British Horseracing Authority | 6 hours ago
French racing authority France Galop has said it is awaiting further contact from Frankie Dettori concerning a "medical" matter if the rider's application for a renewed licence is to be approved.
France Galop banned the Italian for six months after ...
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Ladbrokes to cut up to 100 jobs at head office
Racing Post | 7 hours ago
LADBROKES announced on Tuesday evening that up to 100 employees at the company's headquarters in Harrow could lose their jobs following a partnership with Playtech that led to the creation of Ladbrokes Israel on May 1.
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Nottingham winner sent to Coventry
British Horseracing Authority | 9 hours ago
Windfast is likely to head for the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot after getting off the mark in good style at Nottingham.
The 1-4 shot, trained by Brian Meehan, stepped up on his debut run behind Green Door at Newmarket to land the British Stallion ...
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Mince set to skip Temple date
British Horseracing Authority | 9 hours ago
Mince is an unlikely starter in the Betfred Temple Stakes at Haydock on Saturday.
Roger Charlton's filly ended last year on a high, winning her last four races, but could finish no closer than 10th on her return in the Duke of York Stakes last week ...
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Dettori return stalled by new test irregularities
Racing Post | 10 hours ago
FRANKIE DETTORI'S return to the saddle has stalled after it emerged that the racing authority in France is awaiting the results of a B sample taken from the world-famous jockey.
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Dettori return stalled by new test failure
Racing Post | 10 hours ago
FRANKIE DETTORI'S return to the saddle has stalled after it emerged that France Galop is awaiting the results of a B sample taken from the world-famous jockey.
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Borderlescott on comeback trail
British Horseracing Authority | 10 hours ago
Group One-winning sprinter Borderlescott could be set to come out of retirement at the age of 11.
Trainer Robin Bastiman will give the dual Nunthorpe winner a gallop on Wednesday morning and if he comes through that OK and a subsequent heart scan sh...
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Peerless Sacre a class apart
British Horseracing Authority | 10 hours ago
Sprinter Sacre might have been below-par the last time he was seen in action at Punchestown but he was still able to finish by far and away the top chaser of the Anglo-Irish Jump Classifications.
While Nicky Henderson's exceptional gelding finished ...
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Epsom turns to old boy to prepare track for Derby
Racing Post | 11 hours ago
EPSOM racecourse has appointed Craig Williamson, formerly estates manager at sister racecourse Sandown, to a similar postion in charge of preparation of the racing surface for the 2013 Investec Derby meeting.
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Welcome dilemma for Cliff camp
British Horseracing Authority | 12 hours ago
Owner Henry Ponsonby admits Tiger Cliff's win at Newmarket on Saturday has left connections with a nice, but difficult, decision to make regarding the Ascot Stakes.
Ponsonby had earmarked the Nicky Henderson-trained Lieutenant Miller for the Royal A...
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Fly rules supreme
British Horseracing Authority | 12 hours ago
Hurricane Fly has been rated the second-best hurdler in the 14-year history of the Anglo-Irish Jump Classification.
The star of Willie Mullins' phenomenal team, Hurricane Fly regained his Champion Hurdle crown and his rating of 175 is just 1lb short...
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Sacre tops jumps ratings
British Horseracing Authority | 12 hours ago
Sprinter Sacre has achieved a rating of 188 as the top chaser from the Anglo-Irish Jump Classifications.
Nicky Henderson's outstanding seven-year-old is now just 2lb shy of the 190 reached by Kauto Star in the 2009-10 season, the highest rating in t...
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Just The Judge favourite for Irish 1,000 Guineas
Racing Post | 12 hours ago
JUST THE JUDGE, who lost her unbeaten record when second in the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket this month, has been made favourite to go one better in the Irish equivalent at the Curragh on Sunday.
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Varian confident he has unlocked Ektihaam potential
Racing Post | 14 hours ago
ROGER VARIAN believes he has found the key to the talented Ektihaam, who will return to the scene of his last success for the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot next month.
