
Brandon Stockdale Handed 10-Month Ban After Victorian Racing Tribunal Hearing
Brandon Stockdale has been disqualified for 10 months after a Victorian Racing Tribunal hearing into serious offence charges brought by Racing Victoria.
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Brandon Stockdale has been disqualified for 10 months after a Victorian Racing Tribunal hearing into serious offence charges brought by Racing Victoria.

Owen Burrows plans to bring Raaheeb back to 10 furlongs after the colt finished fourth in the Irish Derby at the Curragh.

NYRA has opened Belmont Park’s new Tapeta inner track for training, with live racing at the rebuilt venue still scheduled to return on September 18.

Cieren Fallon has failed to overturn a three-day Royal Ascot suspension after a BHA disciplinary panel dismissed his appeal.

Callum Shepherd is closing in on a return to race-riding after a cracked kneecap kept him sidelined through the spring and early summer.

Title Role is set for the Belmont Derby at Saratoga, with John Velazquez booked to ride the dual Guineas winner for Simon and Ed Crisford.

French Derby winner Constitution River is among nine contenders left in Saturday’s Coral-Eclipse at Sandown, with King’s Gambit supplemented by Wathnan Racing.

Jørgen Damsbo Andersen has been elected chairman of Dansk Galop after Nick Elsass stepped down following more than 30 years in the role.

John Magnier has criticised France Galop’s plan to open the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe to geldings from 2027, warning the Longchamp showpiece would lose its breeding-race identity.

Saratoga Casino Hotel plans a permanent memorial after 17 horses were killed in a June barn fire, while Carrie Woerner’s fire-suppression bill keeps safety scrutiny on racing barns.

Corey Lanerie ended his 35-year riding career as Nu What’s New won the Grade 3 Hanshin Stakes at Churchill Downs.

Big Gossey recorded a landmark tenth Curragh victory under Billy Lee in the Listed Jebel Ali Racecourse & Stables Dash Stakes.