Tag: flat racing

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Features

The Flat Is Back

Published: 28th March 2023

Flat Is Back It might come on April Fools’ Day but there’ll be no joking around in Saturday’s feature races. The Pertemps Network Lincoln is the first big handicap of the season. ...
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Kingcote, De La Sayette and Havlin Up For October Award

Published: 3rd November 2022

The three jockeys nominated for September Jockey of the Month 2022 are David Egan, David Probert and Danny Tudhope. ...
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The Champion Jockey – William Buick

Published: 11th October 2022

A Popular Winner Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby’s number one rider was unfortunate to miss out last season when narrowly beaten by Oisin Murphy following a Titanic battle. He has set the record...
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The Coral Eclipse

Published: 29th June 2022

A Legendary Race The Group 1 race – run over a mile and a quarter at Sandown Park – is traditionally the first time the top three‐year‐olds take on the cream of...
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Newmarket – A Town Like No Other

Published: 28th April 2022

Racing HQ The historic market town, situated in Suffolk on the border with Cambridgeshire, serves as Flat racing’s headquarters.  More than 3,000 horses are stabled in Newmarket – one for every five...
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Flat Jockey Championship Contenders

Published: 27th April 2022

  The Jockeys’ Championship kicks off on QIPCO 2000 Guineas day on Saturday 30 April and runs untilQIPCO British Champions Day in October. Over the course of five‐and‐a‐half months the rider with...
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Frankie Dettori and Dancing Brave Inducted Into Hall of Fame

Published: 25th April 2022

  Launched in 2021, the Hall of Fame sets out to immortalise the Modern Greats of the sport, both human and equine, from 1970 onwards. Dettori and Dancing Brave are the first...
Quiz

Can you name these famous Flat racehorses?

Published: 17th July 2021

Can you name these famous Flat racehorses that won big races in Britain? There are 10 racehorses to get from 10 emoji clues....
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Enable – 8 facts you may not have heard before

Published: 12th February 2021

How much do you know about the wonder mare Enable? We’ve uncovered a few random facts about the superstar that may surprise you....
News

Return of Racegoers to be trialled in September

Published: 26th August 2020

Spectators will be allowed to return to racing events next month starting with Doncaster's St Leger Festival....