Tag Archives: jockey

Monday, 20 March 2017 :  She Will Reign eased to a comfortable win in the Longines Golden Slipper on Saturday at Rosehill Gardens racecourse in Sydney, Australia. Ridden by Ben Melham and trained by Gary Portelli, the aptly named filly lived up to the title to win the world’s richest …

Saturday, 18 March 2017 :   Sizing John, ridden by Robbie Power and trained by Jessica Harrington, powered home to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Victory completed a big-race double for the 7-1 chance, who won the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown in February. He finished two and three quarter lengths …

Monday, 6 March 2017 :  The Brazilian won on Easy Touch, Dashing Dart, Mr Stunning, Victor Emperor, Cool And Neat, Beat The Clock, Mighty Maverick and Prawn Baba. Moreira rode in 10 of the 11 races on the card. “The feeling I have now is something special,” he told the …

  Wednesday, 22 Feb 2017 :  The nine-year-old won his first four starts over fences, including a three-length victory over Cue Card in the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day. “The vet scanned him this morning and it’s a slight tendon tear,” said trainer Colin Tizzard. “We’ve seen it …

Saturday, 18 Feb 2017 :  The 34-year-old former soldier, who rides with a prosthetic leg, guided Rathlin Rose to victory in the Royal Artillery Gold Cup at Sandown. Captain Disney lost his lower right leg when his vehicle was hit by a grenade while serving in Afghanistan in 2009. Disney, …

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 …

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 …

Friday, 5 May 2017 :  Papillon, the horse that gave Irish jockey Ruby Walsh his first Grand National win in 2000 at the first attempt, has died at the age of 26. Walsh, who also won the race at Aintree in 2005 with Hedgehunter, was 20 at the time. “It’s …

Saturday, 8 April 2017 :  Jockey Liam Treadwell will miss Saturday’s Grand National after a fall at Aintree on Friday. Treadwell, who won the National in 2009 on 100-1 shot Mon Mome, will be replaced on Tenor Nivernais by Aidan Coleman. Treadwell was taken to hospital after falling from Bright …

Thursday, 6 April 2017 :  The inaugural race in January paid $12 million, eclipsing the $10 million on offer at the Dubai World Cup. Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum recently told CNN he wanted the Dubai race to regain its status as the richest race. “The 2017 Pegasus …