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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'd run a nice race, but that was one of his best performances ever," Nicholls told BBC Points West. "He's a one off,
Nicky Henderson has achieved a first as a four-timer at Kempton contributed to a grand total of seven winners from as many runners across the country. Darlan, Mossley, Chablais and Whoops A Daisy won at Kempton, Foxbridge and Owen Glendower at Ludlow, while Top Of The Range was victorious at Ffos Las. "This is quite special, I don't know if I've had seven, I remember having six one Boxing Day," Henderson said. "We haven't had seven out of seven, that I c
Acclaimed champion South African Thoroughbred racing sire Jet Master died Tuesday (Nov. 15) from complications from surgery. The 17-year-old stallion had undergone implant surgery to relieve cervical spinal cord pressure three days earlier (Nov. 12), according to chief operating surgeon, and following the procedure his prognosis had been "guarded to good." Jet Master Barrie Grant, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, independent surgical consultant specializing in "wobblers
The owner of Carmarthenshire's Ffos Las racecourse says its future is safe after securing 26 fixtures next year. Businessman Dai Walters had feared the number of races could be cut to 16 and warned if that happened the course, opened in 2009, would not be viable. It has secured 26 meetings in 2012, three fewer than this year. Mr Walters said he was delighted with the allocation while Carmarthenshire council leader Meryl Gravell said it was fantastic news
Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Long Run and former champion Kauto Star will renew rivalry in the Betfair Chase at Haydock on Saturday. The steeplechasing stars are among a field of six declared for the Group One race. The 11-year-old Kauto Star is seeking to win the race for the fourth time in what could be his last appearance. Hennessy Gold Cup winner Diamond Harry, Time For Rupert, Weird Al and Pure Faith complete the line-up. I'd retire him tomorrow if he
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 Fred Willetts and Forte Dei Marmi.
The hearing will be extended to Tuesday if required.
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A memorial service will be held at Liverpool Cathedral later for four-time Grand National winning racehorse trainer Ginger McCain. McCain, who died in September aged 80, won the race with Red Rum three times in the 1970s and for a fourth time with Amberleigh House in 2004. A used car salesman from Southport, he began training horses in the late 1960s on land behind his car lot. His son Donald McCain trained the 2011 Aintree winner Ballabriggs. Charles Bar
Frankel glides to QEII Stakes win at British Champions Day in October, The unbeaten Frankel has been named racehorse of the year at the Cartier Racing Awards. The three-year-old colt, owned and bred by Khalid Abdullah and trained by Sir Henry Cecil, has won all nine of his races to date. Frankel's season included victories in the 2,000 Guineas, the St James's Palace Stakes, the Sussex Stakes and the £1m Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. He also took the honours
Willie Carson and Lorraine Chase have taken part in the second Bushtucker Trial of this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!. The jockey and the ex-Emmerdale actress did battle in a 'Food Poker' challenge to win meals for their respective camps Snake Rock (Stefanie Powers, Jessica-Jane Clement, Freddie Starr and Dougie Poynter) and Croc Creek (Mark Wright, Fatima Whitbread, Crissy Rock and Anthony Cotton).
Carson and Chase were each to
Great Endeavour could feature in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury after his win in the Paddy Power Gold Cup, his trainer David Pipe has said. A return to Cheltenham for the December Gold Cup is also an option for the seven-year-old, who is in top form.
"[His performance] was very good as he lost a plate during the race," said Pipe. "He has come out of it very well.
"The Hennessy is a possible or coming back here [Cheltenham] for the t
Teenager Harry Derham, nephew of trainer Paul Nicholls, rode Brampour to Cheltenham's Greatwood Handicap Hurdle. On another delightfully mild and sunny autumn afternoon at the home of National Hunt racing, there was much congestion coming to the final fence. Derham, 17, sent four-year-old Brampour clear down the closing stretch and won by two-and-a-half lengths, with Olofi second and 28-1 Abergavenny third. Favourite Pateese faded late on and was not plac
The Race Day Medication Committee is looking into the question of whether therapeutic medications such as Salix should be banned on race day. Salix, an anti-bleeding drug, is used throughout North America, while adjunct bleeder medications are used in several states, including Kentucky.
Much of the Nov. 14 meeting will deal with testimony from various groups, though there will be a public comment period at the end. The meeting will begin at 10 a
With so many ongoing trials and tribulations, it's forgivable that the British Horseracing Authority is misspelling new trainer Keiran Burke's name in official documentation. "Kieran" Burke is announced as being responsible for Holmwood Legend as the horse and his jockey-turned-trainer return to Cheltenham, the scene of their greatest triumph. That win, at the course's National Hunt Festival in March, was among the fixture's most romantic as the pair beli
RACING hero Willie Carson is the sole Scot on the new series of I'm A Celeb, it has been announced. The popular ITV show begins this Sunday, and Carson, 68, will go up against nine other celebs in the Australian jungle. They include comedy legend Freddie Starr, Coronation Street actor Antony Cotton, Hart to Hart actress Stefanie Powers and The Only Way Is Essex star Mark Wright.
