Racegoers will not be able to attend the Coral Welsh National at Chepstow after the government made a call on Covid restrictions. For the second year in a row, the venue's biggest race on December 27 is being held behind closed doors. Following concerns about the Omicron coronavirus variant, First Minister Mark Drakeford decided the rule would apply to sporting […]

Paralysed jockey Freddy Tylicki has won his high profile case against former weighing room rival Graham Gibbons. Tylicki, 35, has been in a wheelchair following a mid-race fall on the flat five years ago at Kempton. The ex-rider claimed the riding of Gibbons contributed to what happened. It was estimated Tylicki was suing him for around £6million, although the final […]

Jonbon’s commanding win at Ascot is welcome good news for Nicky Henderson ahead of Supreme Novices’ Hurdle following rising star Buzz’s pelvic fracture Jonbon was slashed to 9-4 favourite for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle The bump was due to Jonbon’s win at Ascot’s Grade Two Kennel Gate Hurdle It is welcome news for trainer Nick Henderson after Buzz fractured a […]

Fresh from winning the $200,000 feature Wyong Classic with Soaring Ambition, jockey Tommy Berry will look to keep the two-year-old winners coming at Randwick on Saturday. Berry will steer Ciaron Maher’s Melbourne visitor Jamarra in the opening race, and while he has not been on the colt’s back, he has already received plenty of positive reports from the stable. Tommy […]

Zara Tindall joined racing fans by paying tribute to a teenage rider at Cheltenham. The Queen 's granddaughter attended day one of the track's International Meeting, where racegoers fondly remembered 15-year-old Tiggy Hancock. The teenager died following a riding accident in Dublin in June and Friday's fixture saw the launch of Tiggy’s Trust. The foundation will support young riders and […]

MARCUS TOWNEND: Champion trainer Paul Nicholls says ‘the world’s changed but the weighing room hasn’t changed with it’ after Robbie Dunne was found guilty of bullying and harassing Bryony Frost Two jockeys were involved in one of the most serious hearings ever at the BHA Robbie Dunne, 36, was found guilty of bullying and harassing Bryony Frost, 26 Dunne called […]

Robbie Dunne has been handed an 18-month ban for bullying and harassing rival jockey Bryony Frost over a sustained period. Dunne, 36, was given the punishment, with three months of it suspended, at the conclusion of an independent disciplinary panel hearing. He was found guilty of four breaches of racing's rule (J) 19 – that he had engaged in “conduct […]

Tributes have been paid to a young jockey who has died after a short battle with an 'aggressive' cancer. Yong Chew passed away just six months after his diagnosis, at the age of 26. Known as Chewy to friends, the New Zealand-based apprentice rider had treatment for throat cancer. Colleagues in the racing industry raised funds to cover the return […]

Allaho and Energumene get off to a flyer as Willie Mullins makes it a five-timer using his stable powerhouses despite Chacun Pour Soi’s abject performance this weekend Racing trainer Willie Mullins made it a sparkling five-timer on Sunday Allaho and Energumene picked up stunning victories over a brilliant weekend But Chacun Pour Soi put in an abject display in Saturday’s […]

Four-time champion jockey Richard Johnson set to give evidence at Bryony Frost bullying injury as Robbie Dunne’s legal team launch defence The BHA disciplinary panel are inquiring into bullying in the Weighing Room Bryony Frost is alleged to have been threatened by Robbie Dunne in 2020 Richard Johnson, four-time champions jockey, will appear before the panel   Richard Johnson is expected […]