• ‘He’s getting better,’ says Paisley Park’s trainer, Emma Lavelle• Santini wins Cotswold Chase to enter Gold Cup argumentPaisley Park went odds-on with most firms for a second Stayers Hurdle success after winning on Trials Day here with a performance …
The selection makes more appeal than the underwhelming Santini and it is surprising to see him at a much bigger priceColin Tizzard’s yard has been awash with classy staying chasers for the last few seasons and he has another on his hands in Slate House…
The jockeys’ title leader has four chances to increase his lead over the injured Richard Johnson at DoncasterBrian Hughes pointed out after a fall in the first at Wetherby on Thursday that the jump jockeys’ title is “by no means an open goal” despite R…
Much-travelled French jockey, now based in Newmarket, is being helped back to action at Oaksey HouseThe rehabbing facilities available to jockeys in Britain have been hailed as the best in the world by Gérald Mossé, who speaks with authority after more…
Pinatubo’s Curragh demolition has received official recognition as the finest performance by a juvenile since Celtic SwingPinatubo’s nine-length defeat of Armory in the Group One National Stakes at The Curragh last September has received official recog…
Mullins’ son and assistant, Patrick, runs the rule over their stable’s Leopardstown contenders with Cheltenham loomingTrials day at Cheltenham on Saturday will kick off three consecutive weekends of Grade Ones and prep races ahead of the Festival meeti…
Criticised for its coverage and the exit of Cornelius Lysaght, the Corporation’s relationship with the sport is coming into focusThe BBC’s waning interest in racing was highlighted both inside and outside the sport’s media over the weekend. On Saturday…
The Clarence House Chase sees two top talents facing off again following last month’s Sandown thrillerEvery great race deserves a replay and last month’s thrilling Tingle Creek could be played out once more at Ascot, where the first and second face eac…
Racing’s ruling body says there were fewer equine fatalities last year than in 2018, but its figures were challenged by Animal AidRacing’s ruling body issued a reassuring assertion on Thursday that the number of horse deaths at the track last year was …
Wanaasah’s unchallenged victory in Wednesday’s race meant all nine beaten jockeys were hauled in to explain themselvesThe first thing that should probably be said about the bizarre finale to the card at Wolverhampton on Wednesday is that it was an appr…
Veteran missed the King George with a bruised foot, which continues to trouble him, and the Gold Cup is not an optionThe bruised foot which caused Thistlecrack to miss the King George VI Chase is still troubling him three weeks later, Colin Tizzard sai…
Altior’s withdrawal put the spotlight on how trainers with bookmaker deals should handle market-sensitive informationThe increasingly vexed question of whether trainers and other licence holders should enter commercial associations with betting firms s…
• Winner had to fight to hold off Captain Guinness• Elliott yet to decide Cheltenham target for victorFour of the last six winners of the Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle have started favourite for the Supreme Novice Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival two mon…
The first female rider to win a Grade One race at the Cheltenham Festival has found the going tougher this season but is back in the spotlight at Kempton on SaturdayIf there is a gene for positivity, Bryony Frost has it twice. “It’s a long way off if y…
The first female rider to win a Grade One race at the Cheltenham Festival has found the going tougher this season but is back in the spotlight at Kempton on SaturdayIf there is a gene for positivity, Bryony Frost has it twice. “It’s a long way off if y…
Peter Chapple-Hyam and Karl Burke are among the trainers to support the high-profile bloodstock operationThe high-profile bloodstock operation Phoenix Thoroughbreds suffered another setback on Friday morning when it was reported by the Racing Post that…
• New chairman told ITV Racing track had not ruled out extra day• Course reiterate meeting will remain on Tuesday to FridayCheltenham racecourse insisted on Wednesday that it has “no plans” to add a fifth day to its Festival meeting in March or switch …
