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Brendan Powell Course Error Leads To 14 Day Ban

Brendan Powell was hit with a 14-day ban after drama at Fakenham saw Benny The Swinger take the wrong course in the Fakenham, to add insult to injury the horse was way ahead and only had to go the rgith way to win in the Diana And Tony's Favourite Racecourse Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase.

Powell's mount jumped the regulation last with a clear advantage, but rather than go to the left of the fence almost alongside the winning post, the s

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 noon. Johnson said: "We've had 34mm of rain since one o'clock this morning and it's still raining now. "I have never s

Franie Dettori Hearing Set For Tuesday

Frankie Dettori is set to face France Galop inquiry on Tuesday after testing positive for a banned substance at Longchamp in September. His solicitor Christopher Stewart-Moore released a statement last week which said the jockey would appear before the medical committee of the French racing authority in Paris. It has been widely reported Dettori failed the test due to the presence of cocaine and faces a six-month ban, which is expected to be reciprocat

Imperial Commander Out Of The Betfair Chase

Imperial Commander will not run in thi weekend's Betfair Chase at Haydock after suffering a setback. The 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner hasn't run since being sidelined by injury in the Prestbury Park showpiece in March of last year, but trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies had been looking forward to seeing him return on Saturday for a race he won two years ago. His comeback has now been delayed until the New Year. Twiston-Davies said: "He's suffered a

Hurricane Fly Likely To Return After Christmas

Hurricane Fly will likely make his next appearance in the Istabraq Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown on December 29 after emerging with a win and in good health from his comeback run at the weekend. Willie Mullins' two-miler lost his Champion Hurdle crown to Rock On Ruby last March. He bounced back at the Punchestown Festival and returned to the County Kildare course on Sunday for the Dobbins & Madigans @ Punchestown Morgiana Hurdle. Hurricane Fly

Long Run and Imperial Commander Will Go In The Betfair Chase

Cheltenham Gold Cup winners Long Run and Imperial Commander are both among the nine entries for Saturday`s Betfair Chase at Haydock. Nicky Henderson's Long Run, who took the Cheltenham highlight in 2011, chased home the rejuvenated Kauto Star in this valuable Grade One event 12 months ago. It has been a long road back for Imperial Commander, the 2010 Betfair winner who was pulled up on his most recent start in Long Run's Gold Cup. Paul Nicholls,

Nicky Henderson Duo Wont Race Due To Ground

Sprinter Sacre and Darlan will both miss their respective races on the final day of Cheltenham's Open meeting today due to the ground being unsuitably soft. After overnight rain, the going was officially described as Soft, Good to soft in places before racing on staurday, but that was changed to Soft, Heavy in places after the Paddy Power Gold Cup despite no further rain arriving during the day. Conditions have been deemed too soft for last season's thrill

Professor Tim Morris Set To Leave BHA

Professor Tim Morris will leave his position as the British Horseracing Authority director of equine science and welfare.

His departure is part of the ongoing restructure of BHA services which has been led by chief executive Paul Bittar.

Morris will end in his current full-time role at the end of January 2013, he is expected to help in the transition and the transfer of his responsibilities.

Bittar said: "Everyone wh

Captain Conan Wins Racing Post Arkle Trial

Captain Conan put in assured round of jumping on his chasing debut to give trainer Nicky Henderson his first winner of the Paddy Power meeting under jockey Barry Geraghty. The 11-10 favourite looked comfortable throughout and quickly lost his closest rival Sire De Grugy after jumping the final fence. Captain Conan was a Grade 1 winner over hurdles on his debut for Henderson and the trainer was happy to pitch him in again at Graded level on his first

Frankel Named Cartier Horse Of The Year

Frankel has been named racehorse of the year at the Cartier Racing Awards for a historic second year on the bounce. The superstar four-year-old, owned by Khalidc Abdulla and trained by Sir Henry Cecil, retired unbeaten last month after winning 14 races in a glittering career. Speaking of Frankel's achievements Sir Henry Cecil Said : "Frankel, with his brilliance, has captured the hearts of so many people, some of whom have never been racing in their liv

