Ahead of BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday 20th December, Great British Racing has taken a look back on the remarkable rise of Hollie Doyle who has gone from first sitting on a horse at 18 months old, to a record-breaking year, which has earned her a place as the only woman among […]
Beauty Generation, one of the greatest champions in the history of Hong Kong horseracing, has retired, writes Declan Schuster. Twice crowned Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year, the New Zealand-bred gelding was also named Champion Miler a record three times. Beauty Generation ends his career with 18 Hong Kong wins from 34 starts and prize-money
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Happy Birthday to Frankie Dettori, the world’s most famous jockey, who celebrated his 50th birthday on 15th December 2020! The three-time Champion jockey remains at the peak of his powers having provided excitement to the racetrack over five decades. He was recently named Longines World’s Best Jockey for the third consecutive year, showing that
Congratulations go to Lanfranco “Frankie” Dettori, who has won the title of 2020 Longines World’s Best Jockey – meaning the legendary rider has received the award for three consecutive years. Dettori, who also took the competition in 2015, has been named the Longines World’s Best Jockey four of the last six years. In 2020, Dettori
HONG KONG: In her wildest dreams, Hollie Doyle could not have dared to hope for a more spectacular year after a season of staggering achievements, but the English rider hopes to crown a wondrous 2020 with more success in the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley on Wednesday 9th December, writes Leo Schlink. Acclaimed
Jockey Hollie Doyle has been shortlisted for this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Doyle is the only woman to be named on the shortlist for the prestigious award alongside Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton, cricketer Stuart Broad, Liverpool football captain Jordan Henderson, boxer Tyson Fury and snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan. The winner will
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The mighty stayer Stradivarius (John Gosden/Frankie Dettori, 4/7 Fav) created history on Tuesday 28th July by becoming the first horse to win the G1 Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup four times, adding to his wins in 2017, 2018 and 2019. He previously shared the honour of three Goodwood Cup wins with Double Trigger (1995, 1997, 1998).
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History was created at Ascot on Saturday 25th July when Enable (John Gosden/Frankie Dettori, 4/9 Fav) became the first horse ever to win the G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes three times. The six-year-old Nathaniel mare was previously successful in the mile and a half midsummer highlight in 2017 and 2019. Before today,
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Mighty mare Enable will face three rivals, all trained by Aidan O’Brien, when she attempts to win a record third King George VI And Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes at Ascot today (Saturday 25th July) at 3.35pm. The John Gosden-trained six-year-old, winner of the mile-and-a-half showpiece in 2017 and last year under regular rider Frankie Dettori,
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Enable bids to make history on Saturday 25th July by winning the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot for the third time. She is only one of three horses who have won the race twice, alongside Dahlia who was successful in 1973 and 1974 and Swain who won the event in 1997
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