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Sharp among Ebor contenders

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Well Sharp, a revelation this season since having his attentions switched back to the Flat, is among 96 entries for the Betfred Ebor at York on August 24. Trained by Jonjo O'Neill, he did not look a natural over hurdles but hacked up at York and fol... Read More...

Testudo targeting Trophy triumph

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Brian Meehan expects Testudo to run creditably in the Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket on Thursday after some "eye-opening" gallops at home. The twice-raced three-year-old won a 10-furlong Sandown maiden last time out and steps up in class and trip in a ... Read More...

York on Queen agenda

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Emirates Queen is set to tackle the Darley Yorkshire Oaks following her victory in the Lancashire version at Haydock on Saturday. Trainer Luca Cumani has confirmed the Group One over a mile and a half at York on August 22 as the next target for the ... Read More...

Hoof heads Stewards’ weights

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Hoof It, winner of the Stewards' Cup in 2011, heads the weights for this year's renewal at Goodwood on August 3. Mick Easterby's sprinter has not been seen for over a year but is a possible runner at York this weekend. Kevin Ryan's in-form duo York... Read More...

Cup attracts top sprinters

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
A total of 54 entries have been received for the Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock on September 7, including last year's winner Society Rock. Eddie Lynam has four possibles, with Slade Power and Sole Power joined by the globetrotting Balmont Mast and th... Read More...

Danadana to take Wales’s test

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Luca Cumani has his fingers crossed Danadana can cope with a step up in grade and in trip when he lines up in the Princess of Wales's boylesports.com Stakes at Newmarket on Thursday. The five-year-old landed a Group Three at Chester before strugglin... Read More...

Cirrus primed for Abbey rematch

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Corine Barande-Barbe is looking forward to taking on St Nicholas Abbey again with Cirrus Des Aigles in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on July 27. Only a neck separated them in last year's Dubai Sheema Classic with the French-... Read More...

Fahey ponders Canyari tactics

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Richard Fahey is considering making the running with Canyari in Thursday's Portland Place Properties July Stakes at Newmarket. The Dandy Man colt won a three-runner race at Doncaster by five lengths on his debut, form which has worked out particular... Read More...

Leighs team seek legal advice

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
The owners of Great Leighs are to seek legal advice over the decision of the British Horseracing Authority to deny them the chance to take part in the allocation of fixtures for 2014. Keith Brown, chairman of MC Racetracks, is also seeking talks wit... Read More...

Eight go for Cambridge honours

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Queen Mary Stakes winner Rizeena tops a field of eight declared for the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes at Newmarket on Friday. The Clive Brittain-trained filly slammed 22 rivals in some style at Royal Ascot, but has to carry a 3lb penalty in this Group... Read More...

Duntle missing from Falmouth field

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Just four runners will go to post for the Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket on Friday after David Wachman's Duntle failed to appear in the final declarations. Connections feel the Duke Of Cambridge winner needs more time to get over her wi... Read More...

Moore the merrier for Dunlop

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Sir Patrick Moore could return to France in search of more prize money after another profitable venture across the Channel. The French-bred colt added more euros to his earnings when fourth to the impressive Moonlight Cloud in the Prix de la Porte M... Read More...

Girl grabs Pontefract prize

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Gifted Girl will pitch for riches in America next month after collecting her first victory at Listed level in the Weatherbys VAT Services Pipalong Stakes at Pontefract. Dropping back from Group Three class, Paul Cole's 9-4 favourite was facing a rem... Read More...

Collett remains sedated after fall

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Laura Collett remains under sedation in hospital after suffering a serious fall in the British Eventing Horse Trials at Tweseldown on Monday. The 23-year-old is known in horseracing circles as she has been training double Cheltenham Gold Cup winner ... Read More...

Gosden hails Falmouth field

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
John Gosden is delighted to be represented by Elusive Kate in a small but top-class entry for the Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket on Friday. Only five horses remain in the Group One before the final declaration stage, but the Newmarket h... Read More...

Fancy plans for Integral

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Integral is set to have some fancy entries following her impressive win in the Coral Distaff at Sandown on Saturday. The filly, trained by Sir Michael Stoute and owned and bred by Cheveley Park Stud, took the Listed contest after making a winning de... Read More...

Butler waits on hearing date

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
A date has not yet been set for Gerard Butler's hearing at the British Horseracing Authority over charges of administering a medication containing banned anabolic steroids to some of his horses. The Newmarket trainer publicly revealed in the afterma... Read More...

