20 h. ago Enquiry held after a deer dashes in front of horses and jockeys racing at Newcastle

The animal ran across the track while the Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Novice Stakes was in progress on Friday. The 1m 2f contest was won by the Andrew Balding-trained Level Look

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7 d. ago Gotta Catch 'em all! Police hunt for Pokémon raiders who stole £10k of trading cards in 'heartbreaking' New Year's Day burglary

The thieves were seen tipping counters over and stealing the valuable goods, including rare Pokémon cards, in a burglary which left the outlet's manager 'gobsmacked'.

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7 d. ago M6 shut for rescue of stranded horse travelling back from the races at Wolverhampton

Lion Ring had finished third to Midnight Call in division one of the Make The Move To Midnite Classified Stakes on Friday before his horsebox malfunctioned on the motorway

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8 d. ago Diane Crump, first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby, dies at 77

She made history as the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race in 1969

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8 d. ago Templegate’s Tote Placepot tips with £100,000 GUARANTEED at Sandown on Saturday

THE Placepot is a bet where you select a horse to be placed in the FIRST SIX races of any meeting. You can pick more than one horse in a race – you just multiply the number of selections in each race to calculate your stake. So for staking it’s 1x2x2x2x2x2 which adds up to...

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9 d. ago Major Classic contender undergoes 'January transfer' to new Chinese team

In a significant shake-up all horses that previously raced for Yulong Investments in Britain, France and Ireland, including 2,000 Guineas second favourite Gewan, will run under the name of Forz Europe

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1 week ago Horse racing tips: ‘Rarely puts a foot wrong and can go on improving’ – Templegate’s New Years Day NAP

GET the New Year off to a flying start with Templegate's tips below. Back a horse by clicking their odds. ACE OF SPADES (3.10 Cheltenham, nap). This solid hurdler never puts a foot wrong and ran another fine race in red-hot company at Haydock last time out. He saw out three miles there when finishing...

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1 week ago Shocking moment race horse that was high on METH rocketed down track at top speed

Michael Joiner was suspended when his horse, Js On Fire, tested positive for meth following a near-victory at the American Quarter Horse Association Racing Challenge in October.

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1 week ago Musselburgh races sold out for New Year's Day as punters kick off 2026 in style and £125k prize pot up for grabs

Punters are set to flock to the east coast course to kick off the year in style

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2 w. ago 'He's been crying out for the King George trip' – Jason Heavey's Boxing Day racing tips

The Daily Star Chief Tipster has sided with the youngest horse in the race in Kempton's Christmas showpiece while he fancies the Champion Hurdle heroine to score again

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2 w. ago Jockey, 16, dies after falling from horse just meters away from finishing line

Joaquim Pavoski Dapper, 16, has been killed after the aspiring jockey was thrown from his horse in the final meters of a race

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2 w. ago Trainer ‘lucky to be alive’ after car ploughs into horsebox killing racehorse

Newmarket trainer Denis Quinn was driving Calypso Breeze to Newcastle on Saturday when his vehicle was hit while stuck in stationary traffic

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3 w. ago Mohamed Diomande fires Rangers warning at Hearts as he answers 'three horse' title race question

Midfielder insists Danny Rohl's side are heading to the capital targeting all three points to blow the title race open.

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3 w. ago Pantomime horses race through London — and other news in pictures

Pantomime horses race through London — and other news in pictures  The Times

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3 w. ago Disaster averted after protestor runs onto track during £4.1m Hong Kong race

A man was rugby tackled to the ground and pinned down by racecourse staff until the horses contesting the Longines Hong Kong Cup had passed

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4 w. ago Horse racing tips: ‘Way more to come for this stylish improver’ – Templegate’s Sunday NAP

TEMPLEGATE'S picks for Sunday's racing are below. Back a horse by clicking their odds. ROARING CONQUEST (1.40 Carlise, nap) Olly Murphy’s six-year-old progressed nicely last season, winning a novice contest at Lingfield and going well in a Haydock Grade 2. He returned from seven months off at Windsor to land a convincing success over three...

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4 w. ago The annual Greenwich race where dozens of panto horses race on the streets

The annual Greenwich race where dozens of panto horses race on the streets  This Is Local London

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last month Templegate’s Tote Placepot tips with £100,000 guaranteed at Cheltenham on Friday

THE Placepot is a bet where you select a horse to be placed in the FIRST SIX races of any meeting. You can pick more than one horse in a race – you just multiply the number of selections in each race to calculate your stake. So for staking it’s 2x2x1x2x2x2 which adds up to...

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