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SHOCK RETIREMENT

Barry Geraghty announces retirement from glorious race-riding career aged 40

QUOTES OF THE WEEK

'I watched the Ascot race 100 times trying to work out how he didn't win'

OWNERSHIP BLUEPRINT

Call to arms for British racing to reimagine ownership in wake of Covid-19

RACING'S RESUMPTION

Needing the 5,000: Goodwood hopes to have members at one day of Glorious meeting

JAIL SENTENCE

Former Sky Bet head of IT jailed for selling £220,000 worth of company laptops

POPULAR JUMPER

Dual Grade 1 star Yanworth suffers fatal injury at Kilbeggan

NEWMARKET GALLOPS

'He shows class' - Galileo three-parts brother to Frankel sparkles on Limekilns

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Race Reports

JULY CUP

It's July Cup glory for a Fallon at last as Cieren and Teal strike with Oxted

JULY CUP

Kieren Fallon praises his son's 'complete dedication' after Group 1 breakthrough

THE ASSESSOR

The manner and time of Oxted's win bodes well for the future

SUMMER MILE

'He might be the best miler I've had' - Tregoning on Ascot winner Mohaather

SALISBURY SATURDAY

In-form jockey Jack Mitchell celebrates first career four-timer at Salisbury

LEOPARDSTOWN SATURDAY

Patrick proves a saint for O'Brien as he makes winning debut in Group company

NEWMARKET SATURDAY

National Stakes next for 'professional' Master Of The Seas after Superlative win

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Previews

3.25 DEAUVILLE

'We'll be disappointed if Pinatubo doesn't win' - Jean Prat quotes and analysis

FRANCE

Group 1 winners Watch Me and Earthlight ready to return on Deauville undercard

5.30 DUNDALK

Monarch Of Egypt stars in rescheduled Ballysax as Dundalk unveils new surface

5.45 CORK

So Wonderful heads O'Brien team as trainer eyes full set of Irish Group races

3.45 Bangor

Donald McCain holds the key to competitive handicap at the Welsh circuit

Comment

GED SHIELDS & JON HUGHES

Racing is heading for a catastrophe - here’s what we must do to avoid it

POSTCARD FROM PARIS

From Ripon maiden to Arc glory: is this the year for another Saumarez?

LETTERS

Don't knock the Derby - we should appreciate these surprise results

DAVID JENNINGS

Why did jockeys mess up the Derby? Because they couldn't risk being 'the eejit'

ANOTHER VIEW

Donnacha's youthful success puts him years ahead of the rest in Classic race

MELROSE ON BETTING

The Derby showed race analysis is evolving - the next step might not be far away

ANOTHER VIEW

Own goals by other sports show how brilliantly racing has done since resumption

RICHARD FORRISTAL

Look at the pubs and you have to think racecourses should open their doors soon

Postcard from Newmarket

'It'd be like riding the Arc winner' - Ray Cochrane back in the saddle at 63

BILL BARBER

The sad demise of animal charity that presents a massive problem for racing

ANOTHER VIEW

There's still one glaring omission in O'Brien's CV – but Love could just fill it

DAWN GOODFELLOW

How we stepped up to support people in the pandemic at Racing Welfare

ANOTHER VIEW

Jockeys' title rewind among the Covid-19 changes that should be here to stay

LEE MOTTERSHEAD

Bewitched, bothered and bewildered but certain the Oaks should stay on Derby day

ANOTHER VIEW

The betting marketplace is a punter's paradise - with this glaring exception

DERBY ANALYSIS

Richard Forristal: a great ride - but McNamara was allowed to do what he wanted

Insight

FANS' FAVOURITES

Harry Angel: a sprint sensation who was up there with the best when on song

STABLE TOUR SPECIAL

Henderson, Mullins, Nicholls, Skelton and more on their top summer jumpers

BETTING BUSINESS NEWS

Trade body declares support for licensing system for affiliates

THE MONDAY JURY

'Enable could win a third Arc on that showing' - Michael Holding joins our panel

HOW I BECAME AN OWNER

Chris Wright: how turning down the Maktoums' money led to a lifetime love affair

SPECIAL REPORT

Scary times for gambling industry as zeal for radical reform gathers pace

FANS' FAVOURITES

Overturn: from Plates to Cups to Champion Hurdles; a true warrior on all fronts

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International

USA

Luis Saez and Victor Espinoza among jockeys to test positive for Covid-19

USA

Under-fire Los Alamitos permitted to race on a ten-day trial period

HONG KONG

Graham Cunningham: HK title talk ramps up with just 20 races to go this season

USA

War Of Will edges out Parlor in Maker's Mark Mile cracker at Keeneland

GERMANY

Wunder horse? 'Perfect' Wonderful Moon towers over Hamburg Derby rivals

USA

'He's the best horse in America right now' - Vekoma stars in Metropolitan

Interviews

THE BIG READ

Emmet McNamara: 'It's mad. Nobody wanted to talk to me for the last 30 years!'