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Songbird flying low for now
British Horseracing Authority | 14 hours ago
Connections of Songbird are in no hurry to map out a plan following the filly's impressive racecourse bow at Salisbury last week.
The daughter of Danehill Dancer cost 330,000 guineas at Tattersalls in October 2010 but did not make her debut for owne...
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Camelot headlines Tattersalls list
British Horseracing Authority | 14 hours ago
Last year's dual Derby hero Camelot tops five Aidan O'Brien-trained possibles for Sunday's Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh.
The four-year-old, who also won the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket last season, was struck down by colic after his run in the ...
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Farhh team consider Ascot options
British Horseracing Authority | 14 hours ago
Connections of Farhh will take their time in deciding which race he will tackle at Royal Ascot.
Having chased home Frankel twice last term and finished second in four Group Ones, Saeed Bin Suroor's charge finally landed his first success at the high...
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Judge leads 1000 Guineas charge
British Horseracing Authority | 14 hours ago
Just The Judge, narrowly denied by Sky Lantern in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket, is among 18 remaining entries for the Etihad Airways-sponsored Irish version at the Curragh on Sunday.
Trained by Charlie Hills, the filly lost her unbeaten record at N...
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Olympic ruled out of Curragh bid
British Horseracing Authority | 14 hours ago
Richard Hannon has ruled Olympic Glory out of Saturday's Etihad Airways Irish 2000 Guineas.
The Group One-winning juvenile returned to action this year with a win in the Greenham Stakes at Newbury but could never get involved in the French Guineas a...
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Sprinter Sacre tops classifications on whopping 188
Racing Post | 15 hours ago
UNBEATEN chaser Sprinter Sacre was celebrated as the highest-rated chaser of the millennium over two and two-and-a-half miles at the Anglo-Irish Jumps Classifications on Tuesday when he was allotted an impressive rating of 188.
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Olympic Glory to skip Irish 2,000 Guineas
Racing Post | 16 hours ago
OLYMPIC GLORY, who had been 4-1 to win Saturday's Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh, will miss the Tattersalls-backed Classic because he "needs a bit more time" following his disappointing effort in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains.
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Olympic Glory to skip Irish 2,000 Guineas
Racing Post | 16 hours ago
OLYMPIC GLORY, who had been 4-1 to win Saturday's Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh, will miss the Tattersalls-backed Classic because he "needs a bit more time" following his disappointing effort in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains.
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Kazeem books Tattersalls ticket
British Horseracing Authority | 16 hours ago
Al Kazeem teed himself up for a crack at dual Derby winner Camelot in Sunday's Tattersalls Gold Cup with an impressive gallop on Monday.
Roger Charlton's five-year-old made an impressive seasonal reappearance in the Gordon Richards Stakes at Sandown...
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Dandy ready for Greenlands return
British Horseracing Authority | 17 hours ago
David Marnane's stable star Dandy Boy is on target to return in the Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes at the Curragh on Saturday.
The seven-year-old has been a real money-spinner for connections and is again being targeted at Royal Ascot, where h...
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Door open to Coventry tilt
British Horseracing Authority | 17 hours ago
Green Door could head to Royal Ascot after a stylish success in a Newmarket maiden on Saturday.
First-season trainer Olly Stevens has earmarked either the Coventry Stakes or Norfolk Stakes for the Camacho colt after his length-and-a-quarter verdict ...
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American ace settles in with Dunlop
British Horseracing Authority | 17 hours ago
Top American runner Unbridled Command could make his British bow at Royal Ascot.
The four-year-old won the Grade One Hollywood Derby for trainer Thomas Bush last November and also claimed third in the Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap at the Florida tra...
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Sparkling workout sets up Camelot clash for Al Kazeem
Racing Post | 18 hours ago
EXCITING five-year-old Al Kazeem is on target to clash with Derby hero Camelot in Sunday's Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh after delighting trainer Roger Charlton in a recent workout.
