Graham Lee: Injured jockey moves hospital as he recovers from spinal surgery
Graham Lee won the Grand National in 2004 with Amberleigh House Grand National-winning jockey Graham Lee has moved hospital as part of his recovery from spinal surgery. A statement from the Injured Jockeys’ Fund (IJF) said Lee was moving to “the Spinal Unit at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough where he will remain for […]
Hayley Turner becomes first female jockey in Europe to ride 1,000 winners
Hayley Turner has become the first female jockey in Europe to ride 1,000 winners. The 40-year-old British rider reached the milestone on Tradesman, trained by David Simcock, at Chelmsford Turner had recorded her 999th winner on 4 November at Newmarket, with victory on Lunar Eclipse. She was the first British woman to clock up 100 […]
Graham Lee: Injured jockey able to ‘talk normally’ following spinal surgery
Graham Lee won the Grand National in 2004 with Amberleigh House Grand National-winning jockey Graham Lee has been able to “talk normally” following his spinal surgery. He was taken to intensive care at Royal Victoria Infirmary Hospital in Newcastle, where he underwent surgery. The Injured Jockeys Fund (IJF) said Lee had made “positive progress” and […]
Jockey Graham Lee in intensive care with neck injury after fall
Graham Lee won the 2015 Gold Cup at Ascot Grand National-winning jockey Graham Lee is in intensive care after being injured at Newcastle Racecourse. The 47-year-old was unseated from his mount Ben Macdui as the stalls opened on Friday. “He was taken by ambulance to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, where he is in […]
James Doyle: Jockey to leave Godolphin for Wathnan Racing
Doyle rode Ballymount Boy to victory for Wathnan Racing at Doncaster on Saturday Classic-winning jockey James Doyle is to leave the powerful Godolphin team after nine years to join Wathnan Racing as number one rider. The 35-year-old won the 2,000 Guineas last year on Coroebus for Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin outfit. Wathnan Racing has […]
Frankie: Dettori: Jockey wins with Trawlerman on British farewell at Ascot
Frankie Dettori began his final day in front of a British crowd with a thrilling victory aboard Trawlerman in the Long Distance Cup at Ascot. The 52-year-old has delayed retirement for a spell in the United States but says this is his farewell to Britain. Dettori, who has more than 3,300 career wins, added to […]
Hollie Doyle: Record-breaking jockey handed one-month suspended ban by BHA
Hollie Doyle won 116 times in 2019 – setting a new record for victories by a woman in Britain in a calendar year Record-breaking jockey Hollie Doyle has been handed a one-month suspended ban after testing positive for banned substance Dihdyrocodeine. Doyle was taking Dihdyrocodeine, a painkiller, following surgery on her elbow after a fall […]