Tag: Jockeys

By Andrew Atkinson Former Real Madrid, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle and England star Michael Owen has been appointed as a new member of the Jockey Club. Owen, who owns Manor House Stables in Cheshire, is one of eight new members named by the Jockey Club. Owen, 42, joined Real Madrid in 2004 from Liverpool in […]

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By Andrew Atkinson Trainer Mick Easterby’s granddaughter Joanna Mason – in her first season as a professional jockey – was crowned joint leading rider at Beverley for 2021, with Kevin Stott. Jo, based at Easterby’s Malton, North Yorkshire stables, rode another double during September, taking her seasonal tally to 35 winners, on Broctune Red and […]

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By Andrew Atkinson Stylish Performer (10-1) tipped by fromthehorsesmouth.info won the Chelmsford City Cup Handicap over 7 furlongs – the 18th winning tip on Saturday – breaking the course record time of 1.22.58. Real World (evens), Reach For The Moon (2-5), Yesyes (7-4), Sadmah (4-1), Chez Hans (1-7), Space Blues (11-8), Embittered (4-6), Silent Escape […]

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By Andrew Atkinson Aintree 2021 Grand National winning jockey Rachael Blackmore is set for a spell on the sidelines after undergoing surgery after sustaining injury. Blackmore, 32, the most successful female jockey in National Hunt racing and the first woman to win the Aintree Grand National, fractured an ankle and hip at Killarney on July […]

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By Andrew Atkinson Exclusive Eric Eldin, who died on July 4, aged 88, was a Classic-winning jockey from the same generation as legend Lester Piggott, winning 1,200 races during a 30-year career. Gary Gibson Lennon who befriended Eric while being tutored by Piggott in Newmarket told me: “I contacted Eric just days before his death. […]

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