Horse Racing UK

Forget the World Cup... the real sporting American dream is in Kentucky on Halloween!: The sporting American dream has been World Cup related this summer.

Alarming find at prominent Perth trainer Meryl Hayley's property sparks Racing WA inquiry: Perth trainer Meryl Hayley is fighting serious racing charges after investigators allegedly found an injectable cobalt product at her training property following a positive swab from one of her winners

History-making Melbourne Cup winner Michelle Payne reveals her baby joy: Champion jockey Michelle Payne has stunned her fans by revealing she's expecting her first child with partner Gabriel Ribeiro at the age of 40.

Promising jockey who ruined his career after beating up weighing room rival escapes prison after being convicted of GBH: A jockey who beat up his rival over comments about his lack of winners has been handed a suspended sentence after being convicted of grievous bodily harm (GBH).

Invasive financial checks on punters will plunge racing into crisis and do NOTHING to protect gambling addicts, writes SAM TURNER... so why does Westminster hate a sport worth £4bn to the British economy?: Seven people, none of whom have any practical experience of working in the betting industry, have decreed that the everyday punter may now face invasive and intrusive financial checks if they want to continue enjoying a wager.

Frankie Dettori rushed to hospital with several broken bones after car crash which saw his vehicle flip: Legendary jockey Frankie Dettori has been rushed to hospital with several broken bones after a horrendous car crash.

The Melbourne Cup undergoes one of the biggest changes in its history as the trophy alone is now worth $1million: The Melbourne Cup has undergone a massive change with a 165-year first. The trophy itself is now worth over $1 million for the first time ever.

Royal Ascot was exceptional. This is the best British racing has to offer and should be championed at every opportunity: Perhaps it is easy to be generally negative about all things British racing as it generally pays to be cynical in this game as punters.

Jockey left in coma after serious motorbike crash completes miraculous return to racing with emotional Royal Ascot victory: Eight months ago, doctors questioned if Clifford Lee would ever walk and talk again after an horrendous cross-country motorbike crash left him in a coma.

Aidan O'Brien brings up a sumptuous Royal Ascot century as Scandinavia battles to win vintage Gold Cup running: SAM TURNER AT ROYAL ASCOT: It was the irrepressible O'Brien's 10th success in the week's blue riband event in 30 years of life at Ballydoyle.