Saffie Osborne after winning the William Hill Brontë Cup

Added: Saturday 31st May 2025

Saffie Osborne has recorded one of the best results of her career by landing the the £100,000 Group 3 Brontë Cup, the feature race at York.

Osborne got the better of a thrilling photo finish on the Ed Walker trained Scenic, who got up in the final strides to beat the well backed favourite, and last year's winner of the race, Term of Endearment.

She spoke with Mike Vince afterwards.

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Elizabeth Anderson - Ride of their Lives 2025

Added: Friday 30th May 2025

A 20 year old from Ripon is the youngest of 12 brave riders who will line up in the annual Macmillan Ride of their Lives at York Racecourse in mid June as part of the huge fund raising for the Macmillan Charity Raceday, Britain's biggest.

The riders saw their dreams come true at the start of the year when they were named and since then its been a case of fundraising, getting sponsored and preparing for their big day.

Last years lucky dozen raised in excess of £200,000 for the charity.

Elizabeth Anderson is amongst them, and she has been speaking about the preparations for the big day.

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Billy Garritty wins the 2024 Coral Sprint Trophy

Added: Monday 14th October 2024

Jockey Billy Garritty is celebrating one of the biggest wins of his career after landing the £100,000 Coral Sprint Trophy on the final day of the 2024 season at York.

He drove the six year old Strike Red through the mud to beat his 20 rivals by three quarters of a length and win the big prize for trainer Richard Fahey.

Garrity, the youngest member of a famous Northern Racing Dynasty. spole with Mike Vince afterwards. 

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Billy Lee wins the Sky Bet Ebor aboard Magical Zoe

Added: Tuesday 27th August 2024

Irish mare Magical Zoe has run out a decisive winner of Europe's richest handicap, the Sky Bet Ebor at York.

It's one of the biggest wins in the career of Limerick jockey Billy Lee who drove the mare to a two and three quarter length win over her 19 rivals for trainer Henry de Bromhead.

Lee spoke with Mike Vince afterwards. 

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