All news by author: Jon Lees

Davy Russell, who became synonymous with the dual Grand National winner Tiger Roll and also won the Cheltenham Gold Cup, retired from the saddle in April

The rags-to-riches mare and star of John Quinn's Yorkshire yard will attempt to become the first horse trained in Britain to win the £2.6 million Hong Kong Sprint

The number one jockey to the powerful Richard Hannon stable has secured a 90-day visa to forgo the all-weather season for a spell in Florida

Robbie Llewellyn has used earnings from work training horses for televison and cinema blockbusters to set himself up as a racehorse trainer in Wiltshire

After winning two races at the Breeders’ Cup, the Ballydoyle maestra is taking four horses headed by Luxembourg to the Longines Hong Kong International Races

With possible abandonments of jumps meetings at the weekend, the BHA had looked into putting on replacement all-weather meetings during the eight-day Flat break

The Nicky Henderson star who refused to start at Ascot last Saturday will attempt to get his season under way in the Rehearsal Chase this weekend

A debate on the introduction of new financial risk regulations ,which the sport warns could cost racing up to £250 million, could now be held in Parliament

Alex Edwards has become the first jockey whose whip use has led to a winning horse being disqualified since the new restrictions were introduced in Britain earlier in the year

Mark Walsh, McManus’s retained rider in Ireland, was criticised on social media after his mount was beaten at odds of 2-9 having appeared in control of the race

Dave Armstrong and co-owner Lee Westwood had hoped Voix Du Reve could make his fifth appearance in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle but he does not quality on rating

Ray Dawson has been suspended until March next year after he admitted snorting ‘eight or nine” lines of cocaine he got from stranger in a pub after drinking

Spirit Dancer, bred and owned by the former Manchester United manager, caused a surprise with a 20-1 victory in Bahrain’s richest race

Legendary former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson revealed he is now involved in 32 racehorses including Spirit Dancer who runs in Bahrain on Friday

The King’s Stand Stakes, the 5f Group 1 sprint, has been renamed the King Charles III Stakes to mark the monarch’s landmark anniversary

Merseyside Police have confirmed 10 arrests have been made following demonstrations at Aintree Racecourse which delayed April's Grand National by almost 15 minutes

Amy Lee, 18, said she is sharing details of every donation and message with her father who has been in intensive care since suffering spinal cord damage in a race fall

The legendary former Manchester United manager is due to see his horse Spirit Dancer contest the Bahrain International Trophy at Sahkir racecourse

The William Hill customer from Manchester staked just £3 on the Lucky 15 which included two of the biggest priced winners of the jumps season

British rider Harry Bentley was suspended by the Hong Kong Jockey Club for communicating information about horses to indivdual using private mobile phone

In his role as president of the Injured Jockeys Fund, legendary jockey Sir AP McCoy spoke of the devastation over the extent of Graham Lee’s injuries

The owners of Auguste Rodin, the Coolmore partners, have resisted the temptation to send the colt to stud so he can pursue more goals on the track in 2024

Vauban faded to finish 14th, as ex-British runner Without A Fight gave jockey Mark Zahra back-to-back success in Australia’s historic staying race.

In winning the £3.2m Breeders’ Cup Turf on Derby winner Auguste Rodin, stewards found Ryan Moore had breached the whip strike limit

Ryan Moore executed a brilliant move to sneak up the inside on the final turn and capture the £3.2 million Breeders’ Cup Turf on Derby winner Auguste Rodin