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Quiz: Guess the Flat Jockey

Published: 8th June 2018

But can you name all 10 of these Flat jockeys? Many of whom have won the biggest races in the UK as well a few that are Stobart Champion Jockeys!...
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Jockey vs Footballer: Who wins? Jockey hollie doyle takes on arsenal star

Published: 5th June 2018

Despite both being only 21 years old, Leah and Hollie have already experienced huge success in their respective sports with Hollie recording 114 race wins in her career to date, and Leah...
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EMOJI QUIZ: Can you name these Derby winners?

Published: 28th May 2018

10 images of emojis describing 10 Derby winners, can you get them all? ...
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David Walliams seen ‘Horsing Around’ to promote Under 18s Race Free Campaign

Published: 24th May 2018

Walliams, a Britain’s Got Talent judge and star of hit sketch show ‘Little Britain,’ plays the embarrassing father of ‘The Crown’ actor Jenkins in the sketches set on a racecourse. Keen to...
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The 2018 Stobart Flat Jockey Championship kicks off at Newmarket

Published: 4th May 2018

Brazilian Silvestre de Sousa stormed to last season’s title to be crowned champion for the second time at QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot on 21st October 2017. De Sousa determined to retain...
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The 2018/19 Stobart Jump Jockeys Championship returns at Uttoxeter

Published: 4th May 2018

A bumper 102 horses have been declared across the card, with Charlie Longsdon’s Hammersly Lake, Harry Fry’s American and Colin Tizzard’s Sizing Codelco topping the weights for the feature race, the £35,000...
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Richard Johnson to win third consecutive Stobart Jump Jockeys’ Championship Title

Published: 14th April 2018

Dicky is one of the hardest working jockeys in the weighing room, which is proven by the massive 2,140 miles raced over the 2017 / 2018 season. However, he hasn’t been without...
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Red Rum – Aintree’s Hero

Published: 9th April 2018

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN Foaled at Rossenarra Stud in Ireland, Red Rum was initially bred to contest races over a mile and as a two-year-old the future legend raced over both five...
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Most successful siblings in British racing

Published: 8th April 2018

Many of the siblings have been in direct competition with each other, fighting for the same titles and are often in the same races. Today we walk through a few of the...
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Five Outrageous Grand National Upsets

Published: 5th April 2018

These testing elements combined with the cauldron like atmosphere generated by the huge Aintree crowd have helped provide some huge upsets over the years. We run through a few of the outsiders...