Racehorses in Britain will be tested for gene doping after the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) spent nearly two million pounds ($2.59 million) on research to improve detection, it said on Tuesday. The BHA said testing will now become part of regular race day and out-of-competition sampling processes with immediate effect. "Testing for gene doping is a significant step forward for British racing and reinforces our commitment to safeguarding the welfare of our horses," said BHA acting chief executive Brant Dunshea in a statement.
Posted: March 25, 2025, 4:14 pm
Racehorses in Britain are to be tested for gene doping as part of a new initiative by the British Horseracing Authority.
Posted: March 25, 2025, 12:40 pm
The Grand National is the only horse race truly captures the national imagination, with the millions glued to television screens for an average of 9 minutes and 10 seconds every April.
Posted: March 25, 2025, 11:36 am
The Grand National is the only horse race truly captures the national imagination, with the millions glued to television screens for an average of 9 minutes and 10 seconds every April.
Posted: March 25, 2025, 11:36 am
The year has turned and that means the Grand National 2025 is now firmly on the horizon.
Posted: March 24, 2025, 6:55 pm
The year has turned and that means the Grand National 2025 is now firmly on the horizon.
Posted: March 24, 2025, 6:55 pm
The most exciting jump race off them all, the Grand National, is not just around the corner and so the time has come for Telegraph Sport to help you find a winner.
Posted: March 24, 2025, 6:55 pm
The most exciting jump race off them all, the Grand National, is not just around the corner and so the time has come for Telegraph Sport to help you find a winner.
Posted: March 24, 2025, 6:55 pm
Jockey Hollie Doyle secures her 1,000th winner in Britain - and says she hopes to go on and double her tally.
Posted: March 24, 2025, 4:10 pm
Going off at 9-1 from the third post, Tiztastic cruised just behind a tight pack of six frontrunners before picking up the pace in the final turn.
Posted: March 23, 2025, 12:32 am
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tiztasitic galloped past three horses down the stretch to win the $1 million Louisiana Derby by two lengths on Saturday, earning the Steve Asmussen-trained horse enough Kentucky Derby qualifying points to enter the opening race of the Triple Crown.
Going off at 9-1 from the third post, Tiztastic cruised just behind a tight pack of six frontrunners before picking up the pace in the final turn and was fourth by the time jockey Joel Rosario steered him on to the back stretch.
John Hancock, 2-1 favorite in the 10-horse field, took the early lead from the first post position and didn't relinquish it until Built, the third-place finisher in last month's Risen Star Stakes, pulled even entering the final turn.
Risen Star runner-up Chunk of Gold and Tiztastic pulled even as they entered the stretch, with Instant Replay trailing close behind.
Tiztastic steadily pulled in front from there.
Chunk of Gold, with Jareth Loveberry aboard, finished second for trainer Ethan West. Instant Replay came home third and Brad Cox-trained John Hancock faded to fourth.
Tiztastic finished the 1 3/16-mile race distance in 1:56.20 and paid $17, $7.20 and $4.40. The Grade II victory also earned him 100 Kentucky Derby qualifying points.
Chunk of Gold paid $8.40 and $5.20 and earned 50 qualifying points. Instant Replay, also trained by Cox, and with Florent Geroux aboard, paid $5.20 and earned 25 points.
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Posted: March 23, 2025, 12:02 am
Last year’s Grand National was won in fine style by the Willie Mullins-trained I Am Maximus, who, all being well, will be back at Aintree this April to defend his crown.
Posted: March 20, 2025, 8:04 pm
Last year’s Grand National was won in fine style by the Willie Mullins-trained I Am Maximus, who, all being well, will be back at Aintree this April to defend his crown.
Posted: March 20, 2025, 8:04 pm
The 2025 Kentucky Derby field appears likely to include multiple horses from top American trainers.
Posted: March 20, 2025, 4:16 pm
100 Road to the Kentucky points will go to the winners of the Lousiana Derby and Jeff Ruby Steaks.
Posted: March 20, 2025, 1:00 pm
The 54-year-old Italian, who is now based in the United States and still racing, has been involved in a legal dispute with HM Revenue and Customs.
Posted: March 19, 2025, 2:52 am
All the weights and entries for the Grand National at Aintree on 5 April.
Posted: March 18, 2025, 6:03 pm
Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Inothewayurthinkin will skip next month's Grand National after trainer Gavin Cromwell decides to rest him for the Aintree showpiece.
Posted: March 18, 2025, 12:55 pm
The unpredictability of horse racing was hammered home as instead of joining Golden Miller, Cottage Rake, Arkle and Best Mate as three-time winners of the Boodles Gold Cup, Galopin Des Champs joined a succession of beaten odds-on shots at this year’s Festival after he was put firmly in his place by Inothewayurthinkin.
Posted: March 14, 2025, 5:32 pm
The unpredictability of horse racing was hammered home as instead of joining Golden Miller, Cottage Rake, Arkle and Best Mate as three-time winners of the Boodles Gold Cup, Galopin Des Champs joined a succession of beaten odds-on shots at this year’s Festival after he was put firmly in his place by Inothewayurthinkin.
Posted: March 14, 2025, 5:32 pm
Welsh Grand National winner Val Dancer leads the local contenders for Saturday's Midlands Grand National at Uttoxeter.
