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Sunday, 9 May, 2021

A group of owners having funGoodwood 29.8.20 Pic: Edward Whitaker/Racing Post

BETTER TIMES AHEAD

No more masks and back in the paddock - is good news for owners on the horizon?

Patrick Mullins crowned leading amateur for the 13th time. Punchestown Festival.Photo: Patrick McCann/Racing Post01.05.2021

QUOTES OF THE WEEK

'It’s like being at the Battle of Hastings with a machine gun'

Call Me Freddie and Rachel Blackmore (centre) winning Division 2 of the Mallow Handicap Hurdle at Cork Racecourse.Picture: David Keane.Racing Post/08.05.2021

'I had no idea' - trainer in the dark as Call Me Freddie lands massive plunge

Third Realm (David Egan) wins the Derby TrialLingfield 8.5.21 Pic: Edward Whitaker/Racing Post

'The best trial yet' - find out how impressed our judges were with Third Realm

SUPERSTARS RETIRE

'They were greats' - Paul Townend lauds Faugheen, Douvan and Benie Des Dieux

Leopardstown Sat 1 February 2020Faugheen with Rich Ricci after winning The Flogas Novice Steeplechase Photo.carolinenorris.ie

FAREWELL TO OUR STARS

'They had great careers and now we want them to have wonderful retirements'

Ruby Walsh brings Douvan home clear of his field in the 2016 Arkle at the Cheltenham Festival

HIGHLIGHT REELS

Huge highs and big lows: the careers of Faugheen, Douvan and Benie Des Dieux

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Third Realm (David Egan) wins the Derby TrialLingfield 8.5.21 Pic: Edward Whitaker/Racing Post

All aboard the Varian bus to Epsom as Third Realm hits top gear at Lingfield

LINGFIELD, ENGLAND - MAY 08: Jockey David Egan after winning the Novibet Derby Trial Stakes on Third Realm at Lingfield Park on May 8, 2021 in Lingfield, England. (Photo by John Walton - Pool/Getty Images)

LEE MOTTERSHEAD

Varian unearths a real Derby fancy as Ballydoyle colts once again disappoint

Sherbet Lemon -Paul Mulrennan winsThe Novibet Oaks Trial Fillies' Stakes (Listed Race) Lingfield Park 8.5.2021Â© Mark cranhamphoto.com

Sherbet Lemon has the zest for Epsom after 28-1 shock for Watson and Mulrennan

Copperless starts to assert his dominance in the Swinton Hurdle

HAYDOCK SATURDAY

Copperless lands the cash this time with dominant Swinton Hurdle success

ASCOT, ENGLAND - MAY 08: Adam Kirby riding River Nymph (R) win The tote+ Victoria Cup at Ascot Racecourse on May 08, 2021 in Ascot, England. Only owners are allowed to attend the meeting but the public must wait until further restrictions are lifted. (Pho

Victoria Cup first for Cox as River Nymph bounces back to his best

Light Refrain (Daniel Tudhope) wins at Newcastle

NOTTINGHAM SATURDAY

Success for the Queen as Light Refrain shines brightest in Kilvington Stakes

Jason Watson gives the thumbs up after winning the Group 3 Chartwell Fillies' Stakes on Axana

Lingfield Saturday

German raider Axana overcomes Brexit delays to plunder Group 3 prize

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Bolshoi Ballet: bids to enhance his Derby claims in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial

3.15 LEOPARDSTOWN

Bolshoi Ballet bids to strengthen his position as Derby favourite

Dermot Weld: aiming for more big-race glory

2.45 LEOPARDSTOWN

'She's coming forward nicely' - Weld hoping Shandra fits bill in Guineas Trial

Broche, Give The Slip, Fantastic Light and Mutafaweq leave Godolphins Moulton Paddocks stables on a misty morning 25th July 2001Mirrorpix

'We can't rely on these huge benefactors' - British racing's ticking time bomb

Peter Scargill asks some tough questions about the future

Ascot 22.6.07 Picture:Edward WhitakerLester Piggott arrives at Ascot with PR man Nigel Payne

A fine servant to racing who began at Aintree and took his talents far and wide

P2P Focus

GB POINT-TO-POINT

Roadmap leads to Bratton Down in Devon for return of spectators on May 17

Res Ipsa Loquitur with Mikey O'Connor wins theJohn Francis Q.R. Handicap Hurdle for Seamus Mannion Listowel Festival Photo: Patrick McCann 19.09.2014

IRISH POINT-TO-POINT

Mikey O'Connor quietly following in the footsteps of giants as 400th win looms

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - JULY 10: Trainer John Berry with Roy Rocket Brighton Racecourse on July 10, 2018 in Brighton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

FANS' FAVOURITES

'An extraordinary character' - Roy Rocket, the beloved Brighton hero

MAGIC TV MOMENTS

'The most amazing race, not only that I've commentated on, but that I've seen'

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 17: Tom Marquand on Addeybb wins race 8 the Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakesduring day two of The Championships at Royal Randwick Racecourse on April 17, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)

COPING WITH COVID

'We've come out very much stronger' - Australia's Covid-19 success story

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John and Thady Gosden, licence holders at Clarehaven Stables, on Newmarket's Warren Hill

JOHN & THADY GOSDEN

'Racing faces a very difficult time - I'm probably giving Thady a hospital pass'

