Ascot 2020 Qipco British Champions Day purse cut by £1.7 million
King Of Change to run in QEII or Champion Stakes?
By Andrew Atkinson
Prizemoney for the 2020 Qipco British Champions Day at Ascot in October has been cut by £1.7 million amid COVID-19 tight purse strings.
British Champions Day on October...
Newmarket and Uttoxeter success for Atkinson
Wakening (9-1), Veracious (6-5), Coltrane (8-15), Anywayyoulookatit (6-5) and Present Chief (13-8) 194-1 fromthehorsesmouth.info accumulator and 1,014-1 Canadian
By Andrew Atkinson
Jonjo O'Neill trained fromthehorsesmouth.info selections Anywayyoulookatit and Present Chief completed a 5-1 double at Uttoxeter on Saturday night under...
Veracious winning fromthehorsesmouth.info winning tip at Haydock
By Andrew Atkinson
Veracious was a winning selection by fromthehorsesmouth.info on Saturday when winning the BetVictor British EBF Dick Hern Listed Stakes over 7 furlongs at Haydock Park.
Trained by Sir Michael Stoute and ridden by Ryan Moore, five year old...
Royal winner fromthehorsesmouth.info tip Wakening 9-1 lands BetWay Stakes at Newmarket
By Andrew Atkinson
Her Majesty The Queen owned Wakening - tipped by fromthehorsesmouth.info - landed the Betway Newcomers Maiden Fillies Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.
Trained by John Gosden and ridden by Robert Havlin, Wakening gained a neck win over Martin...
Egan-Australis tipped to win Dubai Duty at Ascot
Dettori-Global Giant to land BetVictor at Haydock for Gosden
Fly Miss Helen-Hannon eye-catcher at Newmarket
Ascot, Haydock Park, Newmarket and Uttoxeter fromthehorsesmouth.info 34 selections on Saturday's four racecard meetings
By Andrew Atkinson
Roger Varian trained Australis is selected by fromthehorsesmouth.info...
Racing at Yarmouth abandoned after fatal fall by Lord Chapelfield
Jockey Gabriele Malune injured
By Andrew Atkinson
Racing at Great Yarmouth was abandoned after three races on August 3 due to concerns over the condition of a patch of ground following a fatal fall by horse Lord Chapelfield and jockey...
Doctor Syntax euthanised at Newmarket August 1838
Horse skeleton discovered at King Charles II Palace stables
Andrew Atkinson continues a look back to prolific horse Doctor Syntax in Part 2 of an illustrious career on the turf.
Doctor Syntax began his career as a stallion, age 13,...
Stan Mellor MBE dies, aged 83
By Andrew Atkinson
Stan Mellor MBE, who became the first National Hunt jump jockey to ride 1,000 winners, died on August 1, aged 83.
Brough Scott led the tributes to Mellor having been a fellow rider as an amateur: “He was...
IT’S TURNED OUT NICE AGAIN!
Buick 130-1 Newmarket accumalator - fromthehorsesmouth.info 20-1 treble at racing Headquarters; Goodwood 276-1 treble
By Andrew Atkinson
Jockey William Buick returned a 130-1 accumalator at Newmarket on August 1 - with fromthehorsesmouth.info returning a 20-1 treble at racing's Headquarters and...
SUMMERGHAND 22-1 FROMTHEHORSESMOUTH.INFO SELECTION WINS GOODWOOD UNIBET STEWARDS CUP!
Summerghand (22-1) completes 276-1 fromthehorsesmouth.info Goodwood treble
By Andrew Atkinson
Summerghand (22-1) trained by David O'Meara landed the Class 2 Unibet Stewards Cup at Goodwood on Saturday under jockey Danny Tudhope - completing a fromthehorsesmouth.info 276-1 treble.
"He's a tricky horse...
Katara lands Listed Stakes at Newmarket
By Andrew Atkinson
Katara (6-5) selected by fromthehorsesmouth.info won the British Stallion Studs Listed Stakes at Newmarket under champion jockey Oisin Murphy.
Trained by Sir Michael Stoute, Katara gained a 4 lengths win ahead of Expressionism.
Enbihaar (1-2) completed a fromthehorsesmouth.info double at Newmarket, following Treacherous's (7-1)...
Treacherous (7-1) selected by fromthehorsesmouth.info wins Unibet Stewards Sprint Handicap at Goodwood
Dettori rides fromthehorsesmouth.info selection to victory at Newmarket
By Andrew Atkinson
Treacherous (7-1) selected by fromthehorsesmouth.info landed the 16 runners field of the Unibet Stewards Sprint Handicap at Goodwood under jockey Harry Bentley.
