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Thirty-one protesters were arrested at Epsom on Saturday for attempting to disrupt the Derby, including 12 in the grounds, 11 during early-morning raids on residential addresses, and another eight in a vehicle close to Epsom.  A male protestor from the pressure group Animal Rising was rapidly apprehended after breaking onto the Epsom track near the two-furlong marker shortly after the Derby runners had jumped from the stalls, while a woman was handcuffed on the ground after attempting to jump the fence from the grandstand side while the race was still...

Police acting on intelligence received in connection to potential disruption at the Derby at Epsom have arrested 19 people in pre-dawn raids on Saturday. According to Surrey Police,11 people were arrested at addresses in Mitcham and Byfleet in the early hours of the morning following warrants being issued. A further eight people were arrested after a vehicle was stopped in Burgh Heath, close to Epsom Downs, at about 10.20am. The arrests were made on suspicion of conspiracy to commit public nuisance and the 19 people remain in police custody. Last...

Two licensed grooms were arrested Thursday on felony charges of cocaine possession and intent to sell after a police investigation of the Saratoga Race Course backstretch. The Saratoga Springs Police Department's Special Investigations Unit--who worked in tandem with the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office and New York Racing Association (NYRA) security--arrested Jose Hidalgo, 59, and Guadalupe Montesdecoa-Aguilar, 36, for possession of over 200 grams of cocaine. According to the Times-Union, the employees have worked for trainer Charlton Baker, who is not implicated in any criminal activity. Hidalgo and Montesdecoa-Aguilar have been...

The stables of Group 1-winning trainers Frederic, Cedric and Charley Rossi were subjected to police raids in Marseille on Tuesday morning, according to a report by Le Parisien newspaper. Charley Rossi and his wife, the jockey Jessica Marcialis, are reported to have been arrested at the Calas training centre. It is believed that Frederic and Cedric Rossi were also taken away by police. The four are reportedly among a larger group of around 15 people from the Marseille and Paris regions, including at least one vet, to have been detained...