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474 Entered at First Stage for 2009 Vodafone Derby 21/12/07
A total of 474 horses have been entered at the yearling stage for the 2009
Derby at Epsom Downs. The 2009 Derby will take place on Saturday, June 6
and the entry marks an increase of nine on the number of yearlings received
last year for the 2008 Derby.
Leading Man To Bid For Repeat Victory in skybet.com
Rowland Meyrick Chase 19/12/07
Ferdy
Murphy is confident that the classy Leading Man can return to winning
ways in the £50,000 Grade Three skybet.com Rowland Meyrick Handicap
Chase at Wetherby on Boxing Day.
Christmas and New Year Racing at Wetherby 18/12/07
All
roads lead to Wetherby for the traditional, popular two-day Sky Bet Christmas
Meeting on Boxing Day Wednesday and Thursday (December 26 & 27),
followed by a seven-race programme on Thursday, January 3.
Brightwells Gains Sole Selling Rights at Cheltenham Racecourse 17/12/07
Herefordshire-based auctioneer Brightwells has gained the sole rights for
bloodstock sales at Cheltenham Racecourse from 2008 onwards.
Osana Tops Ladbroke Weights 13/12/07
The
David Pipe-trained Osana tops the weights on 11st 12lb for The Ladbroke,
the £150,000 handicap hurdle run over two miles at Ascot on Saturday,
December 22.
Ayr Wins Award For Fourth Year In A Row 11/12/07
AYR Racecourse has made it four in a row by being voted Racecourse of the
Year 2007 for Scotland and the North East by The Racegoers Club.
2007 TBA Breeders' Awards Announced 09/12/07
The
2007 Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association (TBA) annual awards acknowledge
the notable achievements of a diverse selection of British breeders and
13 of the 15 are announced today, Sunday, December 9, 2007.
24 for Ascot's BGC Long Walk Hurdle 07/12/07
A
cracking renewal of the £100,000 Grade One BGC Long Walk Hurdle
is in prospect with 24 high-class entries for the three mile, one furlong
contest at Ascot on December 22, day two of the BGC Christmas Meeting.
Il Duce on Course for Boylesports.com Gold
Cup 03/12/07
Trainer Alan King today
revealed that Il Duce is likely to return to Cheltenham on Saturday, December
15, day two of the Boylesports International, for the £150,000 Boylesports.com
Gold Cup.
Murphy Looks to Three Mirrors for the boylesports.com Gold Cup 27/11/07
Three
Mirrors is set to be North Yorkshire-based trainer Ferdy Murphy’s
number one hope as he bids for further Cheltenham glory in the £150,000
Grade Three boylesports.com Gold Cup (2.40pm) on Saturday, December 15,
to add to the triumph of the yard’s L’Antartique in the Paddy
Power Gold Cup at The Open on November 17.
Mr Pointment on Grand National Trail 25/11/07
Mr Pointment jumped his way to
the head of the market for the John Smith’s
Grand National (April 5, 2008) with a superb front-running display to win
the highlight of day two of the Northwest Racing Masters, the £100,000
totesport.com Becher Chase over the Grand National course at Aintree.
Kauto Star Still Shines the
Brightest 24/11/07
Kauto Star proved he is still the best chaser in the land as he bounced
back to his brilliant best to win the Betfair Chase at Haydock for a second
successive year.
Sizing Europe Powers to Greatwood Hurdle Victory 18/11/07
Irish
trainer Henry De Bromhead saddled his first Cheltenham winner - and enjoyed
his biggest-ever success - when Sizing Europe won the £100,000
Greatwood Handicap Hurdle.
L’Antartique
Powers Home For Gold 17/11/07
The
Ferdy Murphy-trained L’Antartique showed all his stamina to win
the highlight of The Open, the £120,000 Paddy Power Gold Cup by a
neck from Il Duce.
Ayr Attendances On The Increase 15/11/07
Attendances at Ayr Racecourse rose during the 2007 flat season by 7%
with an average of 3,934 per meeting.
Dylan Thomas is Cartier Horse Of The Year for 2007 15/11/07
The
very talented Dylan Thomas was named Cartier Horse Of The Year at the 2007
Cartier Racing Awards, presented in the ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel
in London’s Mayfair on the evening of Wednesday, November 14.
Tragic End for George Washington in Breeders' Cup Classic 28/10/07
George Washington's Breeders' Cup Classic bid ended in tragedy as he suffered
a fatal injury in a race won in brilliant fashion by Curlin at Monmouth
Park.
Knowhere Bound for Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham 26/10/07
Knowhere is set for a return trip to Prestbury Park for a crack at
the £120,000
Paddy Power Gold Cup, a race in which he fell last year, run on Saturday,
November 17, day two of The Open 2007.
Ayr Launch Prestigious New Members Package 25/10/07
A prestigious new Membership package has been introduced for 2008 at
Ayr Racecourse to celebrate the creation of an exclusive Owners Bar.
Ashley Brook Set to Take On Kauto Star and Company at Aintree 24/10/07
Ashley Brook is all set for a possible showdown with Kauto
Star, Exotic Dancer and My Way De Solzen in a mouth-watering renewal
of the ££50,000 Grade Two Bonusprint.com Old Roan Chase at
Aintree on Sunday, October 28.
Stable Staff to Get Greater Share of Betfair Million Bonus This
Season 17/10/07
The path to the 2007-08 Betfair Million began in earnest when the
2007 Northwest Racing Masters was launched at Paul
Nicholls’ stables at Ditcheat yesterday.
Nicholls Would Welcome Exotic Dancer Pacemaker 17/10/07
Paul Nicholls, trainer of last year's Betfair Chase winner Kauto Star,
said today that he would welcome the use of a pacemaker in races by the
connections of Exotic Dancer.
New Jewson Sponsorship Deal with
Jonjo O’Neill Racing 16/10/07
Jewson,
the UK’s leading supplier of building materials, has announced
a new sponsorship deal with top trainer and legendary jockey Jonjo O’Neill.
Jockey Club Estates to Sponsor Jockey Club Cup 10/10/07
The
Jockey Club Cup, first run in 1873 and one of six Group races at Newmarket
on Champions' Day (Saturday, October 20), will this year for the first time
be sponsored by Jockey Club Estates, the Club’s property and land
management company.
Resounding Finale to York’s
Season 09/10/07
The
curtain comes down on another memorable season at York with the traditional
two-day October Meeting on Friday and Saturday (October 12 & 13)
Pipedreamer Lands Public Plunge 06/10/07
Fears that connections might pull Pipedreamer out of the totesport.com
Cambridgeshire on account of the fastish ground came to nothing and the
progressive three-year-old duly justified 5-1 favouritism to hit the bookies
in one of the biggest betting races of the campaign.
Dark Angel Toughs it Out for Barry 05/10/07
Trainer Barry Hills recorded his third victory in the Group One Shadwell
Middle Park Stakes, following Gallic League (1987) and Royal Applause (1995)
when Dark Angel recorded a game success in the 2007 renewal.
Majestic Roi to Stay
in Training after Sun Chariot Thriller 06/10/07
Overturning the strongly-fancied Cheveley Park duo of Nannina and Echelon,
Majestic Roi claimed her first Group One victory in style with a sustained
late run under Darryll Holland.
British European Breeders’ Fund to
Increase its Allocation to EBF Maiden/Novice Races in 2008 04/10/07
Bucking the trend, not for the first time, the BEBF Trustees have agreed
to provide a significant boost to prize money available in EBF Maiden/Novice
races on the Flat in 2008.
Stan James Blaze a Trail with Own Board Prices 01/10/07
Stan
James (Gibraltar) are bringing better value to their
customers, as they announce they are making their own Board Prices, as well
as offering Best Odds Guaranteed for all British Horse Racing.
