Fox Legacy wins the 66th John Smith's Cup

Added: Saturday 12th July 2025

The 10-1 shot Fox Legacy has landed the £200,000 John Smiths Cup- Europe's richest middle distance handicap at York.

Despite being drawn widest of all he stayed on well to beat Sea that Storm and the favourite Archivist, to hand trainer Andrew Balding a third win in the race in the last seven years.

Here's winning jockey PJ McDonald savouring a first success in the race, speaking with Mike Vince trackside. 

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Jason Hart on winning the new Group 3 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Criterion Stakes

Added: Saturday 28th June 2025

12-1 shot Quinault, trained by Stuart Williams and ridden by Jason Hart has won the new Group 3 feature at York, the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Criterion Stakes.

He made every yard of the running over the seven furlongs to beat Room Service and Paborus, and could now return for the Sky Bet City of York Stakes, being run as a Group 1 for the first time at the Sky Bet Ebor Festival in August.

This was Hart's reaction. 

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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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