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TODAY´S RACING: Royal Ascot clues on offer at Pontefract
Racing Post | 19 hours ago
HOPELESS romantics will be heading to Pontefract tonight in search of loves as the track hosts its annual singles night fixture but that shouldn't detract from an excellent six-race card.
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TODAY´S RACING: Royal Ascot clues on offer at Pontefract
Racing Post | 19 hours ago
HOPELESS romantics will be heading to Pontefract tonight in search of loves as the track hosts its annual singles night fixture but that shouldn't detract from an excellent six-race card.
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Royal Ascot clues on offer at Pontefract
Racing Post | 19 hours ago
HOPELESS romantics will be heading to Pontefract tonight in search of love as the track hosts its annual singles night fixture but that shouldn't detract from an excellent six-race card.
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First quarter trading reveals 17 per cent fall in revenue for Bwin.party
Racing Post | 21 hours ago
ONLINE gaming giant Bwin.party have revealed total revenue to be down 17 per cent to €180.2 million (€215.9m in 2012) for the three months ending March 31.
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Godolphin crisis deepens
European Racing | Thoroughbred Owner and Breeder Magazine | 1 day ago
Another seven horses test positive for anabolic steroids, including St Leger winner Encke more »
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Five Racing Post Books nominated for awards
Racing Post | 1 day ago
RACING POST Books are among five nominations for the prestigious British Sports Book Awards 2013 which will be announced on Tuesday.
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GERMANY: Peace At Last wins as British troop disappoint
Racing Post | 1 day ago
SIX British-trained runners lined up at Cologne for the German 2,000 Guineas, a race dominated by the Brits this century, but it was the lone French runner Peace At Last (Henri-Alex Pantall/Fabrice Veron) who ran out the winner at odds of almost 30-1.
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Brits out of luck in Cologne
British Horseracing Authority | 1 day ago
Godolphin's Tawhid fared best of the British-based runners in the Mehl-Mulhens-Rennen - German 2000 Guineas at Cologne behind surprise winner Peace At Last.
Mickael Barzalona appeared to have done everything right on Tawhid, who finished last of fou...
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Bin Suroor takes reins at Moulton
British Horseracing Authority | 1 day ago
Saeed bin Suroor will assume temporary control at Moulton Paddocks while Godolphin seek a new trainer.
Bin Suroor takes over from Mahmood Al Zarooni, who was suspended for eight years after admitting administering banned drugs to 15 horses in his ca...
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Leger hero Encke in positive test
British Horseracing Authority | 1 day ago
Last year's Ladbrokes St Leger hero Encke is among seven further horses formerly in the care of Mahmood Al Zarooni to test positive for anabolic steroids, the British Horseracing Authority has said.
The BHA undertook an extensive testing programme a...
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Ascot Stakes on Olympiad radar
British Horseracing Authority | 1 day ago
Olympiad could go on a retrieval mission in the Ascot Stakes at the Royal meeting following his Chester Cup disappointment.
The Dermot Weld-trained five-year-old was drawn widest of all in stall 17 on the Roodee and failed to take any hand in the ra...
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Top sprinters in Greenlands entry
British Horseracing Authority | 1 day ago
Gordon Lord Byron and Maarek, third and fifth respectively in the Duke of York Stakes, could renew rivalry in Saturday's Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes at the Curragh.
The pair, trained by Tom Hogan and David Nagle respectively, were separated...
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Loch likely to take Classic chance
British Horseracing Authority | 1 day ago
Loch Garman and Trading Leather are among a team of four from Jim Bolger's stable left in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.
Trading Leather ran a cracker for second in last week's Dante, but it is Loch Garman, a Group O...
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Opportunity Knox for Murtagh
British Horseracing Authority | 1 day ago
Johnny Murtagh is aiming for a dream start to his training career with Fort Knox in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.