Appleby set for BHA meeting

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Charlie Appleby is to meet with the British Horseracing Authority later this week as he prepares to become the official trainer at Godolphin's Moulton Paddocks operation. Following the eight-year ban handed to Mahmood Al Zarooni back in April for gi... Read More...

Border coming back for more

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Borderlescott is all set to come out of retirement and show he is no back number in the sprinting ranks when he returns to action at York on Saturday. Trainer Robin Bastiman reports the 11-year-old to be ready for his comeback run in the Listed City... Read More...

Roca switching to Hong Kong

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
A deal is being struck for Joanna Morgan's Royal Ascot winner Roca Tumu to be sold to Hong Kong. The Footstepsinthesand colt, who is owned by the five-strong Roca Tumu Syndicate, has managed to win three of his five starts so far, starting off with ... Read More...

Roca switching to Hong Kong

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
A deal is being struck for Joanna Morgan's Royal Ascot winner Roca Tumu to be sold to Hong Kong. The Footstepsinthesand colt, who is owned by the five-strong Roca Tumu Syndicate, has managed to win three of his five starts so far, starting off with ... Read More...

Aspect set to drop in trip

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Sacred Aspect is set to tackle the minimum trip for the first time in search of a Listed success at Tipperary on Saturday. Trainer Ken Condon feels the Haatef filly will appreciate the drop in distance for the Danehill Dancer Tipperary Stakes after ... Read More...

GB eventer Collett suffers bad fall

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
British eventer Laura Collett is seriously ill in hospital after suffering a fall during the National Eventing Horse Trials. The 23-year-old, who has been training two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kauto Star in dressage, suffered the accident at ... Read More...

Peslier has faith in Intello

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Olivier Peslier expects Intello to prove he is the best three-year-old colt in Europe when he runs in the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville on August 11. Intello, trained by Andre Fabre, successfully dropped back in trip in the Prix Messidor at Ma... Read More...

Catrine heads Hills team

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Queen Catrine looks to be the star of Charlie Hills' Newmarket team this week as she steps up in class for Friday's Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes. New Zealand jockey James McDonald is to take the mount in the Group Two event, which has been renamed fr... Read More...

Seven left in Wales’s battle

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Dandino's defection has left a field of seven remaining in Thursday's Princess Of Wales's boylesports.com Stakes at Newmarket. Marco Botti has opted to take an alternative path with the recent Hardwicke Stakes runner-up but there are a number of hig... Read More...

O’Brien relies on Hawkins

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Aidan O'Brien relies on Sir John Hawkins from five possibles to give him success in the Portland Place Properties July Stakes at Newmarket on Thursday. O'Brien withdrew his other entries - Coach House, Fountain Of Youth, Stubbs and Wilshire Boulevar... Read More...

Queally booked for Debt ride

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Tom Queally is to team up with Michael Bell in search of another Group One sprint aboard Sovereign Debt in Saturday's Darley July Cup at Newmarket. Back in 2009, the Irishman caused a 20-1 surprise by winning the Diamond Jubilee Stakes on a spare ri... Read More...

Cole will not rush Berkshire

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Berkshire remains unlikely to be seen until the latter part of the campaign with trainer Paul Cole not planning to over-race his star two-year-old. A maiden from his only previous start, Berkshire provided Cole with his first Royal Ascot winner sinc... Read More...

Moran eyes Desmond for Me

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Niall Moran is eyeing the Group Three Desmond Stakes at Leopardstown next month as a possible target for Dont Bother Me. The County Sligo trainer is giving the Dark Angel colt a break after a busy first half to the campaign during which the horse co... Read More...

Lee the man for Goldie

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Jim Goldie was full of praise for jockey Graham Lee after his performance on the tricky Rasaman completed a quick double for the Scotsman at Ayr. The Renfrewshire trainer enjoyed his first success when Joe Fanning helped Hawdyerwheesht (5-1) stroll ... Read More...

Express appointment for Barzalona

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Mickael Barzalona has been handed the exciting spare ride on Australian hope Shamexpress in Saturday's Darley July Cup. There has been something of a jockey merry-go-round for the mount after the sprinter's regular partner Craig Newitt decided not t... Read More...

Girl goes for Pontefract success

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Gifted Girl bids for a first Listed success in Tuesday's Weatherbys VAT Services Pipalong Stakes at Pontefract before a possible assignment in America. Paul Cole's main concern is quick going at the West Yorkshire course, where she will take on nine... Read More...

Fahey mob-handed for Cup repeat

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Area Fifty One heads the weights after 42 horses were left in the 54th John Smith's Cup at York on Saturday at the confirmation stage. The five-year-old is one of five from the Richard Fahey stable along with Garde Cotiere, Lord Aeryn, Hi There and ... Read More...

