US RACING: Kentucky Horse Racing Commission adopts rules limiting whip use
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approved new rules and penalties restricting the use of riding crops by jockeys. Jockeys will be allowed unlimited backhand or underhand strikes for the first 1/8 of a mile, to adjust the direction of their mounts. After that, they are allowed six strikes, with no more than two in succession […]
UK RACING: Battaash crowning moment of Jim Crowley’s Royal Ascot treble, Circus Maximus nips Terebellum in Queen Anne Stakes
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Jim Crowley stole the show on the first day of Royal Ascot on Tuesday, riding three winners including a sparkling victory on Battaash in the Group One King's Stand Stakes. Battaash's win brought the 34-year-old the most joy and a sense of relief too as the duo put behind them […]
US RACING: Security guard implicated as ‘inside man’ for robbery at Aqueduct in March
According to court documents, a security guard at Aqueduct was charged as the 'inside man' who posed as a victim in the robbery that occurred about 10 p.m. on the night of March 7 following the running of the Gotham Stakes. Two criminal complaints were unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Lamel Miller, […]
UK RACING – ROYAL ASCOT: Battaash finally crowned Ascot's king sprinter at third attempt
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Battaash put two years of near misses behind him as he took the King's Stand Stakes at the third time of asking on the opening day of Royal Ascot on Tuesday (June 16). Jockey Jim Crowley and trainer Charlie Hills had found Blue Point too good in the past two […]
UK RACING: Queen hails Royal Ascot for putting on a show
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Queen Elizabeth II said Royal Ascot would "remain one of Britain's finest sporting occasions" despite being forced behind closed doors as the meeting got under way on Tuesday (June 16). The 94-year-old monarch is missing the five-day event for the first time in her 68-year reign. The Queen, whose horse […]
UK RACING: Three races to savour at Royal Ascot
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Royal Ascot goes ahead on Tuesday (June 16) despite being behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. Here AFP Sport picks out three races which could light up the five-day meeting: TUESDAY King's Stand Stakes - Punters believe this is the year that top sprinter Battaash will add the […]
UK RACING: Royal Ascot lacks special feeling this year, says leading trainer Johnston
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Stripped of its immaculately-dressed crowd and with reduced prize money due to the coronavirus pandemic, it may be hard to feel "Royal Ascot is as special this year", record-breaking trainer Mark Johnston admits. The 60-year-old Scot has experienced the virus at close quarters, having suffered from it himself, being laid […]
US RACING: VIDEOS of 10 race card at Gulfstream Park – Sunday, June 14, 2020
US RACING: VIDEOS of 10 race card at Gulfstream Park – Sunday, June 14, 2020 KINGSTON, Jamaica – Quickgallop.com continues to keep its loyal readers connected with racing across the world. Today, Sunday, June 14, 2020 we feature all 10 races from Gulfstream Park, Florida, United States. VIEW AND ENJOY!
US RACING: VIDEOS of 12 race card at Gulfstream Park – Saturday, June, June 13, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Quickgallop.com continues to keep its loyal readers connected with racing across the world. Today, Saturday, June 13, 2020 we feature all 10 races from Gulfstream Park, Florida, United States. VIEW AND ENJOY!
UK RACING: Jockey Cieren Fallon makes history on 200/1 winner
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Cieren Fallon helped create British racing history on Saturday as he rode 200-1 shot Intercessor to win a novice race at Newbury. Victory for Fallon, the son of retired six-time champion jockey Kieren Fallon, saw him reportedly equal the record for the longest-priced winner of a British flat race. Intercessor's […]