The Kentucky Derby, the first jewel in North American horse racing’s Triple Crown, has been postponed to September 5 from May due to the coronavirus outbreak, Churchill Downs says. It marks only the second time in the race’s 146-year history that the ‘Run for the Roses’ has been postponed and… Read More »
British racing authorities have moved to assure participants efforts will be made to financially support them during the sport’s suspension. The British Horseracing Authority has called racing off until the end of April because of the coronavirus pandemic. BHA chief executive Nick Rust says the governing body will meet with… Read More »
British bookmakers say the cancellation of the Grand National because of the coronavirus outbreak will be devastating to the racing industry. Jockey Club Racecourses have announced the biggest betting race of the year – which would have featured Tiger Roll going for a hat-trick of wins – will not take… Read More »
Yesterday France announced that all racing in that country will be suspended until at least 15 April. In contrast, it is expected today that Racing NSW CEO, Peter V’Landys will announce that the Autumn Carnival in Sydney will go ahead – but behind close doors. Oh, and the Japanese runners… Read More »
Aintree’s Grand National Festival has been cancelled and will not take place from April 2-4 due to the coronavirus outbreak. A statement from Jockey Club Racecourses read: “Following the Government’s new public health guidance regarding avoiding social contact and stopping non-essential travel, and its statement that emergency services are withdrawn… Read More »
The Grand National Festival at Aintree has been cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak, Renowned as the world’s greatest steeplechase and the biggest betting event on the British racing calendar, the meeting s was scheduled to take place from April 2-4. “Following the government’s new public health guidance regarding avoiding… Read More »
British horse racing meetings will continue but without spectators until at least the end of March, the British Horseracing Authority says. Last week’s Cheltenham Festival went ahead as planned with around 60,000 fans on the course each day, despite most other sports shutting down because of the coronavirus crisis. “Racecourses… Read More »
Racing in Britain is set to go behind closed doors this week, initially until the end of the month, as a result of the escalating coronavirus outbreak. The famous Cheltenham Festival went ahead as planned last week with more than 250,000 spectators over the four days. Fixtures in Ireland were… Read More »
Racing in Britain is set to move behind closed doors later in the week, initially until the end of March, the British Horseracing Authority has announced. The Cheltenham Festival took place as scheduled last week but fixtures in Ireland were closed to the public from Friday evening and it is… Read More »
The class of Jennifer Eccles has shone through in the Group One New Zealand Oaks with Jason Waddell steering her from the outside barrier to a popular win in the Classic. Trained by Shaune Ritchie, Jennifer Eccles started the odds-on favourite after two Group Two victories leading into Saturday’s 2400m-feature… Read More »
The Cheltenham Festival has ended with more than 250,000 people attending over the four days despite the coronavirus crisis. The crowds were slightly down on last year with the meeting going ahead despite many other sports in Britain barring public attendance. Scottish and Irish racing jurisdictions have announced spectator-free racing…. Read More »
Willie Mullins has again been crowned leading trainer at the Cheltenham Festival with the four days going ahead against the backdrop of coronavirus concerns. Mullins saddled seven winners at the Festival, four on the final day on Friday (Saturday AEDT) including Al Boum Photo who took out the Gold Cup…. Read More »
The feature racing continues in NZ continues at Trentham on Saturday with a strong nine event meeting, highlighted by the Group l NZ Oaks (2400m). The weather is fine, the track is dead (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Saturday, highlighted by a Class One event over 1600m, featuring Group l performers Ka Ying Star and Dark Dream. Race One: 5 Moneymore Race Two: 5 Beluga Race Three: 1 Zero Hedge Race Four: 4 Juneau Park Race Five:… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Saturday, highlighted by a Class One event over 1600m, featuring Group l performers Ka Ying Star and Dark Dream. Race One: 5 Moneymore Race Two: 5 Beluga Race Three: 1 Zero Hedge Race Four: 4 Juneau Park Race Five: 2 Foodie Princess Race Six: 9… Read More »
The Cheltenham Festival continues on Friday night with a stack of quality racing, including the time honoured Cheltenham Gold Cup (5300m). Race One: 5 Goshen Race Two: 15 Thatsy Race Three: 10 Latest Exhibition Race Four: 12 Santini Race Five: 15 Minella Rocco Race Six: 16 Lisp Race Seven: 12… Read More »
The Rebecca Curtis-trained Lisnagar Oscar has claimed an upset win in the Stayer’s Hurdle at Cheltenham. The seven-year-old won the feature on the third day of the famous four-day jumps festival which has attracted large, although slightly smaller than usual, crowds despite other sports being closed to spectators over coronavirus… Read More »
All race meetings in Ireland will be run behind closed doors for the rest of the month because of the coronavirus outbreak. Ireland is the latest jurisdiction to close the gates to spectators with Hong Kong and Japan racing with restrictions for the past few weeks and Korea shut down…. Read More »
Online gambling business Betway has been hit with a record PS11.6 million ($A23 million) penalty package for a series of social responsibility and money laundering failings. The Gambling Commission said that in one instance the operator failed to carry out source of funds checks on a “VIP” customer who deposited… Read More »
War Emblem, the 2002 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, has died aged 21. He had been at Old Friends Farm, a thoroughbred retirement centre since 2015 after returning from stud in Japan. Officials say the cause of death is believed to be a paddock accident, but exact details are not… Read More »
