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I admire the optimism of anyone who believes they’re destined to reach the heights of the Cheltenham Festival on the back of a £7k investment, but that’s what National Hunt racing is like: even owners with a relatively modest budget dream of competing in horseracing’s greatest arena....

I’m Sophie Mellett, Marketing Executive at the National Stud. My first experience in the thoroughbred breeding and racing industry was as a student on the National Stud Diploma course in 2020, and I’m incredibly grateful to the Stud for giving me that first foot in the door. Returning three years...

Footage showed the moments leading up to the incident, which saw Wbee trailing behind rivals, before veering off to the left and through barriers after a sudden heart-related condition....

Thurles Racecourse will resume horse racing on Thursday, 9 October and fulfil its 11 planned fixtures until March 2026....

The horse had a "sudden heart-related" problem and collided with a group of spectators....

Victoria de Sousa, 39, was accused of wounding Silvestre de Sousa, 44, with intent to cause grievous bodily harm in an alleged assault that occurred on July 27....

Jockey great Geoff Lewis, the only Welshman to ride a Derby winner, dies aged 89....

The first hijab-wearing jockey to ride in a race in Britain, Khadijah Mellah, has again broken boundaries and made history by riding in her first race as an amateur jockey in the Gay Kindersley Memorial Amateur Riders Handicap at Goodwood Racecourse on Friday 22 August.   The 24-year-old, originally from...

Former jockey Robert John Warren boasted of selling $40,000 worth of ice a day, a Queensland court has heard....

Trainers love charting a well-trodden path. Most campaign certain horses in a certain way. A tried and trusted route to success. At the highest level, nobody does it quite like John Gosden....

Ethical Diamond wins the Ebor Handicap at York in a 1-2-3 for Irish-trained horses but a Melbourne Cup bid seems unlikely....

Dwyer trains his horses in Miner's Rest, a suburb some 90 minutes outside Melbourne. It was a big decision to send his star mare, Asfoora, to Britain this year....

Australia's Asfoora surges clear to win the Nunthorpe Stakes on day three of the Ebor meeting at York....

National Racehorse Week returns this year with an expanded programme of activities across the country. Through its continued partnership with Racing Together, the programme has grown to include more community events than ever before, giving people of all ages the chance to connect with racehorses and the people who care...

The Nose Bag, The Trough, Scran Shed, Feed Shed, Feed Bowl, Feed Barn, Hay Barn, Hay Net, Hay Heck......

Minnie Hauk secures an Oaks treble with victory in the Yorkshire Oaks on day two of the Ebor meeting at York....

I’m Aimee Hockley-Righton, Regional Welfare Manager for Racing Welfare, covering the east (Newmarket) and south (Epsom/ Lambourn). My role is all about supporting the people who work in the racing industry. From stable staff to stud grooms, racecourse teams, and everyone in between. Racing Welfare is here for them at...

Today, the British Horseracing Authority announced the sad death of Fiona ‘Fi’ Carlin with the following statement from Chief Executive Brant Dunshea: “Everyone at the BHA is incredibly shocked and saddened by the unexpected loss our friend and colleague, Fiona Carlin, who passed away yesterday. “This news has come as...

Khadijah Mellah is set to ride in her debut race as an amateur jockey on Friday 22 August at Goodwood Racecourse, back where it all began as the first hijab-wearing jockey to win a competitive race in Britain.  In 2019, the then 18-year-old Mellah became a new hero for women...

Teenage rider Abi Thomas hopes her charitable efforts in the saddle can be rewarded by marking the 100th anniversary of the first female rider to win a race in Britain with an ‘amazing’ victory in the Newmarket Town Plate on the July Course this Saturday (August 23rd). The 18-year-old will...

For want of a gutter, the wall became damp, For want of a wall, the roof was shot, For want of a roof, the grandstand became disused, For want of a grandstand, the racecourse closed, For want of a racecourse, the stables shut up shop, For want of any horses, the sport disappeared, And all for...

I’ve never been to Thurles in County Tipperary and, now that the racecourse there has closed, it’s unlikely that I ever will. Which is a shame for local businesses like the Horse and Jockey Hotel, the managers of which might be considering a change of name......

Having been described prior to the race as the biggest racing certainty in 100 years, the odds-on favourite was settled towards the rear of the field and confidently ridden. The Goodwood crowd started to cheer as the horses came into view and the jockey aboard the favourite started to make...