Sizing Europe With a Slick Performance in the Clonmel Oil Chase

Sizing Europe produced a dominant performance to book a possible trip to next month's King George VI Chase at Kempton by taking the Clonmel Oil Chase with Andrew Lynch. The former Champion Chaser could now move back up to three miles after steaming home in the Grade Two contest on his first visit to the track. Magnanimity finished 20 lengths adrift in second place having started the race at 1-7 "He was really good. When we turned the back straight he

Horse Of The Year Frankel Stud fee set at £125,000

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 Racing Awards for the second year running - something that had never been done before.
Frankel is due to beg

Frankie Dettori Positive Test Not Related To Performance Enhancing Drugs

Further to news revealing top jockey Frankie Dettori's positive drug test, his solicitor says the positive test in France for a banned substance does not relate to a performance-enhancing drug and that the inquiry, by France Galop, will begin next week. Dettori faces a French horse racing inquiry after the test at Longchamp racecourse in September. In a statement, his solicitor, Christopher Stewart-Moore said "There are a large variety of substances

Frankie Dettori Subject Of Positive Drug Test

Italian jockey Frankie Dettori, one of the most popular jockeys in flat racing, will face an inquiry by French horse racing authorities after a 'positive test' for an un-named substance at Longchamp in September.

Christopher Stewart-Moore in a statement said."On behalf of Frankie Dettori I can confirm that, as a consequence of a positive test at Longchamp on September 16 2012, he will be the subject of an inquiry by the Medical Committee of Fr

Huricane Fly Leads The Betting For The Dobbins and Madigans

Only seven potential runners remain in Sunday's Dobbins & Madigans @ Punchestown Morgiana Hurdle but each are top-class. The star name is 2011 Champion Hurdle winner Hurricane Fly from the Willie Mullins yard, who lost his title at Cheltenham in March. Hurricane Fly did go some way to redeeming his reputation at Punchestown, beating his stablemate Zaidpour who could once again be in opposition. Mullins could also run Blackstairmountain. Go N

Jessies Dream Faces Another Injury Nightmare

Jessies Dream will be out of action until the back-end of the National Hunt season following his latest injury problem

Gordon Elliott's chaser missed the whole of last term with a tendon injury and the same problem has flared up again this year

Owned by David Johnson, he finished second to Bostons Angel in the 2011 RSA Chase but has not run since.

Having won the Drinmore as a novice, his class is not in doubt but he w

Art Scholar Wins The Last Big Race Of The Season

Art Scholar finished strongly to win the final big race of the Flat season, the Betfred November Handicap. The Michael Appleby-trained five-year-old (20/1) was a spare ride for Franny Norton, who produced his mount to perfection inside the final furlong to beat Communicator by three-quarters of a length. The runner-up looked like he would win after himself hitting the front late on, but Norton's mount showed a smart turn of foot on the far side of

Richard Hughes leading 2012 flat jockey

Richard Hughes was officially crowned champion Flat jockey for 2012 in a champagne-splashed ceremony at Doncaster .

Hughes had been champion elect for some weeks with an unassailable lead over Silvestre de Sousa and third-placed William Buick.

Ryan Moore, who suffered from a three-month absence from the saddle due to a broken wrist was fourth, with Paul Hanagan, winner for the last two years, having to settle for fifth place this

Frankel On His Way To Stud

Frankel, the worlds best racehorse, has left Newmarket's Warren Place stables, ending a three-year link with trainer Sir Henry Cecil.

The four-year-old has travelled to his birthplace, Banstead Manor in Cheveley, where he will be put to stud next year.

Frankel was retired unbeaten last month after winning 14 out of 14 races.

"I am pretty certain that there has never been a better or more talented thoroughbred. There i

Big Names Among The 19 Entries For The Betfair Chase

Long Run, Grands Crus and Cue Card are three big names amongst 19 entries for the Betfair Chase at Haydock on November 24.

Long Run won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2011 but could only manage third in last season's renewal of the Blue Riband event, one place worse than when second to a revitalised Kauto Star in this race last year.

His regular rider Sam Waley-Cohen said: "We are pleased with Long Run. He has developed into a big, st

Brett Prebble riding Green Moon wins Melbourne Cup at Flemington

Green Moon, trained in Australia by Robert Hickmott and ridden by Brett Prebble, has won the 152nd running of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

The 19-1 shot, formerly trained in Britain by Harry Dunlop, triumphed from Fiorente and Jakkalberry.

