Carlisle

Shadwell's Mohaather (GB) (by Showcasing {GB}) became the latest first-crop sire to get off the mark on Thursday as his daughter Serving With Style (GB) scored at Carlisle. Sent off the 13-8 favourite for the track's maiden over nearly seven furlongs, Victorious Racing and Fawzi Nass's £75,000 Goffs UK Premier Sale graduate was in rear early after a tardy start. Staying on between rivals to take command 150 yards from the finish, the Karl Burke trainee was pushed out by Clifford Lee to score by 3/4 of a length from...

Helen Willis has been named the new General Manager of Carlisle Racecourse by The Jockey Club. Due to start in mid-July, Willis will succeed Molly Dingwall, who will become the new General Manager of Haydock Park Racecourse. An alumnus of Bishop Burton College with a first-class degree in Equine Business Management, Willis joined The Jockey Club as a customer relations executive in March of 2021. She was promoted in February of this year to trainee general manager and has worked across many of The Jockey Club's events like the Cheltenham...

Eight short films discussing some of the common questions regarding equine welfare were released by the British Horseracing Authority on Monday. The films, featuring National Hunt jockey Tom Scudamore and BHA vet Sally Taylor, cover some commonly asked questions about equine welfare like "What happens when a horse falls?" and "What is the life of a racehorse like?" The videos will be displayed on big screens and CCTV across British racecourses, beginning with Carlisle, Lingfield and Kempton Park on Monday. Previews of the eight videos can be viewed below: What...