July Cup and The Age
Classic Join Global Sprint Challenge 26/09/07
The Darley July Cup, centrepiece of Newmarket’s Ritz Club
July Festival, and The Age Classic Weight For Age (WFA), run at Australia’s
internationally renowned Spring Racing Carnival in November, have been
added to the Global Sprint Challenge in 2008, creating a series of eight
races in 2008.
Advanced takes Ayr Gold Cup
22/09/07
Advanced (20-1) got up in the shadow of the post to pip Benwilt
Breeze in the totesport.com Ayr Gold Cup.
Lester Piggot Day - Lester
Ready To Meet His Fans 21/09/07
Lester Piggott came to Newmarket's NatWest Rowley Mile Racecourse
this morning to see the "Lester The Legend" display being assembled
in the Eclipse Marquee and to discuss final plans for his big day this
Saturday, September 22.
Miss Scotland to
Make Draw for Ayr Gold Cup 19/09/07
The draw for this year’s totesport.com Ayr Gold Cup will
be made at the course on Thursday 20th September by Miss Scotland Neive
Jennings and racehorse trainer Linda Perratt.
Fortune strikes Leger gold 15/09/07
Lucarno (7-2) gave Jimmy Fortune a first Classic win with an impressive
success in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster.
Dream Eater Breaks
Maiden 12/09/07
If you are going to break your maiden you might as well do it
when the kitty is big, and Dream Eater hit the jackpot at the seventh
attempt when landing the £300,000 Samsung St Leger Sales race for
Jeff Smith, Andrew Balding and Franny Norton.
Record
Prize Money Offered by Cheltenham in 2007/2008 11/09/07
Cheltenham today revealed full details of its new season, highlighting
the news that prize money offered at the home of Jump racing in 2007/08
is a new record of £5.9 million.
Pitt to Resume Training
at Norton Grange Stables 27/08/07
Dual Group One-winning trainer Tim Pitt is aiming to restart
his training career at Norton Grange Stables near Malton in North Yorkshire.
Lester Set to Cast His Eye
Over Future Potential Riding Stars 17/08/07
Lester Piggott Day, sponsored by Victor Chandler at Newmarket
on Saturday, September 22, will begin when a host of aspiring Lester
Piggotts from all over Europe showcase their riding talents in the VCBet.com
European Association of Racing Schools Crepello Apprentice Handicap.
Guy Harwood Gains Goodwood
Award 02/08/07
Guy Harwood has received the prestigious Goodwood Racecourse Media
Dinner Award for 2007. He trained a host of top-class performers from
the 1970s and 1980s, most notably the great Dancing Brave.
Dylan Thomas Runs Away With
King George 28/07/07
The Aidan O’Brien-trained Dylan Thomas was the hugely impressive
winner of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes when coming home
four lengths clear of Youmzain.
Richard Fahey Trio Raring
To Go In York’s Skybet Dash 26/07/07
Malton handler Richard Fahey looks set to make a three-pronged
attack on Saturday’s £50,000 Skybet Dash (3.50pm) at York,
with 2006 hero Wyatt Earp, Green Park and Philharmonic.
Tattersalls
to Sponsor Irish Champion Stakes 24/07/07
The Group One race, to be known as the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion
Stakes will be run at Leopardstown on Saturday 8th September this year,
with a total prize fund of €1,000,000.
Superb Sakhee’s Secret
Scorches to Darley July Cup Joy 13/07/07
Three-year-old Sakhee’s Secret took the Darley July Cup with
a brilliant display in what was his first ever Group race.
Papal Bull Restores
His Reputation 12/07/07
Papal Bull returned to winning ways when landing the Group Two Princess
Of Wales’ WBX.COM Stakes.
Perfect All The Way 11/07/07
Simply Perfect registered a superb pillar to post victory in the
feature contest of Classic FM Day, the Group One Hydra Properties Falmouth
Stakes under jockey Johnny Murtagh.
Darren Beadman to Make British
Riding Debut 09/05/07
Legendary Australian rider Darren Beadman will make his British riding
debut for the Rest of the World Team at the 2007 Dubai Duty Free Shergar
Cup.
Four Teams will Contest 2007 Dubai
Duty Free Shergar Cup 09/05/07
Four teams of three jockeys, representing Great Britain, Ireland, Europe
and the Rest of the World, will contest this year’s Dubai Duty Free
Shergar Cup at Ascot on Saturday 11th August.
Grey Abbey Returns To Lead Ayr Parade 17/04/07
GREY Abbey, the 2004 winner of the Scottish Grand National will parade
before the start of Saturday’s race.
Tom Taaffe hoping for more
for Slim Pickings 05/04/07
Co Kildare handler Tom Taaffe has revealed that Slim Pickings will
become his first ever runner in the John Smith’s Grand National
at Aintree in nine days time.
Simon Heads Spearing National Assault 04/04/07
John Spearing is pleased with the progress of stable star Simon ahead
of a tilt at the £700,000 Grade Three John Smith’s Grand National
at Aintree on Saturday, April 14.
Aintree Next For Katchit 03/04/07
Trainer Alan King revealed today that JCB Triumph Hurdle hero Katchit
is primed to follow-up in the season’s most valuable juvenile hurdle,
the £130,000 Grade One John Smith’s Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices’ Hurdle
(3.10pm) at Aintree on Thursday, April 12.
Aintree Agenda For Star
Nicky Richards Duo 03/04/07
Trainer Nicky Richards could bid for a big race double with
stable stars Turpin Green and Monet’s Garden at the three-day
John Smith’s Grand National meeting.
Aintree Previews New Facilities 28/03/07
Aintree Racecourse offered guests an opportunity to preview its new
Grandstand facilities ahead of the 2007 John Smith’s Grand National
meeting.
Paul Nicholls Dominates John
Smith’s Topham Chase 27/03/07
Champion trainer Paul Nicholls is responsible for five of the eight
top-weighted horses for the 2007 John Smith’s Topham Chase, run
over two miles, five and a half furlongs of the Grand National course
at Aintree on Friday, April 13.
Just the Deal for betdirect
Winter Derby
24/03/07
Gentleman's Deal gave Mick Easterby a victory on his first
visit to Lingfield and maintained his unbeaten run on the all-weather
in the Betdirect Winter Derby.
Tattersalls To Hold
Britain’s Richest Ever Two-Year-Old Races At Newmarket 19/03/07
Three new races will be known collectively as the ‘Tattersalls Millions’ and
look set to be the most valuable sales race series in the world.
New Godolphin Seven Stars
Competition Format 01/03/07
The Godolphin Seven Stars is back for 2007 with a fresh new look
incorporating an innovative interactive format that makes the tremendous
free-to-enter competition more exciting than ever before.
Goffs Launch Impressive
Catalogue for Breeze Up Sale at Kempton 08/02/07
Goffs Bloodstock Sales has launched a quality catalogue of two-year-olds
for its inaugural flat breeze up sale to be held at Kempton Park racecourse
on Friday, March 9th.
Ayr Unveils New £100,000 Paddock
02/02/07
THE new paddock at Ayr Racecourse will be in used for the first time at
the Lloyds TSB Raceday on Saturday February 10.
High Class Entry For The 2007 John
Smith’s Grand National 01/02/07
A high quality 119-strong entry is revealed for the £700,000
John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on Saturday, April 14, 2007,
including the past two winners of the great race, Numbersixvalverde and
Hedgehunter.
2007 Martin Wills Awards
Launched 19/01/07
The Martin Wills Memorial Trust, a UK-registered charity, is offering
its 15th annual awards for creative writing (fact or fiction) on, or with
a background in, any aspect of horseracing by young people resident in the
United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland.