The multiple Group One-winning jockey has been assisting Tommy Carmody for the past couple of seasons...
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Top sprinters in Greenlands entry
British Horseracing Authority | 2 days ago
Gordon Lord Byron and Maarek, third and fifth respectively in the Duke of York Stakes, could renew rivalry in Saturday's Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes at the Curragh.
The pair, trained by Tom Hogan and David Nagle respectively, were separated...
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Encke among seven further positive Al Zarooni tests
Racing Post | 2 days ago
THE 2012 St Leger winner Encke is one of seven further horses to test positive for a prohibited substance at former Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni's Moulton Paddocks stable.
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Encke among seven further positive Al Zarooni tests
Racing Post | 2 days ago
THE 2012 St Leger winner Encke is one of seven further horses to test positive for a prohibited substance at former Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni's Moulton Paddocks stable.
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Movie set to star in better company
British Horseracing Authority | 2 days ago
Bryan Smart's Moviesta has two potential options after his thrilling win at York last week.
The improving sprinter could return to the Knavesmire for the valuable Charity Sprint Trophy, run recently as the Reg Bond Trophy, or go for the Listed Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock.
Ritchie Fiddes, who owns the gelding in partnership with Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp and sports agent Will Salthouse, feels it may be wise to strike while the iron is hot.
"The only options for him in the next month are the big sprint at York over six furlongs which is worth �100,000 on June 15, or the Listed Sandy Lane on June 8," said Fiddes.
"We could give him a break as he's had three runs this season but if he doesn't run in one of those there's not much about for him really. At some stage we'll have to take the decision whether to keep him against his own age or tackle his elders.
"When Hoof It won the Ralph Raper off 72 the race was a 0-80, well Moviesta won it off 87 with the race as a 0-90 so it looks a hotter race.
"We think he's Listed or Group class and when Paul (Mulrennan), who we sponsor, got off him I've never seen him so excited. He's as good over five or six furlongs, so at least we've got that option."
Fiddes owns a share of veteran sprinter Ancient Cross, also successful at the Dante meeting, and he is likely to return to York this weekend for the Spring Sprint Handicap.
"Ancient is likely to go back to York this week for a 0-105, �50,000 race," said Fiddes.
"We're not sure about the Wokingham, I'd love a runner but we still haven't decided. Paul has struck up a good partnership with him and the key to last week was that he broke really well and wasn't playing catch-up."
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Cool called up for National service
British Horseracing Authority | 2 days ago
Cool Bahamian could make a swift switch to Listed level in next week's National Stakes at Sandown.
Eve Johnson Houghton's youngster made a successful debut in a five-furlong maiden at Lingfield earlier this month, winning by a neck, despite his jock...
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Halo given French Champion aim
British Horseracing Authority | 2 days ago
Celestial Halo will return to France for a crack at the French Champion Hurdle at Auteuil in three weeks after his thrilling victory in the Prix La Barka at the weekend.
Trainer Paul Nicholls is quite happy to keep last season's World Hurdle runner-...
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Contributer in hat for Goodwood
British Horseracing Authority | 2 days ago
Contributer could try to regain the winning thread in Friday's Casco EBF Cocked Hat Stakes at Goodwood.
The High Chaparral colt was a winner at Wolverhampton for Ed Dunlop last November and made a successful start to 2013 when claiming a Newbury con...
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Dundonnell is a Jersey boy
British Horseracing Authority | 2 days ago
Dundonnell has set himself up for a crack at the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot following his victory in the King Charles II Stakes on Saturday.
The Roger Charlton-trained three-year-old was disappointing in the Craven on his comeback, having shown su...
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Dunlop ponders Red route
British Horseracing Authority | 2 days ago
Ed Dunlop will wait to see how Red Cadeaux returns from his international exploits before mapping out a plan for his globetrotting runner.
The seven-year-old finished eighth in the Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji on Sunday, supplement...
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