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In a strange, coronavirus-impacted weekend of horse racing, Beauty Generation proved he's still got what it takes in Hong Kong, Lucky Lilac took a star turn in Japan and Kimari won the sole U.S. stakes race, potentially booking a return trip to Royal Ascot.

Things are unusually calm out Closutton way - Willie Mullins would usually be putting the finishing touches to his Punchestown team, or figuring out how many to run in the Irish Grand National, but not this year

The Flat season would ordinarily be bursting into life in Newmarket with the Craven meeting later this month but instead stable staff in the town are having to adjust to life with the handbrake on

Sheikh Fahad Al Thani has put Longholes Stud in Newmarket up for sale as the leading owner is spending more time in California with his American wife Sheikha Melissa.

Fasig-Tipton announced on Friday the rescheduling of its 2020 May Midlantic Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale, which will now be held on Monday and Tuesday, June 29-30,

Tattersalls has announced further provisional date changes for the forthcoming Tattersalls Group Breeze Up Sales owing to the continuing impact of the current Government guidelines surrounding COVID-19

On what would have been the last big weekend of Kentucky Derby preps, the coronavirus essentially has wiped out stakes races across the United States, leaving Japan, Australia, and Hong Kong to carry on.

The Jockey Club and Arena Racecourse Company (Arc) have been forced to temporarily stand down a significant number of their employees as they count the cost of the coronavirus pandemic.

Mickaelle Michel is no stranger to passing numerical milestones and the 24-year-old, who in 2018 rode more winners in a French season than any other woman before or since, has established a new mark for foreign jockeys on a short-term contract in Japan.

John Oxx has urged Irish racing's decision makers to stretch the Flat season into December by utilising all-weather track Dundalk in an effort to fulfil the majority of this season's programme.

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has announced that it will delay the resumption of jump racing until the beginning of July - the return to racing is also likely to be phased with a limited number of fixtures in the initial weeks

Current first and second year trainees are continuing their Graduate Certificate in Management and other modules by videoconference and through online lectures and courses.

Woodbine Entertainment announced on Wednesday that the 161st running of The Queen’s Plate will be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.