Winter Racing Challenge Proves
Huge Success In Dubai 19/01/07
The inaugural 2006-07 Winter Racing Challenge (WRC) proved a huge
success this season, with the three winning horses all set to make a big
impact on the 2007 Dubai International Racing Carnival.
Leopardstown Winner
Gets 20-1 National Quote 14/01/07
Coral has trimmed Point Barrow to 20-1 (from 25-1) for the John Smith’s
Grand National following the nine-year-old's success at Leopardstown this
afternoon.
Keeneland's January Horses of
All Ages Sale
14/01/07
With considerable participation Sunday from such regional markets
as Texas, Florida and Illinois, gross sales topped the $70 million mark
with one day remaining in Keeneland's January Horses of All Ages Sale.
British Racing Sets A New Prize Money
Record In 2006 14/01/07
Over £104m was paid out in Prize Money in 2006, marking an
all-time record and a 4.8% increase on 2005’s figure of £99.3m.
Peter Marsh Chase 2007
- Haydock Park
12/01/07
Haydock Park hosts a tremendous afternoon’s racing on Saturday,
January 20, with the £75,000 Grade Two Peter Marsh Chase taking
centre stage on a superb seven-race card that features no less than four
Grade Two contests.
Record Prize Money at Newmarket
- 2007 Fixtures 10/01/07
Prize money at the Home of Racing will hit a new record this year of approximately £7,400,000,
up from £7,310,000 last year.
Bonusprint.com To
Sponsor Haydock's Champion Hurdle Trial 10/01/07
Haydock Park racecourse is delighted to announce that Bonusprint.com
will be the new sponsors of the track's Champion Hurdle Trial, run on Saturday,
January 20.
TBA Chairman Philip Freedman
calls for Discussion on Foaling Dates 10/01/2007
Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Chairman Philip Freedman has called
for a change to the long-standing rule whereby a thoroughbred born prematurely
before January 1 in the northern hemisphere had to be registered as a yearling
on that date.
BHA Chairman Paul Roy offers Fresh
Start for Racing 10/01/2007
The British Horseracing Authority's Chairman Paul Roy, making his
first public speech since taking up the role, yesterday declared his hope
that the new body could offer a fresh start for racing.
Exeter To Become A Jockey
Club Racecourse 21/12/2006
Exeter Racecourse is set to join the Jockey Club's portfolio of
racecourses.
Kauto Star "Sixth Best Chaser
Since Our Ratings Began" Say Timeform 21/12/2006
Timeform's managing director and Channel 4 form guru McGrath reckons
there is one horse that can beat Kauto Star in the Boxing Day showpiece
at Kempton.
Leading Man for Ferdy
Murphy’s Wetherby Christmas Team 19/12/06
Ferdy Murphy is hoping for more cheer at the Sky Bet Christmas
Meeting, when he saddles Leading Man in the £50,000 Grade Three
skybet.com Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase on Boxing Day.
465 Entered At
First Stage For 2008 Vodafone Derby 13/12/06
A total of 465 horses have been entered at the yearling stage
for the 2008 Vodafone Derby, details of which were revealed on Wednesday,
December 13, 2006.
Sri Lankan Wins 2006
Godolphin Seven Stars First Prize 11/12/06
Elayathamby Canute from Sri Lanka has won the 2006 Godolphin Seven
Stars, the world's greatest free-to-enter on-line horseracing competition
which concluded on Sunday, December 10.
Double for Exotic
Dancer 09/12/06
Jonjo O'Neill's Exotic Dancer completed the Paddy Power-boylesports.com
double in fine style.
Detroit
City Motors to Boylesports.com International 09/12/06
Philip Hobbs and Richard Johnson teamed up to lift Cheltenham's £200,000
boylesports.com International with Detroit City.
Ouija Board Named 'Horse Of The
Year' At ROA 25th Annual Awards Dinner 08/12/06
Ouija Board was last night rewarded for regaining her Breeders'
Cup crown in 2006 by being named ROA/Racing Post 'Horse of the Year'.
2006 TBA Breeders' Awards Announced 07/12/06
The 2006 Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Awards acknowledge
the achievements of a diverse selection of British breeders.
Black Jack Ketchum Heads
23 In Ascot's BGC Long Walk Hurdle 07/12/06
Hurdling sensation Black Jack Ketchum is among 23 entries received
for the £100,000 BGC Long Walk Hurdle, run over three miles and
a furlong at Ascot on Saturday, December 16.
Ultra-competitive Ladbroke
In Prospect 07/12/06
The Ladbroke returns to Ascot on Saturday, December 16, for the
first time since 2003 and the exciting £150,000 handicap hurdle
has attracted 58 entries.
The HWPA 40th Derby Awards
Luncheon - Award Winners 05/12/06
On Monday, December 4, 2006, the HWPA held the 40th Derby Awards
at the London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel.
Paul Keane Hoping
It’s All In The Stars 05/12/06
All In The Stars heads to Cheltenham for the £100,000 Boylepoker.com
Chase (1.20pm) on Friday, December 8, with trainer Paul Keane hoping
his stable flag-bearer can better his runner-up finish of 12 months
ago.
Boylesports.com Gold
Cup The Plan For Exotic Dancer 30/11/06
Paddy Power Gold Cup victor Exotic Dancer is set to bid for further
Cheltenham glory in the £150,000 Boylesports.com Gold Cup over
two miles, five furlongs on Saturday, December 9.
Monet’s Garden
To Gallop After Racing At Ayr 27/11/06
RACEGOERS attending Ayr’s first jumps fixture of the season
on Wednesday are in for a treat if they stay behind after racing.
Discreet Cat Makes The Grade 26/11/06
Discreet Cat came through his toughest test with flying colours
when easily winning the 18th running of the Grade One the Hill ‘n’ Dale
Cigar Mile at Aqueduct, USA, on Saturday, November 25.
Martin Considering River
Raid On Boylesports.com Gold Cup 25/11/06
Irish trainer Tony Martin revealed today that the Boylesports.com Gold
Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday, December 9, is a "big possibility" for
Ross River who is currently a 10/1 chance with the sponsor following
a winning seasonal debut at Punchestown.
Boylesports.com
Gold Cup On Agenda For Kill Devil Hill 23/11/06
Irish trainer Paul Nolan revealed today that the £150,000
Boylesports.com Gold Cup is under consideration for Grade One winning
chaser Kill Devil Hill.
New Alco Pencilled In
For Boylesports.com Gold Cup 23/11/06
Trainer Ferdy Murphy is hoping that Paddy Power Gold Cup third
New Alco can go two places better in the £150,000 Boylesports.com
Gold Cup at Cheltenham Saturday, December 9.
Warner Confidence
Grows Ahead Of Detroit's Boylesports.com International Bid 21/11/06
Owner Terry Warner is confident that Detroit City can carry his
famous colours to victory in the £200,000 Boylesports.com International
over two miles and a furlong at Cheltenham on Saturday, December 9.
Eurotrek Marches To Victory
in Becher Chase 19/11/06
Eurotrek survived a mistake at the second last and almost going
off the course by bearing left under winning rider Liam Heard at the
Elbow to spring a surprise 25-1 success in the £100,000 totesport.com
Becher Handicap Chase.
Kauto Star - The Best Chaser Officially 19/11/06
Phil Smith, the British Horseracing Board’s senior jump
handicapper, has rated Kauto Star on 176 after the chaser’s impressive
17-length success in the Grade One £200,000 Betfair Chase at Haydock
Park on the first day of the North West Masters.
Kauto Star - A Great Chaser? 18/11/06
Kauto Star cruised home by 17 lengths from Beef Or Salmon to win the £200,000
Grade One Betfair Chase and is now on target for the Betfair Million
bonus.
