If he needed a break he got it with Alphadamus, a horse he had bought on spec for £1,200 in 1971, who won the Stewards’ Cup in 1973. He was up and running. Shergar, his first of six Derby ...

Nicknamed “The Choirboy” for his angelic looks, Swinburn was 19 when he won the first of three Derbies at Epsom on Michael Stoute-trained Shergar, who posted a record 10-length margin.

Hayley Turner has announced her retirement from race-riding. In a ground-breaking career she became the first female rider to partner 100 winners in a calendar year and her Group One victories in ...

"It's just a shame that it (Shergar Cup) falls on a day when there are a lot of big Group races. "Josephine will ride a horse called Jousi in the Sweet Solera. "She won on her at Ascot last month ...

We'll look for a stakes race and hopefully keep her in training next year. She'll be a lovely mile-and-six filly.