All too soon, we’ve reached the pointy end of the UAE season. It’s far from over, as a three-way battle for the Trainers’ Championship will be played out over the final three meetings, but the big stuff is done. So, time for my unofficial end-of-season awards. Horse of the Year He didn’t win the Dubai World Cup, but Algiers is still the star of the season. Trained by Simon and
The IHRB issued reports last week on sanctions handed out to three more riders that had tested positive for cocaine. High profile cases such as Frankie Dettori or Oisin Murphy hit the headlines both inside and outside the sport but cocaine use is now so prevalent within society these days that another random jockey testing positive barely raises an eyebrow anymore.
The British Flat season officially ending three weeks before the turf action actually ends is not a perfect conclusion but ‘Champions Day at Ascot’ certainly adds a lot more glamour to the crowning of the season’s Champions than the Irish version at Naas last Sunday.