Tag: Jockeys

Honeysuckle completes fromthehorsesmouth.info treble By Andrew Atkinson Rachael Blackmore made history at the Cheltenham Festival when becoming the first female jockey to win the Grade 1 Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy over 2m on Honeysuckle – tipped by fromthehorsesmouth.info. “It’s absolutely incredible,” said Blackmore after romping home 6 1/2 lengths ahead of Sharjah, with Epatante, […]

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Quote: ‘My biggest ambition is to ride my claim out and ride a winner at the Cheltenham Festival’ By Andrew Atkinson Exclusive Teenage Conditional jockey Tom Midgley’s biggest ambition is to ride a winner at the Cheltenham Festival following his latest win on Bavington Bob at Carlisle. “My biggest ambition is to ride my claim […]

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By Andrew Atkinson Oisin Murphy has been informed by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) that he is unable to resume riding today (March 13) following suspension. Murphy’s scheduled return to the saddle was stopped by the BHA, citing testing requirements. “As of March 12 he was only part way through his reinstatement testing and therefore […]

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Rachael Blackmore is set to ride Henry de Bromhead trained A Plus Tard in the WellChild Cheltenham Gold Cup, with Jack Kennedy on stablemate, Minella Indo. Blackmore partnered A Plus Tard to victory in the Close Brothers Novices’ Handicap Chase at the Festival in 2019 and when third in the 2020 Ryanair Chase. Jockey Darragh […]

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Quote: ‘After talking through things with trainer Gordon Elliott, we both feel it sensible for me to follow advice and miss Cheltenham’ By Andrew Atkinson Davy Russell will miss the 2021 four days Cheltenham Festival in March after failing to recover from sustaining a dislocated and fractured vertebrae in October. “I met with my surgeon […]

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