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Friday, 22 September 2017 :  Saturday’s Ayr Gold Cup meeting has been abandoned because sections of the course are waterlogged. The previous two days of the three-day fixture had also suffered a similar fate because of the weather. Clerk of the course Graeme Anderson expressed disappointment but said the course …

Wednesday, 20 September 2017 :  Australian star horse Winx could be set to race in Britain in 2018 after the prolific mare’s trainer Chris Waller revealed a “campaign” in Europe is on the cards. Winx is the winner of 20 successive races since May 2015, a run that has gained …

Wednesday, 6 September 2017 :  Russell, 38, aimed a blow with his right hand while on board Kings Dolly, after the horse pulled up at a pre-race ‘show’ hurdle. The incident took place before the mares’ handicap hurdle at Tramore on 18 August. He was initially cautioned by the Irish …

Tuesday, 15 August 2017 :  Trained by Markus Klug and ridden by Adrie de Vries, the local fancy came in ahead of the Godolphin duo of Hawkbill in second and Racing History in third. Having won the Princess of Wales’s Stakes at Newmarket last month, Hawkbill was bidding to provide …

Monday, 29 May 2017 :  Ridden by jockey Moisés González, Huitlacoche was widely tipped to take the honours in the lead-up to the race and justified the tag of race favourite by coming home ahead of Famus Palo and Templo Maya in second and third place respectively. The success represented …

Wednesday, 24 May 2017 :  The son of Frankel, ridden by Frankie Dettori, was one of a handful of horses to work on the track at the annual Breakfast with the Stars event. Gosden said the Derby trip should suit Cracksman, who was added to the field last month as …

Saturday, 20 May 2017 :  Dartmouth, trained by Sir Michael Stoute, beat Simple Verse by a neck. Morrison was later called before a stewards’ inquiry after an employee of his was alleged to have urinated in the stable of his horse Marmelo. The employee was subsequently found guilty of improper …

Tuesday, 9 May 2017 :  The success came on the back of O’Brien also winning Saturday’s 2000 Guineas at the same venue with Churchill, this having also previously won both the Classics in 2005 and 2012. Triumph for Winter denied Ryan Moore a Guineas double as stablemate and race favourite …

Thursday, 4 May 2017 :  Sweet Selection carried on where she finished last year by made a flying start to the new campaign on the Flat with a comprehensive victory in the Longines Sagaro Stakes at Ascot, England. Trained by Hughie Morrison and ridden by jockey Silvestre de Sousa, she …

Tuesday, 2 May 2017 :  A one-eyed horse called Patch has been entered into the Kentucky Derby, America’s biggest race, on Saturday. Patch, trained by Todd Pletcher, had his left eye removed because of inflammation last year. However, he finished runner-up in April’s Louisiana Derby – his first graded stakes …