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Covers giving Chepstow encouragement for Welsh National card

Officials at Chepstow are hopeful Saturday’s rescheduled Coral Welsh National meeting will beat freezing temperatures. Covers have been down since Sunday before the current cold snap kicked in, and clerk of the course Libby O’Flaherty is banking on that proving sufficient with a couple of cold nights to come. O’Flaherty told Sky Sports Racing on Wednesday afternoon: “We’ve covered the […]

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Nicky Henderson announces retirement of Might Bite

Nicky Henderson has announced the retirement of 2017 King George VI Chase hero Might Bite. While that performance at Kempton was no doubt his career highlight, he will also be remembered for the dramatic way in which he won the RSA Chase a season earlier when holding off stablemate Whisper by a nose. Over 10 lengths clear jumping the last, […]

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Harriet Graham looking towards Doncaster with Aye Right

Aye Right is likely to have his next outing in the Sky Bet Chase at Doncaster on January 30. Harriet Graham’s stable star has put up three meritorious efforts this season, finishing second to subsequent Old Roan winner Nuts Well at Kelso, coming home third in the Charlie Hall and most recently putting up a career-best effort to be second […]

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Al Boum Photo heads Cheltenham Gold Cup entries

Dual winner Al Boum Photo heads 41 entries for this year’s Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup. Willie Mullins’ nine-year-old enjoyed his usual preparation recently with a straightforward victory at Tramore and will head straight to Prestbury Park in his bid to emulate the likes of Arkle, Best Mate and Golden Miller as a three-time winner of the blue-riband event. Mullins has […]

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Al Boum Photo heads 41 Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup entries

Dual winner Al Boum Photo heads 41 entries for this year's Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup. Willie Mullins' chaser could join Best Mate, Arkle and Cottage Rake as the fourth horse to record a hat-trick in the Festival's feature contest. The nine-year-old returned to action with a smooth success in the Grade 3 Savills New Year’s Day Chase at Tramore – […]

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Jockeys back the push of trainers for urgent answers over the controversial Eagle Farm track

As Racing Queensland revealed it had no plans to transfer upcoming meetings away from Eagle Farm, jockeys threw their weight behind the trainers’ push to get urgent answers over the latest strife with the troubled track. Eagle Farm has again become the biggest talking point in Queensland racing after The Courier-Mail revealed an industry crisis meeting had been called and […]

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Lucrative Country & Provincial series back again

The coveted $1.6 million Country Championships will have a fresh feel in 2021 with two new tracks given a second chance to host heats for the first time on a double header opening weekend for the series next month. Racing NSW announced the dates for both the Country Championships and Provincial Championships on Tuesday with the former set to begin […]

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Seven Queensland racing participants who were last year charged for allegedly procuring substances or preparations following a statewide investigation have been fined.

Seven Queensland racing participants who were last year charged for allegedly procuring substances or preparations following a statewide investigation have now been fined. In June last year, Queensland Racing Integrity Commission stewards charged 15 participants over the matter. The charges relate to allegedly procuring substances but not administering, which is a more serious charge. On Tuesday, QRIC announced that seven […]

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