The other five contestants are Real Hustle babe Jessica Jane Clemen
A. U. Miner, the 3-1 second choice in the Breeders' Cup Marathon (gr. II), is recovering from successful surgery to repair broken sesamoids in his left front fetlock sustained during the 1 3/4 mile race at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Ky., Nov. 5. A. U. Miner was seeking to defend his 2010 Marathon title when he was injured. Trainer Clark Hanna said Nov. 9 that the 6-year-old son of Mineshaft is wearing a brace on his left foreleg after the Nov. 7 surg
Champion jump jockey Tony McCoy says the sport's new whip rules have forced him to change his riding style. He will serve a five-day ban later this month after falling foul of the rules for the first time at Ffos Las. "If you've incurred a penalty like that then it will double the next time," McCoy. "Jockeys want to ride and test themselves, but you can't really test yourself to the limit anymore - it's too dangerous." If you go one over it should be on
Champion Flat jockey Paul Hanagan is considering not trying to defend his title next year to prolong his career. The Malton-based rider won the crown on Saturday at Doncaster for the second consecutive season. Hanagan, 31, told BBC Radio York: "It would be great to get the treble but I think I've proved myself now two years on the run. "I want to be in the game for another 10 to 15 years. The way I'm going I'm not going to last much longer." Hanagan admit
After one of the closest first-to-last finishes in the history of the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), which took place Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., connections of the horses that participated in the race won by Drosselmeyer were at the track early Nov. 6. While plans for some of the Classic horses and other participants in the two-day World Championships were uncertain, most were shipping out for welcome breaks from competition. Trainer B
Mike Repole's Uncle Mo, last year's champion 2-year-old male who was scratched out of this year's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands due to a liver ailment, has been retired from racing. The Indian Charlie colt, who ran 10th in the Breeders' Cup Classic Nov. 5, will enter stud next year at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky. A fee will be announced later. Uncle Mo was retired after blood tests revealed that the gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) enzyme w
Champion jump jockey Tony McCoy has been given a five-day ban after falling foul of the new whip rules for the first time at Ffos Las on Sunday. McCoy was deemed to have used his whip once more than the allotted eight times on Jonjo O'Neill's Caddie Master, runner-up in a handicap hurdle. The Northern Irishman will be suspended on November 20-24 inclusive. "I gave him a flick after the third-last and obviously I forgot about it," McCoy told At The Races.
Drosselmeyer came flying down the center of the track to sweep past pacesetter Game On Dude just before the wire, winning the 2011 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) at odds of 14-1 on Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Ky. The 1 1/2-length victory in the $4,545,000 event was a Classic redemption for winning jockey Mike Smith, who narrowly lost last year's race on the same track with Horse of the Year Zenyatta in the only defeat of her career. Smith, who
Johnny Murtagh was crowned champion Flat jockey in Ireland for the fifth time on Sunday with three races of the season remaining at Leopardstown. He partnered 11-4 favourite Takar to victory in the second race on the card and that was enough to stave off the challenge of Pat Smullen.
With Smullen unable to get his head in front in the following two races, Murtagh was confirmed as champion.
Murtagh had won twice at Dundalk on Friday to
Irishman Joseph O'Brien has become the youngest jockey to win a Breeders' Cup race by triumphing on St Nicholas Abbey - trained by his father Aidan. The 18-year-old beat Britain's Sea Moon to win the $3m (£2m) Breeders' Cup Turf race at Churchill Downs, Kentucky. Settled in mid-division, the Montjeu colt picked up superbly when angled out for a run. An emotional O'Brien senior paid tribute to his son, saying: "It's been one of the proudest days of my life
The Frankie Dettori-ridden Nahrain narrowly missed out as Canadian outsider Perfect Shirl took the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf. Perfect Shirl took advantage of the favourite Stacellita being hemmed in to gallop on strongly for victory. Irish filly Misty For Me finished late and fast after stumbling out of the stalls to claim third place. Nahrain's trainer Roger Varian said: "I'm frustrated not to win but super, super happy with her run." Derrick Smith
Quito De La Roque produced a storming finish to win the JN Wine Champion Chase at Down Royal on Saturday. The mount of Davy Russell, a winner at April's Grand National meeting at Aintree, pipped Sizing Europe who was runner-up for the second year in a row. The 11-4 favourite, owned by Michael O'Leary and trained in Wicklow by Colm Murphy, has been quoted at 16-1 for the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. The Nightingale, trained by Paul Nicholls, was third. Qu
Paul Hanagan has successfully defended the Flat jockeys' championship after nearest rival Silvestre de Sousa failed to win all his races at Doncaster. De Sousa had closed to within four wins ahead of the final day, with four rides to Hanagan's seven at the meeting. But, when he failed to win on his first mount - True Bond - in the 1325 GMT Betfred Mobile Nursery, Yorkshireman Hanagan's title was confirmed. Hanagan said: "It's a relief. It feels like a big
