All news by author: Jon Lees

Dale Evans was found to have made multiple wagers on horse races over a five month period in 2023 in breach of rules forbidding riders from betting

Given the choice of two outfits from his tailors to wear on Gold Cup Day, Fitzgerald posted both on his social media account and put it to a public vote

The Grand National winner, who suffered life-changing injuries in a fall in November, was visited by broadcaster Derek Thomson in hospital in Middlesbrough

Ruby Walsh is the most successful jockey ever at the Cheltenham Festival having ridden 59 winners until he retired to become a pundit for Racing TV

The record-breaking Irish champion jumps trainer has a chance to go through the card when the biggest jumps meeting of the year opens next Tuesday

Jack Andrews has long been referred to as the ‘world’s tallest jockey’ but could have met his match in Thomas Costello who is also 6ft 4ins

The bookmaker behind the ‘World’s Most Expensive Pint of Guinness’ will charge £3.30 for a pint at outlets during the Cheltenham Festival

Kieran O’Neill never got to ride at Southwell on Tuesday and was stood down by stewards after the result of a swab indicated the presence of drugs when he was selected for random testing

Ben Fudge will be out and about on the racecourse and available to anyone seeking a confidential ear during all four days of the jumps meeting

The news that the leading fancy for the Arkle Trophy would not run came just hours after Constitution Hill was withdrawn from the Champion Hurdle

The superstar jumper was the hottest favourite at the Cheltenham Festival until he scoped badly after a workout last week which put his participation in jeopardy

The Italian landed his biggest win since quitting Britain for a new life in California last year when he landed the Santa Anita Handicap on Newgate

Todd Balfour left a compliance officer exposed from the waist down during the incident at a race meeting at Kangaroo Island in Australia

The William Hill customer pulled off a remarkable betting feat when going through the card with a £1 each way eightfold on the Saturday night meeting

Jason Watson was stood down by officials in Bahrain after he failed to reveal he had taken a notifiable substance when selected for a random drugs test

The legendary 20-time champion jump jockey believes there is one horse who can’t be beaten at the meeting and picks out his other fancies

Chelsey Reynolds suffered traumatic injuries when riding work in Adelaide, Australia last month and has undergone surgery to relieve pressure on her brain

Ladbrokes has unveiled a shortlist of five Cheltenham Festival challengers which have attracted the most interest and four are owned by J P McManus

The superstar hurdler remains 'under the weather' after returning a dirty scope after a lacklustre workout at Kempton on Tuesday meant to prime him for a crack at the Champion Hurdle

Ruby McIntyre filmed a video in which Jamie Kah - who is regarded as Australia’s top female rider - was pictured next to lines of white powder - and she has now been handed a ban

Monbeg Genius, bought by Mone as a wedding present for husband Doug Barrowman, is due to run at Kelso ahead of possible runs at the Cheltenham Festival and in the Grand National

Young amateur Chad Bament could not believe his bad luck after he was unseated at the last fence when holding an eight length lead on Windance

Sheila Lewis, who combined training with running a beauty salon until she focused full-time on her stable, lost one of her best horses to a fatal injury at Hereford on Sunday

Derma Sotogake, third favourite for the world’s richest horse race, was bitten on the side of his face by another horse en route - but will line up in the field

The former Manchester United manager is chasing more Middle East riches with Spirit Dancer who runs in the Neom Turf Cup in Riyadh on Saturday, having seen him scoop a £500k first prize in Bahrain in November