All news by author: Jon Lees

Hayley Turner parted company with Flag Carrier as they headed onto the track at Kempton but got back on her badly behaved mount to score by a length

Harry Derham-trained Givemefive won his second jumps race from as many starts for VIP owners Brooks Koepka and Graeme McDowell who were watching from Florida

The former England and Liverpool ace predicts he will have his biggest ever team at his racing stables in Cheshire where Hugo Palmer is the licensed trainer

The star of Ruth Jefferson's small team damaged a knee when brought down in last year's Chletenham Gold Cup and has yet to school since returning to training

Charlotte Jones, from Barrow-in-Furness, is enjoying her best season in the saddle and is two wins away from riding out her conditional jockey's claim

Emily Pomfrett was riding at the meeting at Gatton in Queensland, Australia when her mount was reported to have reared on top of her, with the fixture abandoned as a result

The broadcaster and a group of friends own Two For Gold who will bid for the £100,000 veterans chase series final at Sandown on Saturday

Charlie Fellowes would rather be spending Sunday with his family but admits he can’t ignore a fixture which offers higher than usual prize money

The William Hill customer included five horses in an accumulator bet, four of which won at Wolverhampton to ensure a profitable start to 2024

Brian Acheson, whose horses run under the Robcour brand, backed the Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown and Relkeel Hurdle at Cheltenham and landed both prizes

The 20-champion jockey complained there is too much horse racing as 2024 began with the first ‘premier raceday’ of a new look schedule at Cheltenham

Warren Kennedy lived up to his nickname of the ‘Wizard of Waz’ when he won seven of the ten races at one of the premier race meetings of the year at Pukekohe in New Zealand

Ballyburn and Grangeclare West head the market for their Cheltenham Festival targets but seven-time Grade 1 winner Klassical Dream is injured

William Hill will refund stakes on any Cheltenham Fesitval selection which does not run at the meeting in March on bets placed from New Year’s Day

Champion trainer Paul Nicholls announced the 11-year-old’s retirement after he finished well beaten in the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day

Grand National-winning rider Graham Lee suffered spinal cord damage when falling from a horse at the start of a Flat race in November

Gary Moore won Grade 2 races at Chepstow and Kempton before Nassalam annihilated the opposition to capture the Coral Welsh Grand National with Nassalam

Hewick took his earnings past £600,000 after an extraordinary finish to the Boxing Day showpiece when Shishkin slipped and unshipped his rider after jumping the second last in front

Il Est Francais, trained in France, made a stunning British debut when he made all the running to win the Kauto Star Novices’ Chase by 11 lengths

James Reveley, who is the reigning champion jump jockey in France, will make a rare visit to Kempton to partner the exciting Il Est Francais in the Kauto Star Novices' Chase

Rex Dingle has a big day ahead of him at Ascot when he will ride top staying hurdler Dashel Drasher in the Long Walk Hurdle and Blackjack Magic in the Silver Cup

Royale Pagaille defeated Bravemansgame in the Betfair Chase last time out but will not line up for a rematch at Kempton on Boxing Day

Monbeg Genius, bought by the Baroness as a wedding present for billionaire husband Doug Barrowman, had been favourite for the Welsh Grand National

The 23-year-old, who rode his first Group 1 winner in July, is to take a short break until the new year after reaching the 200 winner mark with a double at Lingfield

The ex-Premier League manager was the owner of Brian Toomey’s first success on the track since he was granted a licence 10 years after the horrific fall which nearly claimed his life