Carrasco versus Montano’s

When cheating can be unbelievable, or just unbelievably funny!

This was brought to my attention and I just felt compelled to share it.

Carrasco was caught hitting himself in the face with Montano's hand.......

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Administration for Great Leighs

Britain's newest racetrack, Great Leighs, has been placed into administration.

The British Horseracing Authority confirmed on Friday that the Essex venue had its latest application for an extension to its temporary licence refused and next Thursday's scheduled fixture had already been moved to Kempton.
A statement issued from administrators Deliotte this evening said: "We have today been appointed administrators and will be assessing the position of the group in order to determine the best outcome for its creditors.
"We will continue to work with existing management and key business partners to continue to trade the business in the short term.
"We are currently in discussions with the sport's regulatory body, the British Horseracing Authority, in respect of securing the course's racing licence and ability to continue to trade as a going concern while we investigate the opportunity of a sale."
Earlier in the day John Holmes, owner of the track, had said: "We are going through a restructuring process at the moment and as part of that we were operating under a temporary licence.
"We successfully ran four fixtures this month under a temporary licence but the process has taken longer than we hoped.
"We applied for an extension to cover the next two (January 22 and 29) but were told we had not supplied enough information.
"Because of the timing for entries, we have lost next Thursday's fixture.
"We are back at the BHA on Monday with a view to resuming racing from January 29."
The application for a temporary licence was declined at a hearing on Thursday, meaning the track will not be able to race until the issue is resolved.
A statement on www.britishhorseracing.com explained: "The racecourse managing executive has been operating under temporary licences since January 1, 2009, the latest of which expired at midnight on January 15, 2009.
"An application at the hearing was made for a new temporary licence to operate until the end of January.
"The committee declined to grant a further temporary licence.
"The effect is that, unless and until a new application is made and is successful, there is no licence in place for racing at Great Leighs.
"The Racing Department of the BHA are dealing with the Fixture List and racing administration consequences of this."
Built on the 430-acre site of the former Essex showground north of Chelmsford, Essex, the track should originally have been launched in October 2006.
However, a series of hold-ups dogged the track until it finally opened its doors in April last year to become the first new British racecourse since 1927.

PORTLAND THRILLER

Ladbrokes Portland Handicap goes to Hogmaneigh (11-1) after he repelled the challenge of River Falcon in a thrilling finish.
Siren's Gift looked likely to win when cruising to the READ MORE.....

ST LEGER AT LONG LAST

Frankie Dettori finally captured the only British Classic to have escaped Sir Michael Stoute, aboard Conduit in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster. The nine-times champion trainer has won every other Classic at least twice, and after 25 previous attempts and five second places, Dettori broke the 34 Year wait after he took up the running with well over two furlongs left to run and soon had the race at his mercy. Dettori was winning the world’s oldest Classic for the fifth time, and delighted the crowd READ MORE.....

STOUTE’S DOCTOR HOPING FOR SUCCESS

Sir Michael Stoute’s Doctor Fremantle has been well supported to break the trainer’s elusive win of the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday where he still lacks a victory in the final Classic of the season.
“Since the five-day declarations, Doctor Fremantle has been the best-backed horse in the Ladbrokes St Leger. We’ve been laying him heavily and have cut him from 12-1 to READ MORE......

A CHIP OFF THE BLOCK

Travis Block chipped away at the remaining 3lb he could claim, in an incident-packed Maiden Stakes at Brighton sponsered by EBF trainermagazine.com.There was a 55p in the GP Pound reduction, after Noble Jack the 4/6 favourite, was withdrawn after playing up in the stalls.The Hughie Morrison-trained winner My Kingdom, had little to recommend him from his previous 2 runs on form, yet obliged at odds of READ MORE.....

ST. LEGER … 24 Entered for 1/2 Million Ladbrokes Event

This year’s £500,000 Group One Ladbrokes St Leger looks set to be another top-quality affair with 22 colts and two fillies going forward at the latest forfeit stage, details of which are revealed today, Wednesday, August 27.
With the last recognised trial for the extended mile and three-quarter contest, the Group Two Ladbrokes Great Voltigeur Stakes, having been run at Goodwood on Saturday following the abandonment of York’s Ebor Meeting, all eyes now turn to READ MORE......

JOHN SMITH’S £600,000 PRIZE FUND FOR AYR GOLD CUP

Ayr Gold Cup 2008 … 20th September
The richest flat race meeting in Scotland – the John Smith’s Ayr Gold Cup Festival at Ayr Racecourse - has been given a huge cash boost with prize money for the meeting next month topping £600,000 - a £100,000 increase on last year.Ayr Racecourse Managing Director Richard Johnstone said : “Last year we hit the £500,000 mark in prize money at the Gold Cup Festival for the first time so to jump over £100,000 in a year is a very significant rise.
”We have attracted an early entry READ MORE......

Aintree declares New Grade Two Novices’ Chase for 2009

Aintree Racecourse is pleased to announce that it will be staging a new two-and-a-half mile novices’ chase at the 2009 John Smith’s Grand National Meeting.

The new race, which will be known as the John Smith’s Manifesto Novices’ Chase, will have Grade Two status and a total prize fund of £80,000. It is scheduled to take place as the sixth race on the opening day of the John Smith’s Grand National, Thursday, April 2, 2009.
The addition of the new contest has required a slight change to READ MORE .....

KIRSTY LOSES IT!

Kirsty Milczarek will soon be competing on a level playing field after she lost her claim in the Owl Nursery Handicap at Lingfield.
Very few female riders get to this point in her career but Milczarek has enjoyed a stunning season and earned the support of many decent trainers.
She got the leg-up on the Nick Littmoden-trained Ruby Tallulah (4-1), unlucky several times already this term, but Milczarek produced her just in time to steal the contest from Red Cell close home.
“That’s the end of my claim, so after three days’ grace the hard work begins,” said the jockey. “I’ve ridden 58 winners this year, and there’s been some good competition between myself and (leading female rider) Hayley Turner.
“I’m very pleased.”