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Former jockey Richard Fox died after falls in a Newmarket shop and in hospital at Bury St Edmunds, an inquest has heard. Mr Fox died at the West Suffolk Hospital in June 2011, two months after being admitted with a head injury following a fall at an Iceland store. The coroner in Bury St Edmunds recorded a narrative verdict. It concluded he died from a head injury set against a background of epilepsy following a 1999 brain injury. The inquest
Ian Popham should undergo surgery on Thursday after breaking his pelvis for a second time in his career. The conditional jump jockey sustained his latest injury in a fall before the final race at Plumpton on Monday. Popham was thrown from the Martin Keighley-trained Oyster Hill on the way to the start for the Andy Stewart Charitable Foundation Supports Moorcroft Maiden Open National Hunt Flat Race and instantyl withdrew looking very uncomfortable The 3l
Harry Fry trained his first winner under his own name when Highland Retreat got the better of a tight finish at Exeter.
Though he was credited with Rock On Ruby`s win in last season's Champion Hurdle, Fry was at the time an assistant overseeing Paul Nicholls' satellite stable in Seaborough and has only branched out this autumn.
This was just his fifth runner and Highland Retreat (10-1), who had fallen on his previous start in the
One of the most successful and long lasting associations in Flat racing is about to come to an end after Godolphin confirmed that Frankie Dettori will not ride for the team next year. Dettori`s 18-year tenure as lead rider for Sheikh Mohammed has yielded victories in most of the world's major races, He sparked speculation that his relationship with Godolphin could be ended when he accepted the mount on the Coolmore-owned Camelot in the Qatar Prix de l'A
Connections of Cityscape will decide over the next couple of weeks whether the top-class six-year-old will be retired to stud or return to action next season.
Roger Charlton's charge made a brilliant start to his campaign by running out a scintillating winner of the Dubai Duty Free at Meydan and while he has not tasted victory since, he has run some superb races in defeat.
He signed off for the year with an excellent second to t
Aidan O'Brien trains six of the 15 horses left in Saturday's Racing Post Trophy at the six-day declaration stage. The master of Ballydoyle has left in Battle of Marengo, Eye Of The Storm, Festive Cheer, Kingsbarns, Kingston Jamaica and Magician while Jim Bolger's Autumn Stakes hero Trading Leather and Andrew Oliver's First Cornerstone complete a strong Irish team. Royal Lodge hero Steeler leads the home defence which also includes the Richard Hannon
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 racecard included some of the top horses on the face of the planet, but everybody was here to see Frankel. Even at t
Frankel will run in the Qipco Champion Stakes. It was the news racing fans were desperate for and after a week of growing uncertainty and deteriorating ground conditions putting his participation in jeopardy, the wonderhorse has finally been given the green light to race.
`I dont think there are any ambers at the moment,` said Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to the colt`s owner Khalid Abdullah.
`It`s certainly soft and there are
Ascot has been hit by consistent rain this week with another five millimetres overnight, clerk of the course Chris Stickels has mentioned the possibility of further rain on already soft ground. The forecast for Saturday itself is better but with showers still forecast, the ground is unlikely to be any better than soft. Frankel risks his perfect 13 from 13 record at the weekend but not since he made his debut has he raced on ground worse than good to
Epsom Derby-winning jockey Michael Hills says he will retire next month after a career which he has achieved 2,000 winners. The Newmarket-born jockey plans to retire when the turf Flat racing season ends on 10 November. The 49-year-old, who won the 1996 Derby on Shaamit, follows twin brother Richard, who retired in March. "You can't go on too long and I've had a great career and I've really enjoyed it," Hills told BBC Sport. "It's extremely hard n
Chris Stickels, Ascot clerk of the course expects the going on QIPCO Champions Day on Saturday will be soft despite heavy rain at the Berkshire track on Tuesday night with more forecast on Wednesday. Stickels reports the track to be taking the rainfall well but conceded the ground could be heavy in places on the round course on Wednesday should there be another downpour. `We had a wet night, with 12 millimetres of rain," Stickels told At The Races on
Richard Hughes Rode a fantastic seven winners today at Windsor, Bookies took a massive kicking Uk wide as comparisons already being drawn to `Dettori Day` Champion Jockey Elect has had a magnificent season so far but nothing that has come before could compare to today's exploits. The first two wins were straight forward enough on Pivotal Movement and East Texas Red respectively both for Richard Hannon. The third however looked a much more difficul
Richard Hughes won on his first two rides on Tuesday to continue his jaw dropping form of yesterday, when he won on an incredible seven out of eight rides at Windsor. His two victories at Leicester took his record to an amazing nine wins from his last ten rides, before he came home mid-division on his third ride of the day, My Queenie, the 2-1 favourite.
