Mullins-trained gelding emulates Hurricane Fly and IstabraqWinner cut to 10-1 for Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham FestivalSharjah left it late at Leopardstown on Wednesday but the most reliable Christmas bet of recent seasons eventually delivered for his…
Robbie Dunne to face hearing over Bryony Frost bullying allegations
Series of charges for jockey at disciplinary hearing next weekDunne denied allegations against him when interviewedThe British Horseracing Authority said on Monday that the long-awaited hearing of a disciplinary case against the jockey Robbie Dunne, wh…
Breeders’ Cup meeting 2021: day two – live!
Live updates from the second day’s action at Del MarGet in touch! You can email Greg here or tweet himWhile this might seem like an obvious target for Europe’s best sprinters, though, it is worth recalling that last year’s renewal was the 13th since t…
Modern Games romps home after being reinstated at Breeders’ Cup meeting
William Buick’s mount wins after being taken out of the bettingCorniche gives Bob Baffert a fifth win in Breeders’ Cup JuvenileThe first day of the Breeders’ Cup meeting at Del Mar racecourse in California concluded in extraordinary and chaotic circums…
Oisin Murphy is stood down after failing pre-race breath test at Newmarket
Champion jockey ‘takes full responsibility’ after failed testFrankie Dettori leads Inspiral to victory in Fillies’ MileOisin Murphy, the champion jockey in 2019 and 2020 and clear leader in this year’s title race, was stood down for the day before raci…
Talking Horses: Mise En Scene can steal the show in Fillies’ Mile
Inspiral is the odds-on favourite but James Ferguson’s unbeaten filly is an interesting alternative in Group One raceInspiral has made short work of her opponents in three starts this season, most recently in the Group Two May Hill Stakes at Doncaster,…
New rule in Britain will end practice of sending former racehorses to abattoirs
Horses will be prevented from entering human food chainChanges follow BBC investigation which aired in JulyHorses trained and entered to race in Britain must be signed out of the human food chain in their passports from 1 January 2022, in a significant…
Talking Horses: Hurricane Lane can reap benefit of draw and ground in Arc
The prospects of the St Leger winner and James Doyle at Longchamp have been improved by fate in the race buildupWhen James Doyle rode Sea Of Class from an outside stall in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in 2018, Lester Piggott – the father-in-law of the…
Trainer Johnny Farrelly permanently excluded from British racing by BHA
Farrelly found to have seriously breached regulationsSomerset trainer has right to appeal after seven yearsJohnny Farrelly, who has trained from a stable in Somerset since 2013, has been permanently excluded from racing with the right to a review after…
Talking Horses: 100th running of Arc has strong field worthy of occasion
French racing’s greatest showman, Christophe Soumillon, rides the favourite Tarnawa with 14 horses left in the raceThe 100th running of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Sunday looks certain to have a lineup worthy of the occasion after 14 hors…