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About 435 articles
Sat 7th Nov 2026
L'eau Du Sud and Harry Skelton

L'eau Du Sud ruled out for season

3.31PM

Wed 4th Nov 2026
Billy Loughnane

Loughnane excited by new Godolphin role

5.49PM

Billy Loughnane

Billy Loughnane appointed Godolphin retained rider

9.59AM

Mon 2nd Nov 2026
Kempton forced to abandon jumps mesting

Kempton forced to postpone jumps start again

3.32PM

Sat 31st Oct 2026
Defiantly

Defiantly ruled out of Melbourne Cup after vet inspection

11.19AM

Thu 29th Oct 2026
Defiantly

Defiantly at risk of missing Melbourne Cup

11.22AM

Wed 28th Oct 2026
Oisin Murphy

Qatar Racing and Oisin Murphy to end formal arragement

4.55PM

Latest News

BHA chief predicts 'devastating' impact on racing from Budget tax rise

2.53PM

Tue 27th Oct 2026

Aintree to stage two-day fixture after Exeter and Wincanton abandoned

1.21PM

Sun 25th Oct 2026
Aintree

Storm Boelo claims Old Roan meeting at Aintree

9.23AM

Fri 23rd Oct 2026

St Simon and Horris Hill moved to Newmarket after Newbury abandonment

9.57AM

Newbury call off Saturday's meeting due to waterlogging

7.48AM

Thu 22nd Oct 2026
Newbury

Newbury abandon Friday card – and inspection called ahead of Saturday

8.05AM

Wed 21st Oct 2026

Gosden decides against Breeders' Cup for Ombudsman

4.07PM

Almeraq

Brilliant sprinter Almeraq retired to stud

10.47AM

Mon 19th Oct 2026
Storming George with trainer Neil King (left) and jockey Jack Quinlan after winning Aintree's Top Novices' Hurdle

Storming George staying over hurdles after minor setback

11.27AM

Fri 16th Oct 2026
Billy Loughnane and trainer William Haggas

Level-headed Loughnane could set more records this year

10.21AM

Cross Country action at Cheltenham

Cheltenham call off cross-country chase at the November Meeting

9.28AM

Thu 15th Oct 2026
Constitution River

O'Brien big guns in late Champions Day switch

5.58AM

Wed 7th Oct 2026

National Hunt programme further affected by the weather

2.46PM

Fri 2nd Oct 2026
Jumping action in Britain

Weather continuing to force changes to National Hunt programme

10.17AM

Thu 24th Sep 2026

2027 fixture list published

7.15PM

Sat 19th Sep 2026
Latest News

Ayr overcomes rain to stage Gold Cup card

1.05PM

Bodhi Bear is due to run in the Ayr Gold Cup for Fozzy Stack

Ayr Gold Cup card hit by weather problems

11.44AM

Wed 16th Sep 2026
Double Rush and Shane Foley won the Wokingham at Royal Ascot

Wokingham hero Double Rush put away for next year

1.21PM

Tue 15th Sep 2026

Dual Group One winner Venetian Sun set for December sales

3.58PM

Constitution Hill

Nicky Henderson raises Bahrain option for Constitution Hill

1.53PM

Sun 13th Sep 2026
Notable Speech and William Buick

Notable Speech wows at Woodbine again

11.00AM

Wed 9th Sep 2026
Raaheeb

Raaheeb finished for the season following setback

10.25AM

Mon 7th Sep 2026
Giavellotto

Hong Kong still the plan for Giavellotto

1.13PM

Fri 4th Sep 2026
Daryz (nearest) won last year's Arc

Arc will be open to geldings from 2027 'to ensure that France's greatest race brings together the best horses'

1.29PM

Wed 2nd Sep 2026

Jumps racing confirmed to recommence at Towcester in October next year

10.30AM

Romantic Warrior (right) winning at Sha Tin in May

Romantic Warrior retired due to leg injury

8.51AM

Tue 1st Sep 2026
Galopin Des Champs

Two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs dies aged 10

5.15PM

Fri 28th Aug 2026
Thirsk

Thirsk meeting reduced to two races on safety grounds

2.29PM

Estrange

Pretty Polly winner Estrange retired by Cheveley Park Stud

9.29AM

Thu 27th Aug 2026
Clonmel

Clonmel meeting next Wednesday cancelled

8.55AM

Wed 26th Aug 2026
Bellewstown goes ahead on Wednesday evening

Bellewstown goes ahead Wednesday

8.35AM

Tue 25th Aug 2026
Bellewstown has been abandoned

Racing abandoned at Bellewstown

5.48PM

Fri 21st Aug 2026
Flooring Porter with Caragh Monaghan

Gavin Cromwell reveals that Flooring Porter has been retired: 'It was a great journey'

5.56PM

Wed 12th Aug 2026
Bow Echo and Billy Loughnane won the St James s Palace Stakes for George Boughey

Boughey salutes Bow Echo as 'the complete racehorse'

11.22AM

Tue 11th Aug 2026
Bow Echo

Boughey announces shock retirement of Bow Echo after setback

3.46PM

Mon 10th Aug 2026
William Muir

William Muir forced to look elsewhere with Breacher

12.51PM

Tue 4th Aug 2026

Injury blow curtails season for sprinting ace Venetian Sun

2.54PM

Mon 3rd Aug 2026

Jockey Club to quit Racecourse Association at the end of the year

8.40AM

Fri 17th Jul 2026
Henry Brooke

Henry Brooke forced into retirement

1.06PM

Rebel's Romance

Godolphin call time on superstar Rebel's Romance's stellar career

9.24AM

Tue 14th Jul 2026
Joe Fanning received high praise from Mark Johnston

Mark Johnston praises 'master of judging pace' Joe Fanning after retirement

6.24PM

Jockey Joe Fanning

Joe Fanning brings down curtain on long career in saddle

5.05PM

Mon 13th Jul 2026
Orthodox ruled out of Chantilly race

Orthodox ruled out of Prix Robert Papin

1.04PM

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