Two days of top quality
jump racing at North West Masters 17/11/06
The North West Masters is poised to deliver two days of top quality
jump racing at the north west's two premier racecourses, with fantastic
fields declared at both Haydock Park on Saturday, November 18, and Aintree
on Sunday, November 19.
Ouija Board lands Cartier double 16/11/06
Ouija Board was named as the Cartier Horse Of The Year for a record second
time at a glittering ceremony in London's West End on Wednesday evening.
Cheltenham's Tribute To Desert
Orchid 14/11/06
Desert Orchid sadly passed away peacefully aged 27 on 13th November
2006 at David Elsworth's Egerton House stables in Newmarket.
Detroit
City Devastating in Cheltenham’s Greatwood Hurdle 12/11/06
Detroit City destroyed the opposition with a brilliant front-running
performance to turn Cheltenham's Greatwood Handicap Hurdle into a procession.
Exotic Dancer
Powers to Gold Cup Glory 11/11/06
Exotic Dancer caused a 16/1 upset when collecting the feature
of The Open, the £110,000 Paddy Power Gold Cup on Saturday 11th
November 2006.
David Pipe's Hopes For
The Open 09/11/06
Having acted in an assistant trainer capacity to his father for the past
few seasons, David now has the chance to make his own mark in the training
ranks.
Paddy Power Giving Away Generous
Stable Staff Prizes 07/11/06
Trainer Alan King revealed today that Kandjar D’Allier is
in fine fettle ahead of his seasonal reappearance in the £110,000
Grade Three Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday, November
11.
Ryan Moore To Be Crowned Champion
Jockey At Windsor 01/11/06
Ryan Moore (181 wins up to the end of racing, Monday October 30)
will be crowned champion Flat jockey for the first time at Royal Windsor
on Saturday, November 4.
Succesful End To Flat Season At Ayr
31/10/06
AYR Racecourse’s 2006 flat season ended on a high with a crowd
of 3542 showing a 21 % increase on the corresponding meeting last year.
McDynamo Does
It Again In Breeders’ Cup Grand National 29/10/06
Superstar steeplechaser McDynamo captured a fourth consecutive Breeders’ Cup
Grand National (Gr. I) on Saturday October 28 at the Far Hills Races,
USA.
Our Vic Impressive 28/10/06
Our Vic notched up a most impressive victory in the bet365 Charlie
Hall Chase at Wetherby.
Redemption Wins John
Smith's Hurdle 28/10/06
Last season's World Hurdle winner My Way De Solzen was surprisingly
beaten by Redemption in the John Smith's Hurdle at Wetherby.
McCoy stars on Pipe's big day 25/10/06
Cheltenham opened its season celebrating the career of 15 times
champion trainer Martin Pipe - with all six races dedicated to him.
Cheltenham’s Pledge To Stable
Staff 16/10/06
Cheltenham is always in the vanguard with innovations that make
the racing experience as enjoyable as possible for everyone involved,
and this season heralds a number of new and enhanced initiatives to
better reward stable staff.
Teofilo Toughs It Out 14/10/06
Teofilo came out top in an epic duel with his old adversary Holy
Roman Emperor in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket.
Pride Convincing For
France 14/10/06
Pride made amends for finishing second in the Prix de l'Arc
de Triomphe with victory in the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at
Newmarket.
Detroit City battles to
victory 14/10/06
Detroit City battled to victory in the totesport Cesarewitch to
complete the autumn double for Jamie Spencer.
Diamond Green To Join Ballyhane
Stud Roster 09/10/06
Diamond Green, an unbeaten two-year-old and classic miler at three,
has been bought by Joe Foley to stand at his Co Carlow-based Ballyhane
Stud for the 2007 breeding season. He will stand for a fee of 8,000 euros.
Newmarket Receives Formal
Decree 30/09/06
Formal Decree ended up coming home by four lengths from Blue
Bajan in the totesport Cambridgeshire...
Spinning Queen Springs
12-1 Shock 30/09/06
Spinning Queen turned the form book on its head when she bolted
up by nine lengths in the Group One Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes.
Dutch Art In Group
1 Strike 29/09/06
Dutch Art franked the form of his Prix Morny success with a
top-class performance to take the Group One Shadwell Middle Park Stakes
in impressive style.
Goffs Million Sale off
to Strong Start 26/09/06
The Goffs Million Sale got off to a strong start today with figures
for the opening session showing significant increases over the first
day last year.
Majestic Missile To Retire
To Ballyhane After Prix De L'Abbaye 25/09/06
Multiple Group-winning sprinter Majestic Missile has been bought
by Joe Foley to stand as a stallion at Ballyhane Stud in Co Carlow
and will retire after Sunday's Group 1 Prix de l'Abbaye at Longchamp.
Phoenix Reach Retires To Stand
At National Stud 21/09/06
Triple Group 1 winner, Phoenix Reach, is to stand at The National
Stud for the 2007 season.
Miss Beatrix scoops Goffs
Million at Curragh 20/09/06
Kevin Prendergast's Miss Beatrix landed the richest two-year-old
race ever run, the inaugural Shelbourne Hotel Goffs Million at the Curragh.
Newmarket Announces Autumn Home
Of Horseracing Tours And Masterclasses 19/09/06
Fascinating behind-the-scenes tours at Dalham Hall Stud, the focal
point of Sheikh Mohammed's worldwide breeding operation, Peter Chapple-Hyam's
flourishing stable and Tattersalls will be on offer to Newmarket racegoers
this autumn.
Fonthill Road wins Ayr Gold Cup 16/09/06
Fonthill Road proved perceived wisdom wrong by landing the totesport
Ayr Gold Cup on the supposedly unfavoured far side of the track.
Sleeping Indian To Join Tweenhills
Stallion Roster 14/09/06
Sleeping Indian is to retire at the end of this year to take up
stallion duties at Tweenhills Farm and Stud in Gloucestershire.
HRA Chief Executive Dr Peter
Webbon, Announces His Departure 14/09/06
Dr Peter Webbon, the first Chief Executive of the Horseracing
Regulatory Authority, has announced that he will be leaving the HRA to
join the Animal Health Trust as Chief Executive.
Dylan Thomas Enhances His Claim
To Cartier Honours 13/09/06
Dylan Thomas leapt to the head of affairs for the 2006 Cartier
Racing Award for three-year-old colts after victory in the Baileys Irish
Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday.
Top Stallions On
Parade At Ascot 12/09/06
Thoroughbred Breeders Day, Friday, September 22, the first day
of Ascot's three-day September meeting, will open with a parade of stallions
from the National Stud.
Racing Heroes Confirmed to Parade
at the Curragh on Ryder Cup Race Day
11/09/06
Some of the greatest National Hunt horses to have graced our
racecourses in recent years are confirmed to parade at the Curragh
on Ryder Cup Race Day on Tues 19th September.
Sixties Icon is Punters' Pin-Up
10/09/06
Sixties Icon justified 11/8 favouritism to run out a facile -
and hugely popular - winner of the world’s oldest classic when
scoring under Frankie Dettori by two and a half lengths from 50/1 outsider
The Last Drop.
£3 Million Bar Is Thank You To Racecourse
Patrons 06/09/06
AYR Racecourse is saying a big thank you to its regular Grandstand
patrons on the eve of its biggest race meeting of the season by announcing
a £3 million Sports Bar facility for their use.
Darley praises new sprint
king 02/09/06
Kevin Darley hailed Reverence after what he described as a "tremendous
feat" in securing a Group One double at Haydock.
Caradak Claims Celebration
Mile 28/08/06
GEORGE Washington could manage only third in the Totesport Celebration
Mile at Goodwood yesterday as Caradak benefited from a strong Frankie
Dettori ride to continue Godolphin's glittering run of success.