POPPING THE QUESTIONS

Mick Kinane: 'Sea The Stars was a hell of a horse - he didn't get the credit'

THE BIG READ

Mick Easterby: 'I sold my false teeth and got £120. I'm a legend, you see'

POPPING THE QUESTIONS

Steve Cauthen: 'We had 600 guests and Elton John singing Crocodile Rock'

WILLIE CARSON

'I thought of giving up. Then I had Salsabil, Dayjur and got another ten years'

JIM CROWLEY

'I rode six winners at Royal Ascot - but I'm still ruing the one that got away'

THE BIG READ

Mick Channon: they've frightened the country and expect us to go back to normal

Best of Members' Club

GREAT RACING MYSTERIES

'When he cantered down to the start he was as dead as a doornail'

THE TUESDAY PROFILE

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

ROAD TO RECOVERY

'I was a chronic alcoholic trying to hold on to a dream'

THE TUESDAY PROFILE

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

HORSE OF THE DECADE

Frankel: the inside story behind the unbeaten phenomenon

KAYLEY WOOLLACOTT

The amazing interview that helped Lee Mottershead win Racing Writer of the Year

THE TUESDAY PROFILE

John Francome: 'Perhaps even Lester didn't have the sublime grace he had'

THE BIG READ

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

Mick Appleby

'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

Flat Stable Tours

Alan King

'Without doubt, he is the best two-year-old I have ever trained'

John O'Hara talks to the jumps powerhouse now making waves on the Flat

CLIVE COX

'It's been a blinding start - and there's more to come from Golden Horde'

Tom Clover

Great insight from one of the hottest trainers in Britain since racing resumed

AIDAN O'BRIEN

'He's very exciting and we're hopeful he can improve again - Ascot is the plan'

SAEED BIN SUROOR

'He's our best chance of winning the Derby for many years'

JOSEPH O'BRIEN

Like father, like son! Chip off the old block has a yard packed with talent

TIM EASTERBY

'He's a super little horse and very exciting - all he wants to do is race'

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RP Classics

HERO OF A GOLDEN AGE

Sir Henry Cecil: on the anniversary of his death we recall the legendary trainer

In a memorable 2010 interview the trainer talks to Steve Dennis

MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

'Frankie had ridden seven winners and I said we might have lost between £8-10m'

UNLUCKY PUNTS

Dave Nevison: the punter who came within a whisker of a £360,000 payday

FOLK HEROES

Sergeant Cecil: slow burner who caught fire with amazing run into history books

GREAT RACING ECCENTRICS

'If he didn't want to listen to you he suddenly wouldn't remember any English'

GREAT RACING COUPS

Albert Davison: a master plotter who ensured Irish betting shops took a bashing

SUPERSTAR JOCKEY

Ryan Moore: a fascinating insight into the mind of one of the world's greatest

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Betting Masterclasses

WHAT NOT TO DO

Punting pitfalls: four Racing Post experts on the betting habits to avoid

PROTECTING YOUR FUNDS

How safe is your money if a bookmaker goes bust?

BETTING MASTERCLASS

Secrets of Pricewise: Tom Segal on his approach to punting and being successful

ANTE-POST BETTING

Long-range punting: how to make the most of the odds on offer months in advance

HANDICAPPING

A numbers game: how to use Racing Post Ratings to improve your betting

BETTING ON COURSE

Eddie Fremantle: how to get an edge when you're at the races

TRAINER FORM

Getting to know you: how keeping track of trainers can give you a punting edge

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Racing Explained

IN THE MONEY?

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

Scott Burton looks at how much money it takes to get to the races

IN THE MONEY?

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

IN THE MONEY?

So, how much does a jockey really earn?

MAKING YOUR DEBUT

David Ashforth's top tips for first-time racegoers

PUNTING PEARLS

Ace tipster Paul Kealy reveals his golden rules for betting