Britain’s leading female flat jockey, Hayley Turner, is to retire from race riding at the end of this season. Turner has made the decision after more than fifteen years in the saddle, with Hayley riding in her first race as a licensed jockey at Southwell in March 2000. Hayley enjoyed her first winner only a few months later on Generate at …
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British Racing Authority slams The Daily Mirror over Wigmore Hall death images
The British Racing Authority (BRA) has described the images published by The Daily Mirror of champion horse Wigmore Hall being euthanized as “distressing and insensitive”. The seven year old horse broke a leg at Doncaster race track last week, on Saturday the Daily Mirror published images of the horse being shot in the head by an unnamed vet. The Daily …
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