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The crowded summer fixture list spread the available horse population thinly over the weekend with meetings at Doncaster, Newbury, Newmarket, Nottingham in addition to our own, meaning fields rarely made double figures. But nevertheless, were were graced with some...

Each summer, Del Mar attracts attention far beyond California's coastline. The renowned Thoroughbred meeting combines elite competition, international participation, and worldwide media coverage, resonating with racing enthusiasts across multiple continents....

Joe Fanning, elder statesman of the Weighing Room, and jockey to the powerful Middleham yard of Charlie Johnston, has announced his retirement from the saddle. The 55 year old hasn't ridden since November last year, when he started treatment for prostate cancer, but...

Ray Dawson and Ruth Carr's Reigning Profit denied the 10-year-old Mark's Choice a storybook win in the 5f handicap that now carries his name, and the way it happened said plenty about how Ripon rewards early speed. Monday evening at Yorkshire's Garden Racecourse...

There was no fairytale triumph in the race named after Ripon's winning-most horse, as Mark's Choice could only finish a 1 1/4l third to Reigning Profit in the 5f sprint named after him yesterday evening at the Garden Racecourse. Despite contesting the lead throughout,...

Joanna Mason took full advantage of her elders and seniors engaged at Royal Ascot to record 3 winners across our two day fixture earlier this week riding for three different trainers. The one-time Point-to-Point rider and amateur on the flat turned professional in...

A career in racing can look very appealing for young people brought up on the sociable nature of spectating at our more glamourous racing fixtures. If you’ve been involved with horses, enjoy the cut and thrust of business, the excitement of live broadcast or the maths...

Yorkshireman Mick Naughton died last week after a life steeped in racing. At 82, he'd lived and breathed it since his teenage years. Born in April 1944, a boyhood spent in North Yorkshire revolved around riding, pony club and eventing, before the racing bug afforded...

The vagaries of an early English summer have been all too apparent this past 10 days, as a stiff breeze ensured the clouds scudded over Ripon and intermittent sunshine bathed the 49 runners at yesterday's meeting in stark contrast to last week's 30 degree...

There was plenty to enjoy at Ripon on Thursday despite the high temperatures of the week which have made racing a challenging business for horse copers. Old favourites - equine and human - mixed with precocious talent in a compelling mix whose leading players are...