• Judge cites ‘appalling level of violence’ during incident• Sentences range from four months up to two yearsNine men have been given prison sentences arising out of a mass brawl at Goodwood racecourse last May, which led to an oft-delayed court case t…
• Judge cites ‘appalling level of violence’ during incident• Sentences range from four months up to two yearsNine men have been given prison sentences arising out of a mass brawl at Goodwood racecourse last May, which led to an oft-delayed court case t…
Brian Hughes is top-priced at 2-1 to become the National Hunt champion jockey and end the rule of McCoy and JohnsonIt is almost a quarter of a century since National Hunt’s champion jockey was someone other than Tony McCoy or Richard Johnson. In truth,…
Gordon Elliott’s star did not look herself as Bacardys sailed past on Sunday but we should see a better horse next monthWow, talk about turning a drama into a crisis. Nothing could be more “ho hum” than a veteran jumper running a poor race on the first…
• Trainer says: ‘He doesn’t look like a King George horse’• De Boinville hopes Santini is Cheltenham Gold Cup contenderSantini appears unlikely to tackle the King George VI Chase next month following a return to action that, in the understated words of…
• Part-owner Sir Alex says: ‘You can’t beat the excitement’ • Trainer Paul Nicholls now aiming winner at Grand NationalTwenty years after guiding Manchester United to a glorious treble, Sir Alex Ferguson was back in the big time here on Saturday as par…
Colin Tizzard’s charge should have a bright future and can foil Bryony Frost’s bid for a hat-trick in the Badger Beers ChasePresent Man gets the good ground he loves as he seeks a hat-trick in the Badger Beers Silver Trophy at Wincanton under Bryony Fr…
Shock expressed by pair who say they had a share in the horse and did not know he had been transferred elsewhereAnother insight into the running of the Supreme Horse Racing Club came on Thursday night when it emerged that Open Eagle, who carried the cl…
The latest signs are positive for those who want to keep the site as a racecourse but all sides say the end is not in sightKempton is not yet saved from development but campaigners to keep it as a racecourse got some more good news on Wednesday. The lo…
Sam Twiston-Davies dragged his fellow rider Tom Scudamore to safety and helped disentangle horses after late tumbleLet us take a moment this morning to praise the quick thinking and will to help of Sam Twiston-Davies, whose actions in the last race at …
Sam Twiston-Davies dragged his fellow rider Tom Scudamore to safety and helped disentangle horses after late tumbleLet us take a moment this morning to praise the quick thinking and will to help of Sam Twiston-Davies, whose actions in the last race at …
The Italian jockey is now 0-17 in ‘the race that stops a nation’ and came away with a ban for the second time in five yearsFrankie Dettori came heartbreakingly close to a first success in the Melbourne Cup but, instead of lifting the trophy, he ended h…
Australian born-and-bred horse wins $8m CupMaster of Reality loses second place after protestRostropovich reportedly suffers cracked pelvisThe international raiders were no match for homegrown stayer Vow And Declare, who flew the flag for Australia to …
Updates on the build-up to the big race at FlemingtonAny thoughts? Email or tweet @scott_heinrich 12.07am GMT The Guardian’s Luke Henriques-Gomes is at Flemington today and will be keeping us up to date with news, tidbits and goings-on at the track. An…
Animal rights campaigners say anyone going to the races is ‘complicit’ in animal abuse as thousands gather to watch the paradeHundreds of people angry about the treatment of former racehorses have protested as thousands turned out in the rain to watch …
A spate of horse deaths and an expose of equine mistreatment means this year’s race takes place against a backdrop of serious welfare concernsThoroughbred racing and a sense of identity aren’t the most comfortable of bedfellows. To the converted, racin…