Newmarket Town
Plate in new August slot 22/08/06
The Newmarket Town Plate was the first race ever run under written rules
in Britain back in 1666.
Jamie Spencer Opens
Door for Portal 19/08/06
Jamie Spencer timed his run to perfection on board Portal as
he hit the front in the shadow of the post in the Listed EBF Alice
Keppel Stakes at Goodwood.
Belenus extends Godolphin
run in Sovereign Stakes 18/08/06
Belenus landed a first Pattern-race success as Godolphin continued
their amazing run of form in the feature totesport.com Sovereign Stakes
at Salisbury.
Great Britain and Ireland win
Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup at Ascot 13/08/06
The Great Britain and Ireland team regained the Dubai Duty
Free Shergar Cup, the annual jockeys' challenge at Ascot, with a
comprehensive victory over the Rest Of The World.
Glorious Conclusion To
Goodwood’s Great Week 05/08/06
Top-class racing, wonderful weather, happy racegoers and contented
competitors made sure Glorious Goodwood 2006 will be remembered for
all the right reasons.
Ouija Board wins Vodafone
Nassau Stakes 05/08/06
Ouija Board once again proved herself the darling of British racing
with a pulsating short-head victory over the equally admirable Alexander
Goldrun in the Group One Vodafone Nassau Stakes on the final day of Glorious
Goodwood.
Blyth Tait's Spectait
Wins Totesport Mile 05/08/06
New Zealand’s eventing Olympic gold medallist Blyth Tait
was at Glorious Goodwood today to watch a horse he bred, Spectait, win
the feature event, the £150,000 totesport Mile in a new course
record time of 1m 35.61s.
Yeats So Dominant In ABN Amro
Goodwood Cup 04/08/06
Yeats, from Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle Stables in
Ireland, took another step towards becoming the king of the stayers for
2006 when setting a course record in the ABN Amro Goodwood Cup.
Cucaracha Back to Best in
Audi Stakes 04/08/06
La Cucaracha, winner of last year’s Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes,
returned right back to her best to come from nearly last to first to
capture the Group 3 Audi Stakes by three-quarters of a length.
Masterpiece Holds Court in Sussex
Stakes 03/08/06
Six-year-old Court Masterpiece, an unlucky second in the Queen
Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot last time, made amends in some style when
beating a high-class field to take the Group 1 Cantor Spreadfair Sussex
Stakes by two lengths from Soviet Song.
Prince Toasts
Marmalade In Vintage Renewal 03/08/06
Strategic Prince defied a 3lb penalty and held off highly-touted
Duke Of Marmalade in this juvenile highlight of Glorious Goodwood.
Iffraaj Too Good For
Betfair Cup Rivals 01/08/06
Iffraaj, who races under the Godolphin umbrella for Sheikh
Ahmed, proved far too strong for his rivals in today’s Betfair
Cup, and could return to Goodwood later this month for the totesport
Celebration Mile (Gr.2).
Hurricane Storms In 29/07/06
Hurricane Run, officially rated the best horse in the world in
2005, further enhanced his reputation with a battling display to land
the £750,000 Group One King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond
Stakes by half a length from Electrocutionist.
Kieren Fallon Appeal Board Hearing
Result 13/07/06
The Appeal Board of the Horseracing Regulatory Authority has dismissed
an appeal by Kieren Fallon against the decision prohibiting him from
riding in races in Great Britain.
Fallon Cannot
Believe Alexandrova’s Oaks Performance 02/06/06
Kieren Fallon, winning his fourth Vodafone Oaks on easy scorer Alexandrova,
had predicted that he would be back in the winner’s enclosure after
his victory in the first.
Papal Bull added to
Vodafone Derby Entries as 22 go forward for The Premier Classic 29/05/06
Papal Bull, unbeaten in two starts this season, was today supplemented
for the £1,250,000 Vodafone Derby at Epsom Downs on Saturday, June
3.
Visindar
Heads 33 Going Forward For The Vodafone Derby 19/05/06
The Andre Fabre-trained Visindar heads 33 horses going forward for the £1,250,000
Vodafone Derby, run at Epsom Downs on Saturday, June 3, following today’s
forfeit stage, which represents a healthy increase on the 27 horses engaged
in Europe’s richest race at this stage in 2005 and the 25 in 2004.
Ouija
Board Set For Vodafone Coronation Cup 17/05/06
Ouija Board, heroine of the 2004 Vodafone Oaks, is on course to
return to Epsom Downs on Vodafone Ladies Day, Friday, June 2 and bid
to become the first filly to win the £250,000 Vodafone Coronation
Cup since In The Groove in 1991.
totesport Silver Bowl
Celebrates 50th Running With Record £100,000 In Prize Money 17/05/06
Haydock Park hosts its first major meeting of the new Flat season on
Friday and Saturday, May 26 and 27, with the undoubted highlight the
50th running of the totesport Silver Bowl (3.45pm), this year worth a
record £100,000 in prize money.
Linda Eyes The Sparklers 16/05/06
AYR based racehorse trainer Linda Perratt is in sparkling form
already this season having sent out a winner in Balwearie from her Cree
Lodge Stables.
Green Light For Ayr Racecourse
Plans 16/05/06
AYR Racecourse will be developed into one of Europe’s top
tracks after the Scottish Executive belatedly approved £35 million
of developments on Wednesday May 10.
Cheltenham Festival
Winners To The Fore In Anglo-Irish Jump Awards 15/05/06
The Cheltenham Festival's position as the pre-eminent arena
for excellence in jump racing has been reinforced with the unveiling
today, Monday, May 15, of the new and prestigious 2006 Anglo-Irish
Jump Racing Awards, with Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdler Brave Inca
named the Anglo-Irish Horse of the Year.
Linda's
Lad Primed For Totesport.com Derby Trial At Lingfield 12/05/06
French maestro Andre Fabre will saddle Linda's Lad in the £60,000
totesport.com Derby Trial Stakes at Lingfield Park on Saturday, May 13.
Strong Entries
For Vodafone Derby Festival Handicaps 11/05/06
Two of Epsom Downs' prestigious heritage handicaps, the 10-furlong
Vodafone Rose Bowl and the five-furlong Vodafone Dash, have attracted
strong entries for the 2006 renewals, which take place on Friday, June
2, and Saturday June 3, respectively.
More Class Than Ever at Ayr in 2006 10/05/06
AYR Racecourse launched its 2006 flat season today (Monday) by announcing
there will be more Class 1 and Class 2 races at Scotland’s premier
racecourse than ever before.
Over £1.4 Million On Offer
For Ascot's Opening Six Jumps Fixtures 08/05/06
The six days of jump racing at Ascot later this year will
offer a total prize fund of £1,427,000, including two day fixtures
in November and December, each worth in excess of £500,000.
Speciosa - The Dream
Fulfilled
07/05/06
Speciosa added a major chapter to her fairytale story by storming
to a hugely popular success in the Stan James 1000 Guineas. The Danehill
Dancer filly made all in thrilling style to scorch to a two-and-a-half
length victory in the fillies’ Classic.
Brilliant George powers
to Guineas glory
06/05/06
George Washington lit up the NatWest Rowley Mile course with a fantastic
performance to land the Stan James 2000 Guineas in style.
Channon
Looking For Championship Pointer In Letheby & Christopher Predominate
Stakes 05/05/06
Mick Channon is hoping that Championship Point can put himself among
the leading fancies for the Vodafone Derby with victory in Goodwood's
long established Derby trial, the Listed Letheby & Christopher Predominate
Stakes.
Tony Dobbin Top Jockey At Ayr 27/04/06
THE 2005-2006 jumps awards at Ayr Racecourse were decided after the Scottish
Grand National Festival last week and all three prizes – for
leading jockey, owner and trainer - stayed in the north.
