• Home
• About
• Get Involved!
• Contributor Profiles
• Post a News Story
• Login

• News
  • Business and Retail
  • Charity and Volunteering
  • Crime
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Politics
• Brighton and Hove Albion
  • Brighton and Hove Albion News
  • Albion in the Community
  • Championship News
  • Fanzone
  • Match Previews
  • Match Reports
  • Transfer Central
  • Upcoming Fixtures
  • Opinion
• Sport
  • Brighton Marathon 2012
  • Charity Sport Events
  • Horse Racing
  • Local Football
  • Local Sports
  • Sussex CCC
  • Watersports
• What's On
  • Academic
  • Arts and Crafts
  • Brighton Reviews
  • Cinema
  • Clubbing
  • Comedy
  • Events
  • Food and Drink
  • Music
  • Pubs
  • Theatres and Shows
• Community
  • Business
  • Environment
  • Jobs
  • Property
  • Retail
  • Tourism
  • Traffic and Travel
  • Youth Services
• Festivals
  • Bookstock: Brighton Book Festival
  • Brighton Comedy Festival
  • Brighton Festival
  • Brighton Fringe
  • Brighton Pride
  • Brighton and Hove Food and Drink Festival
  • Paddle Round the Pier
  • Shakedown Festival
  • The Great Escape
  • This Month
• Special Offers
  • Accommodation and Hotels
  • Events
  • Food and Drink
  • Seasonal
  • Shopping
  • Tickets
• Photos / Videos
  • Brighton and Hove Photo Gallery
  • Brighton and Hove Video Gallery
• Your City
  • Aldrington
  • Bevendean
  • Brighton Central and Seafront
  • Brighton Pavilion
  • Coldean
  • Elm Grove
  • Falmer
  • Hangleton
  • Hanover
  • Hove Central and Seafront
  • Hove Park
  • Kemp Town
  • Mile Oak
  • North Laine
  • Patcham
  • Portslade
  • Regency
  • Saltdean
  • Varndean
  • Whitehawk
  • Withdean and Westdene
• Listings
  • Brighton Restaurants
  • Brighton Pubs
  • Brighton Clubs
  • Brighton Takeaways

You are here: Home » Sport » Horse Racing

Horse Racing

Whipping up a debate with Sussex trainer Diana Grissell

Report by Abby Rugg Local Sussex trainer Diana Grissell gives her view the use of the whip in horseracing THE BRITISH Horseracing Authority (BHA) has announced that jockeys could lose a percentage of their prize winnings and their riding fees if they break strict new whip rules. Jockeys are now faced with further restrictions as [...]

Jockey suffers nasty fall at Brighton Racecourse

Jockey Marc Halford was admitted to hospital after suffering a suspected broken collarbone in an awkward fall at Brighton. Halford was riding Wavetree Bounty in the Brighton Square Heart of Lanes Handicap before dismounting from the horse on the turn into the home straight. Clerk of the course Ed Arkell said: “Marc has been taken [...]

Brighton jockey wins one of biggest prizes in horse racing

Brighton-born jockey Ryan Moore has won the coveted Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe – one of the biggest prizes in horse racing. Moore guided Workforce to victory and followed up his win on board the horse at the Epsom Derby earlier in the year. It marked a first win in the Arc for popular English [...]

Wedding Fair

Brighton Racecourse is hosting a wedding fair on Sunday 19th September organised by ‘All the best events’ The admission and parking is free Rings, dresses, cakes, everything to help plan your day will be there.

Brighton Mile ends in dead heat

The Brighton Mile, one of the highlights of the Racecourse’s annual August Festival, has ended in a dead heat for the first time ever after a photo finish failed to identify a winner. Kieran Fallon and Hayler Turner shared the spoils after photo evidence revealed nothing could separate Fallon, riding on favourite License to Till, [...]

Festival at Racecourse

The August festival at Brighton Racecourse will run from the 4th August to the 6th 2010. The programme is split into the three days – Wednesday 4th August – John Smiths Raceday. First Race: 02:30 PM Last Race: 05:00 PM Race Type: Flat Thursday 5th August – Ladies Day First Race: 02:30 PM Last Race: [...]

August Festival at Brighton Racecourse

The August Festival runs through from the 4th-6th August at Brighton Racecourse – and you’ll be able to enjoy some fine racing events in the glorious summer sunshine. The highlights of this year’s festival calendar will include the following: Wednesday 4th August – John Smith’s Raceday (flat) -  2:30pm – 5pm Thursday 5th August – [...]