‘A gift from God’ – Doncaster-born coal miner’s son Hugh McMahon on the verge of 1,000 winners in America
Jockey-turned-trainer Hugh McMahon has been a steady presence among Maryland’s leading trainers for a decade.
Monthly Archives: October 2020
Melbourne Cup: German stayer Ashrun enters via last-chance saloon
‘Win and You’re In’ victory in Hotham after two-week quarantine period for trainer Andreas Wohler.
Breeders’ Cup: ‘You train him, I’ll ride him!’ – Frankie Dettori tells Ralph Beckett he’s ready for New Mandate
Frankie Dettori will partner New Mandate, one of two likely runners for trainer Ralph Beckett in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf.
Spanish tragedy: lorry fire claims the lives of seven racehorses travelling to Madrid
A fire on a horsebox carrying ten racehorses purchased at the Tattersalls Sale in Newmarket has killed seven of its occupants.
Hollie Doyle to have first Breeders’ Cup ride on Mighty Gurkha
Hollie Doyle will cap a season of personal landmarks and record-breaking by having her first ride at the Breeders’ Cup.
Tarnawa my best chance of a Breeders’ Cup win, says international pioneer Dermot Weld
Dermot Weld described Tarnawa as his best chance of winning Breeders’ Cup race as he confirmed the filly would contest the Turf at Keeneland.
Ballydoyle’s globe-trotting star Magic Wand retired owing to hoof abscess
Popular international racemare Magic Wand has been retired owing to the setback that kept her out of last weekend’s Cox Plate.
Irish Derby winner Sovereign supplemented to £500,000 Bahrain International Trophy
Aidan O’Brien’s 2019 Irish Derby winner has been added to the field for the second running of Bahrain’s international race.