By Simon Jackson at Ascot. Frankie Dettori delighted the large crowd with a flying dismount after he landed the Group 3 feature race on Tac De Boistron at Ascot’s first flat meeting of the season on Wednesday. Racegoers had been quick to snap up the racecourse’s offer of free entry to the grandstand for ‘Discover…
By Simon Jackson. Wolverhampton held their last meeting on the Polytrack today before closing to lay a new racing surface, a move that is set to benefit Lingfield Park who will host an additional five fixtures. Wolverhampton’s next meeting is scheduled for August 11, where they will race on a new Tapeta surface that will…
By Simon Jackson. The chances of racing returning to Essex have received a massive boost following news that the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has accepted an application for fixtures allocation for 2015. The request was submitted by Great Leighs Estates Limited (GLEL) for the new Chelmsford City racecourse, on the site of the former Great…
By Simon Jackson. Tony McCoy was crowned champion national hunt jockey for the 19th successive season at Sandown on Saturday and is already eyeing a 20th championship title. The 39-year-old landed 218 winners in a memorable season that included a landmark 4,000th victory when winning on Mountain Tunes at Towcester in November. “You have got…
By Simon Jackson. Paul Nicholls was quick to pay tribute to the efforts of his stable staff as he was presented with the award for champion national hunt trainer at Sandown. The championship was the eighth in nine seasons for the Ditcheat handler who amassed prize money of £2,469,893, to finish more that £500,000 clear…
By Simon Jackson. Western Hymn boosted his Investec Derby hopes with an impressive victory in the Group 3 bet365 Classic Trial at Sandown and will now tackle the Betfred Dante Stakes at York. The John Gosden-trained colt travelled off the pace for the bulk of the 10 furlong contest before being set alight by William…
By Simon Jackson at Epsom Downs. Our Channel looks set to take his place in the Investec Derby after narrowly prevailing in the Class 2 Derby Trial at Epsom Downs’ first race meeting of the season on Wednesday. The William Haggas-trained son of English Channel led throughout the 10 furlong journey and fought well in…
By Simon Jackson at Lingfield Park. Horse racing executives have expressed their delight at the success of the inaugural All-Weather Championship Finals day that attracted 8,777 spectators to Lingfield Park on Good Friday. The high attendance numbers justified the organiser’s faith in the All-Weather Championship series which commenced in October and concluded with a lucrative…
By Simon Jackson at Lingfield. Living The Life’s victory in the 32Red.com All-Weather Fillies’ and Mares’ Championship Final will be her last run in Britain and she will do her future racing in California. The daughter of Footstepsinthesand provided Newmarket handler Phil McEntee with his biggest win to date when prevailing in the £150,000 contest…
By Simon Jackson at Lingfield. Michael Owen admitted he was left frustrated by the head defeat of his Trinityelitedotcom in the £150,000 bookmakers.co.uk All-Weather Sprint Championships at Lingfield Park on Good Friday. The consistent Trinityelitedotcom is owned by Manor House Racing Club and trained by Owen’s business partner, Tom Dascombe, at the former England international…
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