"Treacherous is improving all the time," said trainer...
Qatar Goodwood Festival pilot event cancelled amid COVID-19 concerns
By Andrew Atkinson
From the BHA, RCA and Goodwood
The Government has informed racing’s leaders that it has withdrawn permission for a pilot event involving customers to proceed at Goodwood on August 1.
The racing on Saturday will continue behind closed doors...
LIGHTNESS TO LAND NEWMARKET WIN UNDER DETTORI
By Andrew Atkinson
Frankie Dettori is up on John Gosden trained Lightness (1.30) tipped by fromthehorsesmouth.info in the MansionBet EBF Fillies Handicap at training headquarters Newmarket on Saturday.
Lightness, second at Ascot - when beaten a neck - Beverley and Kempton...
Scintillating Stradivarius!
By Andrew Atkinson
A cool, calm and collective Frankie Dettori drove Stradivarius to Glorious Goodwood history when winning his fourth Goodwood Cup in style, ahead of Nayef Road, who was receiving a stone from John Gosden's stable star.
"It looked like...
Presenting Percy moves to Gordon Elliott’s stables in County Meath
Quote: 'It has been a very difficult decision - but it is the right time for a change," owner Philip Reynolds
By Andrew Atkinson
Presenting Percy has moved to Gordon Elliott's stables in County Meath, from Pat Kelly, based in...
CARTMEL STICKY TOFFEE FOR WINNING CONNECTIONS!
Quote: 'We know you all love a party - but please do not come. It may be tempting to say 'let's watch from the woods' - Cartmel General manager Geraldine McKay
Quote: 'With racing behind closed doors, Cartmel...
My Girl! Enable makes history under Dettori
Enable - tipped by fromthehorsesmouth.info - makes history under Dettori in King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Quote: 'She's really trained beautifully for this race and is back in top order, there's no doubt about that' -...
Dettori wins on Tsar fromthehorsesmouth.info selection at Ascot
Greenside (9-1) each-way tip placed
By Andrew Atkinson
Frankie Dettori rode fromthehorsesmouth.info selection Tsar (9-4) to victory in the Class 2 Betfred Nifty Fifty handicap over 1 mile at Ascot on Saturday.
Trained by John Gosden, Tsar beat Dance Fever (10-1)...
Veteran Blue De Vega (5-1) – selected by fromthehorsesmouth.info Newmarket win
By Andrew Atkinson
Blue De Vega (5-1) - selected by fromthehorsesmouth.info - gained victory at Newmarket (12.30) on Saturday over Han Solo Berger (10-3) in the Godolphin handicap over 5 furlongs, under jockey Rossa Ryan.
Trained by Robert Cowell veteran seven-year-old...
Leader Writer, Indie Angel, Nuits St Georges noted at Newmarket
By Andrew Atkinson
Leader Writer (3.25) carries top weight of 10st 12lb at Newmarket on Saturday in the Discover Newmarket Tours Handicap over 1 mile under jockey Alice Bond.
Trained by James Ferguson, Leader Writer (12-1) is selected each-way by fromthehorsesmouth.info...
Ascot glory awaits Italian superstar Frankie
By Andrew Atkinson
Frankie Dettori who was crowned champion jockey at Royal Ascot in June, his seventh jockey's title at the annual classic meeting, returns on Saturday - with glory awaiting the Italian superstar.
Enable (3.35) tipped to win by fromthehorsesmouth.info...
GLORIOUS GOODWOOD
2020 Goodwood Cup Stradivarius tilt to land fourth consecutive win
By Andrew Atkinson
Glorious Goodwood 2020 is looming with the five-day festival annual meeting featuring 38 races, during July 28-August 1 - without public racing spectators.
Three Group 1 races are...
Health secretary under pressure to explain why the 2020 Cheltenham Festival went ahead
Revealed he had received £350,000 in political donations from wealthy figures in horse racing
By Andrew Atkinson
MATT Hancock has come under further pressure to explain why the 2020 Cheltenham Festival was allowed to go ahead - after it was...
Aspiring jockey Jacob Pritchard Webb, 23, told by medics he will never walk again...
By Andrew Atkinson
Aspiring jockey Jacob Pritchard Webb, 23, has been told by medics he will never walk again after a horrific fall at Auteuil racecourse, in Paris, causing serious damage to his spine.
Leicester born Jacob, who moved to France...
