Horse Racing News Headlines Archive (Jan 2025)

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Perceval Legallois remains in Grand National reckoning

Perceval Legallois could be considered for the Grand National after winning the Race And Stay At Leopardstown Handicap Hurdle for the second time in three years. He ensured it was a day to remember for Gavin Cromwell, as after winning his first Grade One in his homeland for over four...

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O’Connell continues on upward curve with third straight win

There was a northern raider in the Sandown winner’s enclosure after the Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase, as O’Connell continued Joel Parkinson and Sue Smith’s fine recent form. The Yorkshire duo have been well among the winners of late and O’Connell has been central to their success, building up a...

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Gunsight Ridge returns to form with gutsy Sandown success

Gunsight Ridge thundered back to his best as Olly Murphy and owners Grahame and Diana Whateley enjoyed a double at Sandown on Saturday. The 10-year-old has always been a more than handy performer on his day, but a late fall when staying on at Cheltenham in November left Murphy and...

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'Ole, ole, ole' - Crowd hail Galopin Des Champs treble

Galopin Des Champs storms to victory in the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown for the third year running....

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Relentless Galopin Des Champs completes Irish Gold Cup hat-trick

Galopin Des Champs continued his love affair with Leopardstown and added his name to the history books by winning a third Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup Chase at the Dublin Racing Festival. He joined Jodami and Beef Or Salmon on three wins in the race and it would take a...

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Majborough bolts up in Irish Arkle to send message to Sir Gino

Majborough laid down a marker to Sir Gino when destroying the opposition in the Goffs Irish Arkle Novice Chase at Leopardstown. While far from foot-perfect, the five-year-old undoubtedly has a huge engine and Willie Mullins will be looking forward to taking on Nicky Henderson’s current favourite for the Arkle at...

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Handstands just fends off Jango Baie in Scilly Isles thriller

Two promising youngsters fought out a thrilling finish to the Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase at Sandown, with Handstands just getting the better of Jango Baie. The pair had met at Huntingdon over hurdles last term and there was little to separate them then, but Jango Baie was slightly...

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Townend sticks with State Man for Lossiemouth showdown

Willie Mullins insists State Man is still his “number one contender” in the two-mile division ahead of a blockbuster clash with stablemate Lossiemouth in the Irish Champion Hurdle. State Man won 12 of his first 13 completed starts for the champion trainer, his only defeat during that period coming at...

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Gaelic Warrior primed for positive Dublin Chase tactics

Gaelic Warrior bids to cement his Queen Mother Champion Chase claims in the Ladbrokes Dublin Chase at Leopardstown on Sunday. Winner of the Arkle at Cheltenham last season, the Willie Mullins-trained gelding was beaten by the reopposing Solness on his return to action over this course and distance in late...

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Cromwell enjoys Juvenile Grade One strike with Hello Neighbour

Gavin Cromwell’s Hello Neighbour ensured that Willie Mullins would be unable to repeat his clean sweep of Dublin Racing Festival Grade Ones when grimly holding on to win the Gannon’s City Recovery & Recycling Services Juvenile Hurdle at Leopardstown. Having won all eight Grade Ones at the two-day event 12...

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Ballyburn looking to get back on track over longer trip

Ballyburn is a hot favourite to beat stablemate Impaire Et Passe in the Ladbrokes Novice Chase at Leopardstown, despite being well beaten by Sir Gino when he was last seen at Christmas. Willie Mullins sent the highly regarded seven-year-old over to Kempton for the Wayward Lad Novices’ Chase due to...

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Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, February 1

Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Saturday's meetings at Wolverhampton, Sandown, Musselburgh, Wetherby and Newcastle....

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Paul Townend still has the treasured picture that set him on the path to emulate Best Mate

DOMINIC KING: Paul Townend still has the card. Tucked away at home, with three prized signatures and a picture of Best Mate, the horse who made him dream....

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The 2025 Scottish Champion Chase

Twelve have been declared for tomorrow's Scottish Champion Chase run at Musselburgh over a trip of two miles four and a half furlongs. In a week when several meetings have been abandoned on account of waterlogging, officials at the Scottish track have indicated they have watered to maintain the current going,...

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Racehorse owner John Hales dies at age of 85

John Hales, owner of the great One Man and 2012 Grand National winner Neptune Collonges, dies at the age of 85....

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Sir Alex Ferguson’s close friend and iconic horse racing owner John Hales dies

John Hales was a legend in the horse racing game and close friend of Sir Alex Ferguson with Paul Nicholls confirming his death calling him a 'great man'...

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Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Friday, January 31

Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Friday's action at Lingfield, Catterick, Southwell and Newcastle....

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BHA chair steps down as his cancer spreads

British Horseracing Authority (BHA) chair Joe Saumarez Smith has stepped down from his role after his health deteriorated....

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Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Thursday, January 30

Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Thursday's action at Southwell, Wincanton and Chelmsford City....

