After a race at Wolverhampton, jockey Joe Fanning was taken to New Cross Hospital as a precaution for scans and returned home in the early hours with his travelling manager. Fanning, the seventh winning-most jockey in British Flat racing history, stated that he was concussed and had scans which came back fine. He expressed uncertainty about the duration of his […]
Friday afternoons at Meydan used to be an attractive alternative option for those in search of competitive racing, but it’s sad to relate that too has become a thing of the past. The Dubai Racing Carnival has gone the same way as jumping. What was once a series of beguiling turf races has become a procession, with Appleby streets ahead. […]
This time, it’s leading Racing Post tipster Paul Kealy. If it stays dry she might go to the Morebattle at Kelso on Saturday to have a crack at the £100,000 bonus for winning that and any race at the festival. I won’t be opposing her there, that’s for sure. Getting closer to him and beating him are two different things. […]
Here is a selection of views from two Conservative Members of Parliament. Adam Afriyie, MP for Windsor, raises concerns about the prevalence of problem gambling, particularly regarding National Lottery scratchcards. He notes that problem gambling among lottery scratchcard users is significantly higher than those who gamble on horseracing. Peter Aldous, MP for Waveney, expresses worries about the impact of affordability […]
Willie Mullins is a dominant figure in the world of jump racing, with an impressive track record at Cheltenham festival. He has a strong chance of reaching 100 winners at the festival, with around half of the 28 ante-post favourites this season hailing from his stable. His recent successes are particularly noteworthy, as 65 of his 94 festival winners were […]
Since 2010, Sanctuaire, Qualando, and Diego Du Charmil have been successful for Nicholls in the race. Liari has a 3-3 record over hurdles. The Neil and Alfie Smith-owned Liari won Listed events at Aintree and Musselburgh on his last two starts. Nicholls believes there is more to come from the son of Cracksman. Liari is a general 12-1 chance for […]
The Lambourn trainer is hopeful of making a breakthrough in Qatar as they have never previously sent out a runner there. The trainer is excited about the opportunity that the eight-year-old has at the HH Amir Sword Festival. The Barratt Racing-owned gelding, a six-time winner for Kevin Ryan, has spent the winter in the Middle East and recently finished fifth […]
Teeshan recently joined Nicholls with a strong reputation, having been privately acquired following an impressive 41-length victory in a point-to-point at Loughanmore in October. This performance was praised as “brilliant” by Derek O’Connor, who highlighted Teeshan as one of his three horses to watch from the four-year-old crop in an Irish point-to-point weekly supplement. The son of Westerner justified his […]
It seemed that the mentioned events occurred towards the end of the person’s time as a jockey, so the questioner considered an earlier race. They pondered if it could have been Bula or Lanzarote, and then they realized that the person must have been referring to Pengrail, the Sun Alliance Chase winner from 1975. This victory came in the season […]
Thirteen months ago, Gary Moore expressed a mix of disappointment and relief regarding his son Jamie Moore’s retirement from race-riding due to a career-ending injury. Jamie, who had a successful career with 968 career wins, was unable to fulfill his final ambition of reaching 1000 wins, but Gary Moore was relieved that Jamie heeded medical advice. He mentioned Jamie’s notable […]