Wings Of Eagles jockey talked after Epsom triumph of a fight to revive his career after ban for cocaine in AustraliaThe troubled passage endured through the Derby by Wings Of Eagles is mirrored in the previously troubled career of his journeyman jockey, Padraig Beggy, who must have feared his days in the saddle could be over when he was banned for a year in Australia at the end of 2014. Entertaining company, as well as a manifestly talented rider, Beggy talked his way into additional trouble after a positive test for cocaine, providing not one but two false explanations before accepting that he had deliberately taken the drug.For a jockey who had been kicking around for a decade or so...
Trainer says there is a ‘good chance’ the English Guineas winner will run in the Irish equivalent rather than head to EpsomTony Paley: Trainer Aidan O’Brien has said there is a “good chance” that the English 2,000 Guineas winner Churchill will run in the Irish equivalent at The Curragh a week on Saturday rather than head to the Investec Derby. Related: Hughie Morrison faces 10-year training ban after horse fails drug test Continue reading...
Trainer John Gosden has withdrawn the unbeaten colt as he feels the soft ground will be too demanding for the son of FrankelThe rain finally stopped in York shortly before sunset on Wednesday night, after a day that turned the going on the Knavesmire from the soft side of good to the heavy side of soft. It’s a brighter start to the day here on Thursday, but the damage had been done and Cracksman, one of only three horses at a single-figure price for the Derby, was taken out of the Dante Stakes shortly before 9am this morning.Cracksman has won both races in his career, including the Investec Derby Trial at Epsom in April, and is the leading domestic hope...