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‘He’s a real champion’: How we won the Japan Cup – Calandagan’s connections in their own words

Princess Zahra (owner), Francis Graffard (trainer) and Mickael Barzalona (jockey) talk about how the European Horse of the Year ended a 20-year drought for overseas visitors in Japan’s most celebrated ...
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Jose D’Angelo: If we change things too much we could lose the essence of the sport

Our questions are answered by the Venezuelan trainer who is enjoying a breakthrough season with a memorable Breeders’ Cup double via Shisospicy and Bentornato ...
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‘The little black colt who humbled the best of his generation’ – Jay Hovdey on Snow Chief

Our unmissable series continues with the Preakness Stakes winner who belied his humble Californian-bred origins to become a ...
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‘Reaching down the throat of racing’s frail anatomy’ – Jay Hovdey on award-winning movie Kill the Jockey

It was going to happen sooner or later. The struggle to depict the realities of the horse racing world has plagued filmmakers for as long as motion pictures have been around. There have been noble ...
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‘I feel like it’s a bit of a second coming’ – meet the jockey back in the saddle in Bahrain ten years after he quit

Mark Lawson: enthusiastic return to race-riding in Bahrain, where he is already among the winners. Photo: Bahrain Turf Club Interview with Mark Lawson, who says he has a ‘lot more to offer’ now that ...