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#US RACING: Laurel Park halts racing after horse deaths
Laurel Park, in Maryland has halted racing through Sunday "as work continues to complete repairs to the track and to analyze recent equine injuries," the

#UK RACING: Another female jockey says she was verbally abused by Robbie Dunne
A second female jockey says she was verbally abused by fellow rider Robbie Dunne and reduced to tears. Former amateur rider Hannah Welch said the

#US RACING: Jockey Sammy Mendez faces 20-year suspension for battery use
Sammy Mendez, the leading Quarter Horse jockey at Indiana Grand in 2020 and '21, is facing a 20-year suspension and US$10,000 fine after admitting he

#US RACING: Irad Ortiz Jr set to continue winning efforts at Gulfstream Park
Having won more races at a single winter meet than any jockey in history, Irad Ortiz Jr. returns to Gulfstream Park for the 2021-22

UK RACING: Dunne opened towel to fellow jockey Bryony Frost
Robbie Dunne "opened his towel and shook himself" in front of fellow jockey Bryony Frost in the men's changing room, she said. Frost was giving

#UK RACING: Jockey Robbie Dunne “used” foul, sexually abusive language to female rider
Robbie Dunne was said to have used “foul, sexually abusive and misogynistic language” towards Bryony Frost as the first day of his hearing in front of the

#UK RACING: Jockey’s £6m negligence claim against another rider now in Court
Former Flat jockey Freddy Tylicki's £6m negligence claim against fellow rider Graham Gibbons has begun in the High Court. Tylicki is claiming damages for the

#US RACING: Proposed limit on claiming purse angers horsemen
At least 13,802 claiming and 5,330 maiden-claiming races had been run in the U.S. through Friday. In 2020, those numbers were 13,028 and 4,969, respectively.

#US RACING: Tyler Gaffalione wins Churchill Down jockeys’ title
With 12 races remaining in 2021 at Churchill Downs, jockey Tyler Gaffalione already has clinched his sixth straight Churchill Downs meet riding title. The Florida

#US RACING: Godolphin again the top breeders in 2021 Breeders’ Cup World Champs
Strengthened by victories from homebreds Modern Games (IRE), Space Blues (IRE) and Yibir (GB), for the fourth consecutive year Godolphin has won the John Deere Award, honoring

#UK RACING: Jockey Robbie Dunne to face disciplinary panel over Bryony Frost claims
Allegations of bullying and harassment against jockey Robbie Dunne will be heard by the disciplinary panel of the British Horseracing Authority next week. Six days

#UK RACING: Enable the broodmare
The late H.H. Prince Khalid bin Abdullah's fourth generation homebred was retired at the conclusion of her 2020 campaign at age 6 and the two-time