A 20-year-old rider’s historic Kempton debut signals a decisive step forward for racing’s diversity push. Under the winter lights at Kempton on Monday, Aamilah Aswat’s fifth-place finish in a modest handicap hurdle felt bigger than the race itself. Sitting quietly aboard Guchen, trained by Kim Bailey and Mat Nicholls, the 20-year-old became the first black …
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History was made at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday as Half Yours stormed to victory in the 2025 Melbourne Cup, with jockey Jamie Melham becoming only the second woman ever to win Australia’s most famous race. The win completes a remarkable double for Melham, who last month rode the same horse to victory in the Caulfield …
Ireland’s legendary horseman Aidan O’Brien etched his name deeper into racing immortality on Saturday, becoming the most successful trainer in Breeders’ Cup history after Gstaad stormed to victory in the Juvenile Turf at Del Mar. Despite drawing an awkward wide post in the one-mile contest, Gstaad, piloted by Belgian jockey Christophe Soumillon, unleashed a devastating …
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