The latest signs are positive for those who want to keep the site as a racecourse but all sides say the end is not in sightKempton is not yet saved from development but campaigners to keep it as a racecourse got some more good news on Wednesday. The local council has not included the track among sites proposed for development in a consultation launched this week. Related: BHA plans stricter syndicate rules after Supreme Horse Racing Club ssaga Newbury Continue reading...
Sam Twiston-Davies dragged his fellow rider Tom Scudamore to safety and helped disentangle horses after late tumbleLet us take a moment this morning to praise the quick thinking and will to help of Sam Twiston-Davies, whose actions in the last race at Exeter on Tuesday averted potential injuries to a fellow rider and to two horses. Riding Just So Cool, Twiston-Davies was brought down when in contention at the third-last by the fall of Airton and the risk was immediately clear, because the two horses became entangled with each other and their reins, while one landed on top of Airton’s jockey, Tom Scudamore.Seriously, how brilliant is this from @samtwiston!?Unbelievable work on all fronts, all four walked away! pic.twitter.com/JicKNbT3cV Related: Talking...
The Italian jockey is now 0-17 in ‘the race that stops a nation’ and came away with a ban for the second time in five yearsFrankie Dettori came heartbreakingly close to a first success in the Melbourne Cup but, instead of lifting the trophy, he ended his day with a dressing-down from the stewards, who demoted his mount from second place to fourth. The veteran jockey delivered a fine ride aboard the 25-1 shot Master Of Reality and they briefly seemed to have pinched the £2m prize. Instead, they were collared in the last two strides by Vow And Declare, and then ruled to have interfered with the fast-finishing Il Paridiso, fourth past the post.“I want to cry,” Dettori muttered,...
The Nigel Twiston-Davies runner, who carried top weight to a nine-length win at Chepstow last time, can foil the market leaders at WetherbyLa Bague Au Roi is the obvious market leader for the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby as she steps out of novice company having failed only narrowly to complete a perfect debut season over fences when second in a Grade One at Aintree in April.Her race-fitness is the doubt, though, after nearly seven months off and last year’s winner, Definitly Red, has had a similar break. That could leave an opening for race-fit Ballyoptic (3.40), who carried top weight to a nine-length win at Chepstow last time. Related: American racing holds its breath for date with destiny at...
ITV’s Riding A Dream shows the teenager failing a riding test at the British Racing School weeks before her Goodwood triumphKhadijah Mellah, the hijab-wearing newcomer who caused a sensation by riding the Magnolia Cup winner at Goodwood, was officially ruled out of the contest just weeks beforehand. The moment she failed her first riding test at the British Racing School is at the heart of a thrilling documentary about her foray into racing, Riding A Dream, to be shown on ITV at 12.15pm on Saturday, right after the Rugby World Cup final. Related: Magical retired and out of Breeders’ Cup in blow for Aidan O’Brien squad Catterick12.30 The Bell Conductor 1.00 The Grey Zebedee (nb) 1.30 Bo Samraan 2.05 Zip 2.35 Kensington Art 3.10 Black Friday (nap) 3.45 Moonlit Sands 4.15 Chickenfortea Continue reading...