Asian Maze
out of this World
27/04/06
Asian Maze ran her rivals ragged to land a convincing win in the
Whitewater Champion Stayers' Hurdle at Punchestown.
Double
Gold for War Of Attrition 26/04/06
Cheltenham Gold Cup winner War Of Attrition confirmed his brilliance
on home turf when running out a facile two and a half length winner of
Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup under Conor O'Dwyer.
Newmill
lands rare Double 25/04/06
John Murphy’s stable star Newmill, winner of Cheltenham’s
Queen Mother Champion Chase last time out, completed a rare double when
the brilliant 15-length winner of the Kerrygold Champion Chase at Punchestown
on the first day of the Irish National Hunt Festival.
Shirocco
Ready For Newmarket Return 25/04/06
French champion trainer Andre Fabre revealed today that Breeders’ Cup
Turf hero Shirocco is on course to make his seasonal debut in the £90,000
Group Two StanJamesUK.com Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket.
Betfair Makes
Million "More Winnable" 25/04/06
RACING’s most imaginative bonus prize, the Betfair Million, is
being made “more winnable” next season with the middle leg
of the three-race series now incorporating EITHER a victory in the King
George at Kempton on Boxing Day OR the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown two
days later.
Murphy
Unveils Strong Raiding Party Among Punchestown Entries
20/04/06
The Punchestown Festival, which commences on Tuesday, April
25, and hosts top-class jump racing through to Friday, April, 28,
will see Ferdy Murphy field a strong team in an attempt to capture
further Festival glory.
Run for
Paddy wins Scottish National 24/04/06
Trainer-jockey Carl Llewellyn and 33-1 shot Run For Paddy
won the Gala Casinos Daily Record Scottish Grand National in a dramatic
finish.
Salisbury Season Commences
With Televised Race 20/04/06
Salisbury opens its gates for the 2006 season with the ever-popular Family
Fun Day on Sunday, May 7.
Ouija Board Set To Weave Her Magic
In Audemars Piguet QE II Cup 17/04/06
Lord Derby still cannot quite believe Ouija Board's Hong Kong win in
December, but the vibes are good for a repeat next Sunday in the Audemars
Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup.
Let's Go To Newmarket Racecourses
With 'one' Railways 11/04/06
Newmarket Racecourses and 'one' railway are collaborating for
2006 to offer a new travel and admittance deal for racegoers.
Numbersixvalverde
Upsets Favorites to Win
Numbersixvalverde, an 11-1 shot ridden by Niall Madden, upset joint favorites
Hedgehunter and Clan Royal to win the 159th Grand National horse race,
the U.K.'s biggest betting event.
Heros Collonges
a Peake Purchase 03/04/06
Heros Collonges, eighth in last year’s John Smith’s Grand
National, will be the first-ever runner for Andy Peake in the National,
after the Haydock businessman bought the horse from John Hales for an
undisclosed fee.
Smart Eyes Guineas
Glory With Star Colts 30/03/06
Yorkshire trainer Bryan Smart today reported his two Stan James 2000
Guineas hopefuls Sir Xaar and Misu Bond to be in great shape and on course
for the Classic on Newmarket's NatWest Rowley Mile on Saturday, May 6.
Grand
National Greats Reunited From Foinavon to ESB 29/03/06
Jockeys past and present will be in attendance at the William
Hill Grand National Preview evening on Tuesday 4th April , when John
Buckingham, the rider of Foinavon, talks about his experiences of the
great race.
Electrocutionist Delivers
Fifth Dubai World Cup For Godolphin 27/03/06
Electrocutionist showed tremendous guts and determination to battle
on strongly in the straight to win the 2006 Dubai World Cup, the world's
richest race, on Saturday, March 25.
Dubai Millennium Remembered
In Godolphin Gallery 23/03/06
Dubai Millennium, the greatest horse to race for Godolphin, is
remembered by a new life-size portrait which was unveiled on Thursday
morning (March 23) by H. E. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum at
the Godolphin Gallery, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai.
Redcar's Historic Meeting On Saturday 21/03/06
Redcar creates racing history by hosting the traditional first big race
of the British Flat season on turf, when the £100,000 William
Hill Lincoln Heritage Handicap heads a quality programme this Saturday
as the U.K's 2006 campaign on the Flat bursts into life.
Nakheel Heads Mark
Johnston’s Stan James 2000 Guineas Team 03/03/06
Nakheel, trained by Mark Johnston, is “looking fantastic” and
on course for a crack at the Stan James 2000 Guineas, the first Classic
of the 2006 Flat season, run over the NatWest Rowley Mile at Newmarket
on Saturday, May 6.
World's Best Preparing For
Dubai World Cup 27/02/06
With just over three weeks to go before the eleventh running of
the US$6,000,000 Dubai World Cup (Gr.1), sponsored by Emirates Airline,
the fields for the seven races on the world's richest day of racing have
begun to take shape.
Chaille-Chaille
Unveils Festival Contenders 23/02/06
Zaiyad looks set to spearhead a possible five-strong raiding party
for leading French trainer Arnaud Chaille-Chaille at next month's Cheltenham
Festival.
Meade
And Todhunter Consider John Smith’s Grand National Options 22/02/06
Noel Meade and Martin Todhunter are mulling over their options following
last week’s publication of the weights for the John Smith’s
Grand National, to be run at Aintree on Saturday, April 8.
Well Armed Targets
UAE 2000 Guineas 09/02/06
Clive Brittain's Well Armed is one of 16 runners from six countries
lining up for the US$250,000 UAE 2000 Guineas (Gr.3) at the DNRD and
DATEL sponsored racemeeting at Nad al Sheba Racecourse on Friday evening.
European
All-weather Series Kicks Off At Cagnes-sur-mer On Sunday 09/02/06
Cagnes Sur Mer in the south of France is the setting for the
first leg of the European All-Weather Series on Sunday, February
12.
Goffs Million Entries
- Fantastic Response 08/02/06
Two year olds from Ireland, the UK, France and Germany are among the
331 entries for the Goffs Million, the richest juvenile race ever in
Europe.
Travel Boost for
Owners and Trainers at Ayr 06/02/06
AYR Racecourse has teamed up with a leading travel company to
provide owners and trainers with runners at the Ayrshire track with a
unique one stop travel service.
The Racing Post Agrees Major Cheltenham
Sponsorship 06/02/06
The Racing Post, the UK's leading horseracing and sports betting paper,
has secured a major sponsorship deal at this year's Cheltenham Festival.
ATR Wins Landmark Victory In Racing
Data Case 22/12/05
At The Races ("ATR"), the UK and Ireland's most watched
dedicated racing channel, is delighted to announce that the Judge, Mr
Justice Etherton, has found in its favour in its claim against the BHB
over the issue of pre-race data.
York Welcomes Ladbrokes St Leger
Decision 14/12/05
York Racecourse’s Chief Executive has said he is “excited
and proud” about Doncaster’s decision to transfer the Ladbrokes
St Leger Festival to York.
2005 Godolphin Seven Stars
Competition Goes To Uruguay 12/12/05
Alberto Ribeiro of Uruguay today won the thrilling 2005 Godolphin
Seven Stars competition, clinching the world’s greatest free-to-enter
Internet horseracing contest by just one point.
Alakaased Grit Secures Japan Cup Crown 28/11/05
Gutsy Alkaased gave trainer Luca Cumani his first and jockey Frankie
Dettori his third Japan Cup triumph on Sunday.
Hedgehunter aimed at National again 16/11/05
Trainer Willie Mullins today reported that last year's winner
Hedgehunter would again be aimed at the John Smith's Grand National and
may take on some of the top staying chasers along the way in races such
as Leopardstown's Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup and the totesport Gold Cup
at Cheltenham.
