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Powys County Times
2 hours ago
- Sport
- Powys County Times
Luther handed more international targets
Luther is poised to pick up plenty more air miles following his valiant effort in the Belmont Derby at Saratoga. The Charlie Fellowes- trained three-year-old missed the break but rallied gamely in the hands of Kieran Shoemark to finish third, a length and a quarter adrift of winner Test Score. Fellowes has plenty of options stateside for the son of Frankel before more globetrotting awaits with a trip to Sydney for the Golden Eagle at Rosehill. He told Racing TV's Luck On Sunday: 'He ran really well. It didn't quite go to plan, he was very slow out of the gates and we sat much further back than we intended to sit. 'He showed a really, really wicked turn of foot coming around the bend and then I just felt his run petered out through the last three-quarters of a furlong. My gut feeling is that he probably just doesn't stay that nine furlongs and that really he's a miler. 'There's the Saratoga Derby back over course and distance in a month's time but that's over nine furlongs and I think that trip stretches him. 'There's the Hall of Fame which is the day before which is the Grade Two which is worth $400,000 over a mile which is interesting. 'Then there's the a race down at Colonial Downs about a week later called the Secretariat. It used to be a Grade One and now's a Grade Two but it's worth $500,000 so that's a possibility. 'He'll have one more run in America and then come back here. He loves quick ground so we'll give him a freshen up and then end up somewhere like a Golden Eagle (in Australia).' Fellowes has decided to swerve the Falmouth Stakes this week with Shes Perfect after a tough summer in France. She was narrowly beaten by Zarigana in the Prix de la Grotte and then thought she had gained revenge in the French 1,000 Guineas only to lose the race in the stewards' room. She then stepped up in trip for the Prix de Diane but was a well beaten ninth after failing to see out the trip. But the Newmarket handler has plenty of options for the daughter of Sioux Nation. He said: 'She'll have a little freshen up, just to give her a bit of time before her next race and then a big autumn. I think we'll probably go to the Valiant (at Ascot) or the Oak Tree at Goodwood, drop back to a mile or seven furlongs. 'And then you've got things like the Matron, the Sun Chariot or the race I really like for her is ironically the Foret which seemed like a really good plan until I heard Francis Graffard say they're aiming Zarigana at it!'
Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Oisin Murphy to get 'all the help and support' following drink-driving case
Andrew Balding has vowed to give Oisin Murphy 'all the help and support' he can after the multiple champion jockey admitted driving a car while drunk and crashing into a tree earlier this year. Murphy was fined £70,000 and banned from driving for 20 months after being sentenced at Reading Magistrates' Court on Thursday, with the 29-year-old having pleaded guilty to one count of driving a motor vehicle while over the prescribed limit of alcohol. He later issued a statement apologising for his actions, saying 'there is no excuse for what I did', while the British Horseracing Authority confirmed he is free to continue riding amid plans to place new conditions on his licence. Balding, who has a long and successful association with Murphy, enjoyed a Friday treble at Sandown, from where he told Racing TV: 'He'd made them (details of the case) known in advance, but obviously we were hoping that what we were hearing was accurate and that was the case. 'Obviously it's not an ideal situation for him or for us or for anyone really, but I really hope that we can take this as a point to move forward and I know he'll be working closely with the BHA and we'll be giving him all the help and support we can to try to ensure nothing like this ever happens again.' Murphy travelled to America to partner former Balding inmate New Century in the Belmont Derby at Saratoga on Friday night, but is scheduled to be back in action in Britain on Saturday for seven rides at Sandown, including Charlie Appleby's 2000 Guineas winner Ruling Court in the Coral-Eclipse and three booked mounts for the Balding team. When asked if he would continue to support Murphy, the trainer added: 'Yes, of course. Everyone makes mistakes, but I think as long as there's an intent to improve going forward, we're all behind him. 'It's for the regulator to put in what they want to see going forward and let them deal with it. 'We have (had a long, professional relationship with Murphy) and we expect higher standards than that. It was a very unfortunate incident and I hope that's the end of it.'
