The Committee of Ballinrobe Racecourse have announced that they will donate all the admissions fees at the next race meeting, the final day of their race season on Monday 20th September to Concern for its work in Pakistan.
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond will be a special guest at the William Hill (Ayr) Gold Cup at Ayr Racecourse on Saturday 18 September.
The 2010 Ladbrokes St Leger, the 234th running of the world’s oldest Classic, has attracted 12 horses at today’s five-day stage, headed by the clear market leader, Godolphin’s Rewilding.
Day three of the 2010 Ladbrokes St Leger Festival, Friday, 10 September, features the £100,000 Group Two Doncaster Cup (2.40pm), run over two and a quarter miles and the oldest race run under the Rules of Racing.
Day two of the 2010 Ladbrokes St Leger Festival, Thursday, 9 September, is DFS Ladies Day and in addition to all the fine fashion on display, fillies and mares take centre stage on the track in the £100,000 Group Two DFS Park Hill Stakes (3.45pm), popularly known as the “Fillies’ St Leger”.
Irish handler Eoin Griffin is hopeful that Admiral Barry can continue his excellent form on the Flat with victory in the £160,000 totesport.com Cesarewitch after the five-year-old was allotted 8st 5lb for the prestigious two and a quarter mile heritage handicap at Newmarket on Champions' Day, Saturday, 16th October.
Michael Dods, whose County Durham yard is starting to fire once again after a lean summer, is weighing up the £160,000 totesport.com Cambridgeshire (3.40pm) for three of his stable stalwarts at Newmarket on Saturday, 2nd October.
Ed McMahon is enjoying a purple patch with Astrophysical Jet’s Group Three triumph in Ireland the pick of four winners in the last 12 days and the Staffordshire trainer is hoping another of his speedsters can continue the good run at Doncaster’s four-day Ladbrokes St Leger Festival next week.
Surrey Star went close to tasting Group Three glory at Sandown last month and trainer Roger Teal is confident of another bold show on Tuesday, 7 September, when he sends the talented colt to Goodwood for the £23,500 Listed Peter Willett Stakes (3.45pm).
Rip Van Winkle heads a small but select field set to contest the Group 1 Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday, the feature event on a day of top quality racing at the Foxrock racecourse.
The Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes is the highlight of a glittering card at Leopardstown on Saturday with a field of ten horses remaining after today’s forfeit stage.
Richard Hughes has donated his £1,000 cheque for winning the Racing UK-sponsored Leading Jockey Award at Glorious Goodwood on 27th August, to the Newmarket Youths Football Club.
As in 2009 and 2008, there will be two separate tracks in use for the racemeeting at Leopardstown on Saturday 4th September, The Tattersalls Millions Irish Champions Stakes Day.
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