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Frankel deserves to win - Andrew Balding

Kingsclere trainer Andrew Balding has called Frankel "the best horse he has seen in his lifetime" and says he hopes the Sussex Stakes winner will be crowned champion at Ascot on Saturday. Balding has three horses running on Saturday, with one taking on Frankel in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. But he says the Sir Henry Cecil-trained horse deserves to win. "I hope it will be a coronation, even though I've got a runner in the race," Balding told BBC Radio

Frankel heads quality British Champions Day line-up at Ascot

Unbeaten Frankel tops a quality list of runners for the inaugural British Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday. The colt, trained by Sir Henry Cecil, heads eight horses declared for the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. It is one of five championship contests on Britain's richest ever raceday, where prize money totalling £3m will be on offer.

So You Think, the mount of Ryan Moore, is the likely favourite for the concluding Champion Stakes. Racing's hea

Thoroughbred Trainer Rick Dutrow`s License Revoked for 10 Years

New York regulators revoked Thoroughbred trainer Rick Dutrow's license for at least 10 years and fined him $50,000 for what they said has been a pattern of rules violations--including numerous equine drug infractions--by the controversial trainer. The three-member State Racing and Wagering Board reduced a far more serious penalty as proposed by the hearing officer in the case: lifetime revocation of his license. Dutrow, who one board member said has been

Sir Henry Cecil praises exciting Frankel

Frankel's trainer, Sir Henry Cecil, has praised the unbeaten colt ahead of Saturday's Champions Day at Ascot. Frankel, who has won all eight of his races so far, is odds-on favourite in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. "He's growing up a lot and getting stronger and should have a very exciting year next year," Cecil told BBC Look East.

"He's an exciting horse, as time goes on he'll show us whether he really is the best we've ever seen." He added:

Tony McCoy among nine jockeys given 10-day bans

Champion jockey Tony McCoy is among nine jockeys who have been suspended for 10 days for failing to observe a race-stop flag at Wetherby. The Betfair Supports Spinal Research Handicap Hurdle was declared a void race after Ashburton Lad pulled up with a broken leg. But McCoy, Brian Hughes, Graham Lee and Danny Cook all failed to stop. Denis O'Regan, Alex Voy, Jonathon Bewley, Paddy Brennan and Brian Toomey have also been given suspensions. The suspensions

Two Jockeys Suspended Under Britain`s New Whip Rules

Two British jockeys received suspensions for excessive use of the whip during races at Salisbury Racecourse in Wiltshire, England, Oct. 10, the first day that stiffer whip use penalties went into effect in that horse racing jurisdiction. According to a ruling by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) stewards, Kieran Fox has been suspended 15 days as a result of his whip use aboard Orthodoxlad during the final two furlongs of the horse's win at Sailsbury.

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Frankie Dettori admits new whip rules very hard to follow for jockeys

Top jockey Frankie Dettori has admitted that new rules on use of the whip are hard to follow. On the first day of the regulations on Monday, riders Richard Hughes and Kieren Fox received bans and financial penalties for overuse of the whip. Jockeys can only use the whip a maximum of five times in the final furlong or after the last obstacle.

"It's very, very hard. It will take time," said Dettori, regarding the number of strikes. "I was trying

Ascot`s Champions Day threatens Breeders` Cup`s pulling power

What started as a means of providing a comprehensive and valuable, happy ending to the 'narrative' of the Flat racing season has taken even more magnificent shape than anyone imagined. So much so that Britain's richest raceday is being paid the ultimate compliment of being feared as competition by the Breeders' Cup in terms of attracting the world's best runners. Although this year's three weeks between Ascot and the BC fixture in Kentucky is considered s

British Horseracing Authority to cut penalties for excessive whip use

Jockeys found guilty of excessively using the whip will face lesser penalties as a result of an amendment in the rules. The number of uses remains at seven in flat races and eight over jumps. But a rider going one strike over the limit will now receive a two-day ban rather than five. As a result of the changes made by the British Horseracing Authority, Tony McCoy's ban received at Ffos Las on Sunday will be reduced. Meanwhile, the punishment for second-ti

Frankie Dettori excited by British Champions Day at Ascot

Frankie Dettori says he is "excited" by Saturday's inaugural British Champions Day at Ascot and has urged the public not to miss the action. The Italian revealed he will race in all five championship races and says the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes which features Frankel will be the highlight. Dettori also said he is most looking forward to riding Opinion Poll in the British Champions Long Distance Cup.

