All news by author: Jon Lees

The retired top jump jockey's ownership venture will have two runners at Sandown, including the Paul Nicholls-trained Tahmuras in the Grade 1 Tolworth Hurdle

The former rugby league star, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, will be at Doncaster to see the horse named after him make its debut

Britain's winning-most trainer argues that rules governing whip use should never have been introduced, were all about public perception and have little to do with horse welfare

The owner of Authorised Speed, Pat Gallagher, gave the Moore family the use of his helicopter to visit jockey son Josh Moore while he was in hospital in Liverpool

The daughter of trainer Patrick Biancone advocates that the shape and position of a male racehorse's genitalia can affect its chance

The new restrictions to whip use set to limit jockeys to using the whip in the backhand position only have been withdrawn after last minute concerns were raised by leading jump jockeys

Batchelor, 46, rode a Cheltenham Festival winner and won the Hennessy during nearly 30 years in the saddle but has had only a handful of rides in recent seasons

The Grand National-winning jockey won on all nine horses he completed races on over a six day period during Christmas and New Year

The odds-on Champion Hurdle favourite will remain in his Lambourn stable until the Cheltenham Festival after his latest romp at Kempton on Boxing Day

Joseph Azzopardi received a six-week ban after pleading guilty to careless riding by allowing his mount to shift out, leading to mare Chili Is Hot clipping heels and suffering a fatal injury

The 36-year-old, who won the Derby on Desert Crown during a breakthrough 2022, will ride as a freelance during a four week visit to Gulfstream Park

The ten-time champion jockey of France is to ride in the prestigious King's Plate after completing a 60-day ban for elbowing Rossa Ryan off his horse

Officials in Queensland, Australia, have condemned the "abhorrent" behaviour after a few cans landed on the track and have appealed for any footage that can identify the culprits