Tag: Jockeys

By Andrew Atkinson After what has been a season to remember for Rachael Blackmore – highlighted winning the Aintree Grand National in April and top jockey award at the Cheltenham Festival in March – she heads for a first ride in France’s most famous jumps race, the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, on May 23 on […]

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Quote: ‘The 20th British Classic for me, 50 years old. I’m only 10 behind Lester Piggott. Come on the oldies’ – Frankie Dettori By Andrew Atkinson Frankie Dettori rode Mother Earth – second-string behind Aiden O’Brien’s Santa Barbara – to a length victory ahead of Saffron Beach and Fev Rover, in the 1,000 Guineas at […]

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By Andrew Atkinson Trainer John Gosden is standing by apprentice teenage jockey Benoit de la Sayette after being suspended by the British Horseracing Authority pending a disciplinary inquiry into a positive test for cocaine. “Benoit is a teenager and I will be supporting him appropriately during this time,” said Gosden. A hair sample commissioned by […]

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By Andrew Atkinson Amateur jockey Lorna Brooke has died aged 37 following a heavy fall at Taunton this month, the first rider to sustain fatal injuries while race-riding under rules in Britain or Ireland since Tom Halliday in July 2005. A period of silence was observed at every meeting in Britain on April 19 and […]

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Conditional jockey Tom Midgley continued his fine form at Huntington on April 12 when winning on Sam England trained Rukwa in the C4 RacingTV Conditional Jockeys Handicap over 2m 4f. “He’s come good,” Tom, who lost an iron at the second last, but kept his nerve in victory, told me. “I lost an iron – […]

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