All news by author: Jon Lees

The Grand Annual Steeplechase Cup, the Cheltenham Festival's oldest trophy, was taken in a burglary in February but is back in safe hands in time to be presented at the showcase meeting in two weeks' time

Hewick was having a splash in the sea on the beach where a scene from Saving Private Ryan was filmed when he was hit by wave, pitching his rider into the water

Nicky Henderson has a clearer idea of running plans after taking nine horses to Kempton Park for gallops - including Constitution Hill, Marie's Rock, Epatante and Jonbon

Commissioning, trained by John and Thady Gosden, was the leading British-trained challenger for the Qipco 1,000 Guineas in which she was to be ridden by Frankie Dettori

Best Mate became the first horse since Arkle to win three Cheltenham Gold Cups in 2004 for Jim Lewis, whose racing colours were the Aston Villa claret and blue

Frankie Dettori had to settle for second place on Country Grammer in the £16 million Saudi Cup as victory went to Japan's Panthalassa trained by colourful hat-wearing trainer Yoshito Yahagi

Three-time champion Flat jockey Oisin Murphy was granted both a jumps and Flat licence when he returned from a 14-month ban but wants to focus on his Flat commitments this year

Frankie Dettori, who will retire at the end of 2023, is riding in Riyadh on Saturday where he has the mount on Dubai World Cup winner Country Grammer in the £16 million Saudi Cup

Michael Stidham, who trained Mystic Guide to win the 2021 Dubai World Cup for Godolphin, apologised for the incident and said his assistant had been reprimanded

Hong Kong's five-time champion jockey Zac Purton spoke out after becoming one of nine jockeys to have been suspended by Marc Van Gestel since he became the new chief steward

Aintree racecourse will remember the tragic events at Hillsborough football stadium where 97 Liverpool fans died as Grand National day coincides with its 34th anniversary

Charlotte Jones, 28, used her whip 11 times when riding Lunar Discovery to finish second at Ayr on Valentine's Day, and it resulted in her mount being disqualified because she exceeded the limit

Danish-born Kevin Stott, 28, has become one of the top young jockeys in the country since switching his sights from a career in football to horse racing

Emmet Mullins-trained Noble Yeats, who won the 2022 Grand National, will target a second Aintree marathon success after running in the Gold Cup at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival

Harry Redknapp, 75, missed the success of Back On The Lash at Cheltenham last month but has cleared his diary for his appearance at the 2023 Festival and possibly Grand National

Rachael Blackmore made sporting history when she became the first female rider to win the Grand National at Aintree in April 2021 on the Henry de Bromhead-trained Minella Times

Sir Mark Prescott, who has trained for more than 50 years and won the 2022 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with Alpinista, will train for the monarch for the first time in 2023

Co-owner Simon Munir broke the news that the 12-year-old grey Bristol De Mai has been retired after finishing last at Haydock on Saturday, where he won six times

Toni Moki, 38, tested positive for the substance in New Zealand after riding trackwork but claimed it was a "one-off" incident which occurred after receiving a marriage proposal

Champion jumps trainer Paul Nicholls is worried that jockey Lorcan Williams may become one of the first casualties of the new whip rules to miss Cheltenham Festival

In a poster displayed across the London Underground network, Rachael Blackmore is shown celebrating her historic Cheltenham Gold Cup win on A Plus Tard without her whip

Tom Scudamore, 40, was booked on four rides on Saturday but took the decision to call time on his successful career after taking a fall at Leicester on Thursday

The three-time champion jockey Oisin Murphy was having his first ride since November 2021 having been suspended for breaking Covid rules and failing two breathalysers

The King gained his biggest success since inheriting the royal racehorse string from the late Queen Elizabeth when Chalk Stream won a Listed race on Australia Day last month

Page Fuller lost vision in her right eye and the use of her right arm during a race at Fontwell in September but after four months off rode her mount to finish fourth at Hereford