Stefano Cherchi: Jockey suffers internal bleeding and head injury after fall at Canberra in Australia | Racing News

Jockey Stefano Cherchi has suffered a head injury and internal bleeding during a fall in Australia. The 23-year-old, who has ridden 106 British winners, fell from Robert Quinn’s Hasime at Canberra. The New South Wales Jockeys Association said: “Following a fall at Canberra today {March 20], Stefano Cherchi has sustained a head injury and internal…

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Kieran O’Neill: Jockey fumes at ‘flawed’ drug test after failing two swab tests; BHA defends system | Racing News

Kieran O’Neill has been left furious after being stood down at Southwell following two non-negative swab tests, a decision the jockey has described as “embarrassing”. O’Neill was unable to take his two rides at the Nottinghamshire venue on Tuesday night after failing two sweat/saliva samples. According to BHA rules, should the second sample also return…

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Dylan Kitts: Exclusion order lifted on suspended jockey | Racing News

The British Horseracing Authority has lifted its recently-imposed exclusion order imposed on suspended rider Dylan Kitts for failing to comply with an investigation. The jockey finished third aboard Hillsin at Worcester in July last year and was referred by the raceday stewards for the ride, with the horse banned from running for 40 days and…

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Dylan Kitts banned: Jockey handed exclusion order for failure to comply with Hillsin investigation | Racing News

Jockey Dylan Kitts has been issued with a disciplinary officer exclusion order having failed to comply with an investigation into his ride on Hillsin in July last year. Kitts was aboard the Chris Honour-trained gelding in a two-and-a-half-mile conditional jockeys’ handicap hurdle and moved smoothly into contention in the home straight. But the then five-year-old…

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Joe Anderson: Jockey produces miracle recovery to win Sussex Stayers Handicap Hurdle at Plumpton on Transmission | Racing News

Joe Anderson made an astonishing recovery to produce one of the rides of the season and register the biggest victory of his career aboard Transmission at Plumpton. Placed the last twice in the hands of the conditional jockey, Neil Mulholland’s seven-year-old was sent off at 9/2 to claim the most valuable race on Sunday’s card,…

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Storm Babet: Jockey Hayley Turner reveals dramatic escape from flooded car by fire service as she chased 1,000th winner | Racing News

Jockey Hayley Turner has revealed she required a dramatic rescue from her flooded car on Friday en route to Redcar, where she had hoped to ride her 999th career winner. Turner was expected to ride Run Zarak Run but never made it to the North East track as her vehicle became stuck. The 40-year-old rang…

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Hollie Doyle: Jockey receives one-month suspended ban from BHA after testing positive for traces of Dihydrocodeine | Racing News

Hollie Doyle has received a one-month suspended ban by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) after testing positive for traces of Dihydrocodeine, a painkiller used to treat an elbow injury she suffered in January. Doyle tested positive in April this year when she returned from a broken elbow sustained in a fall at Wolverhampton in January.…

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Paul Hanagan: Former champion jockey to retire after riding Wootton’Sun for Richard Fahey at York on Friday

Classic-winning jockey Paul Hanagan has announced he will retire from the saddle after riding at York on Friday. The 42-year-old enjoyed Epsom glory when steering Taghrooda to victory in the 2014 Oaks, before the duo went on to land the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes and finish third to Treve in the Prix…

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Asian teams jockey for best finish – rezal404

Gilas Pilipinas’ bid for an Olympic berth via the World Cup will run through the Dominican Republic again. —FIBA National coach Chot Reyes and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas have written down the target for Gilas Pilipinas: Two wins. The number has more to do with improving the federation’s best performance in the Fiba (International…

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‘Gifted’ jockey dies after fall during race in Australia – rezal404

Horses run in the Aus$8 million (6 million USD) Melbourne Cup horse race in Melbourne on November 1, 2022. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) A jockey died following a fall from his horse at a meeting in Victoria state on Monday, plunging Australia’s racing community into mourning. Dean Holland was riding three-year-old Headingley in…

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