Lee Mottershead spends a morning with the champion trainer and his new sidekick

Kevin SextonLimerick Racecourse.Photo: Patrick McCann/Racing Post19.04.2021

'Every day for a year I thought about doing away with myself - I'd given up'

'They're a bunch of idiots' - Charlie Mann as outspoken as ever as he bows out

Listen: champion jockey Oisin Murphy always has plenty to say and isn't afraid to say it

Oisin Murphy: 'I didn't really feel like I deserved to feel as bad as I did'

You never forget your first time - but mine with Jim Bolger didn't last long

Ghaiyyath runs out a clear-cut winner of the Juddmonte International at York in August 2020

Never gonna give you up: why it's so great to see York take big-ticket bookings

Dragon Symbol looks the star the sprinting division desperately needs

Good news on affordability checks - but racing won't be left unscathed

Oisin Murphy: has been booked to ride Millisle in the Qipco 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket

Get set for another tight finish with Flat jockeys' championship back in vogue

Signs were there for Poetic Flare's Guineas triumph - if you knew where to look

Honeysuckle: does she need to jump a fence to become a National Hunt legend?

Why Honeysuckle does not need to jump a fence to achieve legendary status

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'He's a really exciting horse for this year and we'll aim him at the Ebor'

SIMON & ED CRISFORD

'He's doing very well and will be a force to reckon with in Pattern races'

'He'll go straight for the Royal Hunt Cup - that race should be perfect for him'

'We have another superstar - he's bang up there with the best we've had'

JESSICA HARRINGTON

'We love her - she can only improve and I hope she'll be a proper Group filly'

'We're extremely excited about what the future might hold for her'

'He'll go for the Dante and the Derby - and I think he'll be underestimated'

'She'll take a lot of beating this weekend - and will run well in the Guineas'

'She'll probably go for an Oaks trial and could be quite special'

'His stride is unbelievably long and when he opens up, he cuts horses down fast'

Nigel Latham visits the races as a dying wish

'He was the inspiration' - dying racegoer's last wish granted with day on track

Voice of Tampa Bay hangs up mic after staggering 37,587 calls in 37 years

Mare Australis and Pierre-Charles Boudot return to the winner's enclosure at Longchamp after winning the Group 1 Prix Ganay

Mare Australis puts down early Arc marker with Ganay success for Andre Fabre

An artist's impression of the floodlight system to be installed around Deauville's all-weather track

Lights! Cameras! Action! Deauville prepares for floodlit all-weather meetings

World Premiere stays on best to win Tenno Sho and pocket connections £1 million

The Racing Post essential beginner's guide to horse racing

Billesdon Brook and owners The Pall Mall partnership

How much do owners make? Or lose, as the case may be

Middleham trainer and registered pilot Mark Johnston with his Cessna aeroplane

Rich, poor or somewhere in between: how much does a trainer really earn?

Flat jockeys earn £120.66 per ride - but how much of that reaches their pocket?

So, how much does a jockey really earn?

Frankie Dettori celebrates a historic victory on Enable at last year's Breeders' Cup

The rich list: which jockeys have earned the most money?

Racegoers cheer at the start of the Triumph hurdleCheltenham 17.3.17 Pic: Edward Whitaker

MAKING YOUR DEBUT

David Ashforth's top tips for first-time racegoers

Barshiba: impressive winner of the Lancashire Oaks at Haydock

Ace tipster Paul Kealy reveals his golden rules for betting

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Legendary racehorse trainer Mick Easterby outside his farmhouse at New House Farm in Sheriff Hutton near York Pic: Edward Whitaker 30.6.20

'I'm a legend, you see' - read our 2020 interview as Mick reaches a big landmark

'I threw myself down and cried my eyes out' - inside the mind of AP McCoy

MICHAEL AND EDDIE O'LEARY

'It's as close as fat old middle-aged men get to playing in the Premier League'

'I did feel I'd had enough of it all' - inside the mind of Paul Nicholls

'I should have been banned for life' - Nicky Henderson opens up to Alastair Down

Mark Johnston: 'But for Charlie, I might think it was time to pack up and run'

Derek Thompson: I don't know why I did it but now people say I'm Alan Partridge

Nick Luck: 'I said then I could die a happy man. And weeks later I nearly did'

WILLIAM WOODHAMS

Britain's most exclusive bookmaker on why other firms are getting it so wrong

FRANKEL'S DEBUT

'I had a lot of money on Frankel that night - I just couldn't see him beaten'

SECRETS OF RACING

'I've been through five bank accounts in ten years' - the life of a pro punter

FRANCESCA CUMANI

'It wasn't a natural fit - I'm not somebody who likes to be centre of attention'

BETS THAT CHANGED HISTORY

'You notice the bets, see they're linked and soon work out it's Barney Curley'

THE BETFAIR FORUM

Pro punters, hapless tipsters and wind-ups: an oral history of the Betfair forum

'It's nice to be popular. It's better than having stones thrown at me, anyway'

The 73-year-old jockey: how one incredible man fought tyranny, time and the mob

THE TUESDAY PROFILE

Jenny Pitman: the pioneer who revolutionised her sport and smacked Jamie Osborne

THE TUESDAY PROFILE

Richard Dunwoody: no need to pity the man ripped away from a sport he changed

'I had one owner who was homophobic - he moved five horses but I won't grovel'

THE TUESDAY PROFILE

Ryan Moore: examining the two faces of the world's number-one jockey

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