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Civic Stakes: Brenton Avdulla leads all the way with Bandersnatch

Bandersnatch and Brenton Avdulla made it look simple, controlling the tempo then sprinting away to another stakes success at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. If only it was that easy. Avdulla later admitted the Team Hawkes-trained Bandersnatch’s win in the Listed $150,000 Civic Stakes (1400m) wasn’t as routine as it seemed. “He is not exactly a push-­button horse to ride,’’ Avdulla […]

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Bears rattles to Railway win

Go Bears Go repaid the bold decision of his connections to supplement for the GAIN Railway Stakes with a striking success at the Curragh. Narrowly beaten in last week’s Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot when drawn on the opposite side to winner Perfect Power, he handled the extra furlong with aplomb. Just nine days after that effort, and with a […]

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Doping in racing: Jim Bolger’s claims are ‘credible’ and sport’s best chance to resolve issue, says Paul Kimmage

Jim Bolger’s claims that he knows the identity of horse racing’s doping cheats are ‘credible’ and offer the sport its best chance to resolve the issue, according to journalist Paul Kimmage. Bolger has publicly voiced concerns about the issue of drug cheats in Irish racing on a number of occasions, calling it the sport’s “number one problem” in October last […]

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Royal Ascot Friday card goes ahead after inspection

Day four of Royal Ascot goes ahead following an inspection, it has been announced. The prestigious card, featuring the Group 1 Coronation Stakes, had been under threat after relentless rain at the track. A delegation of officials were out on the racecourse checking conditions at around 12.45pm – and the ground was found to be raceable. A tweet from the […]

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Appeal lodged against Dragon Symbol decision

Trainer Archie Watson has lodged an appeal against Dragon Symbol’s demotion from first place in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot. Dragon Symbol passed the post a head in front of Campanelle in last week’s Group One sprint, but the placings were reversed by the Ascot stewards after an inquiry. The British Horseracing Authority’s independent disciplinary panel appeal hearing is […]

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