Racing

Mission's impossible job to match Frankel

Sue Montgomery: Comparisons may be odious but sometimes they are inevitable. Yesterday at Yarmouth the most scrutinised runner of the afternoon was the two-year-old debutant Noble Mission, simply because of his genes.

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Buyers on lookout for the next Prohibit

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Sue Montgomery: Though the racing business deals in dreams, it's a volatile currency.

Walsh may steer clear of England after falling foul of new whip rule

Monday, 24 October 2011

Sue Montgomery: Although yesterday's domestic racing passed without the stewards at the jump meetings at Aintree and Wincanton having to invoking any of the harsh new penalties for misuse of the whip, they are part of a debate that has yet to be resolved.

Walsh threat to cut rides in Britain after whip ban

Sunday, 23 October 2011

Sue Montgomery: Just when those embroiled in the furore over use and abuse of the whip thought it might be safe to go back in the water, anger with teeth came thrashing into view.

Hughes back with a bang as BHA retreats on whips

Saturday, 22 October 2011

Chris McGrath: Humiliating climbdown by regulator sees bans set aside under revised rules, but rancour still lingers.

Only a Merlin could say how this Camelot will go

Saturday, 22 October 2011

It's all in place, really.

BHA announce whip rule changes

Friday, 21 October 2011

The British Horseracing Authority have announced major changes to the controversial new whip regulations - including the removal of the five-hit rule inside the final furlong/after the last obstacle.

Fallon's excursion Down Under leaves Hanagan on top

Friday, 21 October 2011

Chris McGrath: One tense saga seems unlikely to be resolved today, albeit the British Horseracing Authority expects revised recommendations from the review group that drafted the contentious new whip rules.

Diala delivers for upbeat Haggas

Thursday, 20 October 2011

Chris McGrath: By dividing its calendar between the first and final weeks of the season, the Rowley Mile rather hitches its reputation to those chill winds that notoriously seem to arrive uninterrupted from the Steppes.

Varian could target Breeders' Cup with unbeaten Nahrain

Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Chris McGrath: Roger Varian has already crowned an exemplary first season with his maiden Group One success, through Nahrain on Arc day, but could yet seek two more before it ends in 17 days' time.

Senior riders press whip case as Fanning is banned

Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Some of the world's most accomplished horsemen yesterday sat around a table with the British Horseracing Authority, whose drastic revision of the whip rules a week previously had ignited a sudden firestorm in the sport.

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