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  • 6 days ago | racingpost.com | Jonathan Harding

    You would be hard pressed to name a role in racing at which Jim Allen has not tried his hand. He climbed the ranks of British racecourse administration to become a top executive, juggled that day job with sending out the odd runner as a trainer, then ditched it all to set up a full-time training operation in the US, where he moved between cheap motels and racecourses with a Godolphin cast-off he bought for just £3,000, and even tried his hand in France when his US visa expired.

  • 1 week ago | racingpost.com | Jonathan Harding

    Last-minute discussions around governance are taking place between the BHA and incoming chair Charles Allen, casting doubt over his start date of June 1, the Racing Post understands. The sport's governance has long been a source of contention and was widely expected to be at the top of Lord Allen's priority list.

  • 1 week ago | racingpost.com | Jonathan Harding

    A Racing Mind, the documentary in which jockey Lilly Pinchin opens up about her attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is now available to be streamed on Amazon. The one-hour documentary, originally available as a four-part series on YouTube, focuses on the season in which Pinchin – who dropped out of school at 15 to pursue a riding career – rode out her claim.

  • 1 week ago | racingpost.com | David Carr |Jonathan Harding

    Vimy Aykroyd is relishing the prospect of her talented homebred Pride Of Arras lining up in next week's Betfred Derby (3.30) and believes her impressive Dante winner has a "strong chance" when he takes on the might of Ballydoyle and Godolphin at Epsom. The owner-breeder, a proud Yorkshirewoman with four mares to her name, is also hopeful the son of New Bay can provide her county with a first success in the Classic since Shirley Heights carried Lord Halifax's colours to victory in 1978.

  • 2 weeks ago | racingpost.com | Jonathan Harding

    Many young jockeys flock to Newmarket in search of fame and fortune. Harry Davies has done things in reverse. The 20-year-old is thriving following his return to the area after serving his apprenticeship with Andrew Balding, but is very much a product of the famous racing town. Proof of this can be found at Newmarket Academy, which proudly displays framed photos of some of its most successful alumni to inspire the next generation.

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