Horse Racing

McCoy accepts PJA post

5 November 2009 12:27

...have Tony McCoy back on the board," stated PJA chief executive Kevin Darley. "AP is held in great respect by everyone in the horse racing industry and beyond, and this is a very positive moment for the PJA." McCoy added: "I am delighted that the members of...

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Monday's Market Moves

19 October 2009 10:11

...Group 1 placing in third and has been trimmed from 25/1 into 20s by Sky Bet for the 2010 2000 Guineas. Matt Doyle, Sky Bet's horse racing betting spokesman, said: 'They can't all be good ones with the heaped finish raising a few questions and we have taken...

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Top Teams' Winning Streak Hammers Bookies

8 October 2009 08:05

...chief executive Chris Bell said it was the worst run of results he had seen in any sport. He said poor margins in horse racing and the weak economic environment also affected the company's profitability. Ladbrokes share price from July to September 2009, source:...

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Piquet tempted by switch

7 October 2009 02:25

...with IndyCar Series driver Vitor Meira. A statement on his official site read: "Piquet plans to use this test with Red Horse Racing to evaluate a future career among the NASCAR ranks and looks forward to a new challenge." And although Piquet is new to the...

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Horse Racing Picture Gallery

2 November 2009 12:55

Emirati horse racing trainer Said bin Suroor (L) inspects the horse Crime Scene (R) ridden by jockey Niall Callum at early morning trackwork at the Sandown Race Course in Melbourne on November 2, 2009. The horse from the Godolphin stables, owned by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, is one of 24 horses competing in the 5.5 million Australian dollar (4.95 million US) race to be run over 3200 metres on November 3, 2009.