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Christian and Geri Horner's priceless smash hit as they eye glory at Cheltenham Festival - and what really happened behind the scenes of the trainers' boycott: RACING CONFIDENTIAL

RACING CONFIDENTIAL: A dank afternoon in Warwick isn't where you would anticipate seeing a former Spice Girl and a Formula One Principle but that was the case last week....

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Gavin Lerena and Jason Gates: See the stunning moment two top jockeys WHIP each other in violent clash during a race

Two rival jockeys - including a veteran who has ridden more than 2500 winners in his decorated career - are the talk of the sport after violently whipping one another mid-race....

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Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Wednesday, January 29

Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Wednesday's action at Kempton....

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Racehorse trainers scrap plans to boycott TV interviews in humiliating climbdown - while Harry Redknapp suffers Cheltenham blow

DOMINIC KING: It has been a tumultuous four days for racing, all started by the PRA's combative approach at the weekend when they made it clear that unless they received a £500,000 payment....

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Cheltenham festival racegoers face major disappointment as punters are warned about shortage of popular £7.50-a-pint beverage

In 2024 alone, Cheltenham attendees drank more than 265,000 pints of the beverage, enough to fill three Olympic swimming pools....

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Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Tuesday, January 28

Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Tuesday's meetings at Chepstow, Newcastle, and Wolverhampton....

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Watch live horse racing for free* with Racing TV -worth over £35

With the Cheltenham Festival only weeks away you can enjoy live horse racing over the next 5 weeks, on your TV, desktop and mobile devices for free*!...

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Story of lost racecourse told in guided walks

The two free events in February and March will reveal the short history of Hurst Park....

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Constitution Hill survives scare to win at Cheltenham

Racing star Constitution Hill survives a blunder at the last flight to win at Cheltenham and take his unbeaten record to 10 wins from 10 races....

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The 2025 Great Yorkshire Handicap Chase

Seventeen have been declared for tomorrow's renewal of the Great Yorkshire Handicap Chase (3.15 Doncaster) - previously known (for a while, anyway) as the Sky Bet Handicap Chase; the going on the chase track at Donny is currently described as good to soft, good in places. There have been some big-priced...

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Gentleman’s Cotswold Game

Positioned six and a bit weeks before the Festival itself, Cheltenham’s Trials Day provides a well-timed warm-up for what’s ahead in the middle of March (11 – 14 this year). Staged on the stamina-examining New Course, the £125,000 Cotswold Chase (2-25) is billed as a dress rehearsal for the Gold...

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Jonbon blows away Energumene to win Clarence House

Nicky Henderson-trained Jonbon claims a ninth Grade One success, beating Energumene by six and a half lengths in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot....

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The 2025 BetMGM Holloway's Handicap Hurdle at Ascot

I still can't quite fathom how Collectors Item was allowed to go off at 14/1 for the Somerset National at Wincanton on Thursday; on his previous start Jonjo O'Neill's charge had shown his best form this term when second behind Mr Vango in the London National at Sandown, beaten one...

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Navajo Indy’s Sovereign coronation

Those of us of a certain vintage have been overdosing on nostalgia about the return of jump racing to Windsor, and there is considerable anticipation ahead of the £1.2million, three-day Berkshire Winter Million (shared with Ascot) which opens at the Thames-side track with the £110,000 Fitzdares Sovereign Handicap Hurdle (3-35)...

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Paul Nicholls 'proud' of race-winning daughter

Olive Nicholls rode winners for her mum and dad in December including her first Ascot victory....

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Jones wins at Ffos Las after race switched from Wetherby

Local jockey Ben Jones guides Ben Pauling-trained Handstands to victory in the Grade 2 Towton Novices' Chase on Saturday at Ffos Las....

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Cold comfort

As a belated Father's Day present, a few weeks ago I was given tickets to tomorrow's Classic Chase meeting at Warwick; unfortunately that particular avenue of enjoyment has been scuppered by the cold weather -  along with the Coral Lanzarote Hurdle Day meeting at Kempton and the William Hill Medieval...

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Cherie d’Am to serve it up at Ffos Las

The Yorkshire village of Towton, renowned for being the scene of the most deadly battle of the Wars of the Roses, also has its name attached to a three-mile Grade Two Novices’ Chase, which has itself seen some fierce encounters over the years, but happily all of them more good-natured....

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The first Sandown selection of 2025...

At Cheltenham on Wednesday that Lounge Lizard jumped the fences as though he'd spent the previous night on someone else's sofa. Bit of a disappointment - and not the start to the new year I was hoping for. And I'm struggling to find an each-way wager that makes much appeal on tomorrow's...

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Sam Brown set to shine at Sandown

The BHA receives plenty of mainly deserved stick, but when it comes to the Veterans’ Chase Series culminating in the £100,000 Final at Sandown (3-00) it has few detractors. Not only do the qualifiers and the final – switched last year to Warwick because of a freeze-up – provide valuable...

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Former racehorse owner denies £64m fraud

John Dance pleads not guilty to nine criminal charges including money laundering....

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