Equestrian

Jockeys of the future are put through their paces by the Northern Racing College

Rating: 2

August 18th 2010

The Northern Racing College in Doncaster puts jockeys of tomorrow through their paces. Jo Haywood reports Photographs by Joan Russell

Horses for Heroes raises over £250,000

Rating: 3

July 15th 2010

The Sun shone on a proud day for the equestrian world on Saturday as Horses for Heroes took place at Ascot Racecourse and Windsor Great Park and succeeded in raising over £250,000 for charity.

York Racecourse is in fine fettle for the new flat season

Rating: 2

May 4th 2010

As the new flat racing season begins, Chris Titley looks back at a winning decade for one of our major courses

CHATSWORTH INTERNATIONAL HORSE TRIALS 2010

Rating: 3

April 15th 2010

Leading riders are expected to compete at the annual Chatsworth International Horse Trials which are to be held on Saturday and Sunday, 15th and 16th May 2010.

Racing - Redcar

Rating: 2

November 20th 2007

THERE have been many dramas in the 135 years since horse racing in Redcar moved from the beach onto grass but nothing to compare with the current battle over three miles and a few furlongs. With millions of pounds at stake, it threatens to become ...

Racing - Beverley

Rating: 2

November 20th 2007

THE economy in Yorkshire underwent a seismic upheaval during the last 25 years - and Alan Lewis was at the epicentre. Mr Lewis took over the Illingworth, Morris group in the Eighties, buying out movie star James Mason's first wife Pamela. Ow...

Racing - Thirsk

Rating: 2

November 20th 2007

F OR some in the area, racing at Thirsk this season is mainly about a non-runner. The White Horse of Kilburn is celebrating its 150th anniversary. No surprise then that its connections regard it as a kind of landmark victory over thoroughbreds on ...

Racing - Ripon

Rating: 3

November 20th 2007

IN the car park you could watch designer-wear emerge from an Aston Martin, Jaguars, Rollers, and - in a multiple version - from a stretch-limo Bentley. In the enclosure and hospitality boxes, bubbly, of course, as Armani rustled beside Dolce &...

Racing - York

Rating: 3

November 20th 2007

IF the summer had been a racehorse you'd say its performance on Knavesmire was a mixture of the awful and brilliant, and maybe call it Full of Surprises or What Next. York racecourse had not experienced a season like this before.