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Family honour maintained at Santa Anita

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 success. Eblouissante is trained, like Zenyatta, by John Shireffs, who told the Los Angeles Times: "Zenyatta had so man

Wetherby Officials To Hold Sunday Inspection

Officials at Wetherby are due to hold an inspection at 11am on Sunday to assess the prospects of Tuesday's National Hunt meeting going ahead. The West Yorkshire venue is covered with snow and clerk of the course Jonjo Sanderson is pessimistic about the chances of the fixture beating the elements. He said: "We have a covering of snow. It's not heavy, but it's no longer light. "We are also frozen in one or two places and obviously there is furthe

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 snow which is forecast to go on for the rest of the day and possibly into the evening," said clerk of the course Chris Stickels.

Jezki To Sail Straight To Cheltenham

Supreme Novices' Hurdle favourite Jezki is set to head straight to the Cheltenham Festival in March without another run say Jessica Harrington.

The five-year-old stretched his unbeaten record over hurdles to four with a brilliant display at Leopardstown over the Christmas period and leading owner JP McManus has since purchased the gelding.

Harrington suggested immediately after his Leopardstown romp that Jezki could return to Le

Hold On Julio To Stick With Hurdles

Hold On Julio is set to remain over hurdles for the immediate future following an encouraging run at Kempton on Saturday. The smart chaser was a promising third on his first start of the season at Cheltenham and a creditable fifth in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury, but then failed to complete in a Listed event at Ascot last month. Switched back to the smaller obstacles, the 10-year-old beat all bar the exciting Cloudy Copper at Kempton and trainer

Paul Bohan Remains In Hospital After Fall

Conditional jockey Paul Bohan remains in hospital after suffering a suspected back injury in a fall at Kempton on Saturday. The rider was partnering Laterly for his boss Steve Gollings in the concluding William Hill - Download The App Handicap Hurdle when his mount came to grief at the fourth flight. Bohan was taken to hospital by ambulance but Gollings does not yet know the full extent of his injuries. Gollings said: "I'm afraid I can't give yo

Rule The World Dominates Champagne Fever

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 the 7/1 winner who was still hard on the bridle when going to the front between the last two flights of hurdles and he was

Teaforthee In With A Chance For The National

Tony McCoy`s prediction that Teaforthee was too short proved correct as The champion jockey partnered Rebecca Curtis charge into second in the Chepstow marathon on Saturday but says it was perfect trial for the Grand National itself at Aintree in April and was impressed by his battling qualities.

"He ran a great race. He stayed on all the way up the straight," McCoy told At The Races.

"When the other horse (Monbeg Dude) passed him

Teaforthee time Too Short For Tony McCoy

Tony McCoy doesn`t agree with the bookies with their price for Teaforthree ahead of the Welsh National. The nine-year-old, who will be partnered by the champion jockey, has been well supported during the ante-post markets, and is set to be sent off a short priced favourite on Saturday afternoon. McCoy, while confident of his chances in the 18-runner heat, told At The Races: "With the conditions as they are, it's going to be wide-open. Monbeg Dude is

Rearranged Dipper Scrapped By The BHA

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

Huntingdon Racecourse prize money to go up by 80% in 2013

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

Disgraced Frankie Dettori Enters Big Brother House

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

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. Tompsett, 30, started riding again in August, and could be fit enough to leave the centre in June, but she says she

Eddie Ahern Implicated In Match Fixing Probe

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

Thats All Folks-tone

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 Talks About New Recruit Mail De Bievre

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 To Renew Rivalry

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

Huntingdon Festive Meeting Flooded Out

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 Star Danedream Retired

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.

Ascot Friday Review

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 Makeds A Winning Start To Chasing Career

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

Difficult Conditions Predicted At Ascot

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.

Eddie Ahern Among Individuals Facing Corruption Charges

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

Flemenstar Will Contest The Lexus Chase

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 Signs Off With A Winner

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 Has Bad News About Two Of His Top Horses

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

Southwell Ground Update

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

Grade One Navan Novice Hurdle Part Of Ruby Walsh 4 Timer

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 In The Wars At Navan

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 Returns To Action This Weekend

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

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Injury blow for Adrian Heskin young jockey faces spell on the sidelines

Injury blow for Adrian Heskin young jockey faces spell on the sidelines

Irish rider Adrian Heskin faces a spell on the sidelines following a fall at Killarney on Tuesday evening. The young claimer was aboard the Niall Moran-trained Rakamasi, who fell at the first in the Killarney Outlook Handicap Chase won by Harold's Cross.

