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Horse racing: Women jockeys make their mark at Cheltenham

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Horse racing: Women jockeys make their mark at Cheltenham

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CHELTENHAM, England (Reuters)—Women jockeys were inspired at this week’s Cheltenham Festival, claiming four wins and an unparalleled two in top-stage Grade One races, highlighted via Bryony Frost’s step forward triumph on Frodon. Frost amassed the most massive cheer of the week while she became the first woman jockey to win a Grade One race over jumps at The Festival on Thursday. The 23-year-antique claimed one of the hardest-fought battles to win the Ryanair Chase by little more than a length over Charlie Deutsch and Aso.

I can’t explain how a great deal I love that horse. He is Pegasus, has wings, and is the most brilliant battler,” Frost said. Lizzie Kelly received the Handicap Chase on Thursday with an ambitious overall front-jogging performance. Irish jockey Rachael Blackmore claimed another Grade One race victory on Gold Cup Friday, her 2nd win of the week. The 29-yr-antique is currently second in the struggle to be Ireland’s Champion Jockey, claiming 84 winners on Irish turf. (Reuters) – Santa Anita will open its one-mile essential dirt tune to restricted training on Monday after it turned into closed for nearly every week following the death of 21 horses over months, officials on the famed Southern California race music stated on Saturday.

Santa Anita stated in a declaration that training could be restricted to joggers and gallopers. All education and racing on the music near Los Angeles were shut down on Tuesday as professionals labored to discover the motive for the spate of catastrophic accidents sustained with horse racing or schooling at the principal track. That covered calling off a massive day of racing on Saturday. Simultaneously, the San Felipe Stakes for 3-12 months-antique Kentucky Derby contenders and the Santa Anita Handicap for older horses have been scheduled.

Over the past four days, we’ve been capable of doing a great deal in amending the soil and inspecting it,” stated California-based total trackman Dennis Moore, who heads a collection of music upkeep personnel and outside specialists investigating Santa Anita’s heavy track. “I assume the maximum crucial issue with this music right now is that we closely reveal compaction degrees,” Moore said. He stated that all the rains in Southern California and the wintry weather had affected the conditions of the song.

On Friday, after being inspected, Santa Anita reopened to light schooling on its six-furlong internal workout song. No deaths have happened on the exercise track. Depending on the final results of future inspections and climate, racing might resume at the song on March 21, Tim Ritvo, leader running officer of the tune proprietor The Stronach Group, told Daily Racing Form on Friday.

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