Our Vic Gives Pipe Eighth
Paddy Power Gold Cup Success 12/11/05
The 9/2 favourite Our Vic gave Martin Pipe an eighth victory in
the £110,000 Paddy Power Gold Cup today when prevailing by two
and a half lengths from Monkerhostin.
Best Mate return ends in
tragedy 01/11/05
Best Mate's much-anticipated racecourse return ended in tragedy
as he suffered a fatal suspected heart attack in the William Hill Haldon
Gold Cup at Exeter.
Hong Kong Breeders Club
Inaugurates Breeder Of The Year Award 01/11/05
The Hong Kong Breeders Club has announced the inauguration of
the Hong Kong Breeder of the Year Award.
David
Junior wins Emirates Airline Champion Stakes 15/10/05
Jamie Spencer might be champion jockey-elect, but you could have heard
a pin drop with racegoers open-mouted in disbelief as he stunned the
huge crowd when springing a 25-1 surprise on David Junior in the feature
Emirates Airline Champion Stakes.
North West Masters
Delivers Many Firsts 12/10/05
The most exciting new weekend of jump racing ever created in Britain,
the North West Masters, is launched by Haydock Park and Aintree Racecourses,
with the first-ever £1-million chasing bonus.
Royal Ascot to return
home in 2006 11/10/05
The Duke of Devonshire, Her Majesty’s Representative and
Chairman of Ascot Racecourse, today confirmed that Royal Ascot will be
back at its Berkshire home next year.
Ryanair makes
the 2006 Cheltenham Festival a top destination 10/09/05
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline, is sponsoring the £150,000
Ryanair Chase and becoming The Festival’s first official carrier,
Cheltenham Racecourse announced today.
Anglo
Irish Bank New Sponsor At Cheltenham Festival 09/09/05
Cheltenham Racecourse is delighted to welcome Anglo Irish Bank
as the new sponsor of the opening race of The Festival, the Supreme Novices'
Hurdle.
Tattersalls
October Yearling Sale Part 1 07/10/05
The Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Part 1 concluded
in robust fashion, with 120 lots selling for 14,302,000 guineas, at
an average of 119,183 guineas and a median of 68,000 guineas, taking
the four day total to 499 lots sold for 59,635,000 guineas, at an average
of 119,509 guineas and a median of 70,000 guineas.
Racing Trust Mark 04/10/05
In its battle against unauthorized betting over the internet,
the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) today
unveiled its Racing Trust Mark for use by authorized online betting operators.
Hurricane
Run Swoops To Arc Triumph 02/10/05
Hurricane Run, under the coolest of rides from Kieren Fallon came with
an unanswerable run from nearer last than first at the head of the straight
to land the 2005 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Lucien Barriere .
Starcraft Strikes for Australia
24/09/05
The giant Australian horse Starcraft, who stands 17 hands high, headed
a real international outcome to the Group One Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
as, trained by an Italian, Luca Cumani, and ridden by a Frenchman, Christophe
Lemaire, he outran the 6/4 favourite Dubawi to win by three-quarters
of a length.
Group success for Black Minnaloushe
19/09/05
The success of Black Minnaloushe's first Northern Hemisphere crop
has continued with a rousing victory in the Gr.3 Kentucky Cup Juvenile
by his very promising son Stream Cat.
Newmarket Forges
'White Turf' Twinning Agreement 14/09/05
Newmarket Racecourses is to twin with St Moritz in Switzerland,
with each venue set to sponsor a race at the other´s track to be
'called' by the 'away' commentator.
Racehorse Owner
Sponsorship Soars to Record Levels 14/09/05
The value of sponsorship agreements in place for racehorse owners has
grown enormously ahead of the planned Revenue and Customs review of the
VAT Registration Scheme.
Scorpion Gives
Dettori Tenth Classic 10/09/05
Frankie Dettori bagged his 10th British classic after landing
the Ladbrokes St Leger with a pillar-to-post success aboard the Aidan
O’Brien-trained Scorpion.
HKBC Buy Share In Rakti 05/09/05
The Hong Kong Breeders Club has purchased a 10 per cent shareholding
in six-time Group 1 winner Rakti, who is set to retire to Huma Park Stud
in Ireland for the 2006 breeding season.
totesport Extends
Gold Cup Sponsorship to 2009 05/09/05
totesport is to continue one of racing's oldest sponsorships by backing
the totesport Gold Cup at Cheltenham for a further four years, up to
and including the 2009 running.
£4.7 Million
Boost for Aintree Racecourse and Equestrian Centre 23/08/05
A major scheme that is set to transform Aintree Racecourse was today
strengthened by the announcement of a £4.7 million contribution
from the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA).
Kieren Fallon is Top Jockey at
Goodwood
30/07/05
Kieren Fallon just came out on top in a three-way photograph
to be the top jockey over the five days of the Glorious Goodwood meeting.
Munro Glee at 'Derby
Win'
06/07/05
Alan Munro may have finished second to Motivator on Walk In The
Park at Epsom in the Vodafone Derby, but today he was celebrating a Derby
winner after Arsene Rupin bagged a thrilling Group 1 Purebred Arabian success
in the President Of The UAE Challenge Derby.
Superstar Rakti Sold To Stand
At Huma Park Stud
04/07/05
Rakti, one of the greatest modern-day milers and a six-time Group
1 winner, will stand at Huma Park Stud in Co Kildare for the 2006 breeding
season.
Azamour digs deep in Prince
of Wales’s Stakes 15/06/05
Horses were slipping and sliding on the rain-softened ground in the Prince
of Wales’s Stakes, but the Aga Khan’s Azamour kept his feet
and dug deep to wear down fellow Irish raider Ace and take his third
Group 1 with an authorative length and a half success.
Thrilling
Shamardal 14/06/05
Shamardal slammed his field in the group one st james’s palace
stakes and is now all set for a showdown with the vodafone derby winner
motivator in the coral-eclipse stakes over 10 furlongs at sandown on
July 2.
At The Races Announces Broadcast Deal With The Japan Racing Association 09/06/05
At The Races announced today that it has reached agreement with The Japan Racing Association to broadcast eight of the most prestigious races in the Japanese racing calendar.
Shamardal completes Tattersalls Derby double in France 06/06/05
Godolphin's SHAMARDAL completed an extraordinary Tattersalls Derby double on Sunday, when landing the Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly, following MOTIVATOR's runaway triumph in the Vodafone Derby a day earlier.
High Chaparral To Stand At Windsor Park Stud In 2005 27/05/05
Group One winning 2YO and English Derby winner High Chaparral is to stand his first southern hemisphere breeding season at Windsor Park Stud, Cambridge in 2005.
Lester Piggott to Open New Wiltshire Stand at Salisbury on June 23 25/05/05
Racing legend Lester Piggott will be at Salisbury on Thursday, June 23, to officially open the racecourse's new £1.1 million Wiltshire Stand.
ARF explores concrete ways to protect racing revenues from illegal operators 24/05/05
Ways to deal with the omnipresent threat of unlimited, unregulated and uncontrolled (3U) wagering on horseracing formed the principal message at Tuesday’s business sessions at the 30th Asian Racing Conference in Seoul.
Curragh winner Grey Swallow cut out for King George 22/05/05
Grey Swallow is 6-1 (from 10-1) with Coral for the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes following his win in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at The Curragh this afternoon.
20 Of Europe's Finest Go Forward For The Vodafone Coronation Cup 18/05/05
The £250,000 Vodafone Coronation Cup looks sure to feature a glittering array of Europe's finest middle-distance horses following the May 17 forfeit stage, details of which are revealed today.
Real Quality
Goes For Haydock's Totesport Silver Bowl On Saturday 17/05/05
Elliots
World and Party Boss share the top-weight of the 29 three-year-olds
entered for the £95,000 totesport Silver Bowl, the highlight of Haydock
Park's two-day meeting on Friday and Saturday, May 20 and 21.