Hughes opened his account with a simple victory on Van Der Neer, who Hughes said could be supplem
The colt trained by Richard Fahey, powered home by five lengths at Newmarket at odds of 20-1, and came agonisingly close to further Group One glory when just touched off in the Prix de l'Abbaye on Arc weekend.
He suffered a bruised foot in Paris but had been a leading contender in the ante-post markets for the Qipco British Champions Sprint at Ascot.
Fahey said: "We still haven't got a shoe on him and unfortunately there's not a
With Frankie Dettori on his best form, the five year old Joshua Tree trained by Marco Botti held on from the fast-finishing Dandino for a British one-two in the Canadian International.
Starting off at 4-1, he was reclaiming the $1.5 million event after winning two years ago for former trainer Aidan O'Brien and finishing second to Sarah Lynx in 2011.
Runner-up Dandino, a 25-1 chance, charged past former Luca Cumani-trained Forte De
Kieren Fallon has spoken candidly about his future and admitted the quality of rides he gets isn't what it used to be.
The six-time champion jockey, who has had turbulent times over the years, is now 47 and although he he can count on rides from the likes of Luca Cumani, he does not have regular support from a very top stables.
"I don't think I'll have many (years left)," said Fallon, who was a late replacement for the unwell Fran
Nottingham Forest winger James Coppinger has denied any alleged horse racing corruption charges.
Coppinger is one of three footballers among a group charged by the British Horseracing Authority over a probe into `suspicious betting activity`.
`I am here to state categorically that I have never been involved in any horse race fixing whatsoever,` he said.
Ipswich's Michael Chopra, ex-Manchester United player Mark Wilson
Ian Renton, the new head at Cheltenham racecourse has ruled an imminent change to the four day festival format, stating a Saturday Gold Cup as `not on my agenda at the moment`. He paid tribute to the hard work of outgoing managing director Edward Gillespie rather than outline his ambitions for National Hunt racing`s headquarters under his leadership.
Renton, who is to succeed Gillespie but in the new role of regional director for Cheltenham a
In a hugely exciting Arc De Trioumpihe today Solemia came storming home at a massive 33/1 to take Japanese hope Orfevre on the line with Masterstroke finishing 3rd and Camelot at the end of a long season back in seventh.
Camelot was hot favourite before the race with Frankie Dettori taking the ride having a great record in this race.
Orfevre, heavily backed along with Camelot in the Pari-Mutuel on track, looked set to post a bril
A field of 18 started the five furlong contest which has been dominated by foreign raiders for much recent memory but this year only Robert Collet's four year old Wizz Kid represented the home team.
Inxile and Hamish McGonagall started well with favourite Mayson soon on their heels despite having been slowly away at the break.
The seven year old Inxile soon fell back and Paul Hanagan manoeuvred Mayson off the rail to challenge a
The John Gosden trained Nathaniel had been well-fancied for the Prix de l`Arc de Triomphe but was forced to miss a trip to Paris after running a temperature earlier in the week and if reports are to believed Gosden is lining up another challenge for his stable superstar. The top trainer reports the Eclipse winner to be back in good shape again at his Newmarket base. Gosden told Racing UK: `It was a body-blow, we haven`t had a temperature in our yard in
Mince continued her progress with a fifth win of the year and her first in Group Three company with a battling win in the John Guest Bengough Stakes at Ascot. Roger Charlton`s three-year-old filly had to dig deep to hold the five-year-old gelding highly fancied Soul after a thrilling race. These two, both strong in the market were always in the front and fought an epic battle to the line with James Doyle keen to make the most of Mince and the 9-4 fa
Winner of this race 12 months ago, Henry de Bromhead's star duly landed his 16th success from 32 starts At Gowran Park Today Sizing Europe, the 11-10 favourite, always had the leader in his sights and jumped in front at the second-last fence. The 2011 Queen Mother Champion Chase winner pulled away to win by seven lengths from Forpadydeplasterer. It gave jockey Andrew Lynch his first winnersine his return from a broken leg suffered in a fall at C
Sizing Europe returns to action in tomorrow's PWC Champion Chase at Gowran Park and has seven rivals to beat..
Henry de Bromhead's stable star has been one of the top chasers of recent years and last season was no different.
Having won the Irish Champion Hurdle in 2008, he has since gone onto even bigger and better things.
