Horse Racing News

The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) is thrilled to have plans to stage a new race for Purebred Arabians at Ascot Racecourse approved by the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR) Pattern Committee. The £15,000 Listed PA race will be run over a mile at the historic Berkshire track on 8th May 2020 and will be sponsored by Shadwell Stud. It has been almost ten years since Arabians made an appearance at Ascot, when the French filly Kiss De Ghazal won the 2011 President of the UAE Cup (UK Arabian Derby) Group 1 PA, in impressive fashion by seven

Discover five of the most common horse breeds used in horse racing around the world in our article here. Horse Racing: A Short History Horse racing is one of the ancient entertainment for humans that still exists in modern civilization. Historically, people used horses for honour, pride, power, courage, and speed. All these qualities and characteristics can be demonstrated in today’s horses, especially in the more advanced racehorse breeds. Horse racing is one of the oldest sports that differ in format from home to abroad, but the basic requirements are the same. Horse racing is a competition between two or

With the impending approach of winter, the jump season is imminent, and punters have plenty of meetings to get excited about for the rest of the year. Punters can bet on the returning jump season, with various meetings taking place over the winter months. Horse racing betting is available across all jumps meetings, with the Kempton Winter Festival being the standout event in the next few months. The beginning of the jump season provides punters with the opportunity to witness different stables’ strongest horses, wildcards and potential horses aimed at the Cheltenham Festival further down the line in March 2020.

Who are the most successful jockeys at Royal Ascot? Read on to find out who we’ve rated. The fans of horse racing always wait for the highly anticipated Royal Ascot race week and in fact, it offers a vast selection of different outcomes from a variety of exciting races. The history of Royal Ascot stretches back centuries, but who are the most recent top jockeys of the event? Royal Ascot Top Jockeys Moore set a modern-day record with 9 winners at Royal Ascot in 2015. There is no doubt that along with the best flat jockey in the world, Ryan

The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) has announced they are delighted with entries received for the Dubai International Arabian Race (DIAR) card. This followed the recent announcement of an increase in international entries on 2018 figures at the early closing stage for the four PA Group races. This year’s fixture will be run on Sunday 28th July at Newbury racecourse, promoting Purebred Arabian racing worldwide and is organised under the generous patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Entries The 153 entries include 19 individual Group or Listed PA winners holding entries at this initial stage. They are headed

One of the next big meetings in the UK this summer is Glorious Goodwood, which features 13 Group races across five days – including three Group One contests. Here is a look at three horses to watch at the Sussex meeting each year. Battaash – King George Stakes Defending champion Battaash is set to return in the King George Stakes, where he will be looking to become the first horse to win the race for a third time. Charles Hills’ runner was second in the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot last month behind Blue Point, who has now retired

Royal Ascot: Queen Anne’s vision creates iconic sporting occasion People are afforded a limited amount of time on Earth and many strive to leave a legacy behind them when they are gone. Queen Anne died in 1714, just three years after establishing the foundations for the most iconic horse racing event in the United Kingdom – Royal Ascot. The first-ever race, Her Majesty’s Plate, was run for prize money of just 100 guineas – an amount in stark contrast to the £7 million on offer across the 2019 meeting. To mark the heritage of Royal Ascot, leading bookmaker Betway has

The British Horse Racing Authority (BHA) has announced all runners in the Randox Grand National Festival will undergo pre-race examinations. The pre-race check-ups were already mandatory for the majority of the Festival’s races. However, the new (2019) regulations will enforce pre-race examinations and a trot up of horse running in the Foxhunter, Topham and the infamous Grand National Steeplechase. Examinations include an in-depth vet assessment, including a trot up in the morning of every horse that enters a race that day. Designed as a final health check, the examination identifies whether or not the horse has any health issues, before they

The British Horse Racing Authority (BHA) have announced the revision and rewriting of the current rules of racing. The rewrite was launched in 2016 to present the rules in a simple, clear and easy-to-follow format. It hopes to ensure participants who are required to follow them, as well as the racing audience, can easily access them, in a convenient format. However, the BHA have explained that the project has not been focused on rules changes, but the presentation and structure of current rules.  Working in close consultation with the independent legal expertise of Northridge Law LLP, the rule revision has ensured no changes in

Racing Industry Suspends Regumate®Use The racing industry has been advised to suspend the use of medication, Regumate® Equine after traces of a banned steroid were identified in numerous samples. Regumate® is a medication commonly used in performance mares. The medication, containing a synthetic progesterone hormone, suppresses the mare’s oestrus cycle, which can be linked to “mare-ish” behaviours. The British Horse Authority (BHA) requested the analysis of European samples of Regumate®, after Australian samples were found to contain traces of an anabolic steroid. The samples, from several different batches of Regumate® Equine 2.2mg/ml Oral Solution For Horses (MSD Animal Health), were

Cocklebarrow Races – Blow Away Those January Blues If you have been out and about recently, you will have noticed Cocklebarrow Races advertising everywhere, including on the big screens at Cheltenham races. This year Cocklebarrow Races is going to be bigger and better than ever before.  Their 2018 meeting, on Sunday 28th January, promises to be a fabulous and enjoyable day out for all the family in the Cotswold countryside. Throughout the course of the day, there will be countless jump races and in the heated marquee there’s space for you to enjoy a BYO picnic, a licensed bar, and a bucking

What is the Horse’s Mark in Horse Racing? To understand a horse’s ‘mark’ it’s necessary to understand ‘handicapping’. But, the simplest explanation is that the mark is the score (in binary) given to a horse, the higher the mark score the better performing the horse should be. Who comes up with the ‘mark’?  This is given by the ‘handicapper’.  Once you grasp the concept of the horse’s mark, why not see how you do against some of the free horse racing tip sites? There are some great online horse tipping sites online, The Winners Enclosure put together some of the best

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The British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre (BTRC) is delighted to announce the world’s biggest independent bookmaker, Betfred is kindly supporting a BTRC charity race day. Held on Saturday, November 5, at Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, the ‘Betfred BTRC Day’ promises to be a spectacular day out. The British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre (BTRC) is the biggest in Britain dedicated to the retraining and rehoming of retired racehorses to give them happy and useful lives once their racing days are over and was the pioneer in the field when launched as the Thoroughbred Rehabilitation Centre 25 years ago. To celebrate the BTRC’s 25th