Trainer Ben Brookhouse ahead of £100,000 EBF Final

Added: Thursday 12th October 2023

Newmarket trainer Ben Brookhouse  goes for fhe biggest win of his rookie career when he saddles the unbeaten African Spirit in the £100,000 EBF Final (colts and geldings), one of the two six figure features on the first day of York's Final meeting of 2023.

She won her only start, at Newcastle, while Brookhouse has enjoyed a memorable first full season, with many of the horses owned bu his father.

But this horse is different.

Ben Brookhouse has been talking with Mike Vince 

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Frankie wins his final Sky Bet Ebor

Added: Tuesday 29th August 2023

Frankie Dettori has taken York Racecourse by storm in his final day riding on the Knavesmire before retirement.

He won the £500,000 Sky Bet City of York Stakes and followed up with a thrilling victory on the Willie Mullins trained Absurd who floored the favourite Sweet William in the Sky Bet Ebor.

This was his reaction. 

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Sean Kirrane wins the Coolmore Wotton Basset Nunthorpe Stakes

Added: Friday 25th August 2023

In a huge shock 28-1 outsider Live in the Dream has won the Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes at York.

Trained by Adam West at Epsom he made every yard of the 5 furlongs to see off deafening champion Highfield Princess with Bradsell third.

It's the latest success in a remarkable rise of jockey Sean Kirrane, still an apprentice and winning a Group 1 race at his first attempt. He only rode a winner at York for the first time on Copper Knight earlier this year.

He gave Mike Vince his reaction. 

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Rossa Ryan looks ahead to the Sky Bet Ebor

Added: Friday 25th August 2023

Jockey Rossa Ryan is hoping to add to a memorable season by adding his first success in the Sky Bet Ebor, the marquee feature handicap of the York August Festival.

Ryan takes the ride on the Alan King trained HMS President, with the 6 year old drawn in stall 17.

Here's Ryan's pre race thoughts.

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