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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.

Known as the "race

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

Clive Smith Announce The Retirement Of Legendary Chaser Kauto Star

Record-breaking superstar Chaser Kauto Star has been retired, his owner Clive Smith has announced today.

Trained by Paul Nicholls, the 12 year old made history by winning the King George VI Chase for a fifth time on Boxing Day last year.

He is the only horse to have regained the Cheltenham Gold Cup having lost it but was pulled up when going for a third victory in March.

"We've decided to retire Kauto Star as of today

Black Caviar graces cover of fashion magazine Vogue

For the first time in the history of Vogue magazine will show off a horse on the cover. The 22 games unbeaten Black Caviar is considered the best racehorse in the world and shines on the December issue of the Australian edition. Top model Julia Nobis accompanies the mare on the front page. The two were photographed by Australian Benny Home. Chief Editor of the fashion magazine, Edwina McCann, explains: "Black Caviar just know when the lens is focused on

Paul Nicholls eyes another Hurdle

43 horses have been entered in the £100,000 Grade Three Racing Post Hurdle, the feature race on the third and final day of Cheltenham's The Open on Sunday, November 18. The two-mile contest has in the past been a springboard for top-class horses with Rooster Booster, Detroit City, Sizing Europe, Khyber Kim and Menorah featuring among the recent roll of honour. Paul Nicholls sent Brampour out to victory in 2011 and the champion trainer has another str

Fantastic Day at Leicester For Richard Hughes

Following his riding seven of the eight winners at Windsor two weeks ago, the champion jockey-elect looked like he might repeat the feat by landing the first three races at Leicester.

Hughes and Intrigo won the first division of the Haymarket Nursery at 5-1 and Take The Lead landed the Hoby Median Auction Maiden Fillies' Stakes at 11-4 both for boss Richard Hannon, while Hughes teamed up with Charlie Hills to win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF

Molotof Blows Away The Field in the Taunton Racecourse Novices Chase

Molotof eventually had the beating of Changing Times after a prolonged head to head in the Autumn Membership At Taunton Racecourse Novices Chase on Tuesday.

Nicky Henderson`s grey put in some bad jumps at a number of fences with Ap on board on his chasing debut but dg in to win despite his jumping flaws.

Nigel Twiston-Davies' Changing Times jumped well in the main up front but a bad error down the back straight almost ended his

Kingsbarns wins Racing Post Trophy

Kingsbarns won the Racing Post Trophy as trainer Top Aidan O'Brien claimed his seventh Career victory in the race.

The 15-8 favourite, ridden by his son Joseph, won by a length and three-quarters at Doncaster. Previous winners of this race have gone on to win the following year's Epsom Derby four times since 2001, This horse will be highly tipped to do the same.

Van Der Neer came second with Steeler finishing third in the last Gro

Richard Fox inquest result

Former jockey Richard Fox died after falls in a Newmarket shop and in hospital at Bury St Edmunds, an inquest has heard. Mr Fox died at the West Suffolk Hospital in June 2011, two months after being admitted with a head injury following a fall at an Iceland store. The coroner in Bury St Edmunds recorded a narrative verdict. It concluded he died from a head injury set against a background of epilepsy following a 1999 brain injury. The inquest

Ian Popham Injury Setback

Ian Popham should undergo surgery on Thursday after breaking his pelvis for a second time in his career. The conditional jump jockey sustained his latest injury in a fall before the final race at Plumpton on Monday. Popham was thrown from the Martin Keighley-trained Oyster Hill on the way to the start for the Andy Stewart Charitable Foundation Supports Moorcroft Maiden Open National Hunt Flat Race and instantyl withdrew looking very uncomfortable The 3l

Harry Fry Trains his First Winner

Harry Fry trained his first winner under his own name when Highland Retreat got the better of a tight finish at Exeter.

Though he was credited with Rock On Ruby`s win in last season's Champion Hurdle, Fry was at the time an assistant overseeing Paul Nicholls' satellite stable in Seaborough and has only branched out this autumn.

This was just his fifth runner and Highland Retreat (10-1), who had fallen on his previous start in the

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Music Showcase Weekend at York Racecourse

Music Showcase Weekend at York Racecourse

The final line up for the 2012 Music Showcase has now been confirmed with four stars of the 1980s providing the Friday evening entertainment on stage and the next day McFly will be performing live after racing.