Mullins appeals ambulance ban

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Danny Mullins has lodged an appeal against the 14-day suspension he was given for driving an ambulance back to the weighing room at Bellewstown on Friday evening. The jump jockey, who is retained by prominent owner Barry Connell, drove the vehicle h... Read More...

Raymond: Rizeena very special

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Bruce Raymond expects Rizeena to show star quality should she line-up in the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes at Newmarket on Friday. The former jockey, who won this race in 1985 on Storm Star, is now a prominent racing manager, including to Rizeena's ow... Read More...

Bumper day in store at Dundalk

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Excitement is building at Dundalk ahead of Friday's prestigious mixed meeting. Boylesports Dual Raceday at the County Louth track, which doubles up as Marshes Shopping Centre Ladies Day, provides horseracing in the afternoon followed by an evening o... Read More...

Toomey ‘stable’ following surgery

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Jockey Brian Toomey remains in a "stable condition" after undergoing surgery on the serious injuries he sustained in a heavy fall at Perth last Thursday. The 3lb claimer is still in an induced coma at the Ninewells Hospital in Dundee after the surge... Read More...

Maxios having a break

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Maxios is enjoying a holiday after enduring a busy first half to the season. In the meantime, connections will look at possible targets for the Jonathan Pease-trained five-year-old later in the campaign. "Maxios is in good form. He's having a littl... Read More...

Marengo tops Paris contenders

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Battle Of Marengo and Mars are among four Aidan O'Brien representatives remaining in Saturday evening's Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp. O'Brien said last week that Derby fourth Battle Of Marengo, who finished runner-up in Royal Ascot's K... Read More...

Duntle team mull Falmouth outing

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Duntle pleased connections in a workout on Monday morning ahead of Friday's Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket. Trainer David Wachman will assess her condition on Tuesday before giving the filly the thumbs up to run in the Group One over a ... Read More...

Secret to sit out July Cup

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
King's Stand Stakes third Pearl Secret was the most notable absentee at the confirmation stage for Saturday's Darley July Cup at Newmarket. David Barron's lightly-raced four-year-old, who lost his unbeaten record in last summer's Nunthorpe Stakes, r... Read More...

Fugue team target Nassau repeat

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
John Gosden will prepare The Fugue for a repeat victory in Goodwood's Markel Insurance Nassau Stakes after an excuse emerged for her uncharacteristically poor run at Sandown on Saturday. Lord Lloyd-Webber's filly produced a bad scope after finishing... Read More...

Oxx looks to Qewy in Lenebane

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Qewy bids to enhance John Oxx's excellent record as he lines up in the Listed Lenebane Stakes at Roscommon. Oxx has saddled four of the last five winners of the 12-furlong heat and Qewy will be taking a step up in both class and distance after shedd... Read More...

In-foal Knock lands hat-trick

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Knockcroghery switched to the jumps for the At The Races Rated Hurdle at Limerick after two wins on the level and made it three victories in the space of 11 days in a thrilling finish. Trained by John Nicholson, the mare (5-2) has been at the top of... Read More...

Costello injured at Rasen

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Dougie Costello suffered a punctured lung following a fall at Market Rasen. The jockey was unshipped from the Tony Coyle-trained Red Tortue at the second-last flight when in fourth place in the opening donnoble.co.uk Novices' Hurdle. He was taken t... Read More...

Marois next target for Intello

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Connections of Intello were in no rush to commit the colt to a Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe bid after he followed up his French Derby triumph with a smooth victory in the Prix Messidor at Maisons-Laffitte. The only three-year-old in a six-strong line-u... Read More...

Lucky strike for Schiergen

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Lucky Speed gave trainer Peter Schiergen a fourth Sparda Deutsches Derby success when finishing best of all in the Hamburg Classic. Jockey bookings suggested the lightly raced son of Silvano was the strongest contender of three runners for Schiergen... Read More...

Nunthorpe on Native agenda

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Robert Cowell believes Kingsgate Native is back as a serious contender for the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes thanks to an eyecatching display at Sandown on Saturday. The eight-year-old failed by only a length to catch Tickled Pink in the Coral Charge af... Read More...

Mukhadram team in no hurry

British Horseracing Authority | 11 years ago
Mukhadram will be given time to get over tough races at Royal Ascot and Sandown before connections decide on where to run him next. The William Haggas-trained colt was an unlucky third in his latest race in the Coral-Eclipse on Saturday after his cu... Read More...
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