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Andrew Heffernan Receives 15 Year Racing Ban From Race Fixing Tribunal

The Flat jockey embroiled in the latest race fixing scandel Andrew Heffernan, has been banned from racing for 15 years by the BHA. Former Premier League footballer Michael Chopran has had a 10 year ban having been found in breach of the Rules of Racing following the outcome of a BHA investigation into alleged corruption along with seven others.

Chopra was found guilty of committing corrupt and fraudulent practices and offering a bribe, while

Leopardstown Officials Hopeful Ahead Of The Weekends Racing

Leopardstown officials are confident this weekend`s two-day fixture will go ahead despite calling an 8am inspection ahead of Saturday`s card.

The Foxrock venue has been hit by further rainfall on Friday but remain raceable at the moment and Leopardstown`s racing and operations manager Nessa Joyce is hopeful day one of the meeting will beat the weather.

The Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle Novice Chase takes centre stage on Saturday, a

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, snow earlier this week looked to be a provblem as it was lying on top of the covers.

However, cle

Sajjhaa Impressive at Meydan

Sajjhaa ended a barren spell that goes back to July 2011 as she won the Group Two Cape Verdi at Meydan for Godolphin. The six-year-old had not claimed victory since winning a Listed event at York 18 months ago and was having her first run since finishing second at Doncaster last November, the last of three placed efforts in Europe last term. One of four Godolphin runners in the one-mile contest, Sajjhaa sat on the heels of her pacemaking stablemate

Saturday Uttoxeter Meeting In Doubt

Saturday`s meeting at Uttoxeter will have a 10am inspection on Thursday. There remains two inches of snow remains on the track despite a slight thaw and with heavy frost forecast things are not looking good! Clerk of the course Charlie Moore said: "We are going to give it one more night, but with minus 3C tonight and minus 8C to minus 12C on Thursday night it is possible the thaw that is forecast on Friday night/Saturday morning will not be enough

Doncaster Gives Racegoers The Chance To Name Race

Doncaster is inviting its punters to choose a name for a new Listed race for two-year-olds at the St Leger Festival in September. Frankel won the corresponding race over seven furlongs on the Friday of Doncaster's biggest meeting on his second ever start back in 2010, when it was run as a conditions event. Doncaster has asked the course`s followers on Twitter to come with the best title, racing fans have until 12 noon on Friday to submit suggestions

Arkle Switched To Sunday

The Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle Novice Chase has been switched from Sunday's card to Leopardstown to Saturday because o The Grade One contest changes places with the Ryan's Event Cleaners Beginners Chase run over the same trip of two miles and one furlong. In another change, the Listed Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle, which should have been run at Fairyhouse last weekend, has been transferred to Leopardstown's Sunday card. Fresh entries for this rac

Hurricane Fly and Binocular Set To Clash At Leopardstown

Two former champion hurdlers look likely to clash at Leopardstown on Sunday, with Hurricane Fly and Binocular amongst six remaining possible runners in the BHP Irish Champion Hurdle.

The Willie Mullins-trained Hurricane Fly is going for a hat-trick in Ireland's feature hurdle race and has looked right back to his best this season in winning the Morgiana and the Istabraq Festival Hurdle.

"He's in great shape. Looking at him coming

Further Lingfield Inspections

Lingfield`s meeting on Tuesday must now pass a 7am inspection on raceday morning.

With snow still an issue at the Surrey venue, another check is required before the meeting can be given the go-ahead.

Clerk of the course Neil MacKenzie Ross assessed conditions at 2pm inspection on Monday, and feels the maintenance work carried out on the track has improved the chances of racing.

MacKenzie Ross said: "Things have imp

Bug Cheltenham Meet In Doubt

Officials at Cheltenham say the weather over the next two days will be pivotal as to whether their Festival Trials meeting will go ahead on Saturday. Although the course is raceable under the protective covers, temperatures remain very cold and more snow is forecast before a hoped-for improvement in the second half of the week. Simon Claisse, Clerk of the course describes the meeting as "being in the balance" and expects to have a better idea of pr

Saturday Racing At Doncaster Still a Possibility

Friday`s upcoming meeting looks to be already in doubt, with an inspection planned for Wednesday, but there is some optimism that Doncaster`s card on Saturday will go ahead and hopefully lift the gloom even if Cheltenham is lost.

Doncaster`s Saturday fixture has been boosted by the addition of the Champion Hurdle Trial, rearranged from Haydock, with Grandouet, Peddlers Cross and Countrywide Flame in the frame, while the Great Yorkshire Chase,

No Sunday Racing In UK And Ireland

Todays Flat meeting at Kempton has been cancelled due to snow.

Although course officials gave the fixture the go-ahead earlier in the morning, the situation has since deteriorated with further snow.

Kempton's abandonment means there is now no racing at all in Britain and in Ireland on Sunday.

Acting clerk of the course Sarah Dunster said: "The temperatures have dropped quite a bit in half an hour.

"Th

Quck Fire Four Timer For Davy Russell

Davy Russell completed a back to back four timer with victory in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Irish Racing Writers Novice Hurdle at Naas yesterday.

Following impressive victories aboard Morning Assembly, Solwhit and Tofino Bay on the first three races on the card, Russell was at it again in the colours of Gigginstown House Stud as he partnered Un Atout (2/7) to an easy victory.

The five year old trained by Willie Mullins had score

Wise Dan Pick Up Eclipse Horse Of THe Year

Wise Dan was crowned 2012 Horse of the Year at the 42nd annual Eclipse Awards in Florida on Saturday night.

