion Stakes on Cirrus Des Aigles at Champions Day.
"They changed the rules five days before the race. How ca
Sizing Europe went off at odds of 1/8 in the Boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown today and duly abliged albeit with a slight scare.
Things looked easy enough for the market leader when his rivals gave him a ten lengths lead at the start but by the third last Foildubh (9/1) had moved smoothly into his slipstream.
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Conditions at Ascot are set to be testing for the two-day event culminating in Saturday's card, featuring the Long Walk Hurdle and The Ladbroke.
The going is currently heavy, soft in places, but with more rain forecast overnight, clerk of the course Chris Stickels hasn't ruled out making a further change to that report before tomorrow
It has taken a couple of weeks but bookmakers are starting to realise they made the wrong man favourite for this year's Flat jockeys' championship. Paul Hanagan is now 15-8 to retain his title, having received pre-season quotes of 5-1, and it appears only a matter of time before he replaces Ryan Moore at the head of the market.
The foundatio
Good news for the horse racing industry as Prize money for the Bet365 `Ultimate Celebration` meeting, which signifies the end of the National Hunt season, will be increased by 15% from £555,000 to £637,000 for 2013. The meeting takes place at Sandown Park on April 26 and 27 and is a mixed Flat and jumps meeting.
Channel 4 will be televis
Dynaste continued his good start over fences by winning the Fuller`s London Pride Novices Chase at Newbury.
THe David Pipe traind charge was left clear three out when leader Valmari fell after looking good up to that point.
Tom Scudamore never got off the bridle to slam Court In Motion, who didn't look to be taking the jumps well by f
Epsom Derby winner Workforce makes his seasonal return in the Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown on Thursday night. The four-year-old colt, trained by Sir Michael Stoute, has not raced since winning the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp in October. He will renew rivalry with Jan Vermeer, who was fourth behind Workforce for Irish trainer Aidan
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
Barry Geraghty can continue to mop up the spare rides - and the winners -when he partners Isio for trainer Nicky Henderson in today's £100,000 Vodafone Gold Cup at Newbury, a race that is helping to fill a pre-Cheltenham void in the jumping programme. Jump jockeys never bask in another's bad fortune; they know only too well the next race and the ne
Frankel was at the top the billing today at Newmbury as he ran in the JLT Lockinge Stakes (British Champion series Group 1). Bullet train, Frankel`s stablemate headed the field early on tracked easily and closely by Frankel with Excelebration tucked in behind, it seems nobody has the pace to run away from this legendary animal. Bullet train still l
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 succes
Jason Maguire got his 2013/14 National Hunt season got off to the best possible start as he booted home the first winner of the season at Wetherby and went on to win two more.
With champion jockey Tony McCoy currently injured, it has been speculated that pehaps Maguire could be the man to stop McCoy adding to his run of 18 straigh cham
Janey Adams, a 22-year-old Indiana-based owner/trainer, has been accused of abusing and neglecting a Thoroughbred in her care and was recommended to receive a 10-year suspension by the Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC). She is fighting the penalty.
Adams, who pleaded not guilty in the case, requested a stay of her suspension, but her ap