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One of the King's Guard sentries spent around ten minutes trying to keep his distressed horse under control as it bucked its head and shifted uneasily from side-to-side before calling for help

Riding at York's Ebor meeting for the final time, Frankie Dettori celebrated a double on Kinross and Absurde. The latter, trained by Willie Mullins, won the day's feature contest with a first prize of £300,000

Goldream raced in the Nunthorpe on three occasions, the big sprint at York's Ebor Festival. After he retired from racing, charity New Beginnings retrained him to become a therapy horse in the community

Sweet William had a delayed start to his career when he was injured aged two but is now hot favourite for the richest handicap in Europe

There will 180 members of the RaceShare syndicate are due at York on Saturday to see their horse Scampi challenge for the richest handicap in Europe

After starring with the bat for England during the Ashes, Jonny Bairstow could own part of a Classic contender after Indian Run's success at York

Paddington, who was bidding for a fifth successive win at Group 1 level, could finish only third at odds of 4-6 behind Mostahdaf in the Juddmonte International

The two-time champion jockey Paul Hanagan revealed he will have his final ride at York on Friday, ending a career in which he has ridden more than 2,000 winners

The shocking details emerged as Chynna Marston, who worked for Sky Racing Australia, and her partner were found guilty of multiple welfare breaches

Sarah Moulds was filmed kicking and hitting the horse, called Bruce Almighty, in 2021 while taking part in the Cottesmore Hunt, one of Britain's oldest foxhound packs

The haunting Horse and Jockey Pub in Saddleworth, Oldham, used to host Moors murderers Myra Hindley and Ian Brady before they committed their evil crimes in the 60s

Abel Lezcano looked set to hit the ground at high speed when the equipment broke during a race in Illinois but somehow he clung on and managed to get back into the saddle of Christmas Present

An escaped Staffy mix believed to belong to a 12-year-old "went nuts" as two mounted officers walked by its Limehouse home on Friday, with one of the riders falling from the saddle

Mum-of-five Rachael Howan was helping feed the horses on a friend's horse farm when half-a-tonne of hay bales toppled over, landing on top of her and ripping off her nose and jaw in Kansas City, Missouri

Mirror Racing's tipster Newsboy fancies La Yakel to win at the Berkshire course, where Frankie Dettori is competing. There are also TV races from Haydock, Newmarket and the Curragh

The first race at Brighton was started without stalls after the handlers got stuck in traffic and was run in thick fog which made visibility virtually impossible

Little Big Bear was the champion two-year-old of Europe last year, the winner of four of his five starts, and was among the leading sprinters this season

Wesley Joyce was seriously injured in a fall at the 2022 Galway Festival, which led to treatment in intensive care. The apprentice jockey spoke of his joy at returning to the racecourse

Robbie Geoghegan completed a race at Galway on his mount Sole Pretender who had suffered an injury which ultimately proved fatal

After success at Royal Ascot, last year's Triumph Hurdle winner Vauban ensured he qualified for Australia’s most famous horse race with victory at Naas

Maple Leaf Mel, owned by legendary NFL coach Bill Parcells, was heading to her sixth straight win when she suffered a fatal injury in an incident which has shaken the US racing community

Perotto, trained by Roger Varian, runs in the Coral Golden Mile at Goodwood Racecourse on Friday. The five-time winner, who will be ridden by Ryan Moore, has 19 rivals

Sir Carl Davis wrote the haunting music for the film Champions, based on the true story of jockey Bob Champion’s recovery from cancer to win the 1981 Grand National

After providing King Charles and Queen Camilla with their first Royal Ascot success, Desert Hero is now a St Leger candidate after winning at Goodwood

On the day the brilliant Paddington claimed his fourth Group 1 win in a row in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood, trainer Aidan O’Brien remembered Willie O’Gorman