All news by author: Jon Lees

After Shishkin dug his heels in and refused to start on his comeback at Ascot, his trainer looked into using a noisy aid to avoid a repeat in the Boxing Day big race

Henrietta Knight, who trained Best Mate to emulate Arkle by winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup three years running, has been granted a training licence from the new year

The superstar jockey made the confession as he finished outside the top 3 at the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year show, won by Mary Earps

Cheltenham Borough Council granted permission for a sexual entertainment venue in the centre of the town, which will host the Cheltenham Festival in March

Monbeg Genius, who is the ante-post favourite for the £150,000 Coral Welsh Grand National to be run at Chepstow, is owned by Barrowman Racing

Roger Dinwood was seriously injured on his way home from the races in November and died three days before Champ Royal won at Musselburgh

The two-time winner of the Ryanair Chase will bid to become his trainer’s third winner of the showpiece race of Kempton’s two-day festival

Henry Brooke broke down in front of the cameras as he described ‘one of the hardest days’ following the loss of Gesskille after the Cross-Country Chase

Classic winner David Egan will be the third jockey to ride exclusively for football agent Kia Joorabchian’s operation after splits with Rossa Ryan and Kevin Stott

Jamie Kah was charged with conduct prejudicial to the image of racing after pictures were published of her racking up lines of white powder at a gathering at her home

British ex-pat John Shear was 90 years of age when he made national headlines for his heroic actions while working at Santa Anita racecourse which led to him suffering multiple injuries

The British regulator has announced an action plan to establish a culture of respect after investigating 350 cases involving safeguarding and welfare concerns

While a defender for Cardiff City, Ben Turner scored in the 2012 League Cup Final and helped the Welsh club win promotion to the Premier League

Elixir D’ainay had not run since falling at the 2020 Cheltenham Festival but won a hurdle race at Punchestown on his first start for nearly four years

Trevor Jacobs was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome in July 2022 but went to Fontwell in a wheelchair where his horse Soigneux Bell was a winner

Cindy Murphy, who has five grandchildren, reached the 2,000 winner milestone in July this year with her first graded success, 36 years after her her first success

The Italian, who u-turned on his decision to retire after a highly successful 2023, is up against hot favourite Mary Earps, cricketer Stuart Broad and golfer Rory McIlroy

Money raised from sales of the special edition watch, which has the words ‘Golden Sixty, the pride of Hong Kong’ branded along its edge, will be donated to charity

The Jockey Club, owner of Aintree racecourse, condemned the behaviour saying it takes a zero-tolerance approach to anti-social behaviour

The five-year-old Iceo, winner of four races, was bidding for Grade 1 honours when breaking down with a fatal injury while racing at Sandown

Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore were involved in all four legs of the Hong Kong International Races but had to settle for a second and third

The star jockey matched Frankie Dettori by collecting the Longines World’s Best Jockey Award in Hong Kong for the fourth time since its inception

Horse racing’s world number one trainer and jockey have a runner in each of Hong Kong’s four richly endowed international races at Sha Tin on Sunday

The world’s number one jockey will ride at 8st 5lb at Hong Kong’s international fixture for the first time since becoming Ballydoyle stable jockey

Three-time champion Flat jockey Oisin Murphy will ride in a handicap hurdle at Wincanton on Thursday fulfilling a long cherished ambition