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Meet the Willie Mullins jumpers targeting Royal Ascot glory for champion trainer
Royal Ascot
Jump racing’s record-breaking trainer is becoming a dab hand on the Flat too as he becomes increasingly engaged in Royal Ascot, not least this year
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Jockey compares himself to Del Boy Trotter after ‘bluffing’ his way to Oaks success
Melbourne Cup
Chris Hayes claimed his first British Classic victory on Ezeliya to give veteran trainer Dermot Weld a second Oaks win, 43 years his first with Blue Wind
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Echo Zulu: "Beyond special" champion racehorse dies after injury sustained in hospital stay
Melbourne Cup
Echo Zulu, who won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies in 2021, had to be humanely euthanised after suffering a leg injury while recovering from major fracture
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Willie Mullins' wait for Melbourne Cup win goes on after Vauban disappointment
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“I thought Vauban was a little disappointing all round. He was beaten too far out for my liking,” Mullins told www.racing.com.
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Willie Mullins favourite beaten as Without A Fight claims home win in £4.3m Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Vauban faded to finish 14th, as ex-British runner Without A Fight gave jockey Mark Zahra back-to-back success in Australia’s historic staying race.
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Ryan Moore hit with record £16,000 fine after producing ‘greatest ride’ at Breeders’ Cup
Melbourne Cup
In winning the £3.2m Breeders’ Cup Turf on Derby winner Auguste Rodin, stewards found Ryan Moore had breached the whip strike limit
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What time and TV channel are Willie Mullins' horses racing in the Melbourne Cup?
Willie Mullins
Willie Mullins will be hoping for glory with Vauban and Absurde.
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Willie Mullins hopes 'best ever chance' Vauban can end 20-year wait for Melbourne Cup win
Willie Mullins
Willie Mullins has won a huge amount of top prizes in horse racing, but the Melbourne Cup is not one of them. Vauban and Absurde represent him in "the race that stops a nation," 4am at Flemington in UK time
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"It's our strongest chance ever" Willie Mullins hopeful ahead of Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Willie Mullins his hoping for a win with pair Vauban and Absurde at Flemington in the Melbourne Cup.
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Australian politician ‘welcomes’ whip ban which ruled Frankie Dettori out of £4m Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Dettori’s hopes of riding in one of the few major international races he has yet to win were ended on Tuesday when he received two bans totalling 16 days
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Frankie Dettori to miss Melbourne Cup after collecting 16 days in whip bans
Horse Racing
Frankie Dettori was found to have breached the rules on Trawlerman and Kinross at Qipco British Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday, his last day of riding in Britain
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Jockey suspended and handed huge fine after breaking whip rules to win £2.5million race
Melbourne Cup
Mark Zahra admitted striking Without A Fight a total of 13 times on his way to victory in the world’s richest mile-and-a-half race, the Caulfield Cup
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Hollie Doyle set to miss Breeders' Cup due to seven-day ban for 'careless riding'
Royal Ascot
Hollie Doyle was due to team up with Royal Ascot winner Bradsell at Santa Anita next month but will not be able to ride the sprinter unless she wins an appeal
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Hollie Doyle thrilled at getting first ride in world famous £7.2 million Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Britain’s most successful female jockey Hollie Doyle will ride 20-1 chance Future History in the ‘race that stops a nation’ at Flemington on November 7
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‘Genius’ Willie Mullins books Hong Kong champ for £7m Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Zac Purton, the Aussie jockey who dominates Hong Kong racing, will partner Absurde, who won the Ebor under Frankie Dettori, at Flemington on November 7
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Vauban Melbourne Cup latest as Willie Mullins targets win in Australia’s greatest race
Melbourne Cup
Vauban is the Melbourne Cup favourite, while Willie Mullins also runs Absurde
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Scampi on the menu for 180 owners heading to York hoping to win £500k historic handicap
Melbourne Cup
There will 180 members of the RaceShare syndicate are due at York on Saturday to see their horse Scampi challenge for the richest handicap in Europe
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Top jockey has to run and duck for cover after coming under attack from angry bird
Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Jye McNeil was walking the track at Bendigo when he was dive bombed by a member of a flock of plovers
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Racing chief’s proposals for F1-style mics and earpieces for jockeys in races
Melbourne Cup
Andrew Jones, boss of Racing Victoria, believes that radical new ideas need to be considered to attract a younger fanbase to the sport
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Willie Mullins turns Cheltenham Festival winner into favourite for £4 million Melbourne Cup
Cheltenham Festival
After success at Royal Ascot, last year's Triumph Hurdle winner Vauban ensured he qualified for Australia’s most famous horse race with victory at Naas
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Frankie Dettori's manager opens up on pair's split after 36 years working together
Melbourne Cup
Peter Burrell's association with Frankie Dettori has ended halfway through the superstar jockey's final year in the saddle.
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Frankie Dettori delays retirement date to seek first Melbourne Cup success
Melbourne Cup
Frankie Dettori, who retires at the end of the season, had already committed to riding at the Breeders' Cup in the US but will now fly to Australia afterwards to ride at the Melbourne Cup Carnival
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Royal Ascot 2023: History maker Michelle Payne joins ITV Racing line-up
Melbourne Cup
Australian Michelle Payne, the first and only jockey to win her nations's biggest race, the Melbourne Cup, will be part of the ITV Racing team broadcasting at Royal Ascot
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History maker Michelle Payne announces plans to retire as a jockey next year
Melbourne Cup
Michelle Payne, 37, made history in 2015 when she steered 100-1 chance Prince Of Penzance to victory at Flemington when she famously told those who had doubted her to "get stuffed"
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