Heskin's boss Michael Hourigan fears the rider has suffered a cruciate ligament liga

More Dates Cancelled At Southwell

More Dates Cancelled At Southwell

Southwell have been forced to cancel their fixtures in January after a further assessment of the damage at the course caused by flooding.

The Nottinghamshire venue was left under water following the deluge of rain that swept the country late last month.

Officials announced Southwell's December fixtures would be moved to alternativ

Breeders` Cup Winner Unrivaled Belle Retired After Breaking Withers

Breeders` Cup Winner Unrivaled Belle Retired After Breaking Withers

Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic winner Unrivaled Belle, who broke her withers after flipping over backwards in the paddock while waiting to be saddled for the June 18 Ogden Phipps Handicap at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., has been retired from racing. She exits with 13 top three finishes from 14 starts and earnings of $1,854,706 for breeder/owners Ga

Wincaton Thurdsay Card Called Off

Wincaton Thurdsay Card Called Off

Thursdays meeting at Wincanton has been abandoned due to waterlogging.

Clerk of the course Barry Johnson initially called an inspection for raceday morning after substantial overnight rain.

However, he brought that check forward to 12.30pm following further rain this morning, before eventually calling the meeting off around 12 noo

Hourigan/Heskin strike at their local track

Hourigan/Heskin strike at their local track

Promising seven pound claimer Adrian Heskin was always prominent aboard the Oscar filly. The pair were in front entering the straight but were soon headed at the second last. Heskin rallied well under pressure to regain the lead at last and kept on well to score by three parts of a length.

Winning trainer Hourigan said afterwards: "She's

Royal hopes for Epsom Derby riding on Carlton House

Royal hopes for Epsom Derby riding on Carlton House

The Queen, says her horse racing adviser John Warren, is as excited as any owner at the prospect of having an Investec Derby contender with a serious chance. And, after nine attempts - with a second place (Aureole, Coronation year, 1953) the best - she has every right to be. Following a taking success in the Dante Stakes at York, Carlton House will

Arvika Ligeonniere Wins The Drinmore

Arvika Ligeonniere Wins The Drinmore

The seven year old trained by Champion trainer Willie Mullins was still a somewhat unknown quantity following his win in a beginners chase after two years on the sidelines but showed evidence of his ability with a dominating victory in the two and a half mile Grade One.

As he had done in the Royal Bond, Ruby Walsh went off way in front bu

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

Aaron Gryder and Well Armed dominates in Dubai

Aaron Gryder and Well Armed dominates in Dubai

Well Armed, with Aaron Gryder aboard, gallops out Saturday after romping in the $6 million Dubai World Cup. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Well Armed ran away with the $6 million Dubai World Cup by a record 14 lengths Saturday. The 6-year-old gelding turned the final racing program at Nad Al Sheba into one to remember and also claimed the richest pr

Frankel to run in the JLT Lockinge Stakes

Frankel to run in the JLT Lockinge Stakes

Frankel is 1-3 for the JLT Lockinge Stakes, Saturday`s Group 1 showpiece at Newbury.

The world`s top ranked race horse will face six rivals in the £175,000 contest, with So You Think, who has the Tattersalls Gold Cup later this month as his target, and Red Jazz the two withdrawals on Thursday morning.

Strong Suit will run if trainer

Adrian Heskin comes of age on final day

Adrian Heskin comes of age on final day

An Irishman needs a pretty good reason not to attend the last day of the Punchestown festival so, to some extent, the presence of Limerick trainer Michael Hourigan at Sandown should have been a clue in itself to the 20-1 victory of Church Island in the Bet365 Gold Cup.

However the trainer was not raving about his veteran chaser after he

Cross has Champion qualities – Jason Maguire

Cross has Champion qualities – Jason Maguire

JASON Maguire rates Peddlers Cross as a genuine contender for the Stan James Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. The Stroud-based jockey was impressed with the gelding's defeat of reigning champion Binocular in the StanJames.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newbury on Saturday.

Maguire pushed the unbeaten five-year-old into the lead

Le Beau Bai Loses Battle Against Injury

Le Beau Bai Loses Battle Against Injury

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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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.

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 h

















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