No British challenger has ever won the race, which attracts a crowd of more than 100,000, with Marco Botti's Jakkalberry the best of five hopefuls this time.

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Kauto Stone wins at Down Royal

Kauto Stone was a 4-1 winner at the JNwine Champion Chase at Down Royal in the week his half-brother Kauto Star - who won the race in 2010 - was retired from the sport. Ridden by Daryl Jacob and trained by Paul Nicholls, the six-year-old saw off First Lieutenant in a close finish. Last year's winner Quito de la Roque, the 2/1 favourite, finished a dissapointing third having been favourite and heavily backed, Chicago Grey was a faller in the race E

Top 5 British National Hunt Jockeys Of The Last Decade

With the British national hunt season in full swing we take a look at the top performers across the racetracks north and south over the last ten years and ask, Who are the top 5 British National Hunt Jockeys of the last decade?

5. Graham Lee

Lee squeezes into our top 5 having been a contender on the British jump scene for most of the last decade, finshing in the top 10 in the championship rankings in all but one of the years consi

Tony McCoy returns with winner a day after breaking teeth in fall

Tony McCoy returned to action with a winner on Saturday just a day after breaking several teeth in a fall at Wetherby. The 17-time champion jockey steered My Tent Or Yours to victory at Ascot in his second ride of the day. McCoy, 38, had been unseated from the Jonjo O'Neill-trained Mr Watson before the novices' hurdle 24 hours earlier. He later said on Twitter: "My injury is very superficial. Just broke a few teeth and needed some stitches." T

Kauto Stone Looks To Emulate Big Brother In The Champion Chase

Kauto Stone hopes to emulate his half-brother Kauto Star by winning the JNwine Champion Chase at Down Royal this afternoon, and has been well backed to do so for trainer Paul Nicholls.

One of the selections of Pricewise supremo Tom Segal, Kauto Stone is now second favourite at a general 7-2 having been an 11-2 shot earlier in the day. Quito De La Roque is now favourite for the Grade 1, with Sizing Europe out due to the ground being too soft.

Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter miles (2 km) at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kilograms) and fillies 121 pounds (55 kilograms). The race is known in the United States as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports" or "The

Micheal Hill Calls It A Day

Michael Hills career has today somewhat fizzled out after he gave up what should have been his final rides at Newmarket on Saturday. The 49-year-old wasn't feeling at peak fitness so decided not to take up his four booked mounts at Headquarters. "I'm dehydrated and don't feel well, so I'm not riding today - and that's it," he said. He announced only last month he would retire at the end of the current campaign. He has ridden over 2,000 winners

Graham Lee Stars At Lingfield

Graham Lee continued an excellent first season since switching from jumps to the Flat with a Listed success on Sentaril in the EBF Normandie Stud Fleur De Lys Fillies Stakes at Lingfield.

He brought the William Haggas-trained filly (100-30) wide into the straight from the rear before weaving his way through the pack to beat Burke's Rock by a head for his 84th winner of the campaign.

"It always looked like she wanted further. We di

Tony McCoy Stood Down at Wetherby

There was high drama at the start of the day at Wetherby as Tony McCoy parted company with Mr Watson before the Wetherby Racecourse & Conference Centre National Hunt Novices Hurdle.

The Jonjo O'Neill-trained five-year-old was a hot favourite in the exchanges for the opening contest of the two-day Charlie Hall Chase meeting, but was keen going to post and unshipped the 17-times champion jockey.

McCoy looked uncomfortable on the t

The Fugue Heads a European Invasion Of California

The Fugue hasn`t run since August because of wet weather but will face no such problems in California where she heads a strong European raiding party on this Grade 1 prize. Joining the impressive Nassau Sakes winner are last year's runner-up Nahrain, easy Prix de l'Opera winner Ridasiyna, Ballydoyle's Up and I'm A Dreamer, who is already a winner in the United States this season when she beat one of the leading home hopes Marketing Mix. Ridasiyna wo

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Andrew Thortnon Returns To Racing Following Injury Layoff

Andrew Thortnon Returns To Racing Following Injury Layoff

National Hunt jockey Andrew Thornton intends to be back race-riding by the middle of next month after Surgery.


The weighing-room veteran is well on the road to recovery after undergoing keyhole surgery on his knee following a fall at Southwell back in July.