. The 10-year-old has won an Arkle and Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham, a Tingle Creek
Winner of this years Irish Oaks Great Heavens has been added to Sunday's Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe for which a field of 18 have been declared which barring non runners looks to be the final field. With a number of high profile horses having been ruled out of the race for various reasons this week including Nathaniel, his owners have addded his younger sister Great Heavens to the world's richest turf race at a cost of €100,000. As well as Great Hea
Following speculation as to whether Camelot would enter and if so who would get the ride with Aiden O`Brien not able to make the weight, Frankie Dettori has been confirmed to ride in Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp despite rarely riding for O'Brien and being retained as jockey for Godolphin. Dettori has previously won the Arc on Lammtarra (1995), Sakhee (2001) and Marienbard (2002)
The news comes as a boost for race organisers in the a
Danedream`s Dream of winning Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe for two years o the bounce are over as the horse is unable to travel as her stables at Cologne racecourse were on Monday placed into quarantine due to a serious outbreak of an equine infection. A statement issued by trainer Peter Schiergen and part-owner Heiko Volz on Wednesday afternoon read: `It is with deep regret and great sadness that we were forced to take Danedream out of the Prix de l'Arc de
Australian jockey Danny Nikolic, Known for his feiry behaviour has been banned from horse racing for a massive two years for making threats against the chief steward of Victoria state. A racing tribunal last month found the 37-year-old guilty of threatening steward Terry Bailey and his family at a race meeting in Seymour, near Melbourne. Nikolic had pleaded not guilty and made counter accusations alleging Bailey had issued his own threat to derail hi
With speculation still ongoing as to whether Camelot will run in the Prix de l`Arc next Sunday it has now been revealed Joseph O'Brien will not ride the Derby winner if he does compete. O`Brien has partnered the four-times Group One winner, trained by his father, Aidan, on all five starts to date but is unable to make the weight for Europe`s premier mile-and-a-half contest at Longchamp. Aidan O`Brien joked: `Bar we cut off one of his arms, he (Jose
Trainer Teddy Grimthorpe has now confirmed Sea Moon as a likely runner in the Prix de l`Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday. The Four year old Sir Michael Stoute-trained horse was last seen finishing a dissapointing fifth when sent off favourite for the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot in July. He looks set to renew rivalries with Danedream and Nathaniel in France this weekend and Grimthorpe, racing manager for owner Khalid Abdu
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Unbeaten Superstar Frankel's stud fee has been set at £125,000 by owner Prince Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte Farms.
The four-year-old, trained by Sir Henry Cecil, retired unbeaten last month after winning 14 races in a glitterin career.
He made history on Tuesday by winning the racehorse of the year prize at the Cartier Racin
Timeform, who have been in the business of rating racehorses for over 60 years, have crowned Frankel as the `ultimate racehorse` and elevating him to 2lb better than the French trained 1965 Derby and Prix De L`Arc De Triomphe winner Sea Bird II, also making him better than such legends as including Brigadier Gerard, Mill Reef and even Shergar.
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Racing has a rich history of so-called talking horses. The sport is continually looking for the next big thing, often with ill-founded hype followed by disappointment. This year has been different as one talking horse - Frankel - has done his talking on the track. Winning the first Classic of the season by six lengths was proof enough that this col
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
Coolmore Stud have announced the death of outstanding middle distance runner, Montjeu who as a sire produced three Derby winners, after a short illness, aged 16.
The stallion, whose offspring include Epsom heroes Motivator (2005), Authorized (2007) and Pour Moi (2011), had suffered complications from an overwhelming septicaemia.
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
Horse Website - Synchronised to go for The Grand National - Synchronised to go for The Grand National.
Synchronised will bid to become just the second horse in history to land the John Smith's Grand National and the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup in the same season as trainer Jonjo O'Neill said on Tuesday that he saw "no reason" not to run
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,"
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.
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Following the success of the inaugural Equestrian Day in 2011, Newbury Racecourse have announced the date for this year's event. Please keep Saturday 3rd March 2012 free in your diary and we will update you shortly on things to look forward to during the day!
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Paul Nicholls says Kauto Star's emphatic victory in the Betfair Chase on Saturday was one of the best runs of his career. The 11-year-old double Gold Cup winner produced an outstanding performance, winning by 11 lengths from Long Run. "All the doubters had a pill to swallow on Saturday, and a big one.
"I never dreamed he'd win, I thought he'
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, s
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
Former champion jockey Ryan Moore rode five winners out of the six races he was eligible for in Saturday's Macmillan Charity Day at York. His 687-1 five-timer included the last four races on the seven-race card. Moore now leads the race to become York's top jockey for the year, his winners tally having shot up to eight.
"It's a marvell