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Bolger's fortuitous mistake turns into Epsom Derby glory
Irish raider New Approach who was left in the race by mistake won the Epsom Derby here on Saturday to give trainer Jim Bolger and jockey Kevin Manning their first victory in the race. The top two-year-old of last year - who had been placed in both the English and Irish 2000 Guineas - hit the front about two furlongs from the finish and strode to an impressive victory to give owner Princess Haya of Jordan - ... (09/06) More
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A Child Jockey's Rise on the Steppes of Mongolia

The New York Times | 14/07/08 iMontacheval
The boy rode the stallion in a trot around the camp, cooling it down after a long gallop across the steppe. He was humming his favorite Mongolian hip-hop ... More

For a Jockey, Thrill of Win or Heartbreak

The New York Times | 09/06/08 iMontacheval
TURNING for home in the seventh race on a filly named Don't Stop Dreamin, gaining wide on the outside, Joe Bravo made his move. Charging up the stretch ... More

Horse performs somersault on race track

Telegraph | 19/05/08 iMontacheval
Jockey Anna-Katharina Bromann and her mount Schattenlady were racing in an event in Hanover when the horse's saddle began slipping down its flank. Clearly ... More

Horse, Fashion Sense Reign At Race for Gold

The Washington Post | 11/05/08 iMontacheval
Some 50,000 people lined Great Meadow in The Plains on Saturday to take in the spectacle of the 83rd Virginia Gold Cup Races, watching Bubble Economy and ... More

A little horse play to go with your matza

The Jerusalem Post | 26/04/08
Israeli jockeys Doron Ben Menashe and Sallem El-Oqbi will raise their 20-year-old rivalry to new levels at the Gilboa Festival on Tuesday when they battle ... Read

Corruption case bans for trainer and jockeys

Guardian | 20/04/07
Jockey Shane Kelly was yesterday banned from riding for a year at the conclusion of the latest Horseracing Regulatory Authority's investigation into corruption ... Read

12 people accused in British horse racing probe

International Herald Tribune | 24/11/06
Four jockeys, a trainer, a former owner and six others were charged with various corruption offenses Friday by British horse racing's governing body. ... Read

Jockeys may be getting a bad ride carrying the blame

The Sydney Morning Herald | 14/10/06
BAD rides? Can they be defined as when a horse which should have won is beaten? Maybe that's too simplistic. But to what degree should the jockey be held ... Read

We're here to take your Cup and money

The Sydney Morning Herald | 20/10/06
THE world's most controversial jockey is adamant the Melbourne Cup is heading back to Ireland. Kieren Fallon may be banned from racing in the UK but the ... Read

Race stable staff to wear body protectors

Horsetalk.co.nz | 11/11/06
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Palio 2006

YouTube | 02/09/06
A horserace in the middle of the old italian town siena on piazza del campo. the jockeys are riding without a saddle, they don´t know the horse before ... Read

Munce charged over `tips for bets'

The Standard | 15/09/06
Australian jockey Christopher Munce was Thursday charged by the Independent Commission Against Corruption with alleged involvement in a HK$1.6 million ... Read

G1 Jockey for Nintendo Wii Announced by Koei

Gameguru.in | 06/04/07
Koei has announced the hugely successful G1 Jockey series for the Nintendo Wii. The Wiimote will be used as the whip and the nunchuck used to steer and ... Read

Dubai princes accused of masterminding trade in jockey slaves

The Independent | 15/09/06
Dubai's ruling family has been served with a class-action lawsuit in the United States accusing them of masterminding an international child slave trade ... Read

Jockey suspended for 'overriding' horse

Independent online | 06/10/06
Cape Town jockey Christopher Puller has been suspended from riding for two months after he failed to pull up and dismount a racehorse with a broken leg. ... Read

Quarter Horse Jockey Under Investigation

Thehorse.com | 29/09/06
A quarter horse jockey is under investigation for allegedly using an electronic buzzer on his horse during the second race at Fairplex Park last Sunday. ... Read

Website set up to help punters share in the dream of becoming a racehorse owner

Daily Mail | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
Royal Ascot 2008 was used as the backdrop for the launch of an online system of selling shares in racehorse's that could revolutionise ownership. Developers ... More

EU tightens reins for horse trade

BBC | 15/06/08 iMontacheval
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Back to Nature Hoof Care gives horse owners an alternative to nails

Hudson Star Observer | 09/06/08 iMontacheval
Barb McConaughey gave her husband, Scott, a book for Christmas in 2002. Little did she know it was the start of a quiet revolution that now includes ... More

Big Brown Owner Is Trying to Put Troubles Behind

The New York Times | 01/06/08 iMontacheval
Michael Iavarone, a co-owner of Big Brown, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness champion, rang the opening bell Wednesday at the New York Stock Exchange. He ... More

Horse racing's name game

Newsday | 01/06/08 iMontacheval
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Neglect of horses is on the rise

Seattle Post Intelligencer | 01/06/08 iMontacheval
Cinnamon was loose, somewhere along Northeast 199th Street last year, when a concerned neighbor called Clark County Animal Control. The malnourished ... More

Owner Finds Joy in Loyalty

Washington post | 19/05/08 iMontacheval
Paul Pompa Jr. glanced at his laptop screen Wednesday morning, eagerly checking if the e-mail he was waiting for had appeared. "Not here yet," he said. ... More

Poop Predicament Has Los Angeles Horse Owners Raising a Stink

Bloomberg.com | 26/04/08
The poop hit the fan when the last manure mulcher in Los Angeles closed shop. The price of poop disposal is breaking the budgets of Los Angeles horse ... Read