The Charles Lopresti-trained six-year-old won the Breeders' Cup Mile at Santa Anita in November, and was successful in four of his other five starts last year.

Wise Dan also became the first horse since John Henry in 1981 to win the top award in addition to champion male Turf horse and champion older male.

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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. "It is four weeks to the day that it happened and it was all going very well," said Lee. Unfortunately something happened t

Lingfield Afternoon Card Cancelled

This afternoon`s meeting at Lingfield has been abandoned due to adverse weather conditions. Having already lost Friday's fixture following heavy snowfall on Friday morning, clerk of the course Neil Mackenzie Ross announced an inspection for 7am on Saturday in the hope conditions would improve. However, further snow overnight has left the situation untenable and officials have had no option but to cancel the card. Mackenzie Ross said: "We already

Naas Afternoon Meeting To Go Ahead

This afternoon's National Hunt fixture at Naas goes ahead as scheduled after the track passed an 8am inspection.

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 up hope of the meeting going ahead.

He said: "We are just struggling with the machinery on the tr

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

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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

The Worlds Gaze falls On Black Caviar at Ascot

The Worlds Gaze falls On Black Caviar at Ascot

Following Frankel`s dominating performance on monday, the Worlds top rated sprinter, Black Caviar`s odds have further shortened for Saturday`s Diamond Jubilee Stakes, a race she was already a red-hot favourite for.

Betting was as low a 2-9 for her to extend her unbeaten run to 22 races but are now as low as 1-5 as bookies seem sure nobod

Timmy Murphy Banned for King George

Timmy Murphy Banned for King George

Timmy Murphy's near-perfect start to his association with the Martin Pipe stable has suffered a second setback after the last-fence fall of Our Vic at Cheltenham on Saturday. The jockey was found guilty of "improper riding" in a minor race at Plumpton yesterday and banned for seven days that include some of the most important races of the jumping y

Ruby Walsh eases back into action after injury

Ruby Walsh eases back into action after injury

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

Edredon out of the blue for Jim Culloty

Edredon out of the blue for Jim Culloty

If Jim Culloty ever thought he had a bogey race, one he was fated never to win, it was the Pertemps King George VI Chase - particularly on Tuesday when Best Mate was pulled out of this year's contest. Yesterday, though, there were more black cats than single magpies or bogeymen on the road to Kempton.

With Best Mate, last year's winner a

Paul Hanagan feels under no pressure to defend his Champion Jockey title

Paul Hanagan feels under no pressure to defend his Champion Jockey title

Just as the first swallow slips in almost unnoticed by the vast majority of the population, so the 2011 Flat Turf season will commence, without much fanfare, at Catterick on Wednesday. However, the three main protagonist in the jockeys' championship – according to the bookmakers at any rate – Ryan Moore, Paul Hanagan and Kieren Fallon, are eschewin

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

Race Day Medication Summit Digs Into Salix

Race Day Medication Summit Digs Into Salix

Anyone hoping to learn the intricacies of Salix use, research, and regulation at the June 13 International Summit on Race Day Medication, EIPH (exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhaging) and the Racehorse held at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., didn't walk away disappointed. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), the American Association

Tim Vaughan looks forward to the Grand National meeting at Aintree

Tim Vaughan looks forward to the Grand National meeting at Aintree

Aland Islands is just one of a strong team of up to five trainer Tim Vaughan is preparing for the Aintree meeting. The six year old, Owned by JP McManus won a bumper on his debut last April and has since filled the same position in two races over hurdles and is unbeaten in three career starts so far.

Vaughan`s stable has been performing belo

Third Horse dies in connection with TV series Luck

Third Horse dies in connection with TV series Luck

Filming of horses in the second series of the HBO racing drama "Luck" has been temporarily suspended following the death of a third thoroughbred in connection with the show. The American Humane Association, which has been monitoring horse welfare on set, said the animal reared up and fell backwards while being walked to a barn.

HBO has a

Ballabriggs jockey Jason Maguire taken to hospital

Ballabriggs jockey Jason Maguire taken to hospital

Jason Maguire, due to partner Ballabriggs in the Grand National, was taken to hospital for precautionary X-rays to his elbow after taking a fall from Palawi in the Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle. Ballabriggs' trainer, Donald McCain, said last night: "Nothing is broken, so hopefully he'll be OK.

"He has stitches in his elbow. He has go

Flemenstar Not At His Best Claims Stephen Curran

Flemenstar Not At His Best Claims Stephen Curran

Stephen Curran, owner of Flemenstar says his horse did not show his true form in his defeat to Sir Des Champs at Leopardstown on Saturday.

Debate has raged for weeks about the best distance for the chaser trained by Peter Casey, who has looked so smart at up to two and a half miles, and connections were keen to give him another chance at

Edward Gillespie to step down as MD at Cheltenham

Edward Gillespie to step down as MD at Cheltenham

Edward Gillespie is stepping down from his role as managing director of Cheltenham Racecourse, having been MD since 1980.

Gillespie, who will be 60 at the end of July, has been in charge for over 100 festival days since he took over.

`While part of me feels I could carry on for ever, I'm conscious that my sporting heroes have bowed ou

Camelot Makes Winning Start To The Season

Camelot Makes Winning Start To The Season

Camelot made a successful return to action in the High Chaparral European Breeders Fund Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh.

A multiple Classic winner in 2012, Camelot made a winning reappearance in the Group Three contest on his first start since disappointing in both the St Leger and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe but still looked short o

















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