"It goes without saying I am excited," Dettori

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Sandown Park Racecourse hosts thrilling year-round jump and flat horse racing, including premier events such as the Coral Eclipse and Tingle Creek race meetings and evening racing. In addition to the packed calendar of racing fixtures, there is a host of additional entertainment including Music Nights, Ladies Day and Comedy events. This superb Surrey Race Course is easily accessible, only 25 minutes from London Waterloo. With 27 race days this year, outs

Sandown Races

Sandown Park Racecourse hosts thrilling year-round jump and flat horse racing, including premier events such as the Coral Eclipse and Tingle Creek race meetings and evening racing. In addition to the packed calendar of racing fixtures, there is a host of additional entertainment including Music Nights, Ladies Day and Comedy events. This superb Surrey Race Course is easily accessible, only 25 minutes from London Waterloo.

With 27 race days this

New whip rules come into force for jockeys

Jockeys face new rules on use of the whip - New rules governing jockeys and their use of whips come into force on Monday - starting with Flat meetings at Great Yarmouth, Salisbury and Windsor. Riders are allowed a maximum eight strokes of the whip in jumps races and seven on the Flat, with penalties for riders who break the regulations. Jockeys could lose riding fees and some prize money if they breach the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) rules. Only

Parish Hall wins Dewhurst Stakes for trainer Jim Bolger

Trainer Jim Bolger improved his incredible recent record in the Dewhurst Stakes as Parish Hall sprang a 20-1 surprise at Newmarket. Having previously won the race with Teofilo, New Approach and Intense Focus, Bolger enjoyed a fourth triumph. Kevin Manning had the colt prominent throughout on the rails and, despite seemingly being one of the first under pressure, he kept on galloping. Jockey Frankie Dettori won the Cesarewitch on Never Can Tell. Most Impr

Sir Henry Cecil wishful thinking on trainers` title

Sir Henry Cecil believes his stable is too "thin on the ground" to catch Richard Hannon in the trainers' championship. Newmarket-trainer Cecil, 68, is over £1m short of Hannon, but has a strong team in the upcoming Champions Day at Ascot. On winning an 11th trainers title, Cecil told BBC Look East: "I think that's wishful thinking. "Richard Hannon has got a lot more runners, we're thin on the ground."

But with Frankel in the Queen Elizabeth II S

Andrew Balding aims for Newmarket success with Spiritual Star

Venue: Newmarket Date: Saturday 8 October Coverage: Live commentary of the Dewhurst Stakes on BBC Radio 5 Live (1510 BST) Trainer Andrew Balding is hoping that a rewarding strike rate for late entries into major Flat races this year can stretch to Saturday's Future Champions Day at Newmarket. On Balding's advice, members of the Thurloe Thoroughbreds syndicate have paid up the £20,000 required for their two-year-old Spiritual Star to be added to the prestig

County Set to Vote on Florida Barrel Racing

Gretna Racing is asking the government of Gadsden County, Florida, to authorize a referendum in which that county's voters would decide whether to allow slot machines at the facility where it is preparing for the state's first pari-mutuel barrel racing meet. Gretna Racing's request is an agenda item for a Nov. 1 meeting of the Gadsden County Board of Commissioners. Gretna Racing's facility in Gretna, Fla., about 25 miles west of Tallahassee, would be the f

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

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Lingfield Meeting Cancelled Due To Snow

Lingfield Meeting Cancelled Due To Snow

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

Champion amateur female jockey Isabel Tompsett hurt in Fakenham fall

Champion amateur female jockey Isabel Tompsett hurt in Fakenham fall

A champion amateur jockey is in a critical condition in hospital after a fall at a racecourse in Norfolk. Wales' Isabel Tompsett, 28, was thrown off her horse during a race at Fakenham racecourse on Sunday afternoon. Ms Tompsett, a champion female amateur over jumps in the 2009 to 2010 season, was taken to hospital with serious head injuries.

