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8/9/2021
Meet former champion sprinter Battaash at the National Horseracing Museum! The Shadwell Estates star sprinter was retired last month at the age of seven. Trained by Charlie Hills, he won 13 of his 25 starts including four Group 1’s over six seasons. He displayed a record-breaking win in the Nunthorpe Stakes at York in 2019 and his total career winnings amounted to over 1.7 million. Any visitor wearing an Open Weekend wristband will be able to meet Battaash and our other resident horses at NHRM when they show their wristband on Saturday or Sunday.
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6/9/2021
Some of the newest additions to Newmarket’s training ranks will take part in the 2021 Henry Cecil Commentator Challenge, sponsored by Dr Johnny Hon, when the popular competition returns to the Rowley Mile on Saturday 18th September. Trainers Kevin Philippart de Foy, Harry Eustace, Ed Crisford, George Boughey, James Ferguson and Tom Clover will take on 2020 virtual Commentator Challenge winner Danny Archer in the competition, which was first staged in 2015. Archer, a racing journalist and presenter, was judged the winner in a public vote when the Commentator Challenge was staged during lockdown last year. His prize was a place in the line-up for this year’s event. The challengers will each provide the live on-course commentaries for the seven…
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