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Emirati horse racing trainer Said bin Suroor (L) inspects the horse Crime Scene (R) ridden by jockey Niall Callum at early morning trackwork at the Sandown Race Course in Melbourne on November 2, 2009. The horse from the Godolphin stables, owned by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, is one of 24 horses competing in the 5.5 million Australian dollar (4.95 million US) race to be run over 3200 metres on November 3, 2009.
Emirati horse racing trainer Said bin Suroor (L) inspects the horse Crime Scene (R) ridden by jockey Niall Callum at early morning trackwork at the Sandown Race Course in Melbourne on November 2, 2009. The horse from the Godolphin stables, owned by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, is one of 24 horses competing in the 5.5 million Australian dollar (4.95 million US) race to be run over 3200 metres on November 3, 2009.
ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex attends the Ascot Festival horse racing meet at Ascot Racecourse on September 26, 2009 in Ascot, England.
ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex and HRH Sophie Countess of Wessex attend the Ascot Festival horse racing meet at Ascot Racecourse on September 26, 2009 in Ascot, England.
ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Sophie Countess of Wessex studies a race card as she attends the Ascot Festival horse racing meet at Ascot Racecourse on September 26, 2009 in Ascot, England.
Lebanese-Palestinian actress Yasmin al-Masri attends the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at the Longchamps racecourse near Paris on October 4, 2009. France's Arnaud Bouleau won the Qatar Arabian horse racing world cup on his horse 'General' at the event.
Irish jockey Kieren Fallon arrives at the Horse Racing Association headquarters in central London, on September 1, 2009. Fallon's 18 month worldwide ban following race fixing and drug allegations, is due to expire at midnight on Thursday September 3, 2009.
MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 24: Timothy Peters, driver of the #1 Strutmaster/Red Horse Racing Toyota, crosses the finishline to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 2009 in Martinsville, Virginia.
MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 24: Timothy Peters, driver of the #1 Strutmaster/Red Horse Racing Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 2009 in Martinsville, Virginia.
MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 24: Timothy Peters, driver of the #1 Strutmaster/Red Horse Racing Toyota, does a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 2009 in Martinsville, Virginia.
FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 05: T.J. Bell, driver of the #11 Red Horse Racing Toyota, stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series WinStar World Casino 350 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 5, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas.
ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Sophie Countess of Wessex studies a race card as she attends the Ascot Festival horse racing meet at Ascot Racecourse on September 26, 2009 in Ascot, England.
ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Lord Hartington talks with HRH Sophie Countess of Wessex as she arrives at the Ascot Festival horse racing meet at Ascot Racecourse on September 26, 2009 in Ascot, England.
ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex holds a camera before presenting it to the winning trainer of the Queen Elizabeth II stakes as he attends the Ascot Festival horse racing meet at Ascot Racecourse on September 26, 2009 in Ascot, England.
ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Sophie Countess of Wessex attends the Ascot Festival horse racing meet at Ascot Racecourse on September 26, 2009 in Ascot, England.
Irish jockey Kieren Fallon arrives at the Horse Racing Association headquarters in central London, on September 1, 2009. Fallon's 18 month worldwide ban following race fixing and drug allegations, is due to expire at midnight on Thursday September 3, 2009.
MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 24: Timothy Peters, driver of the #1 Strutmaster/Red Horse Racing Toyota, does a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 2009 in Martinsville, Virginia.
FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 05: T.J. Bell, driver of the #11 Red Horse Racing Toyota, sits in his truck during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series WinStar World Casino 350 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 5, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas.
MADISON, IL - SEPTEMBER 12: Timothy Peters, driver of the #17 Strutmaster/Red Horse Racing Toyota watches qualifying from pit lane during the Camping World truck race qualification for the Copart 200 at the Gateway International Raceway September 12, 2009 in Madison, Illinois.
Lebanese-Palestinian actress Yasmin al-Masri attends the Qatar Arabian horse racing world cup at the Longchamps racecourse near Paris on October 4, 2009. France's Arnaud Bouleau won the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on his horse 'General'.
MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 24: Timothy Peters, driver of the #1 Strutmaster/Red Horse Racing Toyota, leads a group of trucks during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 2009 in Martinsville, Virginia.
MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 24: Timothy Peters, driver of the #1 Strutmaster/Red Horse Racing Toyota, does a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 2009 in Martinsville, Virginia.
MADISON, IL - SEPTEMBER 12: Timothy Peters, driver of the #17 Strutmaster/Red Horse Racing Toyota, prepares for qualifying for the Camping World truck race Copart 200 at the Gateway International Raceway September 12, 2009 in Madison, Illinois.
ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Sophie Countess of Wessex studies a race card as she attends the Ascot Festival horse racing meet at Ascot Racecourse on September 26, 2009 in Ascot, England.
ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex attends the Ascot Festival horse racing meet at Ascot Racecourse on September 26, 2009 in Ascot, England.
ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex and HRH Sophie Countess of Wessex attend the Ascot Festival horse racing meet at Ascot Racecourse on September 26, 2009 in Ascot, England.
ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex attends the Ascot Festival horse racing meet at Ascot Racecourse on September 26, 2009 in Ascot, England.
MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 24: Timothy Peters, driver of the #1 Strutmaster/Red Horse Racing Toyota, leads a group of trucks during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 2009 in Martinsville, Virginia.
FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 05: T.J. Bell, driver of the #11 Red Horse Racing Toyota, sits in his truck during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series WinStar World Casino 350 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 5, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas.
ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Sophie Countess of Wessex studies a race card as she attends the Ascot Festival horse racing meet at Ascot Racecourse on September 26, 2009 in Ascot, England.
ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex attends the Ascot Festival horse racing meet at Ascot Racecourse on September 26, 2009 in Ascot, England.
MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 24: Timothy Peters, driver of the #1 Strutmaster/Red Horse Racing Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 2009 in Martinsville, Virginia.
MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 24: Timothy Peters, driver of the #1 Strutmaster/Red Horse Racing Toyota, leads the field during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 2009 in Martinsville, Virginia.
MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 24: Timothy Peters, driver of the #1 Strutmaster/Red Horse Racing Toyota, poses in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 2009 in Martinsville, Virginia.
ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Lord Hartington talks with HRH Sophie Countess of Wessex as she arrives at the Ascot Festival horse racing meet at Ascot Racecourse on September 26, 2009 in Ascot, England.
ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Sophie Countess of Wessex studies a race card as she attends the Ascot Festival horse racing meet at Ascot Racecourse on September 26, 2009 in Ascot, England.
ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Sophie Countess of Wessex studies a race card as she attends the Ascot Festival horse racing meet at Ascot Racecourse on September 26, 2009 in Ascot, England.
Irish jockey Kieren Fallon arrives at the Horse Racing Association headquarters in central London, on September 1, 2009. Fallon's 18 month worldwide ban following race fixing and drug allegations, is due to expire at midnight on Thursday September 3, 2009.
MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 24: Timothy Peters, driver of the #1 Strutmaster/Red Horse Racing Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 2009 in Martinsville, Virginia.
MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 24: Timothy Peters, driver of the #1 Strutmaster/Red Horse Racing Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 2009 in Martinsville, Virginia.
MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 24: Timothy Peters, driver of the #1 Strutmaster/Red Horse Racing Toyota, does a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 2009 in Martinsville, Virginia.
MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 24: Timothy Peters, driver of the #1 Strutmaster/Red Horse Racing Toyota, does a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 2009 in Martinsville, Virginia.
MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 24: Timothy Peters, driver of the #1 Strutmaster/Red Horse Racing Toyota, does a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 2009 in Martinsville, Virginia.
MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 24: Timothy Peters, driver of the #1 Strutmaster/Red Horse Racing Toyota, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 2009 in Martinsville, Virginia.
TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 31: Timothy Peters drives the #17 Strutmaster/Red Horse Racing Toyota, down pit road after being invloved in a multi-car incident on track during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 31, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama.
Australian singer Olivia Newton-John (C) waves to the fans during a parade for the upcoming Melbourne horse racing cup in Melbourne on November 2, 2009. The national preoccupation with legendary trainer Bart Cummings and second-string entries by Godolphin and Luca Cumani mean international horses are under the radar for November 3's Melbourne Cup.
ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Sophie Countess of Wessex studies a race card as she attends the Ascot Festival horse racing meet at Ascot Racecourse on September 26, 2009 in Ascot, England.
ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Sophie Countess of Wessex studies a race card as she attends the Ascot Festival horse racing meet at Ascot Racecourse on September 26, 2009 in Ascot, England.
ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex attends the Ascot Festival horse racing meet at Ascot Racecourse on September 26, 2009 in Ascot, England.
ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex attends the Ascot Festival horse racing meet at Ascot Racecourse on September 26, 2009 in Ascot, England.