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Scary moment Cheltenham staff member crawls on track as horses race towards him mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-rac…

Scary moment Cheltenham staff member crawls on track as horses race towards him

The unusual incident was picked up on the TV footage in the opening race of seven at Cheltenham on Saturday, the William Hill Epic Boosts Novices' Limited Handicap Chase over 2m 4f

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Dan Skelton reveals clue which led him to bargain £7,000 Cheltenham winner mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-rac…

Dan Skelton explains clue which led him to bargain £100k Cheltenham winner

Britain's champion trainer bought the chaser for £7,000 and he came away with a first prize of £52,030 in the feature race on the second day of the William Hill Showcase

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Storm Boelo could wipe out Sunday racing as Aintree braced for 50mph-plus winds mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-rac…

Storm Boelo could wipe out Sunday racing as Aintree braced for 50mph-plus winds

Horse racing at Aintree and Market Rasen is in doubt due to the weather, with inspections have been called at both venues as Storm Austen is followed by Storm Boelo

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Sky pundit slams Billy Loughnane ride in scathing verdict - 'Not bumper cars' mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-rac…

Sky pundit slams Billy Loughnane ride in scathing verdict - 'Not bumper cars'

Seb Sanders was giving his views after Billy Loughnane's 12-1 winner, Yehudi, bumped the runner-up in a race at Wolverhampton on Friday afternoon

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Enable’s son is 16-1 for next year’s Epsom Derby after winning debut at Doncaster mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-rac…

Enable’s son is 16-1 for next year’s Derby after winning debut at Doncaster

The two-year-old, trained by John and Thady Gosden and the first foal out of the dual Arc winner to make it to the racecourse, scored in a novice race

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Value Scope: Each way horseracing tips from Steve Jones for Saturday on ITV mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-rac…

Value Scope: Each way horseracing tips from Steve Jones for Saturday on ITV

The return of racing at Cheltenham marks the start of the core jumps season and the meeting is where our tipster has found two of his three selections

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Top trainer Gordon Elliott engaged to daughter of legendary Jessica Harrington mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-rac…

Top trainer Gordon Elliott engaged to daughter of Jessica Harrington

The winner of 41 races at the Cheltenham Festival and long time rival to Willie Mullins is to marry Kate Harrington, who works with her trainer mother

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Six-time Breeders’ Cup champion jockey to miss meeting after breaking leg mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-rac…

Six-time Breeders’ Cup champion jockey to miss meeting after breaking leg

Irad Ortiz, who rode three winners at last year’s championships, will be out of action indefinitely after his spill at Keeneland on Thursday

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Bob Champion opens up on battle to beat cancer a second time mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-rac…

Bob Champion opens up on battle to beat cancer a second time

EXCLUSIVE: The former jockey who famously won the Grand National after being given four months to live has a new battle on his hands

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Aidan O’Brien withdraws FOUR superstars from Breeders’ Cup with immediate effect mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-rac…

Aidan O’Brien withdraws FOUR stars from Breeders’ Cup with immediate effect

In a huge blow to the championships, the Ballydoyle trainer has pulled Constitution River, Gstaad, Lambourn and Minnie Hauk from their races

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Trainer guarantees himself a win by saddling all 11 runners in same horse race mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-rac…

Trainer guarantees himself a win by saddling all 11 runners in same horse race

There were no other takers for a £10,000 handicap to be run at Mackay in Queensland, Australia on Friday other than members of Lachie Manzelmann’s stable

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Jack Nicholls to make US debut on sprint star Miss Yechance at Breeders’ Cup mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-rac…

Jack Nicholls to make US debut on sprint star Miss Yechance at Breeders’ Cup

The 20-year-old grandson of David ‘Dandy’ Nicholls, and son of trainer Adrian, will maintain his partnership with the Prix de l’Abbaye winner at Keeneland

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Newbury meeting abandoned and Saturday racing threatened by Storm Austen mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-rac…

Newbury meeting abandoned and Saturday racing threatened by Storm Austen

Friday's meeting at Newbury racecourse has been cancelled due to a waterlogged track as Storm Austen hits the country, while an inspection has already been called ahead of their high-profile meeting...

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John Gosden performs U-turn to rule Ombudsman out of Breeders' Cup Turf mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-rac…

John Gosden U-turns to rule Ombudsman out of Breeders' Cup Turf

John Gosden has decided against running Ombudsman in the Breeders' Cup Turf at Keeneland, opting instead for a tentative plan to target the Japan Cup in November after the horse's Champion Stakes win...

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Rebecca Menzies’ Breeders’ Cup dream shattered as Adonius set to miss cut mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-rac…

Rebecca Menzies’ Breeders’ Cup dream shattered as Adonius set to miss cut

Despite his victory in a Group 2 race at host site Keeneland, the gelding is only sixth reserve for the Juvenile Turf Sprint at the same venue a week on October 30

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FREE £3 William Hill Shop Bet inside Saturday's Daily Mirror mirror.co.uk/sport/free-2-wi…

FREE £3 William Hill Shop Bet inside Saturday's Daily Mirror

Celebrate another thrilling weekend of sport with a great offer from your favourite paper and fan favourite, William Hill

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King’s former horse storms to £5 million Melbourne Cup favouritism mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-rac…

King’s former horse storms to £5.1 million Melbourne Cup favouritism

Point Of Law, winner of the Bahrain Trophy in the royal silks in July, earned a ‘golden ticket’ for next month’s big race after triumphing on his Australian debut

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Value Scope Extra: Three jumps trainers with horses ready to strike first time out mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-rac…

Value Scope Extra: Three trainers with horses ready to strike first time out

With the first Cheltenham meeting of the jumps season this weekend, Steve Jones nominates some of the stables to keep on the right side of

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Ralph Fiennes to star as Sir Henry Cecil in biopic of legendary trainer mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-rac…

Ralph Fiennes to star as Sir Henry Cecil in biopic of legendary trainer

The three-time Oscar nominee is also an executive producer of the Hollywood-backed movie Unbeaten which will detail the life and times of the trainer and his successes with the great Frankel

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Ombudsman confirmed for Breeders' Cup Turf after Champion Stakes triumph mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-rac…

Champion Stakes hero Ombudsman bound for Breeders' Cup Turf at Keeneland

John Gosden has confirmed Godolphin's Champion Stakes winner Ombudsman is set for the Breeders' Cup Turf at Keeneland, with the five-year-old due to retire to stud in 2027 following his Ascot triumph.

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