A number of trainers will be interviewed by the British Horseracing Authority as it emerges more than one stable could have used a banned drug. Newmarket handler Gerard Butler admitted last month he was the subject of a BHA investigation after a number of his horses tested positive for anabolic… Read More »
Kentucky Derby winner Orb was in a playful mood the day before the Preakness, making faces for photographers between nibbles of grass outside his stall at Pimlico Race Course. “He’s really settled in well. He seems to be energetic about what he’s doing so I couldn’t be more pleased,” trainer… Read More »
Frankie Dettori’s planned return to the saddle may be delayed with the British Horseracing Authority yet to issue him a licence. The 42-year-old had planned to return to action at Leicester on Monday after serving a six-month ban for testing positive for cocaine at Longchamp following a race last September…. Read More »
Local winners of the Dante Stakes at Yorkshire are so rare Libertarian was allowed to start at 33-1 before beating Derby aspirants from some of the top British and Irish stables. Middleham-based couple Elaine and Karl Burke became the first trainers from the county to win the Knavesmire’s important Classic… Read More »
Beautifully bred filly Lilliburlero will face a career litmus test when she steps out in the Fred Best Classic at Doomben on Saturday. A daughter of former top Queensland sprinter Regimental Gal, Lilliburlero has shown promise winning two of her three starts to date. She made her debut with a… Read More »
Champion jumps jockey Tony McCoy has made a winning return to action at his first ride back from an injury enforced break. McCoy won aboard Church Field at Ludlow four weeks after suffering broken ribs in a fall at Cheltenham. “It’s nice to be back. You get fairly frustrated and… Read More »
Former Champion jockey Frankie Dettori claims depression caused by Godolphin’s decision to remove him from his role as their top rider was the trigger that led to his drugs ban. The Italian has served a six-month suspension after testing positive for cocaine in France in September and returns to the… Read More »
Kentucky Derby winner Orb has drawn the inside barrier for the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the triple crown. Orb was immediately installed as the even money favourite but trainer Shug McGaughey said he would have preferred not to be on the rail. When asked what his choice would… Read More »
Jockey Frankie Dettori has admitted the drug which led to his six month ban was cocaine. In an exclusive interview with Channel 4 News just days before his return to riding, Dettori says he is “very ashamed and embarrassed” by the events. The star rider was suspended for six months… Read More »
Connections of Telescope hope he will still run in the English Derby despite having to miss his intended prep race at York on Thursday. The Galileo colt, owned by Highclere Thoroughbred Racing, was not among the final declarations for the Dante Stakes because of a minor infection which developed in… Read More »
Kentucky Derby winner Orb made a spirited walk along the row of racetrack barns at Pimlico on Tuesday ahead of Saturday’s 138th Preakness, the second leg in American racing’s Triple Crown series. Orb’s trainer Shug McGaughey brought the horse from New York’s Belmont Park to Baltimore on Monday ahead of… Read More »
Flotilla produced a record-breaking performance when getting up in the final strides to land the French 1000 Guineas at Longchamp. Last season’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies’ Turf winner came with a rattling run under Christophe Lemaire to collar the Andre Fabre-trained favourite Esoterique close home and oblige by a neck…. Read More »
Secret Gesture has been the big firmer in English Oaks markets due to her impressive victory in the pouring rain at Lingfield. The Lingfield Oaks Trial was the same lead-up race used by trainer Ralph Beckett for his one and only British Classic victory so far, although Look Here was… Read More »
Both Anodin and Intello will be aiming to right the family honour when they line up in Sunday’s Poule d’Essai des Poulains – the French 2000 Guineas – at Longchamp. Anodin is a full-brother to Goldikova, who was beaten two lengths by the great Zarkava in the French 1000 Guineas… Read More »
Animal Kingdom is to have his racing swan song in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot before taking up stud duties in Australia. The impressive Dubai World Cup winner also holds an entry in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes over a mile-and-a-quarter (2000m) at the Royal meeting, but connections… Read More »
Mount Athos will again be aimed at the Melbourne Cup after returning with an easy victory in the Group Three Ormonde Stakes at Chester. A luckless fifth in the 2012 Melbourne Cup, Mount Athos is the TAB’s third favourite in opening markets for this year’s race. Jamie Spencer was positive… Read More »
Saeed bin Suroor is set take temporary control of Godolphin’s Moulton Paddocks yard in Newmarket once the stable has been cleared to resume action by the British Horseracing Authority. Moulton Paddocks was formerly the base of Mahmood Al Zarooni, the trainer who was banned for eight years by the BHA… Read More »
Red Cadeaux has touched down in Singapore for the final leg of another worldwide tour for Ed Dunlop’s globetrotting superstar. The 2011 Melbourne Cup runner-up claimed a brilliant victory in the Hong Kong Vase in December before running arguably the best race of his career when he beat all bar… Read More »
Hollywood Park racetrack will close by the end of the year with the property earmarked for residential and retail development. The 75-year-old racetrack in Inglewood is the second major California racetrack to close since 2008 when Bay Meadows near San Francisco was shut down after 74 years to make way… Read More »
Sir Alex Ferguson was narrowly denied a poignant victory at Chester racecourse on the day the legendary manager announced his retirement. The football world was rocked on Wednesday morning when it was confirmed the Scot, 71, would stand down as Manchester United boss at the end of the season, having… Read More »