Thornton saw a specialist on Wednesday and was given the

Sole Power Looks Good For The Kings Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot

Sole Power Looks Good For The Kings Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot

One of the leading picks for the King`s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot, Sole Power, is reported to be in great shape for the Group 1 run after his latest outing at Haydock.

The five-year-old trained by Eddie Lynam is than 9-1 for the race at Ascot where he is once again set to race against Bated Breath who finished a quarter of a length in

Cheltenham Officials Still Hopeful As Meetings All Over The UK Are Cancelled

Cheltenham Officials Still Hopeful As Meetings All Over The UK Are Cancelled

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

Frankie Dettori Subject Of Positive Drug Test

Frankie Dettori Subject Of Positive Drug Test

Italian jockey Frankie Dettori, one of the most popular jockeys in flat racing, will face an inquiry by French horse racing authorities after a 'positive test' for an un-named substance at Longchamp in September.

Christopher Stewart-Moore in a statement said."On behalf of Frankie Dettori I can confirm that, as a consequence of a positi

Teaforthee time Too Short For Tony McCoy

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 chan

Liam Treadwell jumps off racing`s treadmill and into immortality

Liam Treadwell jumps off racing`s treadmill and into immortality

Liam Treadwell has spent seven years trying to make a breakthrough in his chosen profession, first on the Flat and then over jumps, but ultimately it took him just 9½ minutes of near-perfection to earn his slice of racing immortality in the Grand National.

Should he return to Aintree in 50 years time, as 1959 winner Michael Scudamore did

Government Release Tote Distribution Details

Government Release Tote Distribution Details

The Government revealed on Wednesday how racing`s share from the sale of the Tote in 2011 is to be distributed.

Following length lengthy discussions with representarives of the racing industry, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, said the £90 million would be delivered through two different channels, a new charity and a grant sc

Tony McCoy banned for five days under new whip rules

Tony McCoy banned for five days under new whip rules

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 2

Breeders` Cup: All Classic Horses Reportedly Healthy

Breeders` Cup: All Classic Horses Reportedly Healthy

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 th

Wayne Rooney Increases Racing Stable

Wayne Rooney Increases Racing Stable

Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney has along with wife Coleen has purchased two more juveniles to have in training with Tom Dascombe.

Rooney who is the team mate of Michael Owen, already a prominent owner bought his first horse this year, buying a colt by Bahamian Bounty, which he named Switcharooney and put into training

Mark Johnston waits on Frankie Dettori for Monterosso ahead of Sunday`s Irish Derby

Mark Johnston waits on Frankie Dettori for Monterosso ahead of Sunday`s Irish Derby

Jumping for joy: Frankie Dettori rode Monterosso to victory in the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot last week. Mark Johnston was on Tuesday night pinning his hopes on Frankie Dettori being able to maintain ties with his progressive Monterosso in Sunday’s Irish Derby. The colt, who runs in the silks of Sheik Mohammed’s son Sheik Hamdan bin Moh

Hurricane Fly wins the Rabobank Champion Hurdle.

Hurricane Fly wins the Rabobank Champion Hurdle.

Horse Website - Hurricane Fly wins the Rabobank Champion Hurdle. - Hurricane Fly got back to winning ways after his dissapointing 3rd defending his cheltenham crown by completing a hat trick in this race.

The odds-on favourite, Ridden by Ruby Walsh took up the running approaching the last and quickened clear of Zaidpour and Paul Townsend

Chantal Sutherland draws a crowd on and off the racetrack

Chantal Sutherland draws a crowd on and off the racetrack

If Zenyatta was the Queen of American Horse Racing last year, then Chantal Sutherland is the game's princess this year. "When you think about it, she's just a girl making a living, and she's doing a lot of things right," said former jockey Julie Krone, the all-time leading woman jockey who changed the game for female riders. "She's handling her new

Cleltenham Cup Ticket Allocation To Be Reduced

Cleltenham Cup Ticket Allocation To Be Reduced

Cheltenham Gold Cup to Reduce Ticket Allocation For 2013 Cheltenham Racecourse have decided to reduce the amount of tickets available for Gold Cup day 2013.

The flagship event of March`s Festival attracted 70,400 racegoers to the Prestbury Park site this year but organisers have opted to cut the allocation to around 67,000 for next years e

















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