Tag: Jockeys

A MAN who boarded a bus in Dublin – with a donkey – could well have been heading to the ‘Donkey Derby’ in years gone by! In respect of the Donkey Derby, a race of the ilk was run at Castledown: The Castledown Donkey Derby. The race came under starters orders for two decades, the […]

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I’ll never forget this day – I want to do it all over again – Mellah, featured by fromthehorsesmouth.tips By Andrew Atkinson TEENAGER Khadijah Mellah became the first Muslim jockey to ride in a race in Britain – when Haverland won the Magnolia Cup – at Glorious Goodwood on Thursday. “I want to keep going […]

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By Andrew Atkinson Jamie Spencer will be at the 2019 Glorious Goodwood Festival a little under the radar – with the focus on Frankie Dettori – the former flat racing champion jockey having won the Goodwood Cup twice! Born in County Tipperary, Ireland, champion jockey in both Ireland and Britain, Spencer, has won four Classics. […]

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By Andrew Atkinson fromthehorsesmouth.tips racing correspondent CHAMPION jockey Richard Johnson is eyeing a successful afternoon at Newton Abbot on Saturday – booked to ride decent mounts at the Devonshire track. The Actuate Marketing Handicap Chase over 3 miles and 1 furlong (3.35) sees Johnson up on the Philip Hobbs trained Scoop The Pot (ew). Johnson […]

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By Andrew Atkinson Frankie Dettori said that there’s ‘plenty more to come’ after the John Gosden trained Enable, selected by fromthehorsesmouth.tips won the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown on Saturday “There’s plenty more to come. She’s amazing – The Queen of racing!,” said a jubilant Dettori, who returned to the winners enclosure to rapturous chants, similar to […]

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