New trainee
clerk of the course for Lingfield Park and Folkestone Racecourses 15/05/05
Arena Leisure has appointed a new trainee clerk of the course to cover both
Lingfield Park and Folkestone Racecourses.
Bullish Luck beats Silent
Witness 14/05/05
Bullish Luck broke his stablemate, and Hong Kong hero, Silent
Witness's remarkable winning streak to take the Champions Mile at Sha
Tin in the final strides.
Derby favourite Motivator
takes Dante glory 12/05/05
Motivator became the favourite for the Vodafone Derby with a stylish
win in the totesport Dante Stakes at York.
Cheltenham loses sponsor of bonusprint.com Gold Cup 09/05/05
Cheltenham announces today that one of the course's long-standing sponsorships is coming to an end, with George Ward's Grunwick Group withdrawing backing for the bonusprint.com Gold Cup.
Fracas and Grand Central 16-1 after weak Derrinstown 09/05/05
Fracas and Grand Central are both 16-1 chances for the Vodafone Derby following their first and third respectively in the Group 1 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial at Leopardstown.
Kong King at Lingfield 08/05/05
Trainer John Dunlop saddled both classic hopefuls Kong and Cassydora to victory in the Derby and Oaks trials at Lingfield.
O'Brien Dee-lighted By Gypsy Win 06/05/05
Gypsy King earned quotes ranging from 3/1 (Cashmans) to 7/1 (totesport) for the Vodafone Derby after an eventful short-head success in the Group Three Dee Stakes
Hattan Has Brittain Dreaming Of Epsom 05/05/05
Trainer Clive Brittain was dreaming of winning a first Vodafone Derby after the rapidly-improving Hattan held off Almighty by half a length to win the Group 3 MBNA Europe Bank Chester Vase.
MBNA Europe Bank Chester Vase
Preview 04/05/05
Trainer Aidan O’Brien and jockey Kieren Fallon, who teamed up to win
both Guineas races at the weekend, bid to continue the purple patch in tomorrow’s
Group 3 MBNA Europe Bank Chester Vase with Almighty, one of eight declared
runners.
Anak Pekan Completes Back-to-back
Totesport Chester Cup Victories 04/05/05
Anak Pekan completed a second successive victory in the £120,000
totesport Chester Cup, beating Swift Sailor by a length with Contact
Dancer a further length and a quarter away in third. He started at 16/1
as against 2/1 favourite last year.
Totesport Chester Cup
Full Field 02/05/05
A maximum field of 18 is set to go to post for the £120,000 totesport
Chester Cup (2.30pm) on Wednesday (May 4), the first day of Chester’s
May Festival.
Rooster
Booster Aiming At Big Haydock Park Hurdle On May 7 29/04/05
Rooster Booster, the winner of the 2003 Champion Hurdle, is being aimed at
the £70,000 Stanleybet Handicap Hurdle at Haydock Park on Saturday, May
7, confirmed trainer Philip Hobbs today (Friday, April 29, 2005).
Dr Sharp
for Chester Cup 29/04/05
Tate confirms that recent Doncaster scorer and previous Chester winner Dr Sharp
is on target for historic contest while Hobbs plans to run Unleash.
Some Plans
For Chester Festival Trials 29/04/05
Clive Brittain today revealed that he is hoping to be represented in both of
Chester's Derby trials, the Chester Vase, the Dee Stakes. Irish trainer Aidan
O'Brien has already announced that he will have his first runners at Chester's
May Festival.
Wadham Gains Biggest Success & Bolger's
Amazing Record Continues 29/04/05
Newmarket handler Lucy Wadham - whose 22-box yard neighbours Godolphin's stable
- gained the biggest success of her seven-year training career when United
ran out a hugely-impressive 12-length winner of the Grade 1 Colm McEvoy Auctioneers
Four-Year-Old Hurdle.
Global Sprint
Challenge Leaders On Course For Golden Jubilee Stakes 27/04/05
A total of 77 horses have been entered for the Golden Jubilee
Stakes, leg four of the Global Sprint Challenge, headed by the winners
of the first two legs in Australia, Fastnet Rock and Cape Of Good Hope.
Chester Gives
Two Derby Trials Final Chance
26/04/05
Chester's May Festival has two historic Derby trials again this
year but it could be for the last time unless trainers and owners back
them properly.
Diktatorial is one of
three guineas contenders set to represent Tweenhills 26/04/05
Tweenhills - the bloodstock and ownership group run by David Redvers - is set
to be represented by three Guineas prospects, purchased for an average price
of less than £40,000.
Silent Witness all
the way for 17 straight wins 24/04/05
In a class of his own once again, Silent Witness eased to a 17th consecutive
race success in the Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup (HKGr.2) at Sha Tin today.
Weatherbys Takes Over
Sponsorship Of The Cheshire Oaks 21/04/05
Weatherbys is the new sponsor of the £50,000 Weatherbys Bank Cheshire
Oaks on the opening day of Chester's May Festival, Wednesday, May 4.
At The Races supports
its racecourse partners with local radio push to over 3 million listeners 20/04/05
Ascot Racecourse
Appoints Stickels As Clerk Of The Course 20/04/05
Surge in on-line bookings
for Chester's May Festival 19/04/05
BHB British
Jump Racing Awards to Honour the Sport's Champions 18/04/05
Record Tattersalls
Breeze Up Sale Sustains Momentum 14/04/05
Ground and facilities
ready at Royal Windsor for start of summer season 14/04/05
Warrsan faces
top-class opposition in bid for historic third Vodafone Coronation Cup 13/04/05
Aintree and Haydock
Park racecourses team up to create new jump racing festival 07/04/05
Roy Barrett Named Stable
Employee of the Year 05/04/05
Bid for Race Sponsorship
at Ayr on Ebay 24/03/05
'Horse Industry is
Vibrant': Alun Michael 22/03/05
At The Races and
UK Tote sign International deal 09/03/05
Speed Sensing Equipment
Compulsory in Certain Races
Farmer Jack Delivers
Post
Novices’ Chases
Showing Improved Competitiveness and Field Sizes
New Racecourses
Given Fixture Participation Approval
BHB Recommends
Priority for Levy Board Funding of Owners' Premium Scheme
£4200
Raised For Tsunami Appeal
Ouija Board Named as
BHB Horse Of The Year 2004
British
Racing Reaches Prize Money Landmark
BHB Commissions Review
of Funding Mechanism from Betting
Silver Birch lands
Coral Welsh National
Flat
Racing Structure Adjusted After Planned Review
Huntingdon
Racecourse finishes 2004 on a high!
Alan
Lee is Horserace Writers Journalist of the Year
British Horseracing
Board Expenditure Reductions Agreed
BHB Chairman Reaffirms Commitment
to Commercial Funding Mechanism
Welcome return for
Dalgleish
Rhinestone blow
for O'Neill
GamSure
BETDAQ Statement on Sporting
Options betting exchange going into administration
Ouija Board wins
prestigious award
Betfair launches rescue package to Sporting
Options' customers
BHB to scale back 48-hour
declarations
BHB sets out case for race changes
What is the Order of Merit?
Racing world hails one of the
greats
Stand Takes Top Summer Honours
Seven in line for summer title
Doumen calls time on riding career
Potential fixture chaos averted
Star Attraction makes history
Best Mate wins top award
Aintree to undergo redevelopment
York's Royal preparations going well
Smarty secures Kentucky Derby success
Tragic death of Persian Punch
Tony McCoy moves to Jonjo O'Neill
yard
Goodwood voted best-kept Flat Racecourse
Choisir ranked with world's best
British Racing On The Up
Clare shares award |