A British Horseracing Authority (BHA) review into the Grand National has published 30 recommendations to improve the safety of the Aintree race. Two horses were fatally injured during this year's contest, while others suffered dehydration. Among the recommendations is that the age of horses eligible to enter the race should rise from six to seven. It is also suggested that all runners must have finished fourth or better in a steeplechase of at least three
A record 11 runners in the 24-horse line-up for Australia's Melbourne Cup will be trying to bring the southern hemisphere's top prize to Europe. Once the preserve of the locals, Ireland's Vintage Crop became the first international winner in 1993 of 'the race that stops a nation'. His trainer Dermot Weld won the two-mile race at Flemington on a second occasion, with Media Puzzle in 2002. France took it last year with Americain who is again in the field o
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 appeal was denied by administrative law judge Kathryn Hostetter on Oct. 25. A full evidentiary hearing before the same
Champion jockey contender Silvestre de Sousa will make a dash to Australia to compete in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup. The Brazilian, who is suspended on Monday, is four winners behind Paul Hanagan in the Flat jockeys' standings but will fly to Australia to ride Fox Hunt for trainer Mark Johnston. De Sousa then intends to return overnight in order to ride at both Nottingham and Kempton on Wednesday. Reigning champion Hanagan could extend his lead in De Sousa
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American thoroughbred stallion Dynaformer has died at the age of 27 just two weeks after being retired from stud. Dynaformer, who stood for a fee of $150,000 in 2012, experienced an aortic valve rupture in his stall at Three Chimneys Farm in Midway, Kentucky on April 14. An ultrasound had been performed on Dynaformer on April 15 which revealed seve
Rule The World ran out a easy winner of the Slaney Novice Hurdle at Naas as heabily fancied Champagne Fever suffered a surprise defeat.
Ruby Walsh never seemed happy aboard the 1/4 favourite and he went out very quickly after leading Minsk (5/1) until the turn for home.
However, in behind Davy Russell hadn't moved a muscle aboard
After starting a successful partnership in 2009, the Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorses (CANTER) is receiving $2,500 in grant funding from Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort, located in Chester, W.Va., to continue its racehorse rehabilitation program. These additional funds and commitment by Mountaineer will enable CANT
Jockey Aaron Gryder recorded the 3,000th victory of his career when he guided Pressthepace to a gate-to-wire victory in the nightcap at Santa Anita Park Wednesday. The victory in the $25,000 maiden claiming event for older horses snapped a 23-race losing streak since Gryder drew to within one win of the milestone achievement.
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The Cheltenham Festival finally got under way today in an exiting opening day.
Good news for the bookies when our featured treble and popular bet for the opening day was one short as Ruby Walsh on Hurricane Fly could only manage a third place finish in the Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) despite being strong favourite. On
The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) implemented new regulations surrounding the use of the bronchiodilator clenbuterol in Quarter Horse racing at Los Alamitos Race Course, located in Los Alamitos, Calif. The new regulations went into effect on Oct. 14 and were prompted by the increasing use of the substance as a replacement for anabolic steroi
aturday`s planned meeting at Doncaster on Saturday, a card including the William Hill Lincoln, is subject to a 6am inspection on raceday morning.
Course officials are alert after snow is forecast on Town Moor.
Clerk of the course Roderick Duncan had been due to inspect at noon today, but that has now been put postponed u
The long rein, the familiar driving style, the dextrous change of whip hand on the run-in. There was no mistaking Ruby Walsh, who returned to the saddle winnerless but without incident at Thurles yesterday. After a five-week absence with a dislocated right shoulder, Walsh said he was ready to fulfil a glittering sequence of commitments over the fes
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 worl
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
Ruby Walsh has appealed against a three-day ban incurred for careless riding at Cheltenham on Saturday. He was found guilty of causing interference when partnering Pearl Swan to be first past the post in the JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial. While he beat Grumeti by a short head, the two horses got very close in the finish and the stewards opted to reverse
Today`s meeting at Lingfield has been abandoned due to heavy snow.
The track was found to be raceable after inspections at 8am, 10am and 11am, but the tractor harrowing the Polytrack was struggling to keep the all-weather track ready for action and with the snow showing no sign of slowing, clerk of the course Neil Mackenzie-Ross had to give
The Jockey Club, horse racing's largest commercial organisation, saw turnover rise by 8% in 2010 to £138m. The organisation provided £13m in prize money in 2010, and says it will increase this by £2.7m to a record £15.7m this year. The Jockey Club's assets include the leading group of racecourses in the UK, as well as the famous estates of Newmarke
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