Four of the most famous names in music from the 1980's are set to perform on Friday evening July 27th. Tony Hadley who first achieve

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

Southwell Ground Update

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 Jan

Betfred is the winning bidder for the Tote

Betfred is the winning bidder for the Tote

UK-based bookmaker Betfred has been chosen to buy the Tote after an auction process that began in November. Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt had chosen Betfred although the deal had not been completed, with some technicalities still being sorted out. The price is not yet known but Betfred is thought to have bid about £200m.

Half of the fee will

Camelot powers to victory in the Newmarket 2,000 Guineas

Camelot powers to victory in the Newmarket 2,000 Guineas

Aidan O`Brien Claimed a sixth win in the season`s first classic as Camelot, the 15-8 favourite powered to victory. French Fifteen had run a great race but was edged into second by Camelot who smshed the last furlong to charge to victory having been stuck in the pack for much of the contest, the 12-1 shot losing by only a neck. Camelot becomes only

Racing Safety Steward Position Called Valuable

Racing Safety Steward Position Called Valuable

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association Safety and Integrity Alliance considers the presence of a "safety steward" at Southern California a superior best practice, but whether others create such a position depends on financial resources. Luis Juaregui, a retired jockey who became a steward in California in 2006, serves as the safety steward, a

Wetherby Officials To Hold Sunday Inspection

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

Cheltenham Festival Preview Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys` Handicap Hurdle

Cheltenham Festival Preview Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys` Handicap Hurdle

At 4:40 The Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys` Handicap Hurdle Will see 24 runners compete for a £45000 prize fund over a distance of 2m 4f. Gigginstown House won this last year with yesterday's Jewson hero Sir Des Champs and are not without hope of winning it again through TONER D'OUDAIRIES, who shaped like a blatant non-stayer over 3m at Leopardst

Sprinter Sacre Makes It 10 Chases On The Bounce

Sprinter Sacre Makes It 10 Chases On The Bounce

Nicky Henderson`s Sprinter Sacre won his tenth straight chasing success when beating his old rival Sizing Europe at Punchestown.

The seven-year-old went off a predictably strong fancy to get the better of his Irish rival in the Boylesports.com Champion Chase and he delivered - though not perhaps as easily as the odds of 1/9 suggested.

Plum Pretty All That in Kentucky Oaks

Plum Pretty All That in Kentucky Oaks

John Fort's Peachtree Stable's Plum Pretty fought off a late charge by St. John's River to win the May 6 Kentucky Oaks (the first jewel in the Filly Triple Crown) to win by a neck. Zazu rallied for third in the 1 1/8-mile race for 3-year-old fillies under the Twin Spires of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

The daughter of Medaglia d'Or

Adam Wedge Suffers Double Break

Adam Wedge Suffers Double Break

Conditional jockey Adam Wedge has suffered a double leg break following a freak incident at Fakenham on Monday. The 7lb claimer was aboard No More Whispers in the East Dereham Handicap Hurdle when he was kicked by Owls FC as the runners were about to line up. Wedge was unshipped and received medical attention on the ground, after which he was taken

Hayley Turner wins Nunthorpe Stakes on Margot Did

Hayley Turner wins Nunthorpe Stakes on Margot Did

Turner is the only woman to have won a Group One race outright Margot Did won the Nunthorpe Stakes at York's Ebor Festival to give jockey Hayley Turner the second Group One success of her career. The 20-1 shot, trained by Michael Bell, came home three-quarters of a length ahead of Hamish McGonagall (28-1), with Prohibit (12-1) third.

Tur

Ruby Walsh`s joy at get out of jail free card as ban is deferred

Ruby Walsh`s joy at get out of jail free card as ban is deferred

Ruby Walsh will ride Zarkandar in Saturday's Betfair Hurdle after he was allowed to defer his suspension. Walsh had lost his appeal against a three-day ban, incurred for careless riding at Cheltenham on 28 January. He was found guilty of interference when partnering Pearl Swan to victory in the JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial. That meant he was set to mis

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

















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