Epsom: Pour Moi triumphs in thrilling Derby

Epsom: Pour Moi triumphs in thrilling Derby

Derby debutant Mickael Barzalona, 19, stood up and saluted the crowd as he passed the winning line in the dying strides to triumph by a head on the 4-1 second favourite, trained by Andre Fabre. He just denied Treasure Beach in a photo finish with Carlton House three quarters of a length behind as a crowd of 100,000 roared the leaders on in a tight

Trainer Runs Horse to Exhaustion, Has License Revoked

Trainer Runs Horse to Exhaustion, Has License Revoked

Stewards at Prairie Meadows Racetrack in Altoona, Iowa, have revoked the license of Thoroughbred racehorse trainer Joseph Louis Nealon, saying the action is necessary to "protect the public's health, safety, and welfare and to protect the public from a person who should not hold a trainer's license." The stewards' ruling came after the Nealon-train

Whip row reignites

Whip row reignites

Before Christmas, there was a definite feeling that the row over the new regulations governing jockeys and the use of their whips was simmering down. Fewer riders were infringing, and conventional wisdom began to have it that changes implemented by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) in October had simply needed a bedding-in period.

But

Barry Brogan - injury update: Well-wishers boost Brogan after serious spinal injury.

Barry Brogan - injury update: Well-wishers boost Brogan after serious spinal injury.

THE wife of Barry Brogan yesterday vowed that the former jockey, now a successful trainer in Malaysia, will walk again after he suffered a spinal cord injury six weeks ago when the horse he was riding collapsed during track work, writes Graham Green. It was originally feared that Brogan, 57, who was thrown head first, would be paralysed from the n

Katenko Withdrawn From Major Fixtures Due To Colic

Katenko Withdrawn From Major Fixtures Due To Colic

Katenko has sadly been withdrawn from the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand National after undergoing an emergency operation for colic on Friday.

The Venetia Williams-trained seven-year-old had won his last two races leading some experts to tip him as a potential Gold Cup winner.

But he has now been taken out of the bigges

Tony McCoy set to return at Warwick from injury

Tony McCoy set to return at Warwick from injury

Tony McCoy says he is likely to return to action at Warwick on Thursday after being injured in a fall last month. The 16-time champion jockey has been sidelined since 30 December after fracturing ribs and bruising his lungs in a fall at Taunton. McCoy, 37, saw a specialist on Monday, who was pleased with his recovery.

"The doctor is very hap

Joseph O`Brien becomes youngest Breeders` Cup winner

Joseph O`Brien becomes youngest Breeders` Cup winner

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

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Camelot Storms Home To Win The Derby

Camelot Storms Home To Win The Derby

In The smallest field for over 100 years in the Epsom Derby today, Camelot powered clear to win very comfortably and looked like he would have still done so had there been 100 entries.

Camelot had sat at the back of the field with just one behind for much of the race, and with Astrology looking happy very good in front from the start it

Camelot as short as 5-4 for Derby after 2,000 Guineas win

Camelot as short as 5-4 for Derby after 2,000 Guineas win

Joseph O`Brien, Camelot`s young jockey, looked hugely impresive in his victory in the 2000 guineas despite onlu winning by a neck, the horse and jockey looked impressive throughout, and although he had to come between horses to catch French Fifteen in the last few strides, he looked excellent and with finishing speed that made victory for the hot f

Whip rules prevent Tony McCoy from riding to limit

Whip rules prevent Tony McCoy from riding to limit

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

Connections Wait For Cityscape Decision

Connections Wait For Cityscape Decision

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,

















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