South Wales Argus
2 days ago
- Sport
- South Wales Argus
Andrew Balding pledges ongoing support for Oisin Murphy
Murphy was fined £70,000 and banned from driving for 20 months after being sentenced at Reading Magistrates' Court on Thursday, with the 29-year-old having pleaded guilty to one count of driving a motor vehicle while over the prescribed limit of alcohol. He later issued a statement apologising for his actions, saying 'there is no excuse for what I did', while the British Horseracing Authority confirmed he is free to continue riding amid plans to place new conditions on his licence. Balding, who has a long and successful association with Murphy, enjoyed a Friday treble at Sandown, from where he told Racing TV: 'He'd made them (details of the case) known in advance, but obviously we were hoping that what we were hearing was accurate and that was the case. 'Obviously it's not an ideal situation for him or for us or for anyone really, but I really hope that we can take this as a point to move forward and I know he'll be working closely with the BHA and we'll be giving him all the help and support we can to try to ensure nothing like this ever happens again.' Murphy travelled to America to partner former Balding inmate New Century in the Belmont Derby at Saratoga on Friday night, but is scheduled to be back in action in Britain on Saturday for seven rides at Sandown, including Charlie Appleby's 2000 Guineas winner Ruling Court in the Coral-Eclipse and three booked mounts for the Balding team. When asked if he would continue to support Murphy, the trainer added: 'Yes, of course. Everyone makes mistakes, but I think as long as there's an intent to improve going forward, we're all behind him. 'It's for the regulator to put in what they want to see going forward and let them deal with it. 'We have (had a long, professional relationship with Murphy) and we expect higher standards than that. It was a very unfortunate incident and I hope that's the end of it.'
Powys County Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Powys County Times
Andrew Balding pledges ongoing support for Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding has vowed to give Oisin Murphy 'all the help and support' he can after the multiple champion jockey admitted driving a car while drunk and crashing into a tree earlier this year. Murphy was fined £70,000 and banned from driving for 20 months after being sentenced at Reading Magistrates' Court on Thursday, with the 29-year-old having pleaded guilty to one count of driving a motor vehicle while over the prescribed limit of alcohol. He later issued a statement apologising for his actions, saying 'there is no excuse for what I did', while the British Horseracing Authority confirmed he is free to continue riding amid plans to place new conditions on his licence. Balding, who has a long and successful association with Murphy, enjoyed a Friday treble at Sandown, from where he told Racing TV: 'He'd made them (details of the case) known in advance, but obviously we were hoping that what we were hearing was accurate and that was the case. 'Obviously it's not an ideal situation for him or for us or for anyone really, but I really hope that we can take this as a point to move forward and I know he'll be working closely with the BHA and we'll be giving him all the help and support we can to try to ensure nothing like this ever happens again.' Murphy travelled to America to partner former Balding inmate New Century in the Belmont Derby at Saratoga on Friday night, but is scheduled to be back in action in Britain on Saturday for seven rides at Sandown, including Charlie Appleby's 2000 Guineas winner Ruling Court in the Coral-Eclipse and three booked mounts for the Balding team. When asked if he would continue to support Murphy, the trainer added: 'Yes, of course. Everyone makes mistakes, but I think as long as there's an intent to improve going forward, we're all behind him. 'It's for the regulator to put in what they want to see going forward and let them deal with it. 'We have (had a long, professional relationship with Murphy) and we expect higher standards than that. It was a very unfortunate incident and I hope that's the end of it.'
Leader Live
2 days ago
- Sport
- Leader Live
Andrew Balding pledges ongoing support for Oisin Murphy
Murphy was fined £70,000 and banned from driving for 20 months after being sentenced at Reading Magistrates' Court on Thursday, with the 29-year-old having pleaded guilty to one count of driving a motor vehicle while over the prescribed limit of alcohol. He later issued a statement apologising for his actions, saying 'there is no excuse for what I did', while the British Horseracing Authority confirmed he is free to continue riding amid plans to place new conditions on his licence. Balding, who has a long and successful association with Murphy, enjoyed a Friday treble at Sandown, from where he told Racing TV: 'He'd made them (details of the case) known in advance, but obviously we were hoping that what we were hearing was accurate and that was the case. 'Obviously it's not an ideal situation for him or for us or for anyone really, but I really hope that we can take this as a point to move forward and I know he'll be working closely with the BHA and we'll be giving him all the help and support we can to try to ensure nothing like this ever happens again.' Murphy travelled to America to partner former Balding inmate New Century in the Belmont Derby at Saratoga on Friday night, but is scheduled to be back in action in Britain on Saturday for seven rides at Sandown, including Charlie Appleby's 2000 Guineas winner Ruling Court in the Coral-Eclipse and three booked mounts for the Balding team. When asked if he would continue to support Murphy, the trainer added: 'Yes, of course. Everyone makes mistakes, but I think as long as there's an intent to improve going forward, we're all behind him. 'It's for the regulator to put in what they want to see going forward and let them deal with it. 'We have (had a long, professional relationship with Murphy) and we expect higher standards than that. It was a very unfortunate incident and I hope that's the end of it.'
