Jockey Doyle rides 1,000th British winner
Jockey Hollie Doyle has secured her 1,000th winner in Britain - and hopes to go on and double her tally.The 28-year-old became only the second woman after Hayley Turner to reach the landmark with victory aboard Handle With Care, trained by Marco Botti, at Lingfield on Monday."I'm delighted to have got that done, it's another milestone and hopefully there's another 1,000 under the bonnet somewhere," said Doyle.She broke the record for the number of annual winners ridden by a female jockey in 2019 by chalking up 116 triumphs, and reached 1,000 winners worldwide last September.In 2020, Doyle sealed her first Royal Ascot victory on Scarlet Dragon and claimed five victories in one meeting at Windsor.Those achievements were recognised as she was named Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year, as well as taking third place in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.She was the first woman to ride a winner on British Champions Day at Ascot and the first female jockey to earn Classic success when landing the French Oaks aboard Nashwa in 2022."It's crazy, I struggle to believe some of the things I've achieved and I'm pretty sure a lot of other people do as well," Doyle, from Herefordshire, told Sky Sports Racing."It's amazing, I just need to keep going."
Callan gets suspended ban over social media posts
Irish jockey Neil Callan has been given an eight-month ban following comments made on social media, but will be able to continue riding as the sentence was suspended for two years.Callan was charged with three breaches of the rules of racing and his penalty was announced by independent disciplinary panel chair Tim Grey after a closed plea agreement.Two offences around breaching the code of conduct related to posts on X from December 2023.Grey said Callan's post directed at raceday steward Anthony McGlone was "abusive, insulting and did not treat him with respect", while another post was characterised as "not a responsible use of social media and did not show adequate respect to the officials at the BHA".The third allegation related to conduct between 16 August 2023 and 14 January 2024 when he posted, reposted and commented on social media "in a manner that was offensive, abusive and inappropriate, such that it was prejudicial to the proper conduct and good reputation of horse racing in Great Britain".Meanwhile, Scotland's Nicola Currie has been handed a 39-day suspension, with nine days deferred for either six months or 200 rides - whichever comes first - after a fourth offence in six months for misuse of the whip.Currie's four offences came from a total of 64 rides. Two breaches were for using her whip twice above the permitted level.
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