Posted: March 14, 2025, 5:22 pm
Inothewayurthinkin wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup as Galopin Des Champs is denied a historic hat-trick.
Posted: March 14, 2025, 4:25 pm
Galopin Des Champs was denied a third straight win in horse racing's Cheltenham Gold Cup when he was beaten by Inothewayurthinkin in the prestigious jumps race on Friday. Galopin Des Champs, the 8-13 favorite, was put in a great position to become the fifth but was overtaken at the last fence by Inothewayurthinkin, which pulled away to defeat the champion by six lengths. “He was just not happy, everything was a bit of an effort," said Paul Townend, the jockey for Galopin Des Champs.
Posted: March 14, 2025, 4:24 pm
Follow Gold Cup Day LIVE
Posted: March 14, 2025, 2:38 pm
Follow Gold Cup Day LIVE
Posted: March 14, 2025, 2:38 pm
Frankie Dettori, one of the most successful jockeys in horse racing history, has announced he will file for bankruptcy to resolve a dispute with British tax authorities. The 54-year-old Italian, who is now based in the United States and still racing, has been involved in a legal dispute with HM Revenue and Customs, which denied some tax deductions that he had claimed. “For the last six months, my advisers have been working with HMRC in an attempt to find a solution to my financial situation,” Dettori said in a statement widely reported by British media Thursday.
Posted: March 13, 2025, 8:42 pm
The Cheltenham Festival is the meeting for which every person involved in jump racing dreams of a winner.
Posted: March 13, 2025, 5:39 pm
The Cheltenham Festival is the meeting for which every person involved in jump racing dreams of a winner.
Posted: March 13, 2025, 5:39 pm
Cheltenham day four live
Posted: March 13, 2025, 5:01 pm
Cheltenham day four live
Posted: March 13, 2025, 5:01 pm
Cheltenham day three live
Posted: March 13, 2025, 3:40 pm
Cheltenham day three live
Posted: March 13, 2025, 3:40 pm
Galopin Des Champs bids to become only the fifth horse to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup three times on Friday at the Festival.
Posted: March 13, 2025, 1:34 pm
A May 14 downtown concert headlined by DJ D-Nice & Friends and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will anchor a week-long Preakness Festival, which Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott envision as a means to draw more attention, and paying customers, to one of Maryland’s signature sporting events. The festival, set to begin May 10 with a free arts showcase celebrating Park Heights, ...
Posted: March 13, 2025, 1:19 pm
Galopin des Champs bids to join the legends of jump racing Arkle, Best Mate, Cottage Rake and Golden Miller as a three-time winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday.His jockey Paul Townend, who like Mullins is bidding for a fifth Gold Cup, says Galopin des Champs makes jumping seem effortless.
Posted: March 13, 2025, 2:26 am
Queen Camilla comforted the girlfriend of a jockey who recently died following a fall as the horse forever linked to his career won at the prestigious Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday. Camilla kissed and put a reassuring arm on Charlotte Giles, who had joined trainer Barry Connell on the winning podium after his horse, Marine Nationale, won the feature race of the day — the Queen Mother Champion Chase. Marine Nationale was ridden to victory in 2023 in another big Cheltenham race, the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, by Michael O’Sullivan, who died last month from his injuries following a fall at Thurles Racecourse in his native Ireland.
Posted: March 12, 2025, 8:36 pm
The Queen warmly embraced the grieving girlfriend of late jockey Michael O’Sullivan as his two previous Cheltenham-winning horses triumphed again just weeks after his death.
Posted: March 12, 2025, 7:19 pm
The Queen warmly embraced the grieving girlfriend of late jockey Michael O’Sullivan as his two previous Cheltenham-winning horses triumphed again just weeks after his death.
Posted: March 12, 2025, 7:19 pm
Marine Nationale claims an emotional victory in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.
Posted: March 12, 2025, 4:37 pm
Cheltenham Festival day two live
Posted: March 12, 2025, 4:23 pm
Cheltenham Festival day two live
Posted: March 12, 2025, 4:23 pm
Calle Gerona is Benidorm’s main strip and walking down its deserted pavements on Tuesday you could have been in any off-season resort town, until you saw the chap in racing silks. Here was an early faller in Festival week, leaning on a windowsill and holding his head as if suffering a premonition of his hangover.
Posted: March 12, 2025, 7:05 am
Calle Gerona is Benidorm’s main strip and walking down its deserted pavements on Tuesday you could have been in any off-season resort town, until you saw the chap in racing silks. Here was an early faller in Festival week, leaning on a windowsill and holding his head as if suffering a premonition of his hangover.
Posted: March 12, 2025, 7:05 am
Scottish trainer Lucinda Russell won the Ultima Handicap Chase at Cheltenham for the third time in four years as Patrick Wadge guided Myretown to an 11-length victory.
Posted: March 11, 2025, 5:43 pm
Follow Gold Cup Day LIVE
Posted: March 11, 2025, 5:40 pm
Follow Gold Cup Day LIVE
Posted: March 11, 2025, 5:40 pm
Golden Ace is a shock 25-1 winner of the Champion Hurdle after previous victors Constitution Hill and State Man fall.
Posted: March 11, 2025, 4:34 pm
All the details for jump racing's showpiece meeting where Galopin Des Champs will seek a third straight Cheltenham Gold Cup